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  • Project Dilemma Solved!
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    Project Dilemma Solved!

    ByMary Crozier May 6, 2020June 1, 2020

    I can’t tell you how much I APPRECIATE all the great comments regarding the vintage mailbox dilemma. If you missed yesterday’s post discussing the sad looking mailbox, click here. If you are visiting via HomeTalk, here is the post about the exterior light project that started the conversation about the mailbox re-do. As you can…

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  • Project Dilemma
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    Project Dilemma

    ByMary Crozier May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

    The exterior lights to the guest cottage were looking tired and faded. What started as an easy DIY project now has me stumped about another. It seems like every time I start one project, it inevitably leads to ones I haven’t considered. As you can see below, the exterior light fixtures to the guest house…

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  • Selecting a Front Door Color
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    Selecting a Front Door Color

    ByMary Crozier April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

    It appears I’m in a bit of a painting frenzy. Not the artwork kind of painting, but the “what needs painting next” kind of painting. Paint is one of those home improvement items that is rather affordable, easy to use and makes a significant impact. Since the front porch is looking a bit tired, I…

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  • The Restoration Chronicles~~Chapter 4
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    The Restoration Chronicles~~Chapter 4

    ByMary Crozier April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

    Building the Pool House Welcome to Chapter 4 of The Restoration Chronicles! I love a good Before and After story and we have many of those here at Bella Terra. I hope you have read the previous chapters where construction of the kitchen/basement, back terrace, and master suite additions to our historic 1912 home have…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

    Here are some random thoughts for this beautiful Saturday morning. Yesterday, I completed cleaning the other half of the first floor to the well tower. If you missed Tuesday’s post about the potting shed, click here. Some fun discoveries in the well tower. I found a box full of old love letters and photos. A…

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Welcome to Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary and I am delighted you are here. Life at Bella Terra is about embracing what the present can bring by valuing what the past built. Here, from our historic property, I will share decorating, entertaining, gardening tips as well as my adventures in the kitchen. Occasionally you may see a DIY but it’s only because it was a rare success! I hope that this blog will be a place of comfort and joy and together, we will learn something from each other along the way. Learn more >

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