The Handmade Home https://www.thehandmadehome.net/ The Handmade Home is a full service rehab, construction and design firm with an exclusive product line, at The Handmade Home Studio. Thu, 28 May 2026 12:09:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/favicon.png The Handmade Home https://www.thehandmadehome.net/ 32 32 summer house tour https://www.thehandmadehome.net/summer-house-tour/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/summer-house-tour/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 12:08:45 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=98798 I can honestly say that this season has been an absolute roller coaster for us. But we’re thrilled to be checking in today to share a summer house tour! If it’s been a minute since you’ve dropped by, we sold our home this spring. It was a hard call for us, but given the stage...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/summer-house-tour/feed/ 0 simple grad gift idea https://www.thehandmadehome.net/simple-grad-gift-idea/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/simple-grad-gift-idea/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 12:24:46 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=98784 It’s grad season! And if you have a high school student in your life, you’ll probably be invited to quite a few parties. Since it was Emerson’s senior year, we knew we’d be involved in quite a few. For something special, we decided to go the handmade route, and today I thought I’d share a...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/simple-grad-gift-idea/feed/ 0 memorial day https://www.thehandmadehome.net/memorial-day-2/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/memorial-day-2/#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:59 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=88259 I snapped this photo a little over a year ago, when driving through the countryside of Franklin. It was so striking, we had to stop. While it’s a gorgeous backdrop of all things retro Americana that I adore, it’s also a beautiful reminder that freedom isn’t free. It can be easy to take the everyday...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/memorial-day-2/feed/ 2 handmade savvy saturday https://www.thehandmadehome.net/handmade-savvy-saturday-478/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/handmade-savvy-saturday-478/#respond Sat, 23 May 2026 12:59:37 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=98796 Happy handmade savvy Saturday! We’ve celebrated our own graduate this week, and we’re still celebrating into the weekend with all things grad parties and more. We lucked out with the weather here and were only caught in the rain in the very end. A lot of other schools weren’t so lucky. Here are a few...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/handmade-savvy-saturday-478/feed/ 0 a season of lasts https://www.thehandmadehome.net/a-season-of-lasts/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/a-season-of-lasts/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 12:13:18 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=98743 The very idea of you, while we waited, was a thrill all its own. Joyful anticipation is how I would describe the feeling. We painted your nursery in what we felt was the perfect shade of pink, and it probably leans a bit Pepto Bismol now. We talked to your big brother about the arrival...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/a-season-of-lasts/feed/ 0 nine parties for warm weather fun https://www.thehandmadehome.net/eight-fun-parties-for-spring-with-free-printables/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/eight-fun-parties-for-spring-with-free-printables/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:26 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=87463 It’s party season! Officially, because the pollen is {mostly} gone, and my allergies have recovered… And we’re here to celebrate! I love warm weather, and we’re so thrilled to revel in really fun ways! So here are a few of our favorite parties: nine parties for warm weather fun! We have invitations, food ideas, decor,...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/eight-fun-parties-for-spring-with-free-printables/feed/ 0 smart back porch ideas for renters https://www.thehandmadehome.net/smart-back-porch-ideas-for-renters/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/smart-back-porch-ideas-for-renters/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 11:39:18 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=98666 These last few months have been literally insane, with a lot of laborious processes, figuring things out in our new living situation. But I think we’re finally feeling settled. Everyone has fallen into a groove, and I even have a bit of my creative spark back. For a while, it was a real existential crisis...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/smart-back-porch-ideas-for-renters/feed/ 0 handmade savvy saturday https://www.thehandmadehome.net/handmade-savvy-saturday-477/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/handmade-savvy-saturday-477/#respond Sat, 16 May 2026 15:15:41 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=98662 Happy Handmade Savvy Saturday! It’s definitely Maycember around here, with one graduating after a move, getting another off the ground at his summer job as a tour guide at the Ocoee, and all the end-of-year stuff. Whew. Here are a few things you may have missed this week on the handmade home:  • How to...

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]]> https://www.thehandmadehome.net/design-mistakes-to-avoid/feed/ 6 our favorite grad gift ideas https://www.thehandmadehome.net/our-favorite-grad-gift-ideas/ https://www.thehandmadehome.net/our-favorite-grad-gift-ideas/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:51 +0000 https://www.thehandmadehome.net/?p=98587 It’s the craziest time of year with lots of parties to attend. Especially grad parties! Whether it’s your relative, a good friend, or the kiddo down the street, I decided to round up a few ideas. With two {one headed there, and another into his junior year} college kiddos, here are a few things we...

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