by Victoria Gazeley | Jun 10, 2014 | Buildings, Decor, Renovation, Repair
(Updated June 10, 2014 – originally published December 2012) Nothing says ‘country decor’ more than a vintage cast iron sink. Except maybe a log cabin. Or a big pick-up truck. But nothing says ‘botulism’ or some other sort of nasty bacterial infection more...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 24, 2011 | Decor, Design, Renovation
Renovating an old, heritage log cabin, DIY style (and inexpensively), isn’t really something I had on my bucket list. Nor did I ever think I’d ever even live in one. But in 2008 when I decided to pack up my son and finally leave the city to pursue my...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 15, 2011 | About Us, Decor, From City to Country, Home Business from the Homestead, Homesteading Stories, Rural Real Estate, Storage
Just a quick note – our little antique hand-hewn log cabin has been featured on the main Mother Earth News site – in two places!! Here are the links: Mom and Son in a 650 Square Foot Cabin – It Exudes Cozy and a Whole Lotta Love 5 Solutions to...
by Victoria Gazeley | Apr 18, 2011 | Decor, From City to Country, Storage
I love looking through home decor magazines, with all those houses that sprawl over thousands of square feet, or have been recently renovated to the tune of $200K. Closets and nifty storage units spill out from the pages, beautiful rolling drawers are tucked into...
by Victoria Gazeley | Feb 8, 2011 | Decor, From City to Country, Storage
Decorating a log cabin, particularly an antique log cabin, is both a joy and a challenge. Joyful because there’s just something about preserving the past and the countless hours of handwork required to construct the building in the first place, and a challenge...
by Victoria Gazeley | Dec 16, 2010 | Decor, From City to Country
Decorating a heritage log cabin in a modern, chic kind of way is challenging, to say the least. That fact became clear when my big, gorgeous distressed brown leather couch refused to fit through the narrower-than-standard door. Then the matching chair didn’t fit...