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Last updated by Wendi Wachtel at June 22, 2021.

Ever wondered what the stacks of rocks you see around are called? These cairns mark hiking trails. Check out my quick video @northhouselodge of the gorgeous water fall with a swimming hole, wooden foot bridge and top of the mountain view from our 5.5 mile hike on this beast of a mountain this weekend! ⁠⁠
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Happy Monday! ...now it's back to work on the closet project! ⁠⁠
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You’ve come a long way baby! It's been almost 10 years since I started on my office. I built these bookcases..and those cute mini-barn doors. ☞ to see a little progress and then what this room looked like when it was for sale. Yep, the windows were boarded up too. ⁠⁠
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Spoiler alert. I have a fun new project in here for next week to share! ⁠⁠
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It's a DIY door kind of week! So excited to be designing a new set of doors in VT this week. Working on old houses like this one built in 1835 brings lots of challenges like wonky walls and trim that's not square. ⁠⁠
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I'm up for the challenge though!⁠⁠
- These barn doors were another door project I finished for the Mill Place Condo up here. Find the tutorial on my website or 🔗 in bio for my Instagram friends! ⁠⁠
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I love door projects! Check out the before in my stories today! Yesterday's vintage shopping trip was a bust. I found Nada to bring home.... So I'm working on my closet build-out for the Pleasant Street house and another version of shaker doors to replace the bifold doors that are always coming off the tracks. ⁠
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I built these giant shaker doors with a good friend and fellow blogger Scott from @sawsonskates for the Mill Place a few years ago.⁠⁠

Shopping vintage and local stores for artwork to fill blank walls and the North House Lodge places this weekend. It's SO tough to pay for things I know I can make myself for close to nothing! ⁠⁠
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One of my own favorite big wall art pieces is this welcome sign. I've got two, one at Pleasant St and one over at the Mill entry. ⁠⁠
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Search "Welcome Sign" to grab my free pdf printable of the sign and tutorial on my website, H2OBungalow.com ⁠⁠
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There's gold under that old shellacked piece of furniture! One of my favorite furniture redos is this pumpkin pine dresser in the Mill Place in VT. ⁠⁠
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I'm scouting the antique stores up here in VT this weekend for the perfect decor to go with this..or maybe another furniture piece to redo. The best part is the hunt for something new! ⁠⁠
What do you have planned this weekend? ⁠⁠
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People come in to your life for many reasons. I've worked in Vermont for the past 5 years along side an amazingly talented local carpenter and doe'er of everything. Truly one of the most genuine and nicest people I've ever met. He and his family became part of our family. ⁠
Together, we've renovated 3 places just about from top to bottom, redid the Mill completely when the pipe broke last winter and it flooded. Scoped out dozens of land parcels for our new project, Sugar Maple Mountain Retreat. Worked hard and had fun.⁠
He lost a battle to cancer yesterday. ⁠
He will be missed.⁠
I've learned so much from him. I've even taught him a thing or two which was pretty cool. The biggest lesson I've learned from him is to not take the people you care about for granted. Tell them how much they mean to you in your actions and words - there may be a day when that's not possible anymore. ⁠
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I usually don't share much about my private life. But, thought this message was important. Go find the people you love and let them know how much they mean to you. ⁠
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It’s Tip Tuesday friends! I think baseboards are a huge hassle to paint! Plus, who wants to spend time laying painter's tape if you don't have to? ⁠⁠
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A good friend showed me this hack. ⁠⁠
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Hold a 12” Taping Knife against the floor and paint. Next, wrap the pointy part of a 9-1 Painter’s Tool with a rag and run it against the floor edge after. You’ll get a perfectly painted baseboard with no paint on the floor. ⁠⁠
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If you don’t have a 9-1 painters tool, you need one! It’s a paint can opener, roller cleaner, bottle opener, scrapper, screwdriver, nail puller and more. I keep one in each toolbox. Find a link to both tools in my Instagram bio! ⁠⁠
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It's time to finish this project!! Who else has to force themselves to stick with a big project before moving on to another? 💪 ⁠⁠
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I'm back to painting the rest of the kitchen cabinets blue this week and I can't wait to see it complete! ... I've also had the doors off the cabinets for a few months and the look is getting old. Do you leave a project half done thinking you'll be motivated to complete it? ⁠⁠
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The new color will be perfect next to my hollow core door makeover. Yes, these were originally bifold doors. ⁠⁠they look so much better now!
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So....what are you going to do with all those seashells you've collected at the beach this summer? Or that box of shells you've got tucked away in the closet somewhere? ⁠⁠
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I've got 22 super ideas you can do this weekend! Search "seashell on H2OBungalow or 🔗 in bio for my Instagram friends! ⁠⁠
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Flashback to a few months ago when I did my kitchen island makeover. 👉 I motivated myself to finish the rest of the kitchen by taking the rest of the cabinet doors and drawers off right after. Thinking it would force me to finish the room.
I’m finally ready to tackle it this week! Am SO excited to get this done!! ⁠
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.next up? New lighting and then on to the dining room to overhaul that!
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We weathered the storm! We are so thankful Elsa was a mild hurricane and outside of a little storm surge and few stray showers we’re now in the clear. Thanks so much for your well wishes friends!
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Hurricanes are no joke guys! If you don't have an extensive hurricane or disaster prep list, grab mine free off my website, search Hurricane on H2OBungalow.com! It's indepth and lists many things you probably wouldn't have thought of but should for any type of disaster or major storm!
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🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July Friends! 🇺🇸 🧨 We sailed by this lighthouse in Nantucket this week. What a treat to get away and enjoy the holiday with friends and family!⁠⁠
⛵️...back home to prep for Elsa storm...⁠⁠
Life is always an adventure! ⁠⁠
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🐳 Have a whale of a time this holiday weekend! 🇺🇸 ⁠OK, that's a little corny but...along with burgers we’re preparing for hurricane Elsa this weekend keeping fingers crossed she weakens before hitting our beach town!
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$5 at the thrift store...what a deal! ☞⁠⁠
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These little folding chairs are always the life of the party when we pull them out. Especially for patriotic holidays!⁠⁠
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Yep, there's a tutorial on my website for this project too, H2OBunglow.com⁠⁠
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