Renovating a fixer-upper with a few acres of overgrown land while raising a toddler is an interesting combination. It hasn’t been easy to say the least, but I do believe it is possible and worth it. We’ve owned our homestead for a little over a month, and we go to bed every night with achy feet and sore limbs and eyes that seem to fall asleep before our heads hit the pillow. We are working harder than we ever have before, slowly chipping away at little projects here and there. Here’s a few things we have learned so far about renovating with a little one!
Our Farmhouse Renovation Progress Update
We closed on our house a little over two weeks ago, and we are slowly chipping away at our long list of projects. We are taking on some of the smaller projects ourselves but are hiring out larger projects that we don’t have the time for or experience to complete effectively. I feel like we have never worked so hard in such a short amount of time, but we still have a long ways to go! I tend to want to have everything done quickly and put in its proper place within a week, so this home is sure teaching me patience!
Our Fixer Upper Farmhouse Before Renovation
Our little 1920s farmhouse is nestled back on 2.5 acres in the middle of the city. I think it’s the perfect set up for our family… enough land to have endless projects, small enough for us to manage, and close to neighbors and stores for inexperienced landowners like us. The house was owned by the sweetest family for several years and then rented out for a year before we bought it. It needs lots of love and some cosmetic updating, but a lot of the major electrical and plumbing work was done prior to us purchasing the home. Over the years, various owners have updated the home as trends and times have changed, so we are hoping to restore some of the home’s historic character and bring back some of her early twentieth-century charm. Here are some of the before photos of our farmhouse along with some of our ideas for reno and restoration!