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One Young Man’s Venture into Rental Properties
In our family we have rental properties. Although it may sound glamorous, we don’t always buy the typical places that some would think of when considering a rental. We most often buy fixer uppers. Recently, my 21 year old son, Wesley purchased his very first fixer upper. What a Really Bad Fixer Upper Can Look Like The pictures I am going to show you are horrible, disgusting and totally uninspiring to those who might think they want to get into the rental market. I am not over exaggerating the case but this is probably just about the worst fixer upper we have ever bought. Sometimes your children can make a…
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The VRBO Cabin Has Its Very First Guests
You may have been following along on our VRBO (vacation rental by owner) that we started around Thanksgiving last year. Read this post to see the beginning stages of the project. Then more progress was made with the interior. I realize now that I haven’t given you any more updates! Although it is not completely done it is so very close and the kids have had their very first guests. Let me show you a few pictures of how things are looking now. It’s a one bedroom cabin with a bathroom but there will be sliding barn doors that will be able to close in the bedroom when desired. That’s…
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5 Reasons You Should Teach Your Children to Help With Chores
What a busy week last week was! Last week looked like this as these kids were put to work volunteered (actually, it was a little of both 🙂 ) to help me clean our abode. 😀 I told Justus to look tired or dramatic at different times depending on what pictures I was taking. This was his interpretation. Children are capable of so much but sometimes we want to protect them from being overworked and the results are kids that don’t know how to work, don’t like to work and feel entitled. In other words, we aren’t doing our children any favors when we do everything for…
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DIY Rustic Coat Rack
After taking too long to finish my entryway coat rack, it is now done and I’m happy to report that the whole family is really liking it. Today I’m going to share with you just how I made my rustic farmhouse style entryway coat rack. First I’ll show you some before and after pictures.Those are always fun! 🙂 Although the bureau was very functional (the drawers held returns and items that were left by visitors which needed to be returned), the piece was very dark and since my entry tends to be a little dark anyways, I wanted to brighten it up. The basket to the right of the bureau…
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A Rustic Farmhouse Style Entryway Coat Rack
I’m really excited to finally show you a project I have been working on for over a month! It may have been a long time but it’s finally done! Yay! When I saw this entry way coat rack at Liz Marie Blog I fell in love with it and was especially excited because I knew I could make my own. The coat rack on the right had to stay. The family is so used to hanging their winter coats there during the winter season, that they I had a revolt on my hands when I attempted to take it away. I’d rather they hang their coats their…
