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by admin 07/30/2020

What I Got on Craigslist

Nothing pleases me more than a bargain. Well, maybe that’s an overstatement because I am really happy when my house is clean and in order, but honestly that is a freak of nature thanks to the loves of my life, all two and four legged. Since that rarely (if ever) happens, I have to get my thrills from bargains. When I did my post on DIY Ideas for Kids’ Rooms, I talked about ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Design , Design Dilemma , Home , Home Improvement , Inspiration , Interior Design , Lifestyle , Renovation

Keep Silos, Dovecotes, Pigeonniers and Think About the Possibilities

When we bought our land, one of the questions that was frequently asked was: are we demolishing the silos that stood upon our acreage. You see, our property was at one time farmland, so with it came an old, dilapidated barn, crumbled milking sheds and, my favorite of the structures, the silos. For aesthetics, the prevailing sentiment was that we should take all these structures down, but I loved these structures and think ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Design , Design Dilemma , Home , Home Improvement , Inspiration , Interior Design , Landscape , Landscape Design , Lifestyle , Renovation

My Silos

As a follow up to my post yesterday called Keep Silos, Dovecotes and Pigeonniers and Think About the Possibilities, here are a few pictures of our silos that I opted to keep: Sorry about the mediocre pictures; I am not a great photographer! I hope you all have a great weekend…

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Art , Bargain , Children , Children's Rooms , Crafty Corner , Design , DIY , Garden , Interior Design , Lifestyle

Kid Craft Birdhouse Project

Since my children were gunning for a project and I wanted to finally start on my upstairs hallway project, I went to the craft store to buy large canvas boards. Unfortunately, they don’t carry any large enough (GRRRR!!!!). So….I’m either going to have go to another craft store -or- make my own. But I’ll figure that out later. Although my children were disappointed, they handled it well (i.e. no whining about it), ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Design , Dining Room , DIY , Home , Home Improvement , Interior Design , Lifestyle , Renovation

DIY Ornate Door Pilasters

After we did our kitchen door pilasters, which were actually more difficult and our first time attempting door surrounds, we felt we had the hang of it. So you can imagine what crossed my mind. Yep, let’s rip them all down! Great idea, right? It was…until children came along and threw a wrench in my grandiose plans of custom molding everywhere! I think my husband thought the children would be less ...