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The ONLY Official Page of The Forge House, a historic reno🏠 & money pit. Tyler & Lauren Bouldin👋

12/29/2025

Making our hallway feel a little more personal by adding a collection of family photos. I chose to print them in black and white so the colors wouldn’t compete, and so the emotion in each moment could stand out instead. Most of these are candid photos from the last few years. Different ages, different seasons, all telling our story. Swipe to the end to see what the hallway looked like in 2021 compared to now!

And we still have some Christmas decor up which always adds so much warmth to any space. Asking for a friend...how long is too long to keep Christmas decorations up?

12/18/2025

One week until Christmas Eve, and I wanted to share a few cozy corners of our home dressed for the season.

Let's start with how many Christmas trees we have inside One in the living room thats more "formal", one in the den filled with sentimental and handmade ornaments from the kids (and the one we gather around for Christmas morning), a smaller one in the entry with vintage ornaments from grandparents, and a hanging chandelier tree in the dining room. Each one holds something a little different.

I love mixing old and new decor, finding simple ways to dress up a room, and using what we already have like extra ornaments gathered in a bowl with ribbon, beautiful ribbon added to candlesticks or garland, and always including sentimental pieces so the decor feels meaningful and heartfelt.

If you love cozy, collected Christmas homes, save this for decorating inspiration. I know I’ll miss this feeling once it’s all packed away.

What part of the Christmas season do you love the most?

12/10/2025

We’ve tackled a lot of end-of-year projects lately, and have been such a help through every one of them. In the dining room and our den, the Flip Drill made it so easy to switch between pilot holes and driving screws while we hung the sconces and added a new outlet. Out front, the digital level and hammer drill were the perfect combo for getting the fence and gate set the right way.

Around the property, the hedge trimmer and pole saw made our fall cleanup in the orchard so much easier, and over at the cottage, the oscillating tool and Sawsquatch have been key for removing old walls and starting to build everything back up again.

We still have a long list to go before winter really sets in, but making progress feels good. Especially when the tools actually keep up with the projects.

Linked our go-to tools in our bio!

12/01/2025

One big project we tackled this year as most of you know was adding salvaged wrought-iron gates to our front entryway and replacing the fence lining the driveway. It felt daunting at first, but it came together so much easier than we expected. Keep swiping to see the before!

The hammer drill made setting the new fence posts a breeze, and the digital level was a game changer for keeping everything perfectly straight as the concrete cured. Decorating the new entry for the holidays has been such a highlight! We’re still in awe of how different it feels pulling up to the house now.

Tool links are in our bio if you’re looking to add some must-have staples to your toolbox!

11/24/2025

Our little fireplace journey…
Swipe to see where we are now with our new wood-burning insert., how the den looked after we first renovated it, and what it looked like when we bought it.

When we bought this house, we were told that lighting a fire in these chimneys wasn’t an option. So bringing this 1830s fireplace back to life has felt extra special.

You’ll see a few of our favorite details in here too. The fire barn door, the opal lighting, and that deep green ceiling that makes the whole room feel cozy. This space finally feels like the winter Den we always imagined.

11/21/2025

Decorating our kitchen shelves for Christmas is always about mixing the old with the new. A vintage silver teapot on holiday-colored books, light-up porcelain houses layered in front of old trays, and a few pieces pulled from storage that finally get their moment.

A small moment, but a cozy one.
What’s your favorite holiday décor trick for adding a little magic? 🎄✨

10/30/2025

We’ve been in full demo + rebuild mode over here. ✨ We are tearing out old “fixes,” rebuilding interior walls so we can add proper insulation and new wiring, and framing in a few new walls for additional rooms. Our tools have been total workhorses through all of it.

Little by little, The Forge Cottage is finally starting to feel like a home again. If you’re looking to upgrade your tool set or starting fresh you’ll want to check these out. Linked in my bio. 🛠️

10/22/2025

Esvery year we add a few new Govee lights to our exterior, and it’s made decorating for the holidays (and all year long) so much easier. ✨ This season, I added ground lights along our stone wall — such a fun, festive touch for fall! 🍂 We love how you can change the colors, make them move, or keep them solid. All the warm fall tones make the house pop even more, and the LEDs add that extra bit of magic. What colors would you choose for your fall lighting setup?

If you’re interested, I have the products we use linked in our bio. 💡

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10/17/2025

Wrought iron runs through every corner of this house...literally. ⚒️

From the vanity leg in our powder room, made from salvaged gate sections, to the hand-forged shutter brackets and our beautiful wrought iron entry gates. Iron is part of the Forge House’s DNA.

Built around an original forge that once made iron parts for the railroad, it only feels right to carry that legacy. Beautiful details with history...that’s always the goal. 🖤 Swipe to see a sneak peek of our salvaged wrought iron walking gates standing once again.

09/08/2025

At the Forge Cottage, we tore out manufactured floors to install locally milled red oak. Manufactured options are affordable, consistent, and often pre-finished — ready to install but usually less unique. Locally milled wood, like what we’re using now, is cut from regional trees, offering custom sizing and natural variation, though it typically comes raw and needs sanding and staining.

At the Forge House, we installed reclaimed chestnut and pine hardwoods — salvaged materials that are dense, rich with history, and full of character. Reclaimed floors often come from barns and old buildings, and much of it is heartwood, the tight-grained, oldest part of the tree. It’s incredibly durable, but also the most expensive and requires more prep to install.

The images above show examples of each type of flooring: manufactured, locally milled, and reclaimed. Each has its own story — consistency, craftsmanship, or history.

👉 Which type of floor would you choose for your home?

08/29/2025

Dreaming of a kitchen reno? 🖤 Here are a few of my starter tips from the renovating the Forge House kitchen that we will implement in the Forge Cottage kitchen. Things that actually make daily life easier (not just pretty for photos).

Some of my favorite products + pullout systems are linked in my bio through my LTK shop. ✨ Save this post for later + follow along as we turn this empty space into the French country kitchen of our dreams.

What’s one thing you’d change about your kitchen layout if you could?

08/20/2025

One of the best upgrades we’ve ever made to our home? Permanent exterior lighting. ✨

We installed these about three years ago, and honestly—I don’t even think about them most days. They just work. From summer nights on the porch, to the holidays, to just pulling into the driveway at night, they’ve become part of the backdrop of our home.

It’s funny, when friends visit, they always ask about them—but for us, they’re so second nature now. Definitely one of those projects that’s paid off more than we expected. 👏

Would you ever do permanent lights on your home?

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