DECADES of Treasure Hiding in the Stone Boneyard (We chose counter tops!)

what an absolute gem of a company to find! They seem like a great company to work with on your project! I really can't wait to see the end result!

Stacie, you seriously need your own show on HGTV or some other channel like that. You are doing such a great job.

Those S&F people really do love their stone :) Very nice choices, eager to see it all installed !

Cool alright, you've sold me on your channel not only for the reno and your passion, but also by having appreciation for the local business men who reached out for you. Big thumbs up for supporting local suppliers and business. 👍

I love businesses like this. Unique and they really care about thier products and customers. Please support them!

Are you going to add a school bell? Great way to call the kids for dinner.

Fun fact. We went to a granite factory who were leaving their left over on a pallet neat the street for everyone to take. It was cheaper for them because they were saving in garbage fees. Well, we collected and collected enough to do all of the floors in our 1,200sq feet house. We choose a different couleur for each room. It was a long and hard process but well worth it. We love our floors and it only cost us a whole bunch of diamond cutting blades...lots of them.

What a great find! So glad you gave them some exposure and hopefully more business. Love your videos!

We redid our kitchen during covid and went on a three week granite journey. OMG, it was so much fun. Pink quartz countertop? wow, or Labradorite? Green tourmaline? I love stone too. We ended up finding a granite with fossils and crystals in it. Very pretty light gray. I adore the choice you made. well done.

I’m gonna be super real. I struggle with depression and on how I didn’t turn out to be a functional adult as I hoped I would be. Living is really hard for me as almost everything demotivate me and as it seems that I have no dreams anymore. I’m saying that because for some reason, your videos about this beautiful journey of you and your family sparkles something really good on me, it makes me want to live and actually do stuff out of my life. Kind of makes me realize how incredible life can be if we put our energy to build our dreams, even if these dreams seem so goddam hard and expensive and complicated and time consuming. The best part is that you didn’t even have this specific dream, but life showed you one opportunity of making it happen and YES, you’re diving into it! This is so exciting, really! Thank you for sharing this with us! Thank you for showing me that maybe an “old school” can knock on my door at anytime and that I need to be alive to answer it.

I love that you are showcasing local business and recycled materials for your renovation. I cannot wait to see the vanity finished in the kitchen bathroom with that STUNNING onyx counter-top. Your stone choices are all gorgeous but the labradorite is my absolute favourite. For those who believe in healing properties of stones, labradorite is said to hold high energy vibrations that counter negativity and support well-being.

Wow, the house has come such a long way. It looks amazing. You did an amazing job also I LOVVE the countertops you picked! Can’t wait for more updates!

Wow, love that stone with your copper sink.

That's a great and necessary way to combine quality and economy! My grandparents bought a log house in Tennessee in the 1950s that the original part dated to the 1790s. It took them several years to make it livable and I still have receipts where they bought lumber and other materials at salvage yards for a fraction of the cost of brand new to save money.

What a score on the countertop surfaces!!

It's lovely to see the place come together with all the design decisions. I'm so glad you were able to indulge in your love of stone and be creative with it. It's going to look fabulous and, more importantly, feel special to live in.

A stone boneyard sounds like fun! I would have such a good time! I love soapstone! That dark red is to die for! Can you imagine that down in your wine room in the basement? Holy Cow! Start warming him up to sell you that later.

What an absolute find for a stone slab supplier. Can't wait to see it all installed.

Hi there! I really enjoy seeing the progress y'all have made with this schoolhouse. I've driven past a few times (not a stalker.. just a fellow Johnson Co resident) and love seeing things happen to the old place. This building has always interested me for some reason. I'd been to an estate auction at the house across the road from you a few years ago and couldn't pass up the chance to check out the building and property surrounding it. It's going to make an incredible home! I like that you are keeping the schoolhouse "vibe" throughout your re-build. Hard work but you're doin her proud! Thanks for the updates!

This has been wonderful to watch, thank you for sharing! After being robbed in our city house two months after getting married, my husband and I bought the cheapest property in the suburb I grew up in. Buying that 2,400 sq ft former church in 1996 was the best thing we have done! I am also a jewelry designer so the creative possibilities fed my soul and as newlyweds just starting out, we were able to pace the renovations to allow us to do things well while our friends were choosing builder grade everything as they built their houses. Our realtor had great advice at the time. He said that if we planned to live here at least twenty years, don’t get caught up in how much we are spending to make it our home bc there will be no capital gains when we sell and even if we price ourselves out of the neighborhood, twenty years in the home we loved would be worth it. We raised two kids, three dogs, a lizard, a frog and a toad, and two cats in this place where the main room doubles as a dance studio, banquet room, sail repair loft, or hot wheels race track once the rug is rolled up and furniture pushed aside. I hope you find the same joy in twenty eight years as you are now. It is worth it!