Cents and Sensibility: How to Make a Penny Floor
With two little ones running around the house, I am always picking things up off the floor. I am amazed, though, by the sheer number of coins! Granted, we play ...
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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
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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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 ...
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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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Small Kitchens, Big Style
In a previous post, Small Kitchens That Still Inspire, I traversed the world of small kitchens and showed examples of space-starved rooms that were full of beauty. Although space may first ...
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Artist Kris Kuksi
Ragmag described Kris Kuksi’s art as “mind-blowing, macabre, and beautifully grotesque art…[that] will taunt you by the sheer complexity of detail, leaving you even more baffled as you stare for ...
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Interview: High-Tech Nurseries
Recently, I was contacted by a reporter to see if I would be willing to be interviewed for a piece on high-tech nurseries since my background is in technology. With ...
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