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The Warren Homestead We love working on our home and sharing it with others.

My goal at The Warren Homestead is to get back to the basics of Homesteading: home-grown, home-made, home-prepared, and community-focused. You are welcome to follow my journey and be inspired to try something in your own home, The Warren Homestead is on Facebook and Instagram!

Our chicken barn is officially moved from the old place to the new! Now in the midst of construction we need to put the ...
10/13/2026

Our chicken barn is officially moved from the old place to the new! Now in the midst of construction we need to put the chicken yard on so we can get our chickens settled back in here before winter. And then we can get more turkeys again.

We turned three windows into a triple window for my kitchen! Yay for knowing how to save money where we can. About half ...
10/10/2026

We turned three windows into a triple window for my kitchen! Yay for knowing how to save money where we can. About half the windows are in now!!

Andy is getting a ton done considering this is all with an hour here or two hours there!
10/10/2026

Andy is getting a ton done considering this is all with an hour here or two hours there!

Andy realized that one of the 2x6s wasn't completely level and so he and Tony banged and whacked and maneuvered and got ...
10/10/2026

Andy realized that one of the 2x6s wasn't completely level and so he and Tony banged and whacked and maneuvered and got the front door to fit!

This morning before work Andy got the two basement windows installed and then after work we got Lilli's bedroom windows ...
10/08/2026

This morning before work Andy got the two basement windows installed and then after work we got Lilli's bedroom windows installed. It's so nice to actually make progress on something!

We installed a window! The goal is 1-2 a day after work.
10/06/2026

We installed a window! The goal is 1-2 a day after work.

So I had grand plans of hanging the front door today. Well, the opening is 1/2" too narrow. And another opening for a do...
10/04/2026

So I had grand plans of hanging the front door today. Well, the opening is 1/2" too narrow. And another opening for a door is 2" too short. Now to go through the plans and see if thats an us problem or a framer's problem... but we got 2 doors hung!

Framing stage is done! Over the next few weeks, Andy and I will be busy installing windows and doors, then we do a basic...
10/03/2026

Framing stage is done! Over the next few weeks, Andy and I will be busy installing windows and doors, then we do a basic job finishing a portion of the basement and move in while working on the rest of the house!

The wind kept blowing my clothes drying rack over, so we finally made a clothes line system today.
10/03/2026

The wind kept blowing my clothes drying rack over, so we finally made a clothes line system today.

I always seem to forget before pictures...Our property line behind the dam was crazy overgrown with cedar. We barely had...
09/27/2026

I always seem to forget before pictures...

Our property line behind the dam was crazy overgrown with cedar. We barely had 4-6 ft to walk and mow back here. We need to get our chicken barn delivered and now the building will fit!

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Overland, MO
63114

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(314) 229-9680

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