Hi! I’m Emily, homemaker at our handmade farmhouse. Here I write about my daily adventures experimenting in the kitchen, DIY home projects, gardening with my family, and intentional, affordable decorating. I believe HOME should be a safe-haven from life’s daily weight and always be the place you want to be most in the world.
By learning to decorate with intention, you can transform your home into a unique space that reflects your personality and individual style. Think decorating is too expensive? It doesn’t have to be! Join along as I show simple how-to’s on projects you can create yourself.
My husband Shaun and I spent the first 8 years of our marriage in college and starting our family of 5. We quickly learned how to create a home that was special and meaningful by putting our creativity to work and not spending a lot of money. In those years we learned to find joy in simplicity and made home our favorite place to be, even as small and humble as it was. Those life lessons have always stuck with me and resulted in a lifelong passion for creating a home on a budget and learning to see beauty in simplicity.
In 2016-2018 we worked to make our dreams a reality as we built our own home ourselves on nights and weekends. This journey changed us in many ways, and has given us a deep appreciation for quality time together. After 20 long months, we were able to move into our handmade farmhouse. Soon after we started living like a family again. Dreams can come true, if you’re willing to work for them!
I have a deep love for art in all forms. Each and every day I wake up with a strong desire to create. I find joy by being artistic in the kitchen with a baked treat, painting an old piece of furniture to give it a new look, hanging a homemade decoration on the wall, or simply taking candid pictures of my kids and capturing their imaginations through my lens. These are all a creative outlet for me. I hope you find something here that inspires you to create!
“May your walls know joy. May each room hold laughter and may every window open to great possibility”.
