We’re in the midst of refreshing our small cottage lake house in southern Wisconsin. The outside has undergone big visual changes for a very little amount of money. (It’s amazing what garbage-picking and paint can do!) Check out the before pics here. All the sweat (and some tears), is really starting to pay off. The big projects are wrapping up…
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Although I’m fortunate to have a massive back yard, I’m always looking for ways to save precious yard and garden space. I’ve planted herbs in a large pot in years past, but have always found it a bit annoying how oregano and thyme spread out, taking up the space of more vertical growing herbs like rosemary. So, I used the design…
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I wholeheartedly believe we can never grow too old for “story time”. Of course, you could never actually call it that in a 6th grade classroom, but the philosophy behind an intimate interaction with others and a text remains the same. Let’s instead call it a meeting area (completely appropriate and acceptable in the eyes of a middle school student.)…
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My daughter’s 2nd birthday was approaching, and I’d been scoping out different play kitchen sets. I had one that was on clearance in my cart, and something told me to put it back. Boy, am I glad that I did!! (I’m still a little ashamed I was going to buy one in the first place, now that I know what…
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I’m on a mission to turn our small, dark basement into an inviting kid-friendly playroom. Oh, how I wish I had a before picture of this basement when we first moved into the house. It had an unfinished concrete floor, no doors leading into the cavernous storage rooms, and a collapsing shelving unit in the middle of the room. Just…
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