The Rustic Retreat at Diamond C Acres

04/18/2026

After selling one cabinet that I had redone, I found another that I fell in love with on Marketplace. After going to look at I was incredibly disappointed to find it wasn’t in the condition it was claimed to be.

However, I did purchase it at a discount and with Terry’s help with the mechanical parts , I am now in love with the finished product.

03/17/2026

Winter Storm Elsa hit on the weekend I was going to decorate for spring so in the midst of 26” of snow and wind, I got it done.

01/19/2026

Coffee mugs ready to sell after they go into the oven to bake the permanent ink on.

01/10/2026

Christmas holidays are over and while I Iook forward to spring so I can work on the gardens again, I love to cozy up during the winter and spend some time experimenting with silk screen transfer ideas with chalk paste, bleaching gel and, my latest obsession, wood burning paste.

12/14/2025

12/14/2025

Christmas season brings such a special feeling inside The Rustic Retreat. The twinkling lights, the majestic tree, the cozy fire ~ it all reminds me of the reason for which we celebrate at this time of the year.

10/11/2025

Fall is definitely in the air and the leaves are on the ground. With darkness arriving earlier each day, we find ourselves spending a little more time in this magical place rather than enjoying evenings in the flowers.

09/28/2025

Despite the flowers still blooming and the weather is still very warm, the fall decor has come out.

09/28/2025

It is the end of September but with the 80* temps, the annuals are still flowering so I will hold onto the flowers as long as possible!

09/27/2025

A cozy spot made to share with friends and coworkers.

09/21/2025

The Rustic Roost is completed and ready for visitors! The corn crib was my father-in-laws chicken coop for nearly 30 years. Several years ago a tree fell on it after it no longer housed chickens but that didn’t stop me from dreaming!

Last fall we took it apart and moved it in pieces from Wisconsin Rapids to Berlin where it laid until this summer when we started the long process of putting it together.

There are 210 solar bulbs in the ceiling held in place with magnetic hooks, including the bulbs that light up the “chandelier” that my FIL made several years ago after I saw one made from bicycle wheels.

The patio entrance into The Rustic Roost are silo staves that were moved from a garden at home.

The table inside is a Singer sewing machine base from my FIL with a porcelain table top that I did a chalk silk screen design on to continue the theme.

The “side tables” are actually posts from a neighbor’s barn and the tops are vintage finds somewhere along the way.

Working on projects like this with Terry is so much fun-watching the vision in my head become real is so amazing!