Our Home Story chronicles the home improvement projects of The Birch Cottage.
If you’re considering renovating your kitchen with butcher block countertops, you may be wondering where to find quality butcher block countertops for less. We’ve been working on renovating our entire house for what seems like forever. So far, we’ve completely renovated our bathroom, three bedrooms, hallway, living room, dining room and kitchen. Well, we’re still …
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Did you know you can paint a stone fireplace? It’s amazing what a little bit of paint can do for a dull and drab space! I was ecstatic the day my husband said, “You know, if you want to paint the fireplace, I’d be okay with that.” I couldn’t believe my ears! I had actually …
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Home renovation and love story are two phrases you don’t typically find in the same sentence. However, renovating or remodeling a home can often be a labor of love. So, you could say our home story is a love story of sorts – a home renovation love story! I often think that “home” is a state of …
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Last December one of the last projects I was working on in preparation for our sailor girl coming home for the holidays was refinishing a dresser with chalk paint. Spring break has finally arrived in our local school district and that means Lenny and I are on Spring break as well. This year, we are visiting …
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Lenny and I have been on an adventure where we’re trying to turn Nanny’s brick ranch into our cozy cottage. One of the little changes we made was the addition of blackout curtains over our living room picture window. The picture window is about eight feet wide. Do you know how much a curtain rod costs …
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Sharing how our front door gets a fresh coat of paint on The Birch Cottage. Our Front Door Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint Although we’ve been busy this week spending time with our nine week old twin grandbabies, I took some time to put a fresh coat of paint on our front door. I love the …
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