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The Guest Room – All The Details

Living & DecorMarch 22, 20174KViews0Likes29Comments
There are only two weekends left before the One Room Challenge™ begins. The challenge lasts for six weeks, and exactly one week after it is over, our first visitors arrive.  We feel the pressure to get this guest room done now since we will not have even one minute for extra projects once the challenge…

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The Guest Bedroom – Ready for an Update

Living & DecorMarch 14, 20172KViews0Likes15Comments
We are in that sweet spot between projects where we should just sit back with our feet up and enjoy it, but that really isn't our method of operation. In three weeks, we will join in the One Room Challenge™ with a doozy of a project that I cannot wait to share with you. I…

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Power, Paint, Podcast, (The Oxford Comma) & Links

Living & DecorMarch 11, 2017419Views0Likes0Comments
There was a crazy windstorm this week which knocked out power to over 200,000 people. The winds were hurricane-force, but the actual day was sunny and clear. I have never experienced weather quite like that before. The power at BHH was off for over 24 hours. On our street, the culprit was this giant branch. However,…

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The Library Closet – Before & After

Living & DecorMarch 7, 20173KViews0Likes21Comments
This post contains affiliate links. Sometimes the small jobs take much more time than we think they will. Such was the case of the library closet. That said, these little organizational projects often make the greatest impact in our house because finally, everyone knows where items go, and they put them away. The objectives for this…

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Business in the Front, Party in the Back: Part II

Living & DecorMarch 3, 20172KViews0Likes9Comments
This story is the continuation of Part I. Today's post, told in story form, is one part factual and 2-3 parts very liberal interpretation. (All names have been changed to protect privacy.) James There once was a man named James. He was a highly successful businessman. He was very interested in education but deeply disappointed by the…

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Business in the front, Party in the Back: Part I

Living & DecorMarch 2, 20173KViews0Likes21Comments
Ever since we bought BHH, I have struggled to define which architectural style BHH fits into nicely. It is big and boxy like a Colonial. Inside it is fancy and ornate much like a Victorian. Both inside and out, it has some "frankenfeatures" that do not necessarily detract from the aesthetic but are clearly not original.…

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193: Ghost Stories From Reluctant Witnesses
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Season 14 of True Tales From Old Houses kicks off with our annual Spooky Season stories!

What happens when you’re a skeptic but the ghosts don’t care? Four listeners share their encounters with the unexplained, including mysterious figures, strange voices, and a possible brush with time travel. Their stories might make even the most committed doubter question what they believe.

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