Happy Friday 8/28/20

Happy Friday! You guys, we grew these flowers (!!!). Planted the seeds and tubers with our own two hands, raked endless rows of dirt and compost, fertilized, watered, and loved these plants and went to sleep exhausted on many a night from tending them. And honestly, I thought our homegrown flower field (a 40’x50’ cut flower garden out back) was almost a total failure until just this week. We came home from vacation to find so much blooming…

homegrown flowers from our Farmhouse garden on The Grit and Polish

Our Farmhouse kitchen | crock, mugs, other sources here

More from the week…

A color skeptics guide to color theory in design. Read this before painting your next wall! (witanddelight)

Are you over praising your child? “All those “Good jobs!” might be undermining kids’ independence and self-confidence.“ I’m really glad I read this… (newyorktimes)

A perfect little home on the Spanish coast. Love all the natural materials in this home! (thestylefiles)

Did you know you can add glass inserts into existing doors? We shared a little update on the Porch House side door this week on Instagram and so many folks were surprised! (@thegritandpolish)

The formula for a French-inspired kitchen. Anthony D’Argenzio of Zio and Sons can do no wrong in my book! (domino)

We played this match a track game with the cousins last week and they LOVED it! (amazon affiliate)

A couple who stopped working before the age of 45 can trace their early retirement back to one critical choice. We made the same choice at the beginning of our path to financial independence (even if we didn’t know we were on that path at the time) and it was definitely a catalyst for much of our success in real estate. (businessinsider)

How to stay positive during a renovation. Kim and Scott asked some familiar faces to weigh in… (yellowbrickhome)

Oh my my, this before and after! (@silandpark)

Why do we think walkable towns are only for tourists? Have you been asking yourself this too? (strongtowns)

In case you were wondering ‘what’s next’ for our family, we shared the answer this week.

Have a good weekend!

And here’s a close up of those flowers because they’re just so dang pretty :)

homegrown flowers from our Farmhouse garden on The Grit and Polish