A Nurtured Nest

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A Nurtured Nest

Location: Elk River, MN

Hello, my name is Angie...thanks for liking my page. I am blessed to be charged with taking care of my amazing family!

I love working on projects around our home and creating A Nurtured Nest for us to enjoy! I adore repurposing forgotten pieces and using them in fun new ways! I believe there is beauty in all things...even (especially) roadside finds! When I'm not DIY-ing it, I can be found: caring for my husband/bff and three entertaining kids, reading my favorite blogs, researching EO's, experimenting in the kit

chen, organizing or volunteering at school or church. On this page you will find painted furniture pieces for sale in the album cleverly entitled For Sale! You can also send a PM to A Nurtured Nest for info on custom painting services for a piece you already own and would simply like refreshed.

06/25/2026

I’m obsessed!

Our family and this Radio Flyer have shared so many fun memories over the years—countless walks around the cul-de-sac, beach days, park picnics and more.

For the last several years, it’s been bouncing around the garage, dutifully holding all sorts of things. Useful? Absolutely. But it was also keeping this wagon from “rolling” into its next FABULOUS chapter.

All it took was a little vision, a little paint & stain and some clearance rack plants.

More black accents to follow as we continue work on our exterior. 🖤

06/23/2026

We had a berry good morning! 🍓

Our youngest and I hit up Berry Hill Farm earlier today and in just 45 minutes we picked 7.75 pounds of beautiful, perfectly ripe strawberries.

Now we’re dreaming up all the ways to enjoy them—yogurt parfaits, puff pastries and maybe even a batch of homemade jam.

What’s your favorite way to enjoy fresh strawberries?

06/22/2026

Cheers to the roll-off getting picked up!

Our front yard officially looks less like a construction site and more like a place people actually live. We still have several details left to finish, but this feels like a major win!

06/12/2026

No more failing windows. No more leaning brickwork. Just a clean finish that mirrors the siding, trim and shakes on the addition and finally makes our exterior look cohesive.

And the best part? This project is wrapping up today on our ONE-YEAR anniversary of living here!

We’ve been working toward this for months and seeing it all come together feels surreal. So. Many. Answered. Prayers.

For privacy reasons, I won’t be sharing photos of the entire exterior, but I’ll definitely share a few close-up glimpses of the finished details once the last tweaks are made, everything is cleaned up and we’ve put things back in order.

Friends, thank you for being here and following along as we make this house our home.

06/05/2026

Eek…Operation “Marry Up the Original House with the Addition” starts next week!

We’ve been working toward this goal since last September and today our contractor called to confirm that he and his crew will be here bright and early Monday morning.

After months of planning, making decisions, choosing colors, ordering materials and dreaming about what could be, we’re finally about to see it all come together. It’s equal parts exciting and terrifying. 🤩😬😂

Have an amazing weekend, friends!

06/02/2026

Houston, we have a problem. 😬

Check out the top right corner of these window blinds. Has this happened to you? If so, were you able to successfully fix the problem?

My internet research is telling me to remove the blinds from the window frame, peek inside the headrail and see if there’s a spool or threading issue causing the right side to bind up.

Before I start taking things apart, I’d love to hear from anyone who’s dealt with this. Was it an easy fix, a restringing project or a lost cause?

Although I’m not exactly in love with these blinds, I’m not ready to replace them either!
Hit me up with your suggestions in the comments. TIA!

05/26/2026

Happy Monday that feels like a Sunday, friends!

This weekend was all about celebrating the seniors at our high school. Side note…next year WE’LL have a senior! 😳🥹

We packed a whole lot into this weekend — celebrating seniors, playing cards, a double feature on the big screen, a trip to Cabela’s, grilling up a feast, a sleepover, boating, fishing, a walk and so much sweaty yardwork!

The first step to grinding this massive stump was removing all the rock around it. Since we want to reuse the rock, the handy hubs suggested I use this homemade sifter aka wire shelf to “clean” the rock for reuse. Turns out sifting rocks somehow feels a little more rewarding when there’s a cool bev at the ready and a shower waiting at the end of the day.

05/13/2026

Today was Take Your Dog to Work Day and Nash fully participated…whether he liked it or not.

He normally has free rein outside, but today we had multiple deliveries coming and baby geese on the pond out back that he is far too interested in. So I needed to leash him.

Can we just take a second to appreciate the new pew?! The thick lacquer on the seat is absolutely devouring sanding discs. It’s one of those “this is going to fight me every step of the way” kind of jobs. But I can already tell it’s going to be worth every bit of effort once it’s done.

Slow progress today, but progress is progress.

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For those that wondered…the material I used to cover over the dehydrated and cracked backrest is repurposed wooden slats from window blinds. 😉

05/08/2026

The table is done (done-ish) and work on “the new pew” is underway.

Our eat in kitchen area transformation has been living in my head for a long time and it’s finally starting to feel real! Stay tuned for sawdust, second guesses and hopefully something beautiful in the end.

For my longtime friends…who knows what material I’m using to cover over the dehydrated and cracked veneer on the backrest of the pew? I’d love to see your answers in the comments below. I’ll circle back in a few days and leave the true answers in the comments. Credit for this stellar repurposing idea goes to Lisa at .lisa … Thanks, Lisa!

Have a fabulous Friday, friends!

05/01/2026

pic of our eat in kitchen area in our former home.

Over the years we’ve had a few different kitchen table and chair combinations, but my very favorite was what we had in our former home right before we moved. We had a large table, 5 chairs and an 8 foot pew that I searched a long, long time for!

Sadly, that setup won’t work in our new home and since day one here I’ve been trying to figure out what would feel right in our eat in kitchen area. I think I’ve finally found a solution and I’m genuinely excited to see it all come together!

I plan to use 2 (maybe 3) of our former chairs, along with a table I recently found on FBMP … and drumroll please … a new to us pew I also recently found on FBMP! We brought both pieces inside already for a trial run to see how they fit and functioned and I thought they were 👌🏻

They both need love, so they’ll be my focus for the beginning of May. Also, can you believe it’s May?!!! I can’t!

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