Small Homes are Just the Right Size

Small Homes are Just the Right Size

I just picked up a 2017 issue of Mother Earth News at our neighborhood book exchange. It had a cover article Small Homes are Just the Right Size. These homeowners downsized their lives to inhabit hand-built spaces that are easier and cheaper to maintain. The 

Carolina Storage Solutions Modular Greenhouse

Carolina Storage Solutions Modular Greenhouse

Carolina Storage Solutions has this little greenhouse ready to deliver to your lot. The little greenhouse is 10′ x 12′ with 6′ side walls.  Both the siding and trim are painted Barn White. The door is 36″ wide with a window. The hinges are rustic. 

OverEZ Chicken Coops

OverEZ Chicken Coops

I drove by Carolina Storage Solutions this morning and saw they have three new chicken coops. This is the smallest one. It is 45″ x 34″ wide and 54.5″ tall. It has two nesting boxes. The window is screened. It opens for fresh air. There 

Living in a Train Caboose

Living in a Train Caboose

When I was little there was a train caboose in the parking lot of the Crandon Park Zoo in Miami. We loved it. Our parents had to drag us into the zoo. I found a photo of the caboose in the parking lot of the 

Have a Home Office Delivered

Have a Home Office Delivered

This Ranch Cabin with a dormer window just showed up on Facebook Marketplace. It is from Sheds By Design. This company can deliver a complete home office to your own back yard so you can have some space to focus. 12×32 Ranch Cabin | Sheds 

Poly Tunnel, Cold Frame or Greenhouse Panelized Kit

Poly Tunnel, Cold Frame or Greenhouse Panelized Kit

The November 2020 issue of House Beautiful just came, the Living Better Issue. I skipped to one of the cover articles, Sunlit Greenhouse. If a bit of greenery is clinically proven to reduce stress, then everyone could stand to find room for a dedicated grow 

Comparing Pre-Fab Chicken Coops and Little Cottage Company Chicken Coop Kits

Comparing Pre-Fab Chicken Coops and Little Cottage Company Chicken Coop Kits

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 

Roof pitch on an A-Frame with Bump-out Shed Dormer

Roof pitch on an A-Frame with Bump-out Shed Dormer

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 

Bright Red Island Kitchen

Bright Red Island Kitchen

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 

Inspiration: Custom Closet

Inspiration: Custom Closet

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