We purchased our 105 year old farmhouse a little over a year ago and have been working on renovating a tiny guesthouse on our property. Â The guesthouse is 96% complete! Â We're just installing the baseboards in the upstairs loft and then need install a railing on the outside deck. Â Then we'll finally be FINISHED!! While we're working on that I wanted to address another … Continue reading →
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The Micro-Dwelling Project Part 8: The Heating
Welcome to the 8th installment! Â We purchased our 105 year old farmhouse a little over a year ago and have been working on renovating a tiny guesthouse on our property. Â The guesthouse is 93% complete!! Â All that's left are some final touches in the upstairs loft and we have to put the railing on the deck stairs - stay tuned! Aside from that, everything is done and it's … Continue reading →
The Micro-Dwelling Project Part 7: The Kitchen
We purchased our 105 year old farmhouse a little over a year ago and have been working on remodeling one of the outbuildings. Welcome to the 7th installment of The Micro-Dwelling Project wherein we've single-handedly remodeled a tiny guesthouse on our property from the studs up!  To see how far we've come (you really have to see it to believe it), check out the first 6 … Continue reading →
The Micro-Dwelling Project Part 6: The Bathroom
Thank you to American Standard for sponsoring this post! We moved in our "new" 105 year-old home last year. Â This gorgeous historic home on nearly 8 acres is in virtually immaculate condition and has many of its original elements intact. There is a TINY GUESTHOUSEÂ on our property above our garage and workshop (see below) that, unlike the main house, needed a TON … Continue reading →
The Micro-Dwelling Project Part 5: Flooring
A special thank you to Armstrong Flooring for partnering with us on this project. Welcome to Part 5 of The Micro-dwelling Project where we single-handedly completely remodel a tiny guesthouse on our historic property! We are so close to being done I can almost taste it!! We've been so excited for this next step: Â The floors! Â Such a key element in any living … Continue reading →
The Micro-Dwelling Project Part 4: Light At the End of the Tunnel
Welcome to the fourth installment of The Micro-dwelling Project! Â To recap, we purchased a historic 104 year old house the end of last year. The nearly 8 acre property has a tiny guesthouse on it and we've been working on transforming it into a contemporary and efficient micro-dwelling. It's been a while since our last installment but the work has steadily … Continue reading →
The Micro-Dwelling Project Part 3: Are We There Yet?
Here we are with Part 3 of this project of transforming the tiny guesthouse on our historic 1912 property. I can relate to the unrelenting whining that comes from the back seat of many a family car: Â "Are we there yet???" It's been feeling like we're NEVER going to get there! It wasn't until we got to the point of finally putting in some drywall that things have … Continue reading →
The Micro-Dwelling Project: Part 2
Welcome to Part Two of The Micro-dwelling Project! Â If you didn't catch the first installation, here it is: The Micro-dwelling Project Part I. Â This series features our complete renovation of the small guesthouse on our historic 104 year old property to convert it into a modern, efficient and beautiful dwelling! Well, it's now down to the barest of bones (the ceiling is … Continue reading →
The Micro-Dwelling Project: Part 1
I recently introduced you to our "new" 104 year old home that we moved into 4 weeks ago. Â We're still in the process of getting settled and it's going to take some time yet. But even before we've settled, we're already starting a new project. We have several outbuildings on our 8 acre property, all of which were built from trees on this very property. Â Even our 1912 … Continue reading →
The adorne® Collection by Legrand Meets The Micro-Dwelling
For those of you who have been following The Micro-Dwelling Project, you know that we've been working on the 100% DIY remodel of a tiny guesthouse on our property.  We've been adding some final touches to the interior and as part of that want to introduce you to Legrand, specifically The adorne® Collection by Legrand, which includes everything from light switches and … Continue reading →
The 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel: The Cabinets
We partnered with Bellmont Kitchen Cabinet Co. to bring you this post. For those of you who are joining us for the first time, we bought our 106-year-old home almost 3 years ago and after spending the first year remodeling a tiny guesthouse on our property (an insanely challenging undertaking we called The Micro-Dwelling Project), we turned out attention to our main … Continue reading →
The 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel: The Reveal
Thank you to our partners for sponsoring this post. Welcome to Part II of the 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, this is the second installment of our DIY kitchen remodel series. We bought our 106-year-old home two years ago and after spending the first year remodeling a tiny guesthouse on our property - an … Continue reading →
The 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel: The Demolition
It's been two years since we moved into our 106-year-old home. Since then we've been working hard and playing hard, enjoying our 13 acres (we recently bought the neighboring parcel) through all four seasons - hiking, basketball, pickleball, badminton, skiing, sledding, building snowmen, having snowball fights, raking leaves, picking apples, pears, berries, rhubarb and … Continue reading →
The Miele PG 8083 SCVi Dishwasher
A review of the Miele PG 8083 SCVi Dishwasher. This is the dishwasher that keeps going and going, load after load, and is packed with a TON of features! I've partnered with Miele to bring you this post. All opinions are entirely my own. When we bought our 105-year-old farmhouse 2 1/2 years ago the kitchen had no dishwasher - not even a place for a dishwasher - and … Continue reading →
The 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel: Our John Boos Butcher Block Island
We partnered with John Boos to bring you this post. Welcome to Part 4 of our 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel! We did a complete DIY remodel of our 106-year-old kitchen. Check out our kitchen demolition and our final kitchen remodel reveal. Some of the original elements were still in place like the bead board ceiling, part of the original brick hearth, and a … Continue reading →
The 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel: The Flooring
A special thank you to Armstrong Flooring for sponsoring this post. Welcome to Part 3 of our 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel! We did a complete DIY remodel of our 106-year-old kitchen. Check out our kitchen demolition and our final kitchen remodel reveal. Some of the original elements were still in place like the bead board ceiling, part of the original brick … Continue reading →
Bringing Vacation Home: Towel Warmers
We received these Amba towel warmers for review. Â All opinions are entirely my own. This series looks at ways you can enjoy that "luxury hotel experience" right in your own home. Â Today we're focusing on towel warmers. Â The great thing about towel warmers is they not only provide that luxury experience but also serve a ton of practical everyday uses (I'll … Continue reading →
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If you're interested in partnering with me on a project there are many ways we can work together. Here are a few of them: 1. Food Writing, Recipe or Home Development projects:  Please contact me directly at kimberly [at] daringgourmet [dot] com. Upon request I am happy to provide you with a media kit and a list of brands I've worked with.   I work for … Continue reading →
About Me & Press Stuff
Hi, I'm Kimberly Killebrew. Wife of one, mother of two, cook of many. Come travel the world through your taste buds! I'm originally from Western Europe (I'm a German from Stuttgart, Germany and later grew up in Cambridgeshire, England), am widely traveled, and moved to the United States in my early 20's where I now live with my husband and our two adorable kids. We … Continue reading →