Cottage Build

Welcome to Sow’s Ear Cottage! The cottage was jokingly named from the maxim, “Making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” Essentially, this means converting something into something else...

  A couple of weeks ago an Instagram friend sent me a message that said, “Do me a mom favor and check your clawfoot tub for lead.” It turns out...

There were originally 2 windows in our cottage, but they were a little small. I wanted bigger windows because I like a lot of natural light! As you already know,...

Notes: We made this ridge cap to cover the center point on our roof. It will help wick rain down the sides of the roof and keep it out of...