Small Space Organization: Front Entry
As you know we are renting a townhouse while we complete the Mad County Build project. It’s our 2nd place to live in since moving to Iowa, and even smaller…
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Fireplaces Part 2
Sharing part 2 today about some of the more recent fireplaces we’ve had! Disclaimer: we bought this house AFTER the demo. So if you would have kept some of the…
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Fireplace Part 1: Wood Stove
While designing the Cemetery House we knew having some sort of fireplace was at the top of our “must have” list. Most important was its ability to heat the house.…
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Cemetery Hall Bath
Kitchens and bathrooms are the MOST important thing to focus on when you’re remodeling or building. These two rooms are costly and have a lot of permanent design decisions in…
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Cemetery House: Pantry
When it comes to storage, no house can ever have too much! Even if you try to keep “stuff” at a minimum having a place to keep it organized is…
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City House: Hall Bath
The City House hall bath or “kid bath” was a simple layout that we used many of the same finishes as the rest of the house. I share it today…
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Column Footings Using Wet Set Brackets Ep7
Financing a post frame home can be a challenge, but there are a few keys to successfully qualifying for a traditional 30 year mortgage. One of them is having what’s…
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City House Kitchen
In case you don’t know, we purchased the City House after the kitchen cabinets had been ordered but not installed. We assembled the entire thing and we were able to…
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Retaining Walls Ep6
If you’ve been around awhile, you know that these walls don’t exist. A few episodes later Paul explains what happened, but this is still valuable if you’re considering adding one…
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Storm Shelter Part 2 Ep5.2
The forms for the walls of the storm shelter were constructed by Paul. When you’re doing something by yourself, often you have to come up with creative ways to do…
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