Exterior Revivals: Before and After of Home Facelifts
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Exterior Revivals: Before and After of Home Facelifts

ByMary Crozier

Who doesn’t love a good Before and After photo, especially when it comes to homes. For nearly 10 years, I found my passion in restoring and remodeling homes in our neighborhood. My business, Picket Fences, would breathe new life into older homes. This concept was long before “flippers” came onto the housing scene. With every…

Saturday Meanderings
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Saturday Meanderings

ByMary Crozier

As I write this, we are up at our mountain cabin. It is overcast, drizzling and chilly temperatures and oh, so very quiet. When you live in a busy city, you ignore all the noise (sirens, traffic, lawn mowers and blowers), but here it is silent. Wow. I haven’t been here since Thanksgiving, so naturally…

Room by Room :The Hardworking Mudroom
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Room by Room :The Hardworking Mudroom

ByMary Crozier

The mudroom is perhaps the most used, and abused room in our home.  Located right off the back door of the house, the mud room is also adjacent to the kitchen, laundry room and library. This small room has 4 doors and a back stair case up to the 2nd floor. The Before Here is…

Organizing the Kitchen Pantry
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Organizing the Kitchen Pantry

ByMary Crozier

I am getting ready for turning 60 pounds of fresh tomatoes into jarred tomato sauce, so having enough room in the pantry is critical. It seems that every few years I need to organize the kitchen pantry. Here is the story of before and after and how I use this small, yet efficient space. The…

Take a Peek into Our Guest Cottage
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Take a Peek into Our Guest Cottage

ByMary Crozier

I’ve had a few requests to share pictures of the guest cottage interior. This sweet small building sits in the quiet northwest corner of our property and is very secluded from the main house. We estimate the age of the guest cottage to be from the 1930 to 1940. So let’s take a peek. I…