Last year I converted a long and narrow sunroom to a bright and sunny studio for art, journaling, reading, and…
When my second-favorite century oak fell at Hawk Hill this spring I was devastated. I'm not exaggerating to say that…
Instructions for creating antiqued finishes abound on the internet- and, trust me, I tried a lot of them in my…
Necessity is the mother of invention- and in this case, a need to not frequently handle feed bags due to…
This framed horse shoe is one of my dearest possessions, but taking it from the rusty mess I found in…
Have you ever come across a structurally interesting wood piece (such as an antique wooden toolbox) but layers and layers…
I don't often tackle a room remodel by myself- I tend to stick to small projects. Not too long ago,…
I'm no stranger to a miter saw and repurposed wood, but sometimes wood isn't right for the project. Whether it…
Awhile back, I stumbled across this old bench swing at a flea market. Though marked "not for sale", I was…
My good friend Merre has been hunting for a fun focal point for a new water feature all summer.…
My furniture shopping pet peeve is that the price tag rarely reflects quality- more often the price reflects the cost…
When I purchased hawk hill back in 2010, the pitiful little garden trellis pictured below was charged with the huge…
I love Ikea's small, $3.99 potted Fejka plants for shelf fillers. Most of the time, the standard 4" pot size…
Faced with a showerhead beginning to spray water in every direction except my body, I set out to do…
As I mentioned in my bedroom drawer divider post, spring means an attack on chaos at Hawk Hill. This year,…
Some people dive into deep cleaning every spring, but for me, spring fever hits as an irrepressible urge to organize!…
A few years ago, I found some discarded wood shipping crates and set to repurposing them into the french-country inspired…