Hometown Shoutout: { Ball City }

Pottery Barn Mag

Canning jars... they just never seemed like a big deal to me. This fashion trend and love of mason jars fascinates me. I grew up Muncie, Indiana where Ball Jars were manufactured for several years.

When the Ball family brought their business to the Midwest, they had brought life to Muncie, Indiana. They built beautiful homes on the white river, created jobs, named a state college (Ball State) and a local hospital (Ball Memorial)... it's anyone's guess why it was never named Ball City!

Eventually Ball Corp moved to Colorado and took business and family friends with them. It was sad to see them, the business, and even some of our friends go. After the business moved away, I started to piece together the love of Ball jars. When I'd see a Ball jar or hear someone talking about them, I would tell the story and history of Muncie and the Ball brothers.

Now that I have moved away too, I appreciate all things home, even the simple canning jar!

Work. Work. Work. { Painting and A Bungalow Project Gets a New Address }

So, our porch is actually making some vivid progress now, and I’d like to share these photos.  Our rails are painted once (one more coat to go!) Last week, I really had difficulty honing in on the right photos from my previous post to inspire our porch.  Just a side note here to say thanks each of you who helped me comment on the pictures.  Especially Mike for putting up with me and coming along for the ride; Hollie… I love your input and your New Old Craftsman; and Jojeana at Secret Garden Cottage… your comments are really appreciated and blog is full of amazing ideas! THANKS!!

Well, the inspiration winner is definitely Riverside Cottage!!

Before:

And, one coat of paint and primer later:

Our bungalow also got a “new address” this weekend! 

Before: Black, painted, rotten wood numbers.

After: New floating numbers.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in the joy of our new home! 

Always, Natalie