About Us

woman in white dress holding bluebonnets in a terracotta pot in front of a cedar column and limestone wall

Welcome to Our Farmhouse

Howdy! I’m so happy you’re here! My name is Lauren, wife to my college sweetheart and homeschooling mom of three busy boys!

My response to more things than my husband, Chris, would like to hear is “I [We] can DIY that.” Anything that involves being creative is where I thrive: building, sewing, crafting, crocheting, cooking, baking, and gardening. We are currently working to renovate our home from builder-grade to custom-made one DIY project at a time.

A growing passion of mine is learning to cook like my grandma – from scratch and with whole foods. After becoming a mama, I became even more aware of the health importance of each ingredient as well as the family time spent around the table with a home-cooked meal.

I am a big advocate on natural living and the effects it has on your family’s health and in your home. Our natural living journey began back when milk was essentially the only organic item you could find in the store and long before avocado toast became a thing.

We dream of the day we can purchase our farmhouse on land and live a more simple, natural lifestyle.

Join me in our handmade, homemade, natural living journey.

husband and wife dressed in white sitting in a field of bluebonnets. husbands arms wrapped around wife and kissing her on the cheek

A Little About Me

  • As you might have guessed from the “howdy,” we are from Texas!
  • I have a degree in architecture and a real estate license.
  • Corgis hold a special place in my heart and have been members of my family since I was 4 years old.
  • We are a former U.S. Navy family and have had our family’s story published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Military Families.
  • I am blatantly unaware of how many times I say the word “y’all.”
  • I have loved salsa (and anything spicy) since I was a toddler.

Handmade + Homemade + Naturally

“For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.”

HEBREWS 3:4
an antique jenny lind bed in front of a white shiplap wall with dusty blue and ivory bedding and an antique black steamer trunk
close-up of two square wool felt ball trivets on a farmhouse table with homemade blueberry muffins in a cast iron muffin pan
baked broccoli cheddar quiche in a cast iron skillet with broccoli florets on a farmhouse table
simple diy potholders made with cotton duck fabric. one fabric is green and white plaid, and the other fabric is white with embroidered green leafy vines in straight lines
banana bread in cast iron loaf pan lined with parchment paper and boxwood wreath behind
flour sack towel waist aprons hanging from clothespins in front of a white shiplap wall
diy dried red rose flower shadow box on a farmhouse table with fresh white roses