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[frmboyinthecity]

@frmboyinthecity we are nearing the end of our living room!!! I have all the wainscoting complete except going back the hall, hubs did my faux electric stove installation, I love it, our coal stove is in the lower level but its nice to take the chill out in the livingroom in the early morning before we stoke up the coal stove! He wanted to do the v pattern above the stove but I refused to let him do it! he wanted a mantel and I made him do a faux stove pipe instead. he thought I was nuts, but I love it and no mantel to dust! We still need to do the pallet molding around the top of the room but its been raining again so no ripping boards outside.

That looks awesome! I really like it. I need to work on mine some more. It has been crazy at my house the last 3-4 weeks, but I'm about half done with the one wall. Then I need to build a mantel for our upstairs fireplace, and redo the one in the basement. I love that pheasant against the pallet wood.

 

[tao chick]

Salt potatoes:
http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/salt-potatoes/
I sometimes forget that they are regional. Speaking of regional favorites:
Chicken riggies:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/166181/chicken-riggies/
And Utica Greens:
http://www.food.com/recipe/utica-greens-escarole-207667
My kids loved Spanikopita when I made it but it was a lot of work.
Cold cut sandwiches are real easy and well liked.
Taco bar?

 

[Jeanette01]

So much going on here, my head is kinda spinning trying to follow along with everything, but I love it!!
Im getting ready for new chicks, Halloween, and cooler weather.. Bring it on!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

That looks awesome! I really like it. I need to work on mine some more. It has been crazy at my house the last 3-4 weeks, but I'm about half done with the one wall. Then I need to build a mantel for our upstairs fireplace, and redo the one in the basement. I love that pheasant against the pallet wood.

thanks! I cant wait to see yours! and btw, that pheasant is there to hide the open pallet box made to hide the white doorbell box, genius right ha ha ha I want to find a really really small spot light to go on the beam in front on the ceiling to shine slightly down on the pheasant from above, but I am not finding what I want anywhere

. I see these things in my head and then cant find them, maybe I will end up making something and add a dimmer switch after we are finished, but I think accent lighting is key. we did some cool lighting downstairs when we did our coal stove and it really made it pop.....

I have a cool idea with some ball jar wall lighting or whisky bottle lighting for above the american flag painted on the drywall above the couch, the previous owner painted it there, I wish I could move it to the kitchen table but since I cant, I cant just paint over it either, its neat and she antiqued it so itstays. again, with the right lighting I think I can make it work in here. my antique ball jars with clear lighting, black piping may give it the rustic modern feel I like. idk we shall see.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Salt potatoes:
http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/salt-potatoes/
I sometimes forget that they are regional. Speaking of regional favorites:
Chicken riggies:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/166181/chicken-riggies/
And Utica Greens:
http://www.food.com/recipe/utica-greens-escarole-207667
My kids loved Spanikopita when I made it but it was a lot of work.
Cold cut sandwiches are real easy and well liked.
Taco bar?

interesting on the potatoes!!!!! hmmmmmm never knew that!!!!

untica greens, not so sure kiddo would like those, chicken riggies are sure to be a hit!
thank you!!!!!

could I keep in crock pot?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So much going on here, my head is kinda spinning trying to follow along with everything, but I love it!!
Im getting ready for new chicks, Halloween, and cooler weather.. Bring it on!!

OMG no wonder with 8 kids!!! ha ha ha!!!

you are probably already on easter shopping and way past halloween thanksgiving and christmas shopping!!!

 

[Jeanette01]

OMG no wonder with 8 kids!!! ha ha ha!!!

you are probably already on easter shopping and way past halloween thanksgiving and christmas shopping!!!

Hahaha!!

Always trying to be one step ahead of them.. But they keep my head spinning too!! Lol!!

 

[firedragon1982]

First one out was one of the last to pip. Go figure.

 

[tiffani day]

interesting on the potatoes!!!!! hmmmmmm never knew that!!!!

untica greens, not so sure kiddo would like those, chicken riggies are sure to be a hit!
thank you!!!!!   could I keep in crock pot?

I have done a taco bar also a pizza station using English muffins let every one make there own then place in the oven til cheese melts

 

[Sally Sunshine]

First one out was one of the last to pip. Go figure.

my serama always do that! the boogers!!!!








I just threw this image in the caption thread... thought I would throw it here... though he was cute,

I found on my cell looking for a pic earlier today


A Splash Partridge Brahma Cockerel being his nosy young self...... eyeing up the kids Frisbee golf