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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
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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!
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What's on Your...Bathroom Vanity
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The Ravenna House, Design & DecoratingCathy PoshustaFebruary 2, 2015What's on Your Comments
House Stalking
House Stalking
Real Estate & MoneyCathy PoshustaJanuary 30, 2015House Stalking, Ravenna Neighborhood, Seattle House Comments
My Sister's Living Room
My Sister's Living Room
Design & DecoratingCathy PoshustaJanuary 23, 2015decorating, Living room, simply whiteComment
DIY: How to Build a Play Teepee (for $22)!
DIY: How to Build a Play Teepee (for $22)!
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Celebrating Monday with Dr. Seuss
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December Progress on the Backyard
December Progress on the Backyard
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An Antique-Quilt Teepee for the Little Guy
An Antique-Quilt Teepee for the Little Guy
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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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