Cinco de Cocoa

Four years ago on CINCO DE MAYO, Missy and I officially moved into the house we had just bought here in Athens, Georgia. We christened the house RANCHO COCOA, and set about turning the ranch-style house into OUR HOME. We're learning the hard way what it means to be homeowners and we're learning that, in our case, it's totally worth it. In the four short years we've been at the Ranch (it feels much longer) we've done a lot to improve it inside and out - sometimes out of sheer necessity, most of the time just to satisfy a whim, but always with the goal of putting our unique mark on the place. It is our sanctuary, our club house, our headquarters, our never-ending project, our little corner of the world...RANCHO COCOA POR LA VIDA!

Old shingle roof:


New tin roof:


View of our back patio from inside:


View of our back patio from the outside:


Pink woodgrain curtain in our mudroom:


Matching pink woodgrain fabric on the mudroom switchplate:


Built-in shelving was a huge selling point when we purchased the house:


For just the two of us, we have an awful lot of chairs:


Home is where the hearth is:


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