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The Milford Schoolhouse Milford Township Consolidated School, Est. 1923
Iowa's Prairie Castle, Est. 2012
Milford Schoolhouse Stays, Est. 2024

Whether you’ve been here for a year or since yesterday, I thought it might be time for a little re-introduction to our f...
17/07/2025

Whether you’ve been here for a year or since yesterday, I thought it might be time for a little re-introduction to our family, our life, and our crazy.

I’ll tell you…A year ago at this time we didn’t have a clue that 2,500 square feet in our schoolhouse basement would be filled with vintage vendors who would become some of my very best friends. In the process of collaborating + lifting fellow small business owners, we’ve found something so special about this basement space when it’s full and loud and thriving with shop owners and guests.

So here we were, over a year ago, in our cozy + beloved old living room. We had plans for guest suites and small event space but just had no idea the wonderful sideways spiral things would take as interest in the basement (of all places!) popped up.

We still actively run together, honestly that’s what we would call our main gig…though hiring efforts have resulted in a bigger + better team in 2025, miraculously giving Josh time to manage BLC operations + seamlessly enter his new role of schoolhouse maintenance boss. We quickly learned, this is a full-time position on its own.

Our boys are now about to enter kindergarten and fourth grade, so between running multiple businesses we’re also shuttling them to soccer and tutoring and most evenings you can find all of us ripping around the Milford township on our UTV.

Since moving last July we’ve added kittens, 20 chickens, two ducks, and a PUPPY. We’ve hosted weddings and parties, showers and youth retreats…even a preschool Christmas program!

Life isn’t as simple as it was in this photo, it’s fuller and busier and louder but we’re loving it. Come see what we’re up to this weekend, Friday + Saturday, 9-2 both days!

Somehow between the Omaha zoo last week and soccer camp this week, we’ve added vendors (and tons of good stuff!) to the ...
14/07/2025

Somehow between the Omaha zoo last week and soccer camp this week, we’ve added vendors (and tons of good stuff!) to the basement; hosted a full second floor booking; and celebrated our First Milford Anniversary.

Behind the scenes…the basement is a certifiable mess (the transformation that happens pre-market is truly an incredible feat); we are still cleaning up the Fourth of July Eve party; and I’ve got heaps of laundry to cycle before flipping the whole second floor this week to prepare to host another second floor booking this weekend!

Tons of fun events, a full suite schedule, and fall plans are all in motion between full summer days + trips to the pool. 💦

ONE YEAR.There is a lot I could say about this past year, but truth be told I’m still processing most of it. There are d...
09/07/2025

ONE YEAR.

There is a lot I could say about this past year, but truth be told I’m still processing most of it.

There are days we love our life and days we want to run away. There is no ‘in between’ for these feelings. And, it can literally change by the hour which is fun! Many times when I’m *done* Josh is feeling weirdly positive and when he’s ‘done* I’m off crushing it. This is how we’ve survived the past year.

Learning to hold things at the same time has certainly been the biggest learning curve. The tension we feel between being very happy about our new adventure but grieving the simple acreage life we once had is constantly ‘there,’ which is emotionally exhausting.

Last Sunday someone at church excitedly asked, ‘How’s it going at the school?! Do you love it?!’ And I just don’t even know how to answer human people when they ask me this. If you’ve been a lucky friend to receive my deer-in-headlights answer, I am sorry. Sure we love it, but in any given moment it’s a real toss up between tears and thrill which is…an awkward combo?

We LOVE events and people and antique shops in the basement…but also, sometimes we miss walks on our old acreage and chicken chores at sunset. We love entertaining friends behind our ballroom bar, but sometimes, we miss mosquito-less summer hangouts on our screened porch. Our kids are having the time of their lives, but at the same time we feel too busy, too rushed, too tired to be intentional parents. Remember that time I was a stay-at-home mom and had time for play dates with friends?!

Contentment, I’ve learned, is a full-time job whether you live in a Prairie Castle or a farmhouse fixer upper. We’re happy (mostly?) but to say it’s been a whirlwind is an understatement.

Thanks for being here and for cheering us on. We are thankful for you all! 🤍

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One of the things we appreciate so much about the renovation of Milford is the WINDOWS. We drive by schools all over Iow...
02/07/2025

One of the things we appreciate so much about the renovation of Milford is the WINDOWS. We drive by schools all over Iowa and can’t help but tragically notice how so many of them have been sided right over, or made teeny tiny…or sometimes the windows creatively have siding surrounding the tiny windows…regardless, it always makes us appreciate the incredible planning that went into preserving the architecture and character of Milford in a way that honored its original purpose as a school, but lets TONS of light in our giant open + airy rooms and hallways.

*These photos are from an amazing June storm we chased all over Milford Township before coming home and cuddling up!

Wishing you a very Happy Fourth of July Week! We are flipping suites, party prepping, hosting a full house, partaking in...
01/07/2025

Wishing you a very Happy Fourth of July Week!

We are flipping suites, party prepping, hosting a full house, partaking in all the best small town celebrations, and throwing our annual Fourth of July Eve party for fam + friends.

May we all party like patriots this week! ❤️🤍💙

The washing machines at Milford are getting a workout as we had back-to-back-to-BACK full-floor rentals in the last two ...
29/06/2025

The washing machines at Milford are getting a workout as we had back-to-back-to-BACK full-floor rentals in the last two weeks…and headed into July we have that happening all month!

It’s so sweet to come downstairs to start washing laundry for a flip and find a surprise chalkboard note like this one…we just want to be a special home away from home for people to relax and enjoy! This group was in town for a funeral and I love that we could be a soft landing spot for their whole family.

And now this week we clean it again and PREPARE TO PARTY.❤️🤍💙

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