Houseplant Label Cards
Most of this spring and summer, we’ve been consumed with outdoor gardening projects here at the Roost. A silver lining of COVID is that our yard, like so many others,
Starting Seeds Indoors
The homesteading life is easy… said no one ever. Here at the Roost, we began our spring by scrambling with fencing to keep rabbits out of my tulips.
Charming, Vintage-Style Living Room
This is the ridiculous saga of our frustrated attempts to turn an oddly shaped space into a functional living room. The silly thing about this project is that we were
Snowman Decorations
This little project reminded me of decorating sugar cookies at Christmastime as a kid. My family had a snowman-shaped cookie cutter and we would spend a good couple of hours
Felt Flowers
As a kid, one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving (other than the food) was arranging a beautiful centerpiece for the table. My Grandma Ginny had impeccable taste, and her
Casual and Cozy Dining Space
Our dining room is the literal and figurative center of our home. Not only do we eat and entertain guests here, but we also spend a lot of time here
Embroidered Skull Ornaments
My wife is Mexican, so we enjoy celebrating Day of the Dead (Nov. 2nd), as well as Halloween. We set up an ofrenda with candles, flowers, and pictures of our
Light and Airy Master Bedroom
I am not a morning person. No matter how much sleep I get, I wake up every day feeling like I am clawing my way out of quicksand
Dried Gourd Lanterns
As a kid, I always loved carving jack o’ lanterns for Halloween. We’d go to a pumpkin patch and spend an hour looking at every angle of every pumpkin until
Watercolor Fall Banner
Cooler weather and rainy days have me hankering for some fall craft projects. On a dreary day, there’s nothing I’d rather do than get out some paint, make a cup
The Artful Roost 