Rose! Thanks for commenting, sorry that it took me so long to get a reply to you. It makes me so happy to read that you enjoy the blog, thanks for taking the time to say so!

Hey Kerri! Congrats on your cabin, and yes, I think handsome is the appropriate word. Cabins are supposed to be a bit more masculine, don’t ya think? I wish you had a blog so I could see what you’re up to. There is an underwhelming amount of real life cabin inspiration out there. Most cabin interiors are still being done-up with the same old bear upholstered furniture, log frame beds, and antler lamps. Sounds like we are on the same page with having a more simplified (aka budget-friendly) cabin aesthetics.

PS I like antlers and bears as much as the next guy, but in small subtle amounts.

Coming to your comment a bit late! Lollzing at your comment (in a good way)! Maybe someday I’ll get that paper. I am not a very good entrepreneur, maybe I need a manager or something. It does my heart good to be compared to my two favorites, especially when you combine in the word “talent”. Thanks for saying so!

Awh, Thanks Shannen! I admit that I am a busy body, but I think we all need a balance of busy and down time to keep an even keel. Sometimes I get ahead of myself, and I just need a reminder to slow down before I get overwhelmed. This cabin is our dream, I feel very lucky that we get to do this, and I am excited to share as we go! Thanks!

I think you should save at least one art piece… like a truth window, and a connection to the good times a family must have had in this lovely cottage.

Your plans for the cabin are so handsome (I think that’s an appropriate description?) and cozy.

We purchased our own little lakefront cabin last summer that is undergoing a renovation right now and I cannot wait to get to the point where we will be finalizing paint colours and finally making it look pretty! It’s been great to see someone else putting together a cottage/ cabin that actually feels like something attainable to us in this time of our lives (mid 30s, two young kids) and our tiny budget :)

Hello! Yes! This EH post is spot on. I totally get what Molly said (up above), but I think there could be a way to paint the lower lower part of the vaulted ceiling room and still not have it look like the ceiling look like a “hat”. The photos that I shared are just the real-estate listing photos, and in real life they look much better, and higher quality (aka non-paintable).

Wood trim is so hard, it’s been a battle in our home, but I am glad that I experimented with paint colors to compliment the trim, and light colored window coverings and furniture to brighten up the space. I hope you found success in your space too, it’s possible!

No defeat, baby no surrender!
-Bruce Springsteen

I am excited to share the things that just feel the best, it will be good. I think it shows when I feel more excited about things. Hope you guys are okay with all the cabin posts, and just maybe a few life posts too.

I too get super excited when there are new blogs out there. I love reading them and feeling inspired by ideas and design aesthetic. I’d love to know what a few of your new favorites are. I don’t mind the big bloggers successes either, I am only disappointed that I absorb it more like I do my instagram feed, skim, like, notice, and for the most part, pass-it-by. I love devouring a good blog and referencing it for future projects and inspiration.

Regarding your 2nd paragraph, THANK YOU! Knowing that it means something to people means so much to me! I will keep bringing what I have to the table but I as trends and lifestyles constantly change can’t guarantee anything. I will be there blogging about whatever. I hope I can bring more of the “whatever” back to the blog. I used to write more about my kids, my family and what I was inspired by on the day-to-day, and I’d like to do more of that in the fall when the kids are back in school. I know that there are a few other bloggers out there thinking of purchasing a second home (aka cabin) and I can’t wait to read about their adventures. There aren’t a lot of good cabin-lovin’ blogs out there, at least I don’t know of them.

Thanks so much, Jana! I wasn’t hunting for enthusiasm from you guys, but man, do comments like yours make me feel good about the whole blogging situation. Thank you! I try, I try, and I try. It means a lot for you to comment on the aesthetic of it all because I try and make that as good as the rest of it. Instagram is overwhelming. I am glad they have the stories because I feel like you don’t have to be that pro there, but at the same time, who knows how long that feeling will last? I feel like you can’t post a photo unless you cover all your bases though. I should probably get over that, but it’s so hard!

I would never paint the tongue and grove, it’s just the lower panelling that I am questioning, and even that I will live with for awhile. Don’t forget, I live in a house full of dark hardwood and have never painted it, no matter how badly I have wanted to. Now I like that dark quarter-sawn wood, and wouldn’t change it.

Yes! We are already planning on “investing” in a sega genesis for the rainy days. There is a chance of renting it in the future, but we need to get it “right” before we decide to go for making it a rental.

Awh, Thanks Rachel. That was really nice of you to say, and means a lot to me. Seriously, thanks!

Hey Tisha! Totally get the unread posts thing, I fee that way about the internet in general. Maybe that’s my selling point ;)

Yes, I agree that just toning down the cabins space will change it drastically. If I take my finger and I lay it over all that crazy cabin furniture in the photos, it changes drastically. You are speaking my language, lady! Jeff and I are happy to live with crappy hardwood before carpet, and if they really suck a good option would be to paint them white.

If you’re team #nevercabin, that means you’re thinking about it…

Hey Jenny! I already know that I will never stop blogging, Imma have to set up a trust or something for it to live on after I’m old and my kids and their kids can read it. This is how future diaries will work. Thanks for chiming in, it means so much to me that there is something here that you guys enjoy reading about. Can’t wait to share more about the cabin, just counting down the days for closing, and then there will be so many cabin posts coming your way :)