I think I love your house too. And thank you for the dose of realism. IMO, houses shouldn’t look as if no one lives there and they should be filled with things you love, not things we think will photograph well.
I chortled the whole time reading this. I love the intricate explanations behind each pile of shit and the cast of characters in your family. It’s the kind of stuff that is so real that one could never even make it up. I’m still deciding what to do with our shit piles. I have a new baby who is a month old, a husband who has five bikes and endless bike parts, a feral cat who is always hungry, and another clueless cat who unfortunately always gets throttled by the first cat. Life is good and I love our apartment that we don’t own! Hoping home ownership is up next, although I am wary of what I wish for
I laughed (I'm sorry) the whole time reading this but I just love your writing so much. And even though I know nothing, just like everyone says, things will come together just in time.
Looks like you’re more than ready for kids. Lol Kids=chaos, but seriously, all will work out, what gets done gets done and by May you will be wondering how it all got done. Remember the in between is where the magic happens. All the best in this wonderful next chapter. xo
It's so nice seeing someones real house, I am hoping to get my own house at some point and its so nice to see someones house which looks lived in, not just presented for instagram :D
I love seeing the in-between shots of turning the before into the after, and as a fellow embracer of chaos (I mean this in the nicest, kindest, most supportive way), thank you for sharing yours with all of us.
That during purgatory is what I like to call living. I eventually get to the after, but there are so many side quests and other fun things to do during the during.
In Mediterranean climates pottery shards are often used to cap the soil in contained plants. They readily admit water, but cut down on evaporation, reflect intense summer heat and reduce weeds. They’re heavy/hard enough that cats don’t want to move them and dogs are unlikely to chew on.
The cats will find something else to fuck with, no doubt…
I wholeheartedly admire your thoroughness in repurposing items. I get compulsive about it when there really isn’t time.
This is not the time to start a Danish style resource center, but is it possible to just put a FREE list up on a community billboard? I’m urban and a FREE sign or a quick Craigslist FREE listing makes things magically disappear!
Beautiful giant rooms, certainly no ‘cabin’. Your kitchen redo is really great. I bet there’s a good story about rehoming the sombrero.
One of Snoop’s 19 crimes certainly was bottling that plonk…
I live with four dogs, a bird, and a housemate with a very painful very broken foot — plus a very teenage magpie who’s decided he’d like to come inside our house at least once a day. I found bird poop on my bed the other day 😂😅🙃 ‘Warm chaos’ is how an old friend described it.
Happy nesting! The little birdling will have a wonderfully cozy place to come home to. And thank you for generously sharing all the photos of your family nest. It makes you even more "real" to me . . . I live in a Colorado log home myself and it is always in a state of transition (aka utter chaos), so I love seeing others' places and gathering inspiration.
Not gonna lie, these photos made me a little anxious, but I can definitely see past the during phase to the after phase, and it's going to be so good! The log walls and beams and floors are beautiful. Is that a little stone wall in the basement bedroom? Anyway, this looks like a cozy, fun place to make a nest, and it's already gorgeous (uhm, hello, kitchen backsplash?! the kitchen in general is awesome)!
My gift to my husband for his first Father’s Day was moving the piles to crap that were on the fireplace. I did it… and can safely say it took about 8 months for those to accumulate again.
Thanks for the tour. I love your house. I was just at a friend's cabin in the mountains of Arizona last weekend, surrounded by pine trees and elk and amazing weather. I find myself longing for more mountain life now.
I think I love your house too. And thank you for the dose of realism. IMO, houses shouldn’t look as if no one lives there and they should be filled with things you love, not things we think will photograph well.
I chortled the whole time reading this. I love the intricate explanations behind each pile of shit and the cast of characters in your family. It’s the kind of stuff that is so real that one could never even make it up. I’m still deciding what to do with our shit piles. I have a new baby who is a month old, a husband who has five bikes and endless bike parts, a feral cat who is always hungry, and another clueless cat who unfortunately always gets throttled by the first cat. Life is good and I love our apartment that we don’t own! Hoping home ownership is up next, although I am wary of what I wish for
I laughed (I'm sorry) the whole time reading this but I just love your writing so much. And even though I know nothing, just like everyone says, things will come together just in time.
Looks like you’re more than ready for kids. Lol Kids=chaos, but seriously, all will work out, what gets done gets done and by May you will be wondering how it all got done. Remember the in between is where the magic happens. All the best in this wonderful next chapter. xo
It's so nice seeing someones real house, I am hoping to get my own house at some point and its so nice to see someones house which looks lived in, not just presented for instagram :D
I, too, wish to ride the wave of my husband’s confidence to eternity!
I love seeing the in-between shots of turning the before into the after, and as a fellow embracer of chaos (I mean this in the nicest, kindest, most supportive way), thank you for sharing yours with all of us.
That during purgatory is what I like to call living. I eventually get to the after, but there are so many side quests and other fun things to do during the during.
In Mediterranean climates pottery shards are often used to cap the soil in contained plants. They readily admit water, but cut down on evaporation, reflect intense summer heat and reduce weeds. They’re heavy/hard enough that cats don’t want to move them and dogs are unlikely to chew on.
The cats will find something else to fuck with, no doubt…
I wholeheartedly admire your thoroughness in repurposing items. I get compulsive about it when there really isn’t time.
This is not the time to start a Danish style resource center, but is it possible to just put a FREE list up on a community billboard? I’m urban and a FREE sign or a quick Craigslist FREE listing makes things magically disappear!
Beautiful giant rooms, certainly no ‘cabin’. Your kitchen redo is really great. I bet there’s a good story about rehoming the sombrero.
One of Snoop’s 19 crimes certainly was bottling that plonk…
Wait. Would it work for Jibs to stay in the bedroom while the cats roam the house? Or he would still growl?
Also i LOLd: “About two weeks ago, Ben was like “we have to stop leaving shit all over the bar.” And so we started leaving shit on the bar stools.”
cause same except with the dining room chairs. Out of sight out of mind baby!
I loved this piece, thank you Kelton 💛
I live with four dogs, a bird, and a housemate with a very painful very broken foot — plus a very teenage magpie who’s decided he’d like to come inside our house at least once a day. I found bird poop on my bed the other day 😂😅🙃 ‘Warm chaos’ is how an old friend described it.
Happy nesting! The little birdling will have a wonderfully cozy place to come home to. And thank you for generously sharing all the photos of your family nest. It makes you even more "real" to me . . . I live in a Colorado log home myself and it is always in a state of transition (aka utter chaos), so I love seeing others' places and gathering inspiration.
Not gonna lie, these photos made me a little anxious, but I can definitely see past the during phase to the after phase, and it's going to be so good! The log walls and beams and floors are beautiful. Is that a little stone wall in the basement bedroom? Anyway, this looks like a cozy, fun place to make a nest, and it's already gorgeous (uhm, hello, kitchen backsplash?! the kitchen in general is awesome)!
Moving the junk onto the barstools 😂
My gift to my husband for his first Father’s Day was moving the piles to crap that were on the fireplace. I did it… and can safely say it took about 8 months for those to accumulate again.
Stinky Linky? More like Stinky Leaky!!!!
Thanks for the tour. I love your house. I was just at a friend's cabin in the mountains of Arizona last weekend, surrounded by pine trees and elk and amazing weather. I find myself longing for more mountain life now.