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Our early 1900’s house has been our little home for the past few years and in that time, we’ve dialed the timeline back by exposing hardwood floors, uncovering shiplap, and celebrating the quirks of this old orchard cottage. Watch the transformation as we celebrate what this “cottage style” has to offer.

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Cottage at Christmas | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

A memory of our home that lifts my heart more than any others.

I grew up, like many latch-key-kids of the 80’s and 90’s, with a working Mom. Monday through Thursday were working days for my Mom and for us as kids, that…

The seasons are changing.

The seasons are changing – and so are the porch decorations! Let’s be honest with ourselves here. Most of the time, guests do have to step over a pile of…

Do-over.

Oh, the do-over. The “I should’ve done that differently.”. The “Whoops, that wasn’t quite right.”. The “Dang, that’s not the way I should’ve handled that.”. The “What was I thinking!”….

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Decorating the kitchen for autumn.

Decorating the kitchen for autumn doesn’t take much. You’ll see this in the video, but this season, I’m relying on some Virginia Creeper (or Creeping Virginia) vine that I pulled…

What to do when your sourdough bread is terrible!

I thought we could sit down together today and talk about what to do when your sourdough bread is terrible. Yes, I’ve been there. Yes, there’s hope! I asked our…

Not a victim of my kitchen.

A few weeks ago, I hit a hard place. The kind where you want to throw a dish against a wall in a fit of rage because there are dishes……

This thing happened today.

This thing happened today. Dare I say, a magical thing. Let us, first, remember that I am a mother of four children. Not a ton. But plenty to keep up…

Training your creative flow.

While reading “The Artist’s Way” over the past month, I’ve learned a bit over training your creative flow and how the artist can do this – regardless of their art…

Come make supper with me! | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Cooking what we grow. Let’s make supper!

This is one of my favorite times of year in the kitchen. Not because I’m not hot and exhausted from months and months and months of work, but because the…

Cottage Kitchen Tour | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

My Cottage Kitchen: Your questions, my answers!

They questions have piled in over the years about my cottage kitchen. What’s that wallpaper? What’s in the jars? What appliances do you have? Where’s your refrigerator? I thought it…

Lavender Harvest | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Here’s What To Do With A Gigantic Lavender Harvest!

I was blessed to pull a huge lavender harvest from our lavender bushes this year. Lavender tends to be a short lived perennial so my five year old bushes are…

Keeping the gardens beautiful.

Here’s the work we put in to keep the gardens beautiful! To order some beautiful bare roots or bulbs from Brecks, visit: https://bit.ly/3nyYJjP and use the coupon code ELLIOTT30 for…

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