We won’t lie that when we first saw this old farmhouse where we planned to place the new shop we contemplated on bulldozing it over to start fresh. The more we thought about it and really looked at it from the ground up we realized it had some big potential. The foundation was solid and despite the inside of it, the foundation underneath was clean as a whistle.

This is the first photo ever taken of the now current showroom for our shop. We knew that we wanted to create a place for people to come see products in person while also being able to stock some of our best selling items while creating new products down the road. Once we learned the history of the house based in Bremen we knew that we had to renovate it and keep it as a staple for the local area.

Originally there were walls all throughout the house but we knew that we wanted a more open feel to the entire area (so yes, the walls came down asap!). There were holes in the roof and a completely new roof had to be installed as well. We decided to add more windows inside to allow more natural lighting to come through and with the open concept we easily decided on bringing in some natural wood beams. We hand cut these beams for a fun accent look but also to support the roof structure with a new metal roof being installed.

Modern use of the term designates two different classes of watercraft, sailing and power boats. Yachts differ from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose, and it was not until the rise of the steamboat and other types of powerboat that sailing vessels in general came to be perceived as luxury, or recreational vessels. Later the term came to encompass motor boats for primarily private pleasure purposes as well.

A few countries have a special flag worn by recreational boats or ships, which indicates the nationality of the ship. Although inspired by the national flag, the yacht ensign does not always correspond with the civil or merchant ensign of the state in question.