Shiplap walls are one of my favorite ways to give the house a farmhouse feel. I knew I wanted to add shiplap to our fireplace whenever we were building our house. I started researching the cost of this project and found faux shiplap to be the way to go, since we are trying to cut … Continue reading DIY Shiplap Fireplace (On A Budget) →

When we decided to build our barndominium, we wanted to try and save as much money as possible by doing as much of the work we could ourselves. One of the projects we were excited about doing ourselves was staining the concrete floors. We learned so much during this process and found that it is … Continue reading DIY Stained Concrete Floors →

The farmhouse sink, in my opinion, sets the farmhouse design throughout the entire house. It is the core design piece of the kitchen. That's why, whenever we were designing the kitchen, I was conflicted on going with the traditional single bowl farmhouse sink vs a double bowl farmhouse sink. My sister Bethany and her husband … Continue reading Farmhouse Sink: Single VS Double Bowl Sink →

When we wrote up our budget for our barndominium, we planned on doing concrete countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms. I like the way concrete countertops look and wanted to save money anywhere we could. I am going to talk about: Why we ended up doing concrete overlay countertops, instead of pouring concrete into forms. … Continue reading Concrete Overlay Countertops →

When we built our house we did not plan on adding a loft. We were trying to save as much money on this project as we could, and felt the loft would put us way over our budget. It wasn't until we finished framing the downstairs, we realized how much more space we could add … Continue reading Barndominium Loft →

This post is going to be all about our floor plan. I am going to go over dimensions, what I like, and what I would change about this floor plan. When we designed the layout, my husband wanted the layout to be simple since we would be doing the framing ourselves. When we had our … Continue reading 1800 sq ft Barndominium Floor Plan →

Engineered Slab $25,000.00 Non Engineered Slab $15,000.00 The decision to choose what type of slab we were going to pick was stressful for both my husband and I. The thought of saving $10,000.00 was a huge decision, because we wanted the slab to be built correctly. We paid $500 for engineered slab plans to be … Continue reading Barndominium Slab (Engineered VS Non-Engineered Slab) →

One of the questions I get the most about our build is "where did you buy your metal building? Was is a kit or a custom build?". I am going to discuss: -Who we purchased the metal building from -If we ordered a kit or a custom building -The cost of material and labor Who … Continue reading How We Purchased our Metal Barndominium Frame →

My husband Jeff and I decided to build a barndominium style house for one reason, and that was to live a debt free lifestyle. We did research on what this process would cost us. Jeff felt confident he could build this house cheaper than a conventional style house build would cost us. Once we had … Continue reading How We Financed Our Barndominium →