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Pre-Fab Chicken Coops

Pre-Fab Chicken Coops

When we were looking for a barn, we found a chicken coop. 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. The Chicken 

Comparing Barns

Comparing Barns

We are trying to find the right barn, until we can build our workshop. Another post compares the ones we can order through Home Depot. Carolina Storage Solutions is about 3 miles from us, so we are comparing what we can get there. We’ve decided 

Comparing 12 x 12 Sheds and Barns

Comparing 12 x 12 Sheds and Barns

We’ve decided to put in a 12′ x 12′ storage building because we won’t have to worry about permits and it will fit beside the house. We’ve compared the buildings from Tuff Shed that we can get through Home Depot. Now we are comparing these 

Most Storage at the Best Price

Most Storage at the Best Price

Calculating the lowest price per square foot of storage in a shed that you don’t have to pull permits to put in. Here are the prices on all of the sheds from Tuff Shed that we can get put in without waiting for a permit 

Selecting a Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed

Selecting a Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed

I have just spent hours calculating the best price on storage. I’m sure you want to know, too. We plan to build a large storage building work shop behind the house, but we have to wait for the city to finish some work they are 

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 

Thompson Ridge Log Cabin Kit from Log Cabins for Less

Thompson Ridge Log Cabin Kit from Log Cabins for Less

Did you know you can buy log cabin kits on eBay? That’s where I found Log Cabins for Less. They are out of Greeneville, Tennessee. Log Cabins for Less has a few kits listed on eBay at very good prices. My favorite is the Thompson 

$13,000 Log Cabin Kit from Bachman Log Homes

$13,000 Log Cabin Kit from Bachman Log Homes

Bachman Log Homes sells this 18′ x 24′ Wyoming Log Cabin Kit starting at just $13,000. It has 432 square feet downstairs with a 216 square foot loft, for a total of 648 square feet of living space. The kit is made with full-round Swedish 

Planting Native Azaleas

Planting Native Azaleas

When I went to Ireland, I fell in love with the rhododendron and azalea. So we decided on mountain laurel, rhododendron and azalea for all around the new house. We bought native azalea from Richard and Susan Mucci at Mountain Mist Nursery. My husband went 

Nine Kinds of Native Azalea

Nine Kinds of Native Azalea

We decided on mountain laurel, rhododendron and azalea for all around the new house. My husband went to school with Richard Mucci. His wife raises native azalea. Cliff told me to take a look at the website: www.mountainmist-nursery.com and pick something out. About Native Azaleas