Hey there! Im super excited about today’s project! This DIY Rustic Centerpiece is super simple, cute, and inspired by a bit of history. This fall, during breaks from cooking for guests at the lodge, my sisters, niece and I started
Read morePottery Barn Inspired Rustic Jewelry Holder
Hi there! Thanks for checking out my latest post! I saw a picture of this Pottery Barn Jewelry Holder awhile back, and knew I had to come up with my own DIY version! This is a quick and easy build,
Read moreDIY Screen Printing
So, I am super pumped about this one! I have been planning to make a video of this process, but with such nice weather and our decision to get a milk cow (and thus build a barn), the video is
Read moreDIY Rustic High Chair
So, my brother, Luke, and his beautiful wife, Abigail, are expecting their 5th boy! So exciting! Since they were driving to our place for a reunion, I asked if I could build something for baby. I was so excited by
Read moreDIY Ranch-Style American Ninja Warrior Course
My brother just competed on American Ninja Warrior last month and we’re super pumped about it! So, inspired by him and his Ninja fam, we have been putting some fun obstacles together to build our own Ninja Course! To keep
Read moreRustic Barnwood and Concrete Vanity
Hi there! I am so excited to share my latest project with you! I have been wanting to re-do the vanity in our master bathroom for so long, but since it still worked, couldn’t justify tearing it out and starting over.
Read moreRustic Barnwood Bench
Hi there! Just wanted to show you a fun project I finished up last week 🙂 I had been planning to make a bench for our little camping spot, when I came across the IG Builder’s Challenge. I am not
Read moreDIY Rustic Scrap Wood and Pipe Toilet Paper Holder
Hi There! Today, I have a super easy and essential project for you! Our Toilet Paper Holder is on the fritz, so I decided to make one- because DIY is best, right?! This one is super sturdy, and even has
Read moreDIY Rustic Storage Trunk
Hello! I’ve got another great project for you today! I built two of these awesome Storage Trunks for my daughters for Christmas. They both have piles of things they want to save forever and I wanted them to have not
Read moreDIY Sliding Barn Door Hardware Tutorial
Hello! I am so excited about my latest project! Maybe it’s the fact that we live on a ranch– or maybe it’s just me, but I am crazy in love with barn doors! I LOVE this DIY Sliding Barn Door
Read moreRustic Barn Wood and Pipe Dining Table- Part 1- Tabletop
Hi there! Thanks for checking out my latest project! We needed an extra dining table at The Lodge, so I began scouring the internet for ideas. I almost settled on a great set of plans I found, but Brad challenged
Read moreGetting Down to the Nitty Gritty
I used to dread the job of cleaning – toilets especially. There’s not much worse than reaching around the backside of the ol’ porcelain throne to scrub up pee, or worse, while trying to keep from totally hugging up to
Read moreHard Hope
“Don’t get hard.” When he first said it, I just totally didn’t get it. Why or how could I ever be hardened by this place and life I love? What did that really mean? I had loaded up my car
Read moreFear
I didn’t realize it was holding me back. I’ve always thought of myself as adventurous and trusting in God to take care of me. I mean, I packed up my car at 18 and moved from California to Wyoming without
Read moreBalance-
A tricky thing for a girl like me- I tend to be all or nothing. I’m a half pan of brownies or no brownie at all kind of person. I’ve been searching so long for that sweet spot- where everything
Read moreLive Your Purpose
Every spring, we raise a new batch of baby chicks to supplement Brad’s parents’ little flock of laying hens. It is so much fun- despite the extra work and lots of dust in the house! Once the weather turns cold
Read moreDo It While You Can
I didn’t expect to fall in love with Alaska… Brad and I went fishing in Seward about 5 years ago, and I loved it! But I was so cold! And being it was their warmest time of year and I
Read moreDIY Wooden Plyo Boxes
The only thing better than doing something you love is combining it with another thing you love! These DIY Plyo Boxes- (AKA Jump boxes/Plyometric boxes/Crossfit Boxes) are just that for me 🙂 Woodworking + fitness = double win! You know
Read moreTotal Solar Eclipse- 2017
Sometime in 2015, we received an email from a group of astronomers from Canada, wondering if they could rent the entire lodge for the Total Solar Eclipse coming in 2017. That was the first we’d heard of this wondrous event that
Read moreRockin’ 7 Bacon Cheddar Mac
A delicious, homemade macaroni recipe- with creamy cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon. An easy recipe that goes with just about anything-simple or fancy. A favorite of our guests at the Ranch, it goes great with our Pulled Pork recipe 🙂
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