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I have been working on this baby quilt for a cute little guy at our church. Unfortunately, with church being canceled until at least next month and the stay at home order, I can't get it to him. He is the youngest of 4 boys and really still a newborn. I've seen pictures of him but I can't wait to meet him in person.<br />
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Diana Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14240935123058275943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517478424120742702.post-17321468896197044562019-10-03T12:49:00.000-04:002020-04-13T16:17:58.427-04:00Over The Moon Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been working on this quilt for a while and am so glad to get it done. It is larger than I usually make lap or baby quilts so I had to have it quilted on a long arm at my local quilt shop. The pattern is cute and I used mostly 30's and 40's fabrics.</div>
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Our granddaughters are having a party at their lake house this weekend and I wanted to do a little baking. I don't know how many dozens I made, let's just say it was a lot. </div>
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Starting from the top. Triple chocolate fudge cookies, Giant chocolate chip cookies, Soft molasses cookies, and Chewy cherry, double chocolate and pecan cookies.</div>
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Since we are at our vacation home I had to improvise on my containers. </div>
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Stole a few for the neighbors. Again, no cute packaging so I am a little bummed but I hope the cookies themselves make up for it.</div>
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I am tired now and have a little bit of sugar overload. Think I will be eating salads for a few days.</div>
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And napping.</div>
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Diana Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14240935123058275943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517478424120742702.post-12837845988195497752019-06-29T14:48:00.000-04:002019-06-29T18:46:09.731-04:00Dark and Moody<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today I finished a lovely lap quilt. I started this one a number of months ago but had to put it aside while my mother was ill. She passed about 4 weeks ago from Alzheimer. It was a very difficult time for our family. I finally felt like picking it back up again a few days ago and it really helped me feel creative again. </div>
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The fabric is kind of dark and moody but also very pretty. I machine quilted it in an undulating wave pattern on my home machine. </div>
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The floral, solid and text patterned fabric feels a little modern to me as does the color pallet. I am really loving the overall grey tone.</div>
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It is on the large size for a baby blanket. More like a lap quilt. So I am not really sure who I will gift it to yet......</div>
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Diana Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14240935123058275943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517478424120742702.post-63375610345781625632019-05-20T20:20:00.001-04:002019-05-20T20:20:55.932-04:00Payday Candy Bar Copycat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have been looking for a copycat recipe for Payday candy bars forever. I have tried a few and had some pretty awful results. Think big pan of runny stuff that never hardened into anything you could cut into bars. But I have finally found one that turned out beautifully. Jennifer from Bake or Break has<a href="https://bakeorbreak.com/2011/12/salted-nut-squares/?utm_content=smartloop&utm_term=22620222" target="_blank"> a great recipe</a> that I am gobbling up as we speak. </div>
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Plently of nuts and a sweet salty nugget center that holds it shape pretty well. So yummy.</div>
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Diana Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14240935123058275943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517478424120742702.post-56321403912798460762019-05-20T19:57:00.001-04:002019-05-20T19:57:24.848-04:00Modern Farmhouse Guest Bath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last month we decided to change things up a bit by updating our upstairs guest bath. Out went the pale pink paint and way too short pedestal sink and in went a soft gray paint and simple taller pedestal sink.</div>
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We also replaced the vanity light and mirror. My husband built the solid wood linen closet door.</div>
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I made the sign for the shelf. A little unexpected humor is always welcomed.</div>
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This past weekend my husband updated the ugly green tile surround on our fireplace to a pleasing grey stacked marble stone with a raised hearth. I have hated that green tile for 15 years.</div>
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It took two days and some real problem solving to accomplish but I love the results.</div>
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We used a marble look tile on the hearth.</div>
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In case you were doubting how ugly the old tile was, take a look at the before. Why did people ever like this color? </div>
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I saved a bundle today! I saw a similar hat like the one below at a boutique for $48.00! Loved it so much I almost bought it. Then cooler head prevailed. I instead spent $10.00 at my local craft store and got the cutest little hat ever.</div>
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Want to make your own? Get a solid color baseball hat, the flimsier the better. Take a nail file and rough up the brim. If you get too carried away you can always hot glue the bits back together. I used flowers from the bridal section of the craft store and hot glued them on. So easy, and takes just minutes. I think I will try a denim one next. DianaDiana Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14240935123058275943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517478424120742702.post-65601536587718708802018-08-03T09:52:00.000-04:002018-08-03T09:52:11.380-04:00Some Changes Around The House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Haven't posted any photos of the house in a while and thought it would be fun to show you some changes we have made.</div>
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We painted most of the main floor a soft gray. </div>
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Moved this cabinet into the living room.</div>
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Picked up the cow picture at a local shop in town.</div>
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My grandfather's desk looks cute in this corner and is a convenient place to pay bills.</div>
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Fireplace mantel.</div>
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Took down the heavy curtains from all the windows and let in the natural light. Redid the chairs in a large buffalo plaid.</div>
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Started collecting Rae Dunn for the house here in Ohio and the <a href="https://closetcrafterohio.blogspot.com/search?q=carriage+house" target="_blank">Carriage House in Georgia</a>. Love how simple her designs are.</div>
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Heated towel rack.</div>
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Two weeks ago we traveled down to Georgia and moved into the carriage house. We stayed 12 days and got it in pretty good shape. All the furniture is in, with a few exceptions, and a lot of the decorating is complete. Come see what we've done.</div>
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You walk into the first floor foyer and go up 16 steps to get to the second floor living area.</div>
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You can also enter from the garage. This picture was taken before the new hardware was installed.</div>
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Hardwood floors.</div>
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Stainless steel appliances. We decided to go with full size appliances instead of apartment sized ones. I was worried they would take up too much space but they don't at all! </div>
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Even though we worked on the carriage house much of the time we were there, we did take breaks to enjoy the lake.</div>
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I love our bedroom. It is so relaxing.</div>
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I got this really cool table for the TV at a local decor shop called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dirtroadrestoration/" target="_blank">Dirt Roads Restoration</a>. I love her shop. She has some of the prettiest furniture and decor.</div>
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This is our dining nook. I am still debating curtains.....</div>
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Laundry closet. I got my washer and dryer delivered while we were there. Can I tell you how nice it is to be able to wash your clothes while on vacation! And to come home with all your clothes already clean!!!</div>
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Got a Kitchen aide mixer too! I am so happy with how much space this little kitchen has. This counter and breakfast bar are 8 1/2 feet long.</div>
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One of three doors that lead to tons of storage in the dormers.</div>
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Our great room is small but we are able to get a lot in that space.</div>
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We got these rustic bar stools at Homegoods. The carpet protects the floor from the metal legs.</div>
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Is is weird that my favorite room is the pantry? The next three pictures show more of it.</div>
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A place to store cookbooks and stuff.</div>
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Mobile baking cart. How cool will this be to roll out to the kitchen. I already used it to bake chocolate cookies with chocolate chips. Yum.</div>
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And of course the lighting has to be just right.</div>
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So this catches you up on our sweet little vacation home. We can't wait to get back there! Next time we will spend more time exploring Gainesville and Lake Lanier!</div>
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Just got some more pics from our builder. We are about a week out from the walk through! It looks like just a few things still need to be done. Appliances, a little grading and some bark. I am sure there are tons of little things they are still working on but it looks so good.</div>
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Above is a view of the dining nook, back of the kitchen counter, laundry closet and entry door.</div>
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The garage doors are in and the corbels (still need to be painted) are installed. They also got the gravel in.</div>
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This area will have my fridge, stove and microwave. We will be adding tile behind the stove sometime in the future.</div>
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Here is my sink area. The dishwasher will go in on the right side of the sink.</div>
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Part of the bathroom. I love the square sink bowl! And my lights are mason jars!</div>
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This is our bedroom. Our bed will go on this wall And I had to have a ceiling fan. The carpet still needs to go in.</div>
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Another view of the kitchen from the great room. You can also see the door into my pantry.</div>
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One of the reasons we choose to build this particular plan was the huge garage Ron will have to store his boat and stuff. Four garage doors! And he will have a few storage closets too.</div>
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I can't wait to move in and start decorating this little vacation home, not to mention all the fun we will have on the lake! </div>
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Another post on the progress at the carriage house in Georgia!</div>
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Starting out with a pic of the tile we chose for the bathroom, laundry closet and entry. Love the color, hate that they messed up the layout. Second tile from the top is not right. Sent them a note and that should be fixed soon. Our builders have been great so far about everything including last minute changes so can't complain too much. Can't wait to see the tiled floors in person once they are all done.</div>
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The wood floors have a few more steps til they are finished but I really like the color they turned out to be. This picture is from the kitchen into the small pantry. The cabinets should go in this week.</div>
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Living area and doors into bathroom and bedroom. That wall next to the doors will be where our TV will go. I want to get a white painted buffet to go below the TV.</div>
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Here is the painted exterior, during a rain shower, as taken by our daughter. The garage doors still need to go in and will be white. The front door will be painted black.</div>
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Here is the dormer area in our bedroom. Don't know what I will end up putting there but I have always wanted a house with dormers so I am excited about just having this area! </div>
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We <u>are</u> getting really close to the finish line. We will check with the builders this week to see if they have a "finish" date for us. Then we will rent a little uhaul and move in. Looking forward to vacationing on Lake Lanier and just getting away from the everyday life. I can already picture us sitting on the boat dock or taking a ride in the boat while my husband fishes. Or maybe exploring the area, stopping to shop at all the fruit and vegetable stands. I have already mapped out the bakeries nearby including a pie shop that looks really good. Sounds like I better put on my stretchy pants!</div>
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The cement pads were put in. This should help with keeping that Georgian red clay from coming inside the garage. </div>
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Maybe it is my skill level but not going to lie, this was a really difficult blanket to crochet. </div>
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Took FOREVER too.</div>
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It is a gift for a little girl I recently met. She is so sweet, I wanted to do something special for her.</div>
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It is kind of cool though.</div>
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I have been searching a long time for the best bakery style chocolate chip cookie recipe. I think I have finally found it. Even hubby (who is more of a oatmeal cookie kind of guy) said these were "really good cookies".</div>
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I found the recipe <a href="https://www.sugarandsoul.co/bakery-style-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/" target="_blank">here</a> at Sugar and Soul Co. These cookies come out soft and chewy. They had great flavor with tons of chocolate chips in each bite. The recipe was easy to make, had no "secret ingredient" (that you have to order from Amazon cuz your Krogers doesn't carry weird stuff) and made 12 really huge cookies. Only 12 cookies! I am sure you are saying that will not last long at your house! But take my word for it, these cookies are ginormous. I couldn't even fit them all in my large cookie jar. 12 cookies will be enough. Seriously, I refuse to believe you will be able eat more than one. </div>
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Cream together melted butter and sugars in a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. </div>
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Add in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk and beat until light and creamy. </div>
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In a separate, medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients a little at a time, mixing between each addition. </div>
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Fold in chocolate chips with a wooden spoon. </div>
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Cover and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.</div>
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Preheat oven to 325°F and measure dough into 1/4 cup-sized balls (I used an ice cream scoop), place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet at least 3 inches apart (I lined my pan with parchment paper). Bake for 15 to 17 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Let the cookies cool on the pan.</div>
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Here are some Recipe Notes that Sugar and Soul Co. shared on her site.</div>
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It is crucial that the cookie dough is chilled for at least 1 hour so that the cookies will be thick and chewy.</div>
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It's also very important that the cookies are allowed to cool on the pan for at least 15 minutes after coming out of the oven. </div>
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***I followed the recipe very carefully. Well almost. I didn't have unsalted butter so I just reduced the additional salt from 1/2 to 1/4 teaspoon. Seemed to be about right. Cookies tasted great!!!!</div>
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This is going to be a really long post with lots of pics so sit back, relax and see what we have been up to,</div>
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We made a quick trip to Georgia to check on the progress at the carriage house and were we ever surprised. The drywall was up and the mud was drying. We has so much fun seeing our plans come to life!</div>
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Here is Ron's three car garage. We had it built with no posts in the center so there are huge beams supporting the ceiling and second floor.</div>
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This is the other side of the garage. He has an entry into the foyer, a utility closet and a storage closet.</div>
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This is the foyer that leads to the staircase.</div>
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Going up the stairs. The ceiling is about 25 ft tall! There is a huge window that brings in a ton of natural light. </div>
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This is the window that lights up the stair area and you can also see the entry doors to both the garage and stairwell. </div>
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Once you climb the stairs you come through another door that leads to the main open area. The kitchen will be behind the half wall, the opening to the right of the kitchen leads down the stairs and the large closet on the far right is my laundry area.</div>
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From this picture you can see the kitchen and the door that leads to the pantry behind the half wall.</div>
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The pantry is housed in one of the three dormers you see in the front of the carriage house. In the pantry I have a half door that leads to some additional unfinished storage and the attic access.</div>
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Just to the right of the laundry closet is a dining nook with a huge window. The ceilings are all 9 feet tall so even though the square footage is small (under 800 sq ft) it seems very spacious.</div>
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Another view of the dining nook.</div>
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Here is the laundry closet.</div>
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Looking from the kitchen you can see the small sitting area and the doors into the bathroom and bedroom.</div>
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Same two doorway plus the wall we will probably put the TV on.</div>
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The dormer in the sitting area.</div>
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Another storage area reached from the dormer. </div>
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The bedroom also has a dormer.</div>
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Really large walk in closet in the bedroom. </div>
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The shower is small but should be OK.</div>
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The sink and toilet share a wall opposite the shower. </div>
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Another pic of the walk in closet. Plenty of room for the stuff we will keep there. </div>
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This window on the 2nd story is also in the bedroom. This side of the house stays shady and we should get good cross breezes between the two bedroom windows. </div>
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The back of the carriage house. The large 2nd story window is the dining nook area. There is a small wide window to the left that is in the bathroom. </div>
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View from one of the bedroom windows.</div>
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Another view of the back of the house.</div>
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And in case we have forgotten the reason we bought this particular acreage, here is the dock on the lake where we will be spending most of our time. The lake is above high water level so our little cove is really full right now. We replace the ladder that you climb out of the water on. The old one was rusty and gross. We are slowly replacing any spongy deck wood we find with new boards. It will take some time to get to all of it but we aren't in a rush. Unlike the cabin, we hope this getaway is truly a place to relax and enjoy some down time.</div>
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Imagine waking up to this view in the morning! Once the carriage house is complete, this will be the views from one of our bedroom windows.</div>
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Below is the dining area's view.</div>
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Cindy took these pictures so we can see all the progress. This is the back of the carriage house. The window on the second floor is the one in the dining nook.</div>
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We hadn't seen any of the interior of the first floor garage area so she took a number of them for us. In this one you can see the stairs and the utility closets.</div>
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There are three car bays and here you can see the massive overhead beams so we didn't have to have any support posts.</div>
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There are four garage doors, three in the front and one on the side.</div>
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Opposite side, where the front entry to the stairway is located.</div>
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This is the back of the carriage house. On the second story you can see the bathroom window and the dining nook window. The dormers also house the master walk-in closet and the laundry closet.</div>
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Outside this garage door we will have a small patio. It overlooks the woods and is quite private so we will probably use it for outdoor living. Later this will be a great area to wash off the mover or access the back of the garage. But until the larger farmhouse is built (and we are ready to move to Georgia permanently) this carriage house will be our little get away home. And really, what more do we need? A place to sleep and boat and fish from our own dock. A small kitchen to cook in and a place to wash clothes.....and take a shower. And don't forget a sweet little cottage to decorate and display Rae Dunn pottery. Yep. this will work just fine. </div>
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This has all been so exciting and so far not that difficult. Not being there to watch the progress is frustrating but our builder has really been great so far about checking in with us with any problems. As it gets closer to being finished we will probably get down there more often! Not to check up on them but because it will be too hard not to see all the progress!</div>
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So much progress has been done on the carriage house! We wish we were there to see it first hand but at least the builder has been great about sending us pictures.</div>
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Here is the carriage house!</div>
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This picture is looking into the tiny kitchen and pantry. You can also see the stair opening with it's big window. The half wall will be the back of the sink and dishwasher counter. On the opposite wall will be the stove and fridge area. The door on the left wall goes into the pantry. </div>
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This view is into the gathering or great room. The doors to the left go into our bedroom and the bathroom.</div>
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Part of the gathering room includes a dining nook with a huge window. You can also see the back of the shower enclosure on the right</div>
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This picture is in the bedroom with the opening for the pocket door to the bathroom framed. To the right of that is the walk in closet. You can see the shower unit in the bathroom.</div>
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Another view of the gathering room. There are dormers in every room so that is what you are seeing on the right side of the room. The builder is putting in small doors to access the areas under the roof between the dormers. This little house is going to have a ton of storage! The ceilings are 9 feet tall which will make the small spaces feel larger (I hope!)</div>
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Wow! This is so fun to see our plans starting to come together.</div>
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The road we are building on has no outlet so only the 6 or 7 houses past our place use it. It is a big change from the busier road we live on in Ohio.</div>
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This site is in a pretty secluded part of the property. It can be seen from the road but is surrounded by trees. I love it!</div>
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Hope you all enjoyed seeing the progress of our little vacation home. We are dying to get down there and see it in person! We might have to make another trip soon. The Lake is calling us.</div>
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We spent a week down in Georgia checking out the progress of our carriage house and making some design decisions. We returned to Ohio on Thursday and our builder sent us these photos of what they had gotten done back in Georgia.</div>
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The first floor has walls up!</div>
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You can see the three car stalls and the entry to the living quarters that will be on the second floor.</div>
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Can't wait to see what they get done next week!</div>
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If you want to you can follow the progress on my Instagram account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/myhiddenmeadowfarm/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Just got pictures today from the builder of the excavation work they've done for the carriage house. </div>
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It is so hard not to be there while this is being done but we are about 10 hours away so we have to settle for pictures. Also our daughter has been great about checking on things for us. She lives less than 30 minutes away from our property.</div>
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Here is an aerial view of the site. We will be going to pick out finishes at the builders in a few weeks and will be able to see for ourselves the progress they have made. So excited!!!</div>
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I told you I would be letting you all in on another change around here......I have decided to let our little trailer find a new home. As fun as she was to restore we really aren't using her like we thought we would. It is hard to let her go but we have so many other things going it just makes sense to sell her. I don't know yet the best forum to use, ebay or one of the online sites specializing in vintage trailer sales, but in the next month or so she will be off on a new adventure. To see more pics check out these previous posts<a href="http://closetcrafterohio.blogspot.com/2017/06/almost-done-with-trailer-exterior.html" target="_blank"> here</a> and <a href="http://closetcrafterohio.blogspot.com/2014/07/1963-yellowstone-camper.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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So much has been going on in our neck of the woods that I have had to let the blog go to a back burner. But I have missed writing on the blog so I hope to take a bit of time once in a while to keep up. One big project we are tackling has been the carriage house down in Georgia. We picked a builder and this week they started excavating. In a few weeks we will go down and check out the progress and hopefully start picking out finishes. In the mean time I have been collecting items to go in the carriage house. I've gotten some Rae Dunn (why did no one tell me about her pottery before) for the kitchen and a few pieces for our home here in Ohio too. We will be painting some of the cabin furniture white to go with my grey, black and white color scheme. So much to do and decide but it is so much fun to have something new to work on. We haven't been letting things here at home slide though, we also painted our dining room and living room in our Ohio room in between all the planning and buying for the carriage house. The dining room is done but I am still working on the decor in the living room. Below are some shots of the dining room. <br />
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I love how simple and uncluttered this room now is! I am sure I will be making some changes from time to time but right now this room just makes me happy.</div>
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<br />Diana Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14240935123058275943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517478424120742702.post-28623576054371770402017-12-26T13:06:00.000-05:002017-12-26T13:06:40.719-05:00Changes<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Every once in a while I start feeling like I need to close a chapter in my life and try a new adventure. Sometimes that has meant a move and sometimes it meant starting a new project. What ever form it takes, change is something I look forward to....even if it requires closing a door before opening a new one.</span><br />
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We have taken on a huge project this time, building a carriage house on 7 acres we just bought on Lake Lanier down in Georgia. We closed yesterday after a few months of looking at properties online, checking them out in person and finally finding one we could see ourselves living on. It has a dock in deep water (most important feature) and enough room to build a carriage house for vacations and later a larger home to move to full time. Over the next few months we will be meeting with builders and getting utilities to the site. So exciting! But not all our decisions were about the new project. We also decided to sell our little cabin we had built. We were no longer using it the way we had for so many years. Very few projects were left to do so we were not out there very often. If fact, most of the time we spent there was just mowing the fields. The grand kids no longer spent hours in the creek (they are teenagers now). It just wasn't suiting our needs anymore. So on the market it went and withing about one week we had an offer. Day before yesterday we closed it up and said our goodbyes. The furniture has been put in storage as we wait for the new vacation home to be completed. Much of the decor went to Goodwill since it was too rustic for the new cottage. Wood furniture will be given a fresh coat of white paint, or maybe a few pieces will be painted black. But most of the decorating choices won't be made for months......there are other things that we need to do first....repair the old dock, pick out sites for the carriage house and the future site for the main house, and drool over all the modern farmhouse plans on the Internet. Here are a few I am in love with.</div>
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My first try at heat pressing went great. And the best part is that I didn't have to buy a huge heat press to do it. No, I bought a Cricut Easy Press and I love it! Look what it can do.</div>
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It costs about the same as a cheap heat press but it is smaller so it is easier to store away. It has a timer and thermostat setting no mistakes from a too hot or too cool iron. It was a good compromise between a too bulky heat press and an unreliable home iron. There are some good tutorials out there if you want to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7MnbzcP2q4" target="_blank">check them out</a>.</div>
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I will be trying some other projects with it as soon as I find the time......maybe more socks and a few tee shirts. </div>
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