Shed: a small structure, either freestanding or attached to a larger structure, serving for storage or shelter. I NEED ONE!! Where I li...
I wanted a little pond in my garden so I collected pebbles from a beach and made one. Unfortunately I didn't pick enough pebbles so I had to use stones that I…
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A Schoolhouse take on the classic barn light, the Factory 4 Sconce brings utilitarian design to indoor and outdoor applications. Crafted with precise attention to detail, this versatile sconce is made with hand-spun steel and painted in-house with a glossy white interior for a diffused glow. An optional thermoplastic coated wire cage offers an extra dose of industrial style. Assembled in our Portland, Ore. factory using ethically-sourced domestic and global components. A Schoolhouse Original.
Just in time for Spring! We transformed our super ugly sheds with very little money with scrap pallet, fence, and miscellaneous lumber. The door on the large…
Most people never attempt a new garden landscape because they don't know where to start. In this popular pin I have 8 Gardening Landscape Tips for Beginners that will teach you How to Landscape.
Sometimes when I'm awake in the middle of the night, I obsess about the zillions of shipping containers in the world. (That is, when I am not obsessing ove
Create a backyard refuge of your own with inspiration from our favorite outbuildings and sheds
When we bought the house, we inherited these lovely sheds. We made them over with some paint and some pallet wood! After the addition was built, these sheds took up a huge percentage of our backyard so we tore … Continue reading →
43 Fairy Springs Road SH5 Cnr Fairy Springs and Russell Roads, Rotorua Our Lifestyler Show Home is currently open Monday to Saturday 10am – 4pm If you would like to arrange a viewing, please call the office on 0508 562 596 or Contact Us using our online form The Lifestyler is one of our […]
Create a backyard refuge of your own with inspiration from our favorite outbuildings and sheds
For many people, patios are an extension of their homes—an outdoor room where they can spend time with family or unwind at the end of the day. But sometimes, even though the space is used like an extension of the home, it doesn’t exactly look like one. Marilyn Jonckheere’s patio is a good example: When she bought her apartment in Brussels, her backyard patio was pretty plain.
What happens to a backyard in Florida when you ignore it for months? Unfortunately, we found out the hard way. I was too horrified to even think to take a photo, but here’s how it looked after the knee-high weeds were tamed and dead plants removed… Remember all the work we put into it last […]
Sometimes it takes a while to realize a space needs a change—but Emily Rodgers knew as soon as she got the keys to her house that the kitchen would need some help. “It felt claustrophobic and heavy with the wall-to-wall upper cabinets, the microwave on a shelf and the dark floors and countertops,” says Emily. “The soffits were screaming to be removed, and the fluorescent light fixture and track lighting weren’t helping with the overall vibe of the space.
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After our son Allen used telephone poles to support the lean-to part of his new shed last year, 2011, my husband put out the word that he would be interested in acquiring some old telephone poles. We soon had seven telephone poles laying on our driveway...... Now all we had to do was find a way to use them, right? We decided to build a stand-alone workshop at the end of the driveway. Excavation for the new building was soon under way. Before long we had a sort of telephone forest in our yard! We set the telephone poles in concrete, plumbed them and supported them in position until the cement dried. Then the floor joists went in. And a building started to take shape. Note: The walls were constructed with pallet wood; we had to make the side units in two parts so as to use those short pallet boards. The roof went up next.... Ah! With a roof over our heads we could now turn our attention to finishing the inside of the new workshop. Note: The pink post-its on the walls mark where the electrical wires traversed the room. I installed every bit of the insulation in the walls; Will helped me insulate the ceiling. There's Will, helping his dad cover the ceiling with particle board. We covered the insulation with plywood - another recycled part of our new building. For the walls, I mixed several buckets of paint that we had left over from other projects, and then we trimmed the walls with beautiful wood. One of the boards we used to cover the walls had a smooth surface, to I marked off an area to use as a chalkboard. A little chalkboard paint and the thing was ready to use. We were running in front of winter the whole time we worked on this new building. We managed to get the workshop under cover before the worst of winter hit. We had a very mild fall - this was fall of 2011 - and I tell people that the weather was nice through December of that year . . . . because of my prayers, 'Lord, please please help us get this building done before the snow hits' We built a 16-foot-long workbench, and hung tools and added shelving, etc, to the new building. The wood for the top of the workbench came from pallets. We don't know what kind of wood it is; all we know is that it's hard wood, and that it's beautiful. In an effort to integrate the new building into the landscape, we added two trellises to the north side of the workshop. The window went in last; we chose to add the window after the building was done. Did I mention we were in a rush to erect this building before winter set in?! Oh, oh! I almost forgot to explain how we used an old boot in this project. Well . . . . When it came time to run the electrical wiring through the walls, we had to find a way to route the wires around the telephone poles. Right? Son Bob came up with a solution: He grabbed the router and dug holes across the fronts of the poles, creating deep ditches in the wood. It was my job, after all was said and done, to come up with a way to hide those ugly scars. So I thunk and thunk on this, and I finally hit upon an idea: Why not cover those ditches with felt . . . . from an old boot. And while I was at it, I decided to encrust the felt with beads. The felt that lines boots is very thick - perfect for my needs. I spread hot glue onto the felt and sunk the glue-laden felt in piles of beads. I then hot-glued the felt to the channels in the telephone poles. Phew! It worked. The End Er, should I say, instead, The Beginning - the beginning, that is, of many more project to come..... Have you done anything creative lately?
For sale: $19,500,000. Legare Street's oldest residence known locally as "The Sword Gate," was built in 1803. This Federal style residence is privately nestled behind its famous front gates which were originally commissioned for the City's Guard House but rejected because the proposed price was too steep. Sword Gate was originally constructed by Solomon Legare, the man for whom Legare Street is named, this elegant estate of over 17,000 square feet includes 9 bedrooms, 13 full and 3 half baths and is one of the most impressive and historically significant homes on Peninsular Charleston. Adamesque wood work, plaster work and composition work enhance many of the most formal spaces including the grand ballroom and dining room. The property is entirely secured by stately old brick walls and commanding gates of iron. The estate of approximately .87 acres also includes a lovely carriage house, a separate staff wing which includes maids and butlers room, a conservatory, and a large garage. The gardens are positioned surrounding the home providing a peaceful escape yet still protecting the privacy of of the residents. Enjoy the croquet lawn, a calming reflecting pool leading to the conservatory, private outdoor dining and seating vignettes under grand old trees providing refuge from the world outside and the Carolina sun. The provenance of one of Charleston's most coveted residences includes a tannery, an elite private girls school, a museum and an Inn. The estate also boasts a famous owner, Abraham Lincoln's granddaughter. The finest team of craftsmen, contractors, landscape architects, and an internationally known designer brought this fine residence back to its original grandeur over a span of several years blending the best of old historic architecture and state of the art technology. A Chilled Water HVAC System heats and cools the residence.
What happens to a backyard in Florida when you ignore it for months? Unfortunately, we found out the hard way. I was too horrified to even think to take a photo, but here’s how it looked after the knee-high weeds were tamed and dead plants removed… Remember all the work we put into it last […]
The Cottage is on the Lettuce Grow blog today in a feature entitled: You Don't Need to Live Large to Live Beautifully: 6 Space Enhancing Tips From Whitney Leigh Morris . ( Click here to read .)
What happens to a backyard in Florida when you ignore it for months? Unfortunately, we found out the hard way. I was too horrified to even think to take a photo, but here’s how it looked after the knee-high weeds were tamed and dead plants removed… Remember all the work we put into it last […]
Wanted a little oasis of sorts as I am allergic to grass, this is what I did to my backyard.
An unkempt flower bed can kill your curb appeal. Follow these steps to redo your flower bed and garden design tips to build a beautiful new one.
