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 …
Inspiration
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Kakelugn – Swedish Tiled Stoves
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. …
Want to live on the Shetland Islands? Here’s your chance!
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 …
Shed Roof Over the Window on a Farmhouse Style House
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 …
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