The Finished Laundry Room
I finally got all of the cabinet doors and drawer fronts stained. I had enough room to stain just two of the doors at a time without working in the garage. The garage is cold.
Projects
New Cabinets for the Laundry Room
After a lot of calculation, we figured out how to get the most practical storage and workspace into the laundry room while staying within our budget. Nearly everything we needed was discounted on Black Friday, so we ordered the things that weren’t in stock and …
Add a Log Cabin Style Porch!
I was looking for something completely different and found these Log Railing and Spindles kits from Log Cabins for Less on eBay. They are from nearby, in Greeneville, Tennessee. These log rails and spindles can be used to make a rustic porch on a new …
Connecting Z-Wave Home Automation Thermostat to our Jotul Sebago Free Standing Gas Fireplace
Cliff added the gas fireplace to the app on my phone. When we lived at the log cabin, Cliff put cameras, locks and our thermostat on Nexia’s home automation system. The Nexia app runs the Trane heat pump at the cabin, but the fireplaces there …
Adding a Heat Shield to the Antique Mantel
We added a mantel shield to our antique mantel so that we won’t burn the house down. It had been suggested that if you have a blower, it won’t get hot enough to catch fire. That is so not true. We tried the fire for …
Adding the Blower to the Jotul Gas Fireplace
I thought we had ordered the fireplace with a blower, but I had not. So, I called Etowah Fireplace and had them ship it directly to us. Cliff was pretty confident he could add it himself. If not, we can always call for help. No …
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 …
Installing the Jotul Sebago Free Standing Gas Fireplace
This post is step-by-step how we put in a Jotul Free Standing Direct Vent Fireplace with horizontal through-the-wall termination. That means the pipe goes out the back of the stove through the wall. On the other side of the wall it has a snorkel termination. …
Installing Our Whole House Generator
We had some really bad storms and lost our power for over a week. We had a generator and ran an extension cord into the house to the fridge, freezer, coffee maker, microwave, wifi and an electric blanket. So, we didn’t really suffer. But when …
Blue and White Cross Stitch Curtains from a Table Cloth
I found this great tablecloth on eBay. It is white with wonderful cross stitch in cobalt blue. The pattern looks kinda Scandinavian. The size seemed just right to make curtains for the guest room. You can likely see how I cut it. One end made …
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