Rachael
Blogger | Clayton, IN http://therehomesteaders.blogspot.com/Featured Photos
About Me:
I'm a stay at home mother of two beautiful daughters with another baby on the way and wife to a brainy aerospace engineer who, ironically, barely has enough common sense to keep himself alive day to day. I've got an incurable genetic disorder causing me to love all creatures of the animal kingdom and I've a 'To Do Before I Die' list that could easily circle the globe several times.
Favorite area of home improvement:
I enjoy just about anything I can do myself: sewing, landscaping, painting, carpentry, flooring, drywalling...anything that doesn't require me to climb too high on the ladder!
Recent Activity
Remodeling: Help Us Renovate!
We are a few days away from closing on our new home! While it's not as much of a construction project as our last house was, it is in desperate need of home decor updates. Help us by
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Refinished 100 year old hardwood flooring
After tearing up the wood flooring in our dining room, we planed, cleaned, relaid, sanded and sealed the floor. We are so happy with the results! It makes the room brighter and so much
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CommentedWe just rented ours from a hardware store like Lowes or Menards or Ace. Several places keep ...»
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Our Riding Arena
As an avid equestrian, I had long been hoping to put up a riding arena. We got started but it was interrupted a few times. This year we finally finished!
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Nice ring. Way to much work though.
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DIY Wooden Couch Sleeve
I saw an Etsy listing for these with a hefty price tag, and realized I could make mine for about $5. These are so easy, I'm already making sleeve #2 and have requests from family to make some for them as well :)
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CommentedHow clever! Thanks for sharing!
Farewell old barn!
We loved our old barn but it was time for it to go after over 100 years of service to us and previous owners. Read the whole story at The Rehomesteaders' blog: http://therehomesteaders.blogspot.com/2012/1...
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CommentedOh, and Ellen--the horses are coming with us. I could never sell them--I've had my one gelding ...»
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Our refinished farmstead living room
It took a long time but the living room is finally complete! See some of the photos along the way and read the whole story at The Rehomesteaders' blog:
http://therehomesteaders.blogspot.com/2012/1...
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CommentedThank you! Yeah, I was not a fan of the paneling but actually quite like it now that it's painted.
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I don't know what they were thinking in the bathroom... I have fought tooth and nail not to have that floor in my kitchen... makes me dizzy... I do like the art work on the wall... except it kind of looks like an ultrasound paper trail... but they did a good job at it...
The great room... :) I'd fill tht w/ plants and trees...
They have alot of whites that are tinted.... light will cast the softest hue of color.... when you do the entire room.. ceiling and walls... it's a beautiful effect... calming
outside would be super pretty w/ a green sage/ olive ... I did a friends cedar shake house in Olive trim and almost a dusty lemon yellow.... was so pretty.... blended into the surroundings almost... he also had alot of rockwork
good luck and have fun!