Beautiful Fire Extinguishers – Safety First, But Let’s Make It Pretty too 🙂
It’s easy to forget to keep fire extinguishers in the house, but they are essential, especially in the kitchen. But the ones on the market are not the most attractive, ...
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Sometimes, the simplest things can make the biggest impact. Case in point: black doors. I just love a high-gloss black on doors, whether interior or exterior. I think the interior ...
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Beautiful Bathrooms
While researching bathrooms for a project, I came upon pictures that were too exquisite not to share! Some of these luxurious bathrooms have unusual sinks, fixtures, mirrors and/or faucets, providing ...
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Baby Boy Nursery Ideas
A while ago, I did a post on girl nurseries, now I’m finally getting around to baby boy nurseries! Not having a boy, it was difficult to get in that mindset, ...
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Kitchen Islands with Legs: Hybrids of Farm Tables and Cabinets
A reader (Diane) has a quandary with her kitchen renovation, which she and I discussed in the comment section of a previous post, so I wanted to do a post ...
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Horse Cents
A few months ago, I saw an image but didn’t save it, nor did I burn into my memory who the artist was that created this amazing masterpiece. BIG mistake ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Instructions for DIY Ornate Pilasters and Door Surrounds
Supplementing my post about our dining room pilasters, here is the break down and the instructions for the door surrounds. The material list below is what we used, but (of course!) ...
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