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  • A Powerful Stain Remover
    cleaning and repairing | DIY | household | Informational | Uncategorized

    A Powerful Stain Remover

    ByMary Crozier September 22, 2021September 27, 2021

    My sweet friend, Chloe, from Celebrate and Decorate gave me a very attractive duvet cover and pillow shams for a king bed that she no longer needed. It is made of a high quality woven Belgian linen and from Restoration Hardware (which we all know is not inexpensive). However, the duvet has unknown various stains,…

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  • Having fun with Halloween Decorating!
    autumn | decorating and design | Halloween | historical homes | holiday decorating | porches | Uncategorized

    Having fun with Halloween Decorating!

    ByMary Crozier October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

    Do you do any decorating for Halloween?  My youngest LOVES Halloween!  She is a senior in high school and since this is her last year at home, I’ve decided to pull out ALL the boxes from the garage.  We are going BIG for this holiday. The mummies are by the front door. Mr. Bones has…

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  • New Vintage Style Kitchen | Kitchen Inspo
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    My Kitchen – Part 1

    ByMary Crozier January 16, 2018January 31, 2018

    The original kitchen was woefully inadequate. Gotta love the electric cooktop right next to the sink!  It was so small we converted this space into the breakfast room. We desperately needed a new kitchen. Trying to add such a vital room to a 100+ year old home took some careful design and planning.  Thankfully we…

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  • Reflections on the Glenn house remodel
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    Reflections on the Glenn house remodel

    ByMary Crozier January 27, 2017July 27, 2017

    My last remodeling project was probably the one that generated the greatest learning and the most heartache with unexpected challenges.  Before I buy a home, it has to “feel” right.  If you believe that the walls of a home speak to you, then you know what I mean.  I can sense if a home has…

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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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