Category: Country Style
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Installing a Vintage Kitchen Cabinet
Five years ago I bought a complete 1930’s upper kitchen cabinet set on Craigslist. It was solid, but filthy. The cabinet sat in storage at our house from the day we brought it home but I always knew where it would go when we finally got the guest house started. We literally figured out how […]
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Finds From Our Week in the Woods
We just spent a week at the Redneck Retreat. The weather was beautiful and we spent the week getting some projects done and spring cleaning. It is the perfect place to walk and enjoy nature. There are trails, creeks, a pond, flowers, and animals a plenty. While on one of my walks I discovered an […]
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Plans for the Cabin
This weekend The Social Planner ( TSP), her hubby Larry, Mr. Math, and I spent the better part of a day cleaning up and making plans for the cabin we are getting. There were so many more happy surprises on the first “walk through” of this project after the tenants moved out than we did […]
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A Fixer Upper Trip
Hello guys. Have you missed me as much as I have missed you, and sleep, and a clean house? We are almost moved out of the burbs and into our forever home. Just a few more trips I hope. Monday night I sat on the porch and cried because my long-suffering husband asked me what to […]
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Creating a Mudroom
Well, after 6 months, we have 99% completed our mudroom. We started with one large room that at one time was a two car garage. The room was great, but in a home that is on a dirt road, in the country on 15 acres, in an area that gets a lot of rain, with […]
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Making a Coffee Bar
My kids love coffee, hot chocolate, and hot tea. I like it all too, but I really love the idea of having everything that our guests need set up away from the kitchen when breakfast/ evening meal prep is underway. We have just the spot in our home for a coffee bar and we have […]