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

12/12/2024

One of the first changes we made to the front on the house were adding these copper lanterns from on the two stone pillars at the front of our driveway. We also added flickering light bulbs to give them a gas light look. They have been up for a few years now and still look really nice! Next year we will have to add some bows or a wreath for the holidays.

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12/06/2024

I've been experimenting with sourdough pizza crust/ toppings. Tonight I made two different kinds. Mozzarella, parmesan cheese, Italian salami, mushrooms for the first and the second pizza was sauteed mushrooms & onions with dates, and hot honey over the mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Now I usually add pears to the date pizza and it's honestly mind blowing. You have to trust the process. But if you love to make homemade pizza you have to give it a try! Happy Friday! I hope you all enjoy your weekends 🙂 ❄️

12/04/2024

Fun fact - In the early 1990's our home was a bed & breakfast. This home was a retreat for many people to come and enjoy for years. They hosted small and large events from weddings to lawn parties. Being able to have so many old photos and documents to understand the history of this home is so special! Would you be interested in us sharing more details about the history of the home? Comment below on what questions you have and would like us to elaborate on more!

12/02/2024

This is will be our first Christmas in the house! So we decided to decorate two Christmas Trees. The one in our living room is themed "Blue Christmas". I chose a more styled tree for this room because it is the first thing you see when you walk into the house. The blue tones also work so well with the color of the living room wall and kitchen island. The second tree in our den was decorated by the kids. This tree has a lot of homemade and generation ornaments. They are both equally beautiful in their own way. A bonus to having two trees is the kids could place ornaments wherever they wanted on their tree and my ocd didn't kick in. 😉

I also learned a few tricks about adding ribbon to your tree and making bows! I can share what I learned in you need some help in that area! 🎀🎄🎄✨

11/01/2024

It's that time of year again! It's hard to believe another year has passed since we moved our family to the once abandoned property. October is always a special month for us! Four years ago, yes FOUR, we bought this special property and slowly turned it into a living space for our family of four. We always like to post our yearly fall photos to say hello and put a face/family to our account. Tyler is the voice behind all our videos and Lauren managed and designed the house projects. Pierce is now 5 and Grant is 3. For those who have been long time followers we thank you for the support throughout the years! And for those joining us now we appreciate you coming along and rewatching our journey. We moved into the house a few months ago (after living in the barn for over 3 years) as we finish the interior renovation and start to make it our home. We have a lot of really great projects coming up and will continue to share everything with you as we go! The good and the ugly.

10/14/2024

Did you see the northern lights last week?

10/10/2024

Fall kitchen's are meant to feel homey. Adding some glowing light like this cordless table lamp from instantly warms up your space! Link in bio!

10/04/2024

She is Fall. 🎃 October is the month we purchased this house at auction 4 years ago! And this is the first October that we are in the house and the first time I can decorate for the season!

09/30/2024

Grab a vase and some of these beautiful fall stems to add seasonal colors inside your home! Here are a few ways that I styled these stems in our living rooms, kitchen and pantry.

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09/27/2024

Simple Fall Kitchen Refresh. You don't have to spend a lot of money to add some warmth into your home. Some fall stems, clay vase, wooden cutting board, pumpkins, and candy is all it takes!

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09/26/2024

Before & After (almost) of cutting an old wardrobe in half to make our dinning room buffet! This has been a fun project. Being able to repurpose this beautiful piece of furniture into not only a functional piece for our home but a highlighted and loved piece is very rewarding. We found an amazing piece of marble for the top and it came out of a historic location here in central Pennsylvania. But even if you're not from PA you would have heard of this place. Can you take a guess on where you think this old marble was from?

09/17/2024

One purchase that we made in our kitchen that we love are these solid wood stools for our island! We needed something that was easy to keep clean with two young boys and solid. These come fully assembled and are beautiful. They are 51% OFF right now on ! I have a link in our bio. If you have been searching for new stool check these out!

09/05/2024

Where we are at with the fire place vs where we started. Scroll through the photos to see the blood red paint color and striped tiles. I also included a drawing we own that the train delft style tile is inspired by. This drawing was done by a family member who lived in the home from 1921-1939. We were lucky enough to meet his family a few years ago and they gifted this wonderful piece to us. We want this fireplace to be a honor to the home and its history while including our family touches. did an amazing job on the tiles we installed. She makes and hand paints every piece and used my inspiration photos as a reference. If you have the chance check out her work! We are still on the fence with the blue paint color. I'm leaning towards toning it down or switching colors completely. I did a color match on the tile and it may have turned out a little too vibrant for my usually paint color choices. I tend to be bold but stay within the early tones. We will update you on this soon! A decision will be made this week. 💙

08/19/2024

Our .usa washer and dryer set are not only beautiful to look at but they are energy efficient, they are made with high quality materials and have so many cleaning options.

We have two young boys who love to play outside and on average they go through 2-3 outfits a day. It's not uncommon for us to do 10 loads of laundry a week. Thankfully Pierce (5) has always loved to help me with the laundry. And even though an outside clothing line sounds nice it is not realistic for year round use in Pennsylvania and for our lifestyle. So we needed machines that worked well for us and that will last!

We also love our hardware, faucet and ceiling mount lighting by from and stunning crown moulding from !

08/09/2024

We are a family who cooks almost every meal at home and loves to entertain family & friends. We thought it would be fitting to highlight our kitchen range. When designing our kitchen it was important for us to have a range that was not only beautiful but one that was built to last. We ended up going with and couldn't be happier.

ilve offers a lot off color variations for their ranges and we fell in love with their Blue-grey option. The beautiful blue hue of the range was the starting point for the entire kitchen design, choosing to match the color of our kitchen island to the range for a cohesive, visually striking look.

One obstacle we had was the depth of our range vs the base cabinets. We ended up with a little more than an inch gap behind the range in order to keep the front flush with the cabinets. Thankfully we were able to brace and scribe a piece of our countertop to fit perfectly behind the range to create a flush and seamless look.

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08/06/2024

Are ‘Free’ baby grand pianos a trap? We want to start giving our boys piano lessons and have the space for a grand/baby grand piano now that we’re moved into our house 🎉🎹

I’d expect to have some moving and tuning costs, but beyond that, are the frequent listings for people just trying to get rid of these things hiding the fact that some pianos can’t be saved/wont hold a tune/aren’t worth the wood they’re made of? It seems crazy to spend $10k on a new piano if I can tune up an old one for a fraction of the cost. Also, we don’t have the budget for anything like that right now!

Piano people- please give us advice on shopping for used pianos, what you consider a deal breaker with a used/free one, and what the hidden costs are I might not be considering.

If you’re in central PA and have one you are looking to get out of your home, we may be interested!

07/31/2024

There are stunning brass details on the library ladder we found through an architectural salvage company. The brass roller covers have beautiful curves and the letter P embossed. Each step has a bass rod that runs below it and the hooks on the top of ladder that connect to the brass bar allow the ladder to slide beautifully.

We love to find vintage pieces that would have been destroyed or sitting in a cold warehouse if not repurposed. The stories and history that you can dream up behind each scratch and imperfection on these brass details are what make it so special. If you have the time to search for salvaged pieces to incorporate into your home we highly recommend doing so! You'll fill your home with pieces that bring you joy every time you look at them. And you'll have your own story on how you found it.

07/25/2024

We styled our coffee table with some beautiful pieces from . Keeping it simple with a wicker serving tray, lovely books, house plant, and vintage coasters. I have a slight obsession with indoor house plants. What are some of your favorites to keep inside? 🪴 A few people asked about our coffee table. This stunner is from the Broyhill Brazilia collection. It's a mid century piece that we picked up a few years ago at . We love blending mid century and classic pieces.

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Imagine just having all of your stuff loose inside your drawers *shudders*. I think I said this in the voiceover, but all of the stuff we showed came from Rev-A-Shelf! You can retrofit drawer dividers that are real wood and come in common sizes for most dressers/cabinets. If you take nothing else away, it's that every closet should have valet rods/hooks. This is how you organize your closet! Happy Holidays! #theforgehouse #revashelf #diycloset #closetorganization #organizationhacks #diy #closettour #closetcleanout #closetmakeover #customcloset #pa #beforeandafter #ouroldhouse Rev-A-Shelf

We have a lot to learn, my primary goal initially is to strip the wood surfaces around the door frames and the doors themselves, as they’re most likely to be the places that are moving and dislodging this dust. They were also the primary culprits when I tested everything. Merry Christmas to me! I wish we’d purchased these at home lead test kits before we moved in, and that I’d done more research. Thanks to Eric from detectlead.com for posting great content on the subject and for making these test kits. Hopefully we can remediate quickly without lasting issues. The good news is that much of the millwork had to be replaced, and the majority of the interior was replaced, so it’s just the old millwork that’s my focus now. #leadpaint #leadpaintremoval #theforgehouse #ouroldhouse #oldhouserenovation #leadpoisoning #fluorospec #pennsylvania

There's a surprise Lauren voiceover at the end if this video, for everyone who has been asking to hear more from her! Anyways- hope you like our chairs #upcycling #reupholstery #furnitureflip #theforgehouse #pa #furnituremakeover #furnituredesign #antiquefurniture #restoration #diy #oldhouse #ouroldhouse #christmasdecor

We always knew we wanted to build our own dining room table from local lumber. Our original plan was to use one of the dead trees that we milled on our property but apparently it's takes a very long time to dry out the wood and almost impossible to find some who can plane really wide pieces without cutting them into slabs. So we went the next best route and working with our local and very talented "wood guy" who was able to build this beautiful piece for us from locally sourced walnut. We also added a tinted sealer on the wood to give it a deeper color! Would you eat at this table? Link in our bio for the table legs! #ltkseasonal #ltkhome #theforgehouse #diningroom #diningroomtable #table #wood #woodtable #tabledecor #walnut #walnuttable #diningchairs #diy #carolinalegs #diningroomtablelegs #furniture #furnituredesign #homemade #woodworking #woodworker #renovation #interiordesign #interiors #interiorhome #interiordecor #holiday #holidaytable

"Safe" is maybe a stretch, but at least the stairs wont fall down! Structural work is tricky, if your old house renovation has leaning walls or crooked floors you should make sure they're supported, but most of thw time you dont want to actually correct the lean! Its best to let it stay as is, and just prevent it from getting worse. Happy holidays! #theforgehouse #ouroldhouse #diy #renovation #remodel #staircase #interiordesign #beforeandafter #reclaimedrailing #railingwax #structuralengineer

Protect your stuff from your kids before it’s too late! The other plastic or wood corner protectors I found just did not look great unfortunately, but I’m pleased with these! It’s a great way to childproof your woodwork in a house, and we get compliments whenever someone notices them! #skiffers #oldhouse #theforgehouse #ouroldhouse #antiquehardware #woodworking #interiordesign #stonehouse #restoration #cheapoldhouses #pa

It was cool in concept, not a great implementation! #bathroomrenovation #ouroldhouse #bathroomremodel #oldforgehouse #remodel #bathroom #demoday #oldhouse #theforgehouse #plumbing #bathroomdesign

Do we keep the stone exposed in the shower? #bathroom #bathroommakeover #bathroomrenovation #theforgehouse #diyhomeprojects #renovation #remodel #remodeling #contractor #diyprojects

Off the grid. Beholden to no one. #selfsufficient #selfsufficientliving #theforge #theforgehouse #cooking #cookingathome #fern #foraging #wildfood #fiddleheads #fiddlehead #fiddleheadferns #pa #harvest #farmlife

Credit for our contractor Brandon for teaching me this. #remodel #renovation #renovationproject #theforge #theforgehouse #demo #demodays #demolition #cleaning #contractor #bathroom #bathroomremodels #tool #tools #howto #tutorial #pa #houserenovation #oldhomerenovations #oldhome #oldhouse