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Many homeowners are interested in learning the history of their house. The following will be a general description of some of the routes one can take in this research. As with many things relating to old houses, it takes a fair amount of time or mone [Read More]

I realize that I often neglect my before & after duties on the blog. This is mostly due to the fact that I don't want to jump the gun and post something as 'after' when there is more to do... Meaning there would be after-after pictures eventuall [Read More]

I’ve been using Delicious Library to catalog our DVD’s, CD’s, and books for almost two years. It’s great for keeping track of your library, especially if you loan your books and such out to your friends–just drag the ite [Read More]

Woohoo! Eric's sent through the first part of the redesign, and we love it. From his email on November 7th: I've been working through that list of modifications. Widening the hall and pantry was more difficult than I had imagined, but I have it [Read More]

Here's the library. It's the last room to be worked on here at the farmhouse. There for it has become storage. Though you can't tell, a lot of what is being stored here are tools. The rest of what we have collected is down in the basement which f [Read More]

Here we have farmhouse library table with fabric swatches.Fabric swatches for a comfy chair or two.or three...And/ or a small sofaOn which to recline while reading a much beloved tome.Not to mention these fabulous side chairs to carelessly toss aroun [Read More]

When we had the floors refinished, we temporarily removed the original corner cabinets in the dining room. The cabinets themselves need to be stripped, but that project will go on the back burner. For now they’re stored in the basement bathroom [Read More]

Our library is done! Well, it's as "done" as anything around here ever is (curtains, I'm looking at you)...I must point out that the whole library idea was Brandon's.Brandon and I had both worked for Barbara's Bookstore in Oak Park (that's where we [Read More]

While wandering the shops in Kalk Bay one day, I found this beautiful antique library ladder in a shop called Cape to Cairo.  This is an amazing shop, I love it - you will find the most incredible things here, rich in colour and history - totally o [Read More]

I’m one of those weird people who gets their TV without a cable or dish. What can I say? I like my TV free. However, when I have had the opportunity to check out cable home improvement channels when staying at a hotel I get hooked quickly. F [Read More]