Category: Ranch House Overhaul
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Why I Changed my Mind About Board and Batten
When we started the Guest House I was dead set on board and batten siding. You can see my vision board below. It is a very popular look right now and liked it because it is a clean look and is something that is commonly seen on old farm cottages around our area. But I […]
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Laundry Room Touch Up
We have a small laundry room right off the mudroom and kitchen that has no door to close it off. There are two openings to the laundry room, two windows, a full sized sink and cabinets under and over the cabinets, a full sized top load washer and dryer, and upright freezer in the teeny […]
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Updating a 1990’s Butcher Block Table
I don’t know about you guys but I am ready for a few things to change. I am ready for a little warmer weather, to be able to have friends and family over, and for this whole stay at home thing to end. I hasn’t all been bad around here though. We live on 15 […]
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Progress on the House
Right now, Mr. Math is on summer break from teaching so that means it is house renovation time at Providence Acres. This is the third summer we have been in the house and we have made some real headway into turning the 1982 ranch house into our vision of a warm and welcoming space for […]
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Ranch House Exterior Update
For the past 3 1/2 years every time I pulled up to our house this is what I saw. The sad news is that I consider this the pretty end of the house. I don’t take pictures of the other end with the ugly carport. An aluminum carport jammed onto the end of the house, […]
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The Almost Finished Kitchen
Another epic project is almost finished. We are just lacking the pantry doors, adding a shelf, and painting behind the fridge way from calling this project done. The quartz counter top is Zodiaq Concrete. The farmhouse sink has not disappointed. We ordered it from Wayfair and it is amazing. The faucet was ordered online, too. […]
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Downsizing Realities
We are going through the big D and I don’t mean Dallas. While we would never consider divorcing each other (who would have us after 35 years of bad habits?) We are decluttering. I look at Pinterst and it appears online that decluttering, organizing, and purging are super easy. It makes everyone feel better, can […]
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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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