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How to Age Brass.

Strategically planted trees, and double-brick wall construction seem to have made a big difference for us.. We also have an amazingly unique floor plan, one that you’d never see in a new build, but one that really works for our family.Our kitchen and laundry room are in an addition that can be totally shut off from the rest of house so I can get stuff done late at night or early in the morning without disturbing anyone and there’s a washroom in there that seems really strange until you realize how convenient it is to be able to do laundry, bath the kids, and cook dinner all pretty much in the same room..

Most of all, I love the sense of pride and wonder that we get from owning our own little piece of local history and being in charge of its care and restoration.And it doesn’t hurt that we seem to get a ton of compliments on our cute house no matter what state of semi-disrepair it’s in!.Have you ever dreamed of bringing an old house back to life?.

Don’t forget to visit.my most recent home tour.

if you’re feeling in need of some pretty pictures to look at after all of this old house messiness!OK, hear me out: I know you think it sounds crazy but you really.

put your kids to work on your next DIY project, get great results AND even create some wonderful family memories too!The only problem was that they were a little plain looking all by themselves, so I decided to snaz them up a little bit.. To the recycle bin!

You can make almost anything out of an old cereal box, I swear..It doesn’t even have to be a fancy cereal box.

It can be a generic one from Walmart too!.I measured and cut some little rectangles (I think they’re about 7″x3″) and grabbed a foam brush and some Americana chalkboard paint.