by Kelli Donley | Jun 20, 2012 | Heirloom Homestead, Homebody, Reuse
Growing up in Phoenix, I was spoiled by real estate. I grew up in a home with a walk-in closet in my bedroom. Our house had two nicely sized bathrooms and a double garage. As an adult in the Denver area, I realize how much younger of a city Phoenix is. Homes here in...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 19, 2012 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Recycle, Reuse, Style
About 4 months ago, I bought a bunch of second-hand furniture. A hutch, dining room set, antique mirror and this dresser — painted a dusty rose. The dresser is well made of heavy wood, with tongue and groove joints, but needed some attention. The paint was worn...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 8, 2012 | Cluck!, Colorado, Heirloom Homestead
Fully embracing my inner Leslie Knope last night, I attended my first ever city council meeting. Item #12 on the agenda: Ordinance No. 1919 — amendment of the City of Golden code pertaining to the special use permits for the keeping of certain animals. AKA:...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 12, 2012 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
A few photos from a lovely Easter weekend: {Have I already mentioned how over the moon I am to have Adam and Kim living in my neighborhood? They just drove over for brunch and hung out for a couple hours and WE GET TO DO THIS NOW WHENEVER WE WANT. It looks...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 9, 2012 | Celebrate!, handmade, Heirloom Homestead
A set of patchwork placemats, with cloth napkins and coasters for the Easter basket of a certain someone who loves all things orange: ~K
by Kelli Donley | Apr 5, 2012 | Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
Completely off the paleo track for a moment, I recently had a crust competition to see which pizza dough was better. The prized “no knead” dough that graced the recent cover of Bon Appetit started this nonsense. And while I had the best of intentions for...