I just found this little booklet and I want to share. It is old, from 1921. But so much has not changed at all. Tips From 1921 That I Can Use Now Much of the information is still really practical. These are my favorite tips. …
As I was leaving Sam’s Club yesterday, I saw a huge box with a tub in it. I already picked out my tub, which I absolutely love. But now my daughter is remodeling her bath, so I did some research for her. OVE Decors 980208275 …
Last year when they were building we saw these green plugs in the ground that looked like maybe a pop-up sprinkler system. They are labeled Sentricon, so I googled it. Sentricon is a subterranean termite pest system made by Dow. These green things are in-ground …
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. …
Tuff Shed has four barns in the brochure and five different barns on the website. The barns are harder to figure out than the Sundance Series TR-1600 Recreational Building, the one that looks like a two-story farmhouse. That one I just multiplied out the footprint …
It depends on what shed you get, but you don’t get much before the options. Basically, you get a box with one door to get into it. No windows. There is no real option available to finish it inside. You can have them add shelves, …
We bought the Classic Manor New Day Cabin and finished it inside to make an office and workshop. We love it and we wanted the same thing at our new house, but we couldn’t find it. We were just at Home Depot again and picked …
We’ve been really happy with nearly everything about our new house. But I hated the shower control. You couldn’t control the temperature and the amount of water separately. When I am taking a hot bath, I want to be able to let just a little …
When I first bought the log cabin, I wanted some kind of roof over the steps. I explained to my brother that I wanted some way to get from the house to the garage without being rained on. He brought me an umbrella. When we …
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 …
