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  • Valentine Cottage Kitchen Reveal

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    Clean Cottage Kitchen This kitchen is from my old English Cottage, a 1930’s home that I renovated and then put on the market in fall of 2007. Our objective was to create a charming, cottage style kitchen with modern amenities, durable, easy-care surfaces and a warm but bright color palette. Because the home was put…

  • How to Carve a Monogrammed Pumpkin

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    Okay, I admit it. I love monograms. But for some reason I never take the time or money to have things monogrammed. I don’t know why. So when I started carving pumpkins this year I thought a monogrammed pumpkin was a perfect idea. You don’t need a pattern or fonts for this pumpkin. Just follow…

  • Hazelnut Toffee Spelt Brownie Recipe

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    The flavors of chocolate and toffee are a natural combination which inspired these decadent brownies. I call them Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee Brownies, although you could call them anything you want. My husband calls them, “mmmmmmmmm…..” The important thing is that the preparation method creates a crispy English Toffee crust on the top of the brownie…

  • Valentine Cottage Front Garden Before & After

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    English Cottage Garden Front Garden Before Front Garden After Front Garden After Front Garden After Front Garden After Front Garden After Front Garden Before Front Garden After Front Garden Before Front Garden After Front Garden Before Front Garden After Front Garden Before Front Garden After Front Garden After This is the front entry garden at…

  • Easy English Toffee Recipe

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    Amazingly, English Toffee is not only one of the tastiest candies you can make, it’s also the easiest. It requires no special equipment, ingredients or techniques. I know what you’re thinking, but I had never made toffee until today. Instead I would occasionally splurge, paying upwards of $5.50 for a few ounces of toffee from…

  • How To Roast Hazelnuts

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    Hazelnuts are one of those nuts whose flavor is dramatically improved by roasting. Raw, hazelnuts can be bitter and grainy. Roasted, they are fantastic. Here’s how you do it: Ingredients Raw Hazelnuts Method Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put a single layer of hazelnuts on a cookie sheet. Put them in the oven. Wait…

  • Valentine Cottage Dining Room Reveal

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    Living Room and Dining Room Complete! Living Room Dining Room Dining Into Living Dining Into Kitchen I can’t believe it. I really can’t! After months of stress, sweat, toil and late-night painting sessions, my home is finally on the market! Yow! I know that I’ve been seriously offline this summer, and I apologize (again). But…

  • Valentine Cottage Living Room Reveal

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    Living Room and Dining Room Complete! Living Room Dining Room Dining Into Living Dining Into Kitchen I can’t believe it. I really can’t! After months of stress, sweat, toil and late-night painting sessions, my home is finally on the market! Yow! I know that I’ve been seriously offline this summer, and I apologize (again). But…

  • IKEA Cottage Style Dining Room Ideas

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      IKEA has always been heavily weighted toward modern & contemporary styles, but they’ve always had a good selection of more traditional / cottage-style items as well. Recently, my local IKEA featured this charming dining room display. Just lovely. The the white cabinetry with the glass fronts is classic cottage, giving the look of a…

  • How to Find Less Expensive Granite Kitchen Countertops

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      Since we are selling our house, we’re upgrading the kitchen. I wish we had done this sooner, but at least we’re going to be able to have brand-new granite tile counters for the listing. The tile installers are coming on Thursday and Friday of this week to install the tile backsplash and granite tile…