tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post2154349064942896224..comments2024-02-13T11:48:38.433-06:00Comments on The Dilletante Proprietor: Progress...AND A WELCOME!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-12795270123486521732011-04-17T15:55:08.771-05:002011-04-17T15:55:08.771-05:00Lisa,
You are so creative and resourceful! And so...Lisa, <br />You are so creative and resourceful! And so comical, too. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE reading your blog. Congrats on being "featured", too. Keep up the good work. Love, Aunt ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-27088902309149320942011-04-13T06:52:19.367-05:002011-04-13T06:52:19.367-05:00I can't believe all the hard work you guys are...I can't believe all the hard work you guys are doing! Boy does it look good. Thanks for the birthday wishes!<br />XODebbiedooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206855970605853635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-66247159468021111642011-04-08T07:56:06.840-05:002011-04-08T07:56:06.840-05:00The planks are wonderful and charming, mine are no...The planks are wonderful and charming, mine are not new by any means and they have flaws (nail holes, knot holes, cracks all over them but I think it adds to the charm...shabby, I suppose! LOL <br /><br />I have 3 inches of blown in insulation in all my walls! and I have insulated the roof and walls upstairs with rolled insulation...when I took out the closets, we will be further insulating the roof when we tear it off this summer! You can never have enough up here! Luckily, the people that had the house previously, insulated the daylights out of it! It is so well insulated that I have not had to light a fire for 20 hours at a time lately and the nights and mornings are still below freezing.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-41476917878767706582011-04-08T05:57:21.490-05:002011-04-08T05:57:21.490-05:00I am new to your blog, but have been enjoying read...I am new to your blog, but have been enjoying reading it immensely! I am in awe at your energy & ideas!! Keep up the great work....you are doing a pawsome job!<br /><br />(((Hugs)) your friends<br />Oskar, Schatzi & Xena's MomCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295702224661502796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-48557094462904911382011-04-07T23:22:18.583-05:002011-04-07T23:22:18.583-05:00Wow, your house is looking great. What an amazing...Wow, your house is looking great. What an amazing accomplishment. I just love the plank walls and am considering them for our bedroom. I can't wait to see more, thanks for sharing!Bittersweet Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442699149973434251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-7270732168155148702011-04-07T21:07:08.557-05:002011-04-07T21:07:08.557-05:00Oh my gosh! I'm finally caught up! Have thoro...Oh my gosh! I'm finally caught up! Have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. I've been wondering - living in Michigan, you must have insulation in the walls? I haven't seen any in your photos but I can't imagine living in that climate without it.<br /><br />Your cottage is charming and if I hadn't seen the "before" photos I would never have thought that was the same house!<br /><br />I eagerly await your further posts!<br /><br />Kathy in OregonKathy Loves Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767463575097580356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-70751412351142124552011-04-07T17:23:50.474-05:002011-04-07T17:23:50.474-05:00Nice jog Lisa, the cabinets look great!
BarbNice jog Lisa, the cabinets look great!<br /><br />BarbBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950940687944652754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-5088185735905047622011-04-07T10:01:04.277-05:002011-04-07T10:01:04.277-05:00I am so glad you all like it!
Hooked? I would neve...I am so glad you all like it!<br />Hooked? I would never send you blue paper...lol! My Honey is amazing, he is right there with me on everything! even if he thinks I a little tetched in the head sometimes! He yelled last night "hole in one!" I am getting good at this! cuz he was fishing wire thru the wall and it went right into the box! He has also learned an amazing amount...and is willing to learn anything...electricity is scary, the first time we put a plug in in the wall, it made a huge POP noise and blew the breaker, scared the heck outta both of us, we found that metal boxes are not the way to go with the new Romex! it was shorting on the metal...I, of course, ran for the living room...waiting for something to explode but it didn't, lol! Wiring a house is not as hard as it looks, just time consuming because you really want to be safe, especially in a tinder box like this one.<br />New blogs, aren't they awesome? I have learned so much from others, knowledge truly is power and it is absolutely incredible that all of them want to share info with all of us!<br /><br />Sandi? there is no shame, doing all this is hard work and it is very time consuming! Each of us have an enormous amount in our lives and it is amazing that we even find time for decorating much less the gazillion other things we tend to all day!<br />Thank you Poindexter! My lady with lingerie for her furniture, I still love that chair and am on the lookout for one to put "undies" on! lolLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-86550977389235114982011-04-07T08:43:55.418-05:002011-04-07T08:43:55.418-05:00Lisa - I love the cabinets!! I had seen a similar...Lisa - I love the cabinets!! I had seen a similar blog to the lettered cottage and sooo wanted to do that to my cabinets but my kitchen ceiling is vaulted and it would not work.(sigh)<br /> Your Honey is amazing - all the work he, too, has put into your home. And I looove the plank walls. What a difference it makes!!<br /> I cannot believe you tackled electricity - I am beyond impressed. I was terrified just switching out a light fixture. I had my youngest daughter beside me while I was on a ladder - she was reading the step by step from a blog and had the phone with 9 and 1 already entered - just in case.<br /> And I should mention I had no idea there were home improvement, decorating - DIY - blogs until you mentioned Miss Mustard Seed on your blog. Wow - what a world you have opened up for me.<br /> So again thank you for your inspiration and information. Oh and I will pass on the 50 bags of used wall paper, but I will gladly take you up on the offer to drive to Oklahoma!!!!<br /><br />HookedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-40113113399650913872011-04-07T08:18:04.065-05:002011-04-07T08:18:04.065-05:00Lisa, I SO appreciate the work your doing on your ...Lisa, I SO appreciate the work your doing on your home. Such hard work - but so worth it!<br />Time, time, time. Glad you like the stairs!<br />Good luck to you! xo jeanne.<br />http://www.beeskneesbungalow.blogspot.com/Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622257031068353741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-84780332189647468232011-04-06T22:47:36.187-05:002011-04-06T22:47:36.187-05:00It is so exciting watching this transformation. I ...It is so exciting watching this transformation. I wasn't sure if all the hard work was going to be worth it. But I was wrong, it is so vintage. I'm so glad you have the plug ins and switches now. It will make life so much easier for sure. <br />Love the changes so for and can't wait till the next post. <br />You are putting me to shame.<br />SandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-17026959191074526412011-04-06T19:50:03.606-05:002011-04-06T19:50:03.606-05:00It's looking great! electricity rocks!It's looking great! electricity rocks!Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-63649758042974727932011-04-06T18:43:30.601-05:002011-04-06T18:43:30.601-05:00Outstanding, as usual, Lisa! Rock on, girl!Outstanding, as usual, Lisa! Rock on, girl!daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-13353689027458387122011-04-06T17:41:31.555-05:002011-04-06T17:41:31.555-05:00I love what you did with the cabinets. We bought ...I love what you did with the cabinets. We bought a new house (I know, what were we thinking) and the cabinets have a small space between them and the ceiling. I hate that space. Hubby loves to put things up there to "store" them. He can reach them but I have to get my little stepstool out. I really want to raise the upper cabinets and put a shelf underneath to store spices and such. I saw that in a magazine once and really liked it. Love the white wood walls too!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176248257777935268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-46712295307470609532011-04-06T17:40:14.045-05:002011-04-06T17:40:14.045-05:00I love it! What a splendid job you are doing :) H...I love it! What a splendid job you are doing :) Huge transformation & huge impact!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-77364022970845356772011-04-06T17:26:48.020-05:002011-04-06T17:26:48.020-05:00WELL! THANK YOU! you are so funny! you totally bro...WELL! THANK YOU! you are so funny! you totally brought a very large grin to my face!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-49361133995502200222011-04-06T17:19:16.382-05:002011-04-06T17:19:16.382-05:00just found your blog yesterday & I'm STILL...just found your blog yesterday & I'm STILL trying to peel my jaw up off of the floor...you totally rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com