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Labor of Love by Hattie Kolp

Fixing up my childhood apartment in NYC & now my 1831 house in the countryside too! Partnerships: hattiekolp@gmail.com

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Late summer thoughts

I don’t think I’ve ever been as sensitive to the passing of time/seasons as I’ve felt in the past year since buying house in the country .

Renovation Ramblings pt. 5- Demolition! Week 1 Recap

Outside demolition, the beginning of the sunroom and a discovering an old coal room!

Renovation Ramblings pt. 4-What's inside our walls?!

You’ll never guess what we found causing a huge issue inside our wall

Renovation Ramblings, pt. 3- Floorplans

Sharing our floor plans (current & future), talking through our very first task in the renovation

Timeless trends: bed canopies

& two easy easy ways to make them

How I got over my fear of bringing patterns in my home

Print mixing or pattern play, we all need a little whimsy

My favorite outdoor finds this spring

From gardening overalls, to outdoor pillows, from birth baths to solar lights...everything outdoorsy I'm loving recently

Renovation Ramblings, pt 2. inspo I sent to my architect

After months of back and forth emails, I was so excited to finally have my architect come visit the house last week, take measurements and talk through our renovation wishlist in person.

One year in, Victorian Farmhouse renovation wishlist

All the projects we have yet to do (that we've thought of so far)

One year in our Victorian Farmhouse, in review

Breaking down every project & room makeover we did in our first year in our 200 year old house

Mixing Wood Tones

A simple guideline for mixing different woods in your home