If you’re looking for a day trip with the perfect mix of history and small-town heart, Franklin, Indiana, is a hidden gem you won’t want to miss. This is my hometown, where I grew up before spending 11+ years in the hustle of New York City. Watching from afar, I’ve seen Franklin blossom into an even more delightful spot, adding cozy shops, local flavor, and a level of…
As we get SO close to moving into the school that we’ve been turning into our house for the last 3 years, one of the things I’m really excited about is *finally* getting to source old furniture to put in our old schoolhouse. Right now the majority of the furniture I currently have is either made by my brother @GrizWoodwork, found on the street in NYC (it’s crazy…
This post contains a few affiliate links to products I loved and used while stripping and refinishing all of the school doors! Things you buy through some links may earn a commission that will go straight into fixing up the schoolhouse! When we first bought this school 2 years ago to turn it into our house, I knew that this undertaking was going to be a never-ending stream of…
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FINALLY I finished editing another little Youtube episode on our progress since January! Between packing up the Philly house and taking care of two little peanuts, this video was edited over some late nights. Though it can feel like it’s taking ages, it’s so nice to look back at some of the older episodes to see that things are actually plugging along! If you want to get an…
This post contains a few affiliate links to products I loved and used while making the schoolhouse gear! Things you buy through some links may earn a commission that will go straight into fixing up the schoolhouse! Since we bought our schoolhouse in August of 2021, one of the most fun things we’ve been doing on the side is making fake uniforms, toddler letter jackets, athletic gear, crests,…
Finally got another YouTube episode edited and live on the progress we’ve made in the last year! Between moving to a new city, having a second baby in October, and all the demands of a full-time job… It took me a while to edit this from 4am-6am on random mornings. This process is intense and stressful but also very VERY excited about moving back home. I’ve also embedded…
One of the questions I’ve been getting a lot on social media is, “Can you share the floor plan of the school?” so I’ve been working on putting together this post! The floor plan was something that we started working on right after we purchased Union Joint back in August of 2021, and it was a serious puzzle to figure out how to turn an old municipal building…
When we were home a few months ago for Sean’s sister’s wedding, we wanted to see if we could go inside our old elementary school, Hopewell, to get some design inspiration for the schoolhouse renovations. I reached out to the folks at Heritage Baptist College and they were kind enough to give us an afternoon tour! When we entered, it was so wild to see so many familiar…
It’s a little crazy to look at all of the progress that’s been made since we first bought the schoolhouse in August. In addition to video tour updates, I wanted to have a spot to capture the progress of the schoolhouse renovations in photo form because it can be a bit tricky to visualize everything just on our Instagram. Below I’ve divided the sections of the school into…