Breaking Ground and Building Up - Cottage style decorating, renovating and entertaining Ideas for indoors and out

The Kitchen & Bath Issue

In this issue you'll get everything you need to take these rooms to the next level. Looking to renovate or restore? We tour a 1920s Portland bungalow that packs a period punch. Remodeling or redecorating? We give you the 411 on how to choose the best countertop materials for your budget. And since it's the officially start of flea-market season, we give you tons of inspiration and ideas for buying and decorating with vintage finds in any room.

C&B Project House

Breaking Ground and Building Up

Katie Busentiz launches her build journal to give you a peek behind the build in real time!

Hey sweet friends! We are so happy to have y’all join us on this new adventure of ours! We are building our dream, steel-framed farmhouse, and we couldn’t be more excited! Our farmhouse build with Peak Steel is coming right along! Woohoo! Here’s what we started out with….10 acres of land out in the country... READ MORE

Written and Photographed by Katie Busentiz of Rustic Boxwood

Here’s what we started out with….10 acres of land out in the country and on the outskirts of a small town called Social Circle…right here in Georgia!

Of course, before any groundbreaking happens, you always have to get a pic at the spot you’re building! 😉

Our builders began erecting our steel-framed farmhouse in early January….But first, they had to prep for the concrete slab to be poured!

Here are some pics of our progress…

Because of our crazy winter weather this year, the concrete guys skillfully and carefully poured in the midst of our icy conditions!

Once the concrete was dry, up next on the to-do list was the erection of our steel frame. And then, the erectors hung our exterior walls!

After our exterior walls were hung, up next on the list was the black metal roof! It actually took a little more time than we were expecting! It’s not quite finished yet, but we’re getting there!

You can read more details about our latest happenings by visiting the blog at – http://therusticboxwood.com/farmhouse-build/. You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook. We’d love to have y’all follow along with us! Feel free to ask any questions that you might have. You can comment on the blog or shoot me an email at TheRusticBoxwood@gmail.com. Thanks so much for stopping by, and we appreciate each and everyone of you!