Our French Inspired Home

Greetings everyone!  Things have been progressing behind the scenes as we continue to design our French inspired home.  As you might have already noticed; we have been on a short break from bl...

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Happy Sunday afternoon! We are back following a short break!  We have missed posting but in our time away we have accumulated some great information and photographs to share with you in future...

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Greetings everyone! Today is yet another cold day here in Indiana.  I believe it made it up to a whopping 39 degrees today..burrrrr.  After the holidays we are pretty well much over the col...

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Greetings Everyone! We hope that everyone had a great Christmas Holiday.  It has been a busy one around here! Now we have entered the time where we are all suffering from post holiday guilt; m...

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Greetings Everyone! We thought we would stray away from house updates during the holidays because we ourselves are taking a little break.  The holidays are busy enough without having to meet wi...

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Greetings Everyone! We can't believe it has been over a week since we have visited all of our blogging friends!  We have literally had no time to focus on anything "home construction" related,...

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Right now we are in the kitchen design phase of our new home.  Ever important to the feel of a kitchen are the seemingly endless appliance options.  Gas, electric, or both?  Stainless steel...

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Greetings everyone!  I hope today finds you doing well!    Before I go too far today I have to say that there are a lot of HomeGoods fans out there!  Our last two posts have featured som...

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  So I guess this proves I frequent HomeGoods all too often.  Last week I showed you some pictures of a Ralph Lauren lamp I picked up for a fraction of the price at HomeGoods.  If you misse...

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Happy Tuesday to everyone! A few weeks ago we picked up two Ralph Lauren lamps while making a quick stop at HomeGoods.  Can you really have a quick stop at HomeGoods though?  It seems that t...

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Happy Thursday morning to everyone.  If you have had as busy of a week as it has been around here, then you are ready for this weekends games and a good drink.  This weeks Thirsty Thursday will...

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Its already time for this weeks "Which is your Favorite" post.  They house our parked cars, store our lawn furniture, keep our yard equipment protected, and keep the kids bicycles safe.  They...

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Good Morning Everyone! The weekend (and college football gameday) is almost here!  If you are like us, then you will be partaking in tail-gate events. Every week we have a new gameday drink. ...

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We have started to experience some chilly mornings here in Indiana.   Just another sign that fall is quickly approaching and that we will soon be celebrating, and decorating for, the holidays...

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Well summer is now unofficially over.  Here's to hoping that everyone had a terrific sunshine filled summer of fun.  This sounds like a perfect time to insert "raise your glasses", so it's fit...

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Greetings to everyone!   How the time keeps flying by!  Like so many others that I have read, these last few weeks have been so busy its been hard to find time to visit all of my favorite ...

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Good morning everyone! The most recent discussion with our builder has focused around if we should construct four full masonry fireplaces. As with anything there are pro's and con's.  Our bui...

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Good morning everyone! Who doesn't like a good water feature or fountain?  Its been so hot this summer that I could sit in one all day! Right now the site plan is being prepared for the hous...

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Hello everyone!  Hope you're having a fantastic day. Due to a number of emails and comments; we want to share a little more about the home we will be building and sharing with you in future po...

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Greetings!  Hope everyone is having a fantastic week. We walk, park, and play on them everyday.  They come in all sizes, shapes, and colors.  They are our driveways and sidewalks. In our...

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Good morning everyone!  Rob here posting this week as Tonya has been busy packing some non-essential items in preparation for the move.  You will see more regular posts from me as construction ...

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I must say I didn't always love terracotta pots.  Then at some point it was like a light switch flipped and every planter needed to be replaced with terracotta.  They should be, they provide ...

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This past weekend was just made for a road trip.  We drove up to Chicago and stayed with some friends who live downtown.  I don't think we could have asked for better weather. We always enjoy w...

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If you are like us, then you love a good French Door.  Over the years, we have collected nearly 100 photographs of some of the most gorgeous doors to use as inspiration.  Today's photographs sh...

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Good Morning everyone! It's going to be a beautiful Tuesday here in Indiana with what should be perfect weather! We really appreciate all the comments and emails regarding our blog. We are excite...

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