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Coop DeVille

So, for awhile now we’ve been wanting to re-do our chicken coop. It seems we come up with a new coop/pen idea every year that’s gonna magically take all the work out of farming. We messed up when when we

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Coop DeVille

So, for awhile now we’ve been wanting to re-do our chicken coop. It seems we come up with a new coop/pen idea every year that’s gonna magically take all the work out of farming. We messed up when when we

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Barn Table

With our third kid on the way our dinning room table was getting smaller and smaller, we needed a bigger one. We wanted something that would last, be sturdy and have the look we wanted. We decided to go with

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Barn Table

With our third kid on the way our dinning room table was getting smaller and smaller, we needed a bigger one. We wanted something that would last, be sturdy and have the look we wanted. We decided to go with

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White Wash Rail

We are so close to finishing our deck. But we’re not done yet. With all the reclaimed deck wood we found on craigslist also came posts and railings people were getting rid of. They were all stained an ugly orangish

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White Wash Rail

We are so close to finishing our deck. But we’re not done yet. With all the reclaimed deck wood we found on craigslist also came posts and railings people were getting rid of. They were all stained an ugly orangish

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Building a Sliding Barn Door

For a while now we’ve been converting an old hay wagon into our new and improved mobile chicken coop. We’ll be doing a post on the process and how we did everything when we finish. I thought for now a

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Building a Sliding Barn Door

For a while now we’ve been converting an old hay wagon into our new and improved mobile chicken coop. We’ll be doing a post on the process and how we did everything when we finish. I thought for now a

Reclaimed Console Table

We had a large slab of wood left over from taking apart an old work bench that I’ve been saving for a future project. The only problem was it was painted an ugly pink color. We had plans to make

Reclaimed Console Table

We had a large slab of wood left over from taking apart an old work bench that I’ve been saving for a future project. The only problem was it was painted an ugly pink color. We had plans to make

Reclaimed Coffee Table

We’ve been wanting a new coffee table for a while now. We wanted something that would withstand the destruction of little kids but also had the unique look we wanted. We couldn’t find anything we liked that wasn’t crazy expensive

Reclaimed Coffee Table

We’ve been wanting a new coffee table for a while now. We wanted something that would withstand the destruction of little kids but also had the unique look we wanted. We couldn’t find anything we liked that wasn’t crazy expensive

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DIY Deck Part 2/3

Check out How to DIY a cheap deck 1/3 if you missed it… Slowly but surely our deck is coming along. Last summer we finished the bottom portion. To complete the bottom portion of the deck we needed deck boards

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DIY Deck Part 2/3

Check out How to DIY a cheap deck 1/3 if you missed it… Slowly but surely our deck is coming along. Last summer we finished the bottom portion. To complete the bottom portion of the deck we needed deck boards

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How to DIY a cheap deck part 1/3

We’re in deck building mode. We’ve been scouring Craigslist for weeks and finding ads for people tearing down their old decks. We found two awesome ads where they were tearing down their old decks (only 5 years old) and replacing

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How to DIY a cheap deck part 1/3

We’re in deck building mode. We’ve been scouring Craigslist for weeks and finding ads for people tearing down their old decks. We found two awesome ads where they were tearing down their old decks (only 5 years old) and replacing

We’re in print…

I’ve been in the mode of entering a bunch of contests. First it was the HGTV dreamhome where I spent 60 dollars in stamps and hours during work filling out index card entries. Then I entered the This Old House

We’re in print…

I’ve been in the mode of entering a bunch of contests. First it was the HGTV dreamhome where I spent 60 dollars in stamps and hours during work filling out index card entries. Then I entered the This Old House

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The Outdoor Shower is Open!

   A few years ago while we were remodeling we didn’t have a shower so we had to come up with another option for one. Instead of creating a temporary outdoor shower we decided to do it right. We cut

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The Outdoor Shower is Open!

   A few years ago while we were remodeling we didn’t have a shower so we had to come up with another option for one. Instead of creating a temporary outdoor shower we decided to do it right. We cut