from flatland to the mountains

Adirondack State Park boundary sign

Exactly 5 years ago I posted about our rural country home in Western NY. A quaint 100 year old four-square farmhouse . We just loved it!

Well, we've traded it in....for a woodsy home in the beautiful Adirondack mountains. We live inside the state park boundary, called the 'blue line'.

house DIY: sweet surprise behind wall

100 year old clapboard

 This labor day weekend my husband was working on replacing some of the vinyl siding along our kitchen deck.  When he pulled off the vinyl strapping, he found 100 year old clapboard from when our farmhouse was built.  We discovered that the house was originally painted a slate blue...so neat.

i'm dreaming of a white kitchen

Ever since I saw that sweet chic flick 'Something's Gotta Give', I've been in love with white kitchens. And I know I'm not the only one. 

From what I've read, it seems that after the movie came out designers all over the country were doing white kitchen makeovers... Diane's white beach house kitchen was a big hit!

our old farmhouse in the country

our homestead

Our country home is special to me. We live in a four-square farmhouse that was built around 1910, the property was once a 100 acre working farm. Over the many years farming ceased, and the property was split up and sold. The house now sits on the remaining 20 or so acres.  The original barn has long since been gone, it burned down....and time moves on.