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Someone left this on Josie's pillow yesterday.And maybe if you remember to make your bed extra nicely......and happen to have a mom who likes breaking into your craft supplies......and you take the message deeply to heart...who knows?You might find o [Read More]

I really want a mailbox at our house.  I don’t want one of the five the house came with. We still have two of those five hanging up in our front entryway: one for us (or perhaps the guy who was in the process of moving out when we bought the h [Read More]

A while ago, I made a list of Arts and Crafts garden books I’d like to read before planning my new garden. I got two for Christmas thanks to my mom, who faithfully clicks in every day to see if I’ve written anything. I have now read (or [Read More]

I got a fantastic deal on lamp bases at Pottery Barn (they were the floor models and were 50% off). The problem was that even with the discount, the purchase "blew my budget" for the month. I was a bit stumped about what I would do for lampshades bec [Read More]

While I have a good feel for what a Victorian garden could look like, I have not paid as much attention to Arts & Crafts gardens.  Now that I think we might have one next week, I want have to start my information gathering.  (Information gather [Read More]

I'm still trying to find time to work on the nursery and the dining room windows. My actual work has had me busier than I would like. Oh well. In the meantime, here's the office desk we had custom made a while back by a local carpenter here in el pas [Read More]

This weekend's project was to trim out a coat closet and make it functional. But first, some background. We have a strange L shaped area under our new main stairs. On the left is a full-height doorway that that reveals a conventional sized closet [Read More]

A Craftsman style log home?... Yep, our "bungalow" will be of the Arts & Crafts variety. Much like the very first Craftsman-style log home built back in 1918. Arts & Crafts was an artistic and philosophical movement that began in 19th [Read More]

You may be wondering what the elements are which classify a home as being of the Craftsman style or the Arts & Crafts variety. Here are some easy ways to spot a Craftsman style home... Craftsman And Arts & Crafts Style Elements [Read More]

I find it interesting that one of the first homes designed in the Arts & Crafts / Craftsman style was a log home built in 1918. And, that Craftsman style log home is still standing in a town near me -- Murfreesboro, Tennessee. According [Read More]

When ever I mention my appreciation for arts & crafts to someone, I often get an odd look. I immediately imagine a bubble forming over their head with an image of an animal made out of pipe cleaners, a birdhouse made with Popsicle sticks, or a fa [Read More]

After a couple trips to the library and countless internet searches, it seems that I have an Arts and Crafts style house. This was a movement that began in England in response to the Victorian style, which was considered too opulent and affluent for [Read More]

Just a few, with good pictures too! So, a shortlist—mostly because this is all I’ve had time to look through so far. At the very top of my current list is Inside the Bungalow by Paul Duchscherer and Douglas Keister. This book includes numerou [Read More]

For those house voyeurs who want a fix. :)These were taken this morning. :) Dining room looking into the living room, we still have no idea where to store the vacuum. These old houses have no closet space. Living room looking into the sunroom. We' [Read More]

Last night we finally succeeded in transforming our house from rooms of random box and furniture storage to a place that almost looks like a honest to goodness home. And now that the environmental stress of things not being in their place is dying d [Read More]

Just a quick note. We are among boxes and stacks of stuff in our new home. Moving day was yesterday and we had 24 loving, hard working and dedicated friends and family to help us with loading, traisping and cleaning. The two themes of the day were [Read More]

The closing is at 10am tomorrow morning. By noon when I get out of work, the paperwork should be on record at the Registry of Deeds and we will get the keys and the Bungalow will be ours. It's been a little over 2 months since the offer, that whirl [Read More]

I smell a spring project in the air… Ah, you’ve gotta love the smell of spring. Soft earth beneath your feet. Birds nesting on the porch. And the pleasant idea that it may be safe again to embark on a major project. For the last several w [Read More]

For your voyeuristic pleasure, here are some of the photos we took early Friday morning:Here is the dining room hutch. I'm curious about what kind of wood it's made of, any guesses before we bring in our contractor friend for an opinion:Here is the [Read More]

When there is a 2 month lag between finding a house and the closing, th excitement and nervous anticipation that comes with buying a house can't be sustained. Instead, as each step in the process goes by, there are moments of potency, and this morni [Read More]