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2015 marks the 120th Anniversary of The Atlantic Hotel, and as we sat with current owner John Fager last week, reminiscing on the history of the town’s centerpiece, we found ourselves trying to imagine a Berlin without the beloved hotel. Continue reading →

The evolution of the Humphreys House mudroom and breezeway continued this past weekend. We have taken baby steps getting this room together because it has been on the lower-end of the priority list, but we have been steadily chipping away as … Continue reading →

When we first started the Humphreys House a little less than a year ago now, we said to ourselves that we would take care of the most important things first.  Initially that was to redo the now finished the kitchen … Continue reading →

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 →

Following along on our journey of historic renovation, you have seen the lessons we have learned along the way. Making adjustments and changes to adapt to the structure or budget, while making the compromise to allow for maximum use 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 →