Currently Reading: Historic Berlin

Front porch living is easy. It's funny because our previous house, that we had built new, had a huge front porch that wrapped around. I remember in the planning stages being adamant about wanting a big and deep front porch … Continue reading →

This Mother's day weekend at the Humphreys House we took a small break from the work on the house, instead taking the time to do a little sprucing up, hanging some pictures, and enjoying more new floral discoveries in the … Continue reading →

We have been in the house and have had a project budget set aside for all the projects  – with me doing all, or at least most of the work. Most of the funds set aside were for materials only. … Continue reading →

Spring is in full bloom, and at The Humphreys House we are discovering a whole new world of greenery. In our previous home, which was new construction, landscaping the property was a daunting task. There was a half-acre of topsoil … Continue reading →

Entertaining…that is what we have always done. Moving to this historic home, and restoring it to is glory, has made us hesitant to go back to entertaining like we had previously done. This weekend was a beautiful one full of … Continue reading →

Well it is a new year, which brings a fresh start! The renovation project at the Humphreys House is still under way, and will be for years to come. We are living in the home now and rang in 2012 … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving has come and gone and we took some free time off to spend it with family.  Over the weekend it was back to work to make up time.  Fortunately, the weather was cooperating and we had a beautiful couple … Continue reading →

More than ten years ago we moved into a small town  and I commented “we got what others replicate.”  It was obvious that  more populated areas were recreating the small town "main street" in their retail centers to create the … Continue reading →