OUR MANOR HISTORICAL BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT
Welcome to Our Manor Historical Building Renovation Project. This 118-year-old building on Main Street is becoming our forever home. We’re bringing back its old-world charm with European-inspired details and simple, practical updates. Every step honors the past while making space for modern, cozy living. Here, we share our process—restoring original features, tackling DIY projects, and creating a home full of heart. If you love historic homes and slow renovation stories, you’ll feel right at home here.
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Our Manor on Main
Small Space, Big Dreams: Homesteading, DIY, and creating a cozy life.
So… I bought some brand-new feather pillows off Marketplace. The woman had never even used them, and since I’m transitioning the house for fall, I bought new pillow covers and thought I’d give the pillows a wash before putting everything out.![]()
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I washed them.![]()
I dried them.![]()
And then I opened my dryer.![]()
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Y’all. 😂![]()
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It looked like a bird had exploded in my dryer.![]()
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There were black and white feathers EVERYWHERE. In the drum. In the lint trap. All over the floor. Just… feathers. 😂![]()
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Turns out, one of the seams on one of the pillows had come loose, and apparently the dryer decided to turn it into a bird cannon.![]()
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So now I’m standing here picking feathers out of my dryer, trying to figure out how to get them all back into the pillow, and then I’m going to stitch the seam back up and pretend none of this ever happened. 😂![]()
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Because apparently this is just part of getting the house ready for fall.![]()
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Please tell me I’m not the only person who has had a pillow completely betray them in the dryer. 😂![]()
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Has this ever happened to you?![]()
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I am experimenting with recipes in my kitchen today… what do you think I am making? 🎃![]()
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If you’ve never been to an Amish market and you have one within driving distance, here’s your sign to go! ![]()
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I brought home so many goodies and am ready to spend the day baking with the family and stocking my pantry for the upcoming fall baking season. 🥖 🥧 🍎 🎃 ![]()
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This place has always been more than a building to me. It’s a picture of the life I’ve dreamed about for so many years.![]()
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A slower life. A beautiful home. A place filled with family, good food, old things with stories, gardens, hard work, and the simple joys of everyday life.![]()
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I can’t see the finished picture yet. There is still so much to do, and sometimes the road feels MUCH longer than I ever imagined. 😅![]()
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But I’m learning to have faith in the life I’m building, even when I can’t see it clearly yet.![]()
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Because sometimes the greatest act of faith is building something you cannot yet see. 🤍![]()
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And for now, we’ll keep laying the next stone, planting the next seed, and taking the next step.![]()
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One day, I hope I’ll look around and realize I’m standing inside the life I spent all those years dreaming about. 🙏![]()
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I’ve been working toward this dream since 2012.![]()
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There have been seasons when progress felt slow, life got in the way, and I wondered if I’d ever actually get to see this place finished. Sometimes I look at how far we’ve come and feel proud. Other times, I look at everything that’s still left and wonder, Are we ever going to get there?![]()
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But I’m learning that a dream doesn’t become less meaningful simply because it takes longer than you imagined.![]()
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God has taught me a lot in the waiting: patience, faith, perseverance, and the courage to keep building even when I can’t see the finished picture yet.![]()
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So I’m still here. Still dreaming. Still renovating. Still believing.![]()
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And maybe this is the message someone else needs today too. 🤍![]()
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So, what’s your dream? ![]()
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