Milo and Gus’s Modern Teen Room: Progress Update

What we really like to do is to start some kind of big project that absolutely has to be done by a certain, not very far away, time. Like re-doing a guest bath right before a bunch of people arrive for Christmas. Or tearing down our old deck right before we go out of town for two months on a … Continue reading

A Spring Table on our Covered Porch (and a Bunny. And Tulips. Etc)

It’s spring! More precisely, it’s almost spring, and it’s FREEZING outside (although not actually snowing like in much of the country). But it is, at any rate, that time of year when even lovers of winter like myself start to look forward to warmer weather and are eager for an excuse to fill in the decor gaps left behind when Christmas stuff … Continue reading

DIY Under-the-Deck Chicken Pen and Coop

Post contains affiliate links. If you buy something after clicking on my links, you don’t pay any extra, but I make a small commission. Thanks for supporting Boxy Colonial!  Last time we had chickens, in our old house, we started out with a chicken coop smack in the middle of the yard. Then we realized that this resulted in an … Continue reading