Rustic Decor

Creating a Rustic Personal Space

by Bearfort · 2 comments

It is important in any home to be able to create a special place for when you want solitude.

Sometimes you just need a place to kick back and read in a place where you can get away from it all.

Here it is all about simplicity. A comfortable wingback chair, a comfortable throw in warm sunlight offers a soothing and peaceful retreat.

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Making a Rustic Pot Rack for a Log Home Kitchen

by Bearfort · 4 comments

in Rustic Workbench

Ineeded a pot rack here at the lodge. I couldn’t have one hanging overhead with cathedral ceilings in the kitchen and even if I could I didn’t want to interrupt the space.

I use my copper pots and pans. What is the point of having them if you don’t use them?

I have seen iron pot racks, wood pot racks, stainless steel pot racks and an assortment of others but I didn’t care for the designs nor the cost. I wanted a simple pot rack that I could mount on the sidewall. The pot rack needed to be simple, about 5 to 6 feet long and tight to the wall.

Rustic Door Knocker

Rustic Decor

Your front door says a great deal about you, your home and provides the perfect canvas on which to welcome your guests. Whatever door color or style you choose pay just as much attention to the door knocker that you mount. Visiting a specialty hardware store one can find an assortment of door knockers from [...]

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Log Home Details: A Touch of Whimsy with a Black Locust Deer

Rustic Workbench

I had been given this little refrigerator magnet of a twig deer head and thought it would look good life-sized and figured it would serve well as a rather whimsical way to greet guests to the lodge. The charming but goofy looking little deer was of simple twig construction.

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Christmas Lights at the Lodge

Around the Lodge

‘Tis the season. The Christmas light have been lit. Does not feel like late November being that is has been so warm — although overcast today it was still quite warm. Don’t get me wrong — I hope that it lasts. Ive been driving the old truck for the last several days — getting in [...]

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End of a Fine Week

Around the Lodge

It has come to the end of a long and productive week. Although I usually relax with a cup of coffee, this evening I’ll be enjoying conversation with good friends around the tap at the bar here at the Lodge where an inviting and refreshing glass of ice cold beer awaits. The past several days [...]

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A Lucky Find | A Mahogany Desk for the Home Office

Around the Lodge

Having worked from a home office for the past several years has been a pleasure. The office behind the bar provides comfortable surroundings and an enjoyable place to work, yet storage for files and office equipment has been difficult. One situation is that I’ve never really had decent storage space for files besides a single [...]

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Feathering the Nest

True Artisans

Sitting on the back deck, having a cup of coffee and enjoying the morning garden, I noticed that a new wren has taken residency in my most treasured birdhouse. This was a gift years ago from the folks at songbirdlady.com. This is the second wren to occupy and feather the nest this year. This little [...]

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