day 25: the pinecones

Once upon a time, a young maiden went to market. She fell deeply in love with some enchanting mercury glass pinecones. So she ordered some. We’re not sure how our story ends, but our heroine may or may not have gotten carried away with the pinecones. **P.S. some...

day 24: the pillows

I know, I’m still sort of a day behind. But, to be fair, yesterday was day 24, and I’m writing about what we did on day 24, so it’s all a wash, right? Well, despite the fact that we still have 40 feet of baseboards to touch up and bookcases to...

day 23: the new schedule

Well, today, I was just getting started at the shop when I got a call from little one’s school. She kind of threw up all over herself and her desk. Of course, work halted and mama came running to the rescue. As I should. Speaking of roles and responsibilities,...

day 22: the shop counter

Matt finished the shop counter! It only took him a couple of nights, and I am so proud of it and him! We were really going for an antique vibe–clean lines and lots of planks. But we also wanted bar height for the ease of our customers, so we built the outside to...