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Beach Cottage Remodel {Beadboard Ceiling and a Built-in Bookcase}
Two of the big projects in our beach cottage living room have been (1) replacing the drop ceiling and (2) redoing the dated built-in book case. You may remember from this post last October, I made the rash decision one morning while Mr. Marvelous was on a business call to tear out the drop ceiling […]
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Beach Cottage Staircase {Before & After}
Hi friends! I am so excited to finally be able to share the before and after of our front staircase in the beach cottage! A lot of work went into this project and we are so happy with how everything turned out. I will give it to you straight-this was a lot of work 😉 […]
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Confessions of an Amateur Renovator
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted a tired old house of my very own to renovate and bring back to life. See this example of a before and after renovation from Country Living.com? I drive by old houses like this and just ache to own and fix them. Since you […]
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Beach Cottage Renovations {January 2012}
Our beach cottage renovation is back in full swing. The Holidays are behind us and we are snuggled into slow and snowy January days. I love it. Warm cups of coffee, days spent with my sweet Wynn and a husband who works from home. This is the good life and I am blessed to live […]
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Wynn’s Beach Cottage Bedroom {December 2011}
Welcome to Wynn’s little corner of our beach cottage! Thank you so much for visiting! I have to share from the get-go that Wynn’s “room” is currently the right side of our “master” bedroom. The beach cottage has 3 bedrooms. Two bedrooms are upstairs (currently an office and a to-be bunk room for our children) and one bedroom […]
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Beach Cottage Update: October 2011
So here is the thing with renovating an old house: it is fun, exciting, crazy, messy, stressful, dusty . . . there is blood, sweat (lots) and tears (lots and lots) . . . add in a very busy toddler and things really get interesting! I have come to the realization […]
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10 Tips to Style a Bookcase like an Interior Designer {even if you aren’t one!}
I think there is somewhat of an art involved in arranging a bookcase. Bookcases, particularly the built-in variety (which we are very lucky to have in our beach cottage) can add so much interest to a space. But they can also be overwhelming, don’t you think? When you are working on an element that you […]
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Beach Cottage Renovations {In the Beginning . . .}
One hundred and eleven years ago, a fine little house was built. Some sixty years later it was remodeled . . . and clad in wood paneling (which of course, was the style at the time) . . . and thick carpet . . . but then another fifty years passed . . . and the house was […]
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The Beach Cottage {A First Look}
I have the most patient readers and I am so thankful for you all! We moved into the beach cottage 3 weeks ago and have been busy
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The Beach Cottage {all the fun details}
The Marvelous Beach Cottage: 111 years old {built in 1900} walking distance to the beach 1300 square feet wide plank hardwood floors original to the house are hidden under carpet-depending on the condition of the wood once the carpet is removed, the floors will likely be painted a “barely blue” paint color. […]