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Our New (Old) Salvaged Wood Doors and Why We Chose Unlacquered Brass Door Hardware Again
June 10, 2026
Our New (Old) Salvaged Wood Doors and Why We Chose Unlacquered Brass Door Hardware Again
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026
Our Hill House Nickel Gap Wall Paneling - Design, Products, + DIY Tips
March 25, 2026
Our Hill House Nickel Gap Wall Paneling - Design, Products, + DIY Tips
March 25, 2026
March 25, 2026
A Cute Cedar Fence for Our Cute Cottage
August 27, 2025
A Cute Cedar Fence for Our Cute Cottage
August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025
We Found the Prettiest Unlaquered brass Door Knobs!
March 12, 2024
We Found the Prettiest Unlaquered brass Door Knobs!
March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024
A Full Tour of the Finished Farmhouse ❤️
November 15, 2023
A Full Tour of the Finished Farmhouse ❤️
November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023
Our Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal!
December 12, 2019
Our Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal!
December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019




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Building a Handrail
Building a Handrail
The Ravenna House, RemodelsCathy PoshustaOctober 3, 2014 Comments
New Windows for this Old House: Before
New Windows for this Old House: Before
The Ravenna House, RemodelsCathy PoshustaSeptember 26, 2014 Comments
Someone Else's Amazing Kitchen in Portland
RemodelsCathy PoshustaSeptember 23, 2014 Comments
A Backyard Pruning Masacre
A Backyard Pruning Masacre
The Ravenna House, RemodelsCathy PoshustaSeptember 19, 2014Comment
I Heart Costco Art
I Heart Costco Art
The Ravenna House, Design & DecoratingCathy PoshustaSeptember 16, 2014Costco Art, Gallery WallComment
The Bryant House Kitchen: Before and After
The Bryant House Kitchen: Before and After
The Bryant House, DIYs, Remodels, Design & Decorating, KitchensCathy PoshustaSeptember 12, 2014classic kitchen, DIY butcher block countertops, white kitchen, favorites Comments
A Bit of Fall Stowed Away
A Bit of Fall Stowed Away
The Ravenna House, Design & DecoratingCathy PoshustaSeptember 9, 2014Fall decorating, marble herringbone tile backsplash, open shelves, kitchen renovation Comments
A Classic Chalkboard Freezer DIY
A Classic Chalkboard Freezer DIY
The Ravenna House, DIYs, Design & DecoratingCathy PoshustaSeptember 5, 2014 Comments
If At First You Don't Succeed...A Shower Floor Tale
If At First You Don't Succeed...A Shower Floor Tale
The Ravenna House, RemodelsCathy PoshustaAugust 27, 2014DIY, old house renovation, renovation blog, tile shower floor Comments
Home Tour // A Peak Inside an Old Country Farmhouse we Want to Buy
Home Tour // A Peak Inside an Old Country Farmhouse we Want to Buy

A century-old Farmhouse in rural Washington

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Home ToursCathy PoshustaAugust 20, 2014 Comments
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Doors are in! When we bought the Hill House, the upstairs was full of hollow-core doors from a previous renovation. Swipe to see the before. ➡️ Honestly they worked perfectly fine, but never felt quite right for a 1910 Craftsman. I was pretty thr
What a difference natural light makes! #ad   We couldn’t change the low ceilings or sloped rooflines upstairs at the Hill House, so we worked with them and brought the light in from above.   Adding @veluxusa Skylight Systems made ou
Daphne’s cute little closet ☺️ We wanted her built-in closet to feel like a piece of furniture that had always belonged in this old house. So we added inset curtain panels to match the wallpaper, unlacquered brass hardware with a vintage feel,
 

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