Swedish Cottage

  • Image of a red Swedish Cottage in Oregon's Willamette Valley, a project of over 4 years.

    What we’ve accomplished in 4 years on our property

    Every Winter, as we sit in our cottage with rain running down the front windows and wind whistling under the front door, I tend to struggle with seasonal depression and discontent. I mean, the reason we purchased this home was…not exactly the house itself. I remember saying things back then like “You can do anything…

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  • Image of a farm sink full of dahlias in a farmhouse white kitchen

    Why I still love a White Kitchen

    The kitchen. It’s my favorite room in any home. It’s the center of family life, where everyone knows they can come to find the most important things- Mom and food. Over the years I have had a wide variety of spaces to work with (check…

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  • Photo of a vintage stove with brass pot racks and copper pots in an unfitted kitchen

    The truth about unfitted kitchens

    Unfitted kitchens– aka kitchens with little to no built-in cabinetry- have become all the rage on the Internet over the last few years. And for good reason. They’re cute! Cost effective. Easy to switch up. Character up the wazoo? But are they really all they’re…

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