When we were comparing barns, we noticed chicken coops. More and more of our neighbors are raising chickens. We hear roosters from every direction in the morning and we see chickens in fenced yards every time we walk the dog. One of the houses has …
This A-frame house is in our neighborhood. If this feels like a re-run, I wrote a short post about this last year. But we were on a different road and realized we can see the back of it here. So this blog post is more …
This great kitchen is in a house that is for sale on the Shetland Island of Unst. When you think of living on an island, you probably think of tropical beaches. That’s not the Shetland Islands. I started following the Shetland News on Facebook when …
We saw this custom closet at an estate sale we just went to. Just thought I would share. It had lots of shelves and drawers. The other side is all hanging rods. It was too tight to get a photo of. The closet has a …
We still haven’t put the fireplaces into the new house. I looked to see whether it would be possible to have a kakelugn. Can I get a Swedish tiled stove here in the United States? How much do Kakelugn cost? I found prices on three. …
When I read the Shetland Island mysteries by Ann Cleeves, I subscribed to the Shetland newspaper on Facebook. This “Land with planning permission” just showed up in Lerwick. It’s not far from where Jimmy Perez lives. The property is reached from Harbour Street. Here’s the …
I love a lot of things about this house on Hilton Head Island. It has a lot of Craftsman style features, but with the white siding and metal roof details, it has a Modern Farmhouse feel to it, at least to me. The house is …
Kentuck Knob, or the Hagan House is a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It is at 723 Kentuck Road, Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania, about four miles south of Fallingwater, probably Wright’s most famous house. My cousin just visited Kentuck …
We saw this A-Frame driving down A1A and I just had to share it. This is the view from A1A. See the sidewalk in front of the house? There are little windows poking out of the roof on both sides. The house is right …
While I was waiting for something else at Lowes, they were finishing set up this kitchen model. The kitchen has milk paint green countertops. The white tile backsplash has a slightly darker green accent. The cabinets have a low shine. They have beadboard doors and …
