My Creekside Life

The real process of making a home feel like you — ideas, finds, and the mistakes I’d take back.

Est. 1896 · House No. 7 · Tennessee

Hi, I’m Charlotte.

My college sweetheart and I have lived in and renovated seven houses — this one’s the last. It’s a 130-year-old Folk Victorian that’s actually on the National Register of Historic Places, which still feels made up when I say it out loud. It’s also nowhere near finished, and I show it that way.

I share the real process of making a home — the ideas, the choices, the finds, the opinions, and the mistakes I’d take back — so you can carry something home to your own. No perfect house · No designer budget
No completely finished life

Twenty years of collecting taught me what lasts and what I wasted money on, and I’ll tell you both. I can date a piece of antique pottery by its maker’s mark — completely useless at parties, extremely useful for buying antiques.

Three kids 👧🧒🧑, two dogs 🐶, and I’m still lobbying for chickens 🐔.

Xo, Char

What’s in every letter

One find: What it is, what I paid, why it’s worth having — and what to look for when you see one.
One room, honestly: Where it actually is right now. What’s still wrong with it. What I changed my mind about.
One thing I’ve been thinking about: Midlife, family, and why any of this matters. Short. This is the part I write for.