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Benches for a Wedding Venue

Benches for a Wedding Venue

by John Smid | Apr 11, 2022 | J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, Settees and Benches

In 2021, we heard that the “Barnwood Builders”, a popular DIY television show, had come to our area to assemble two salvaged timber barn frames. How exciting! I’ve watched that show for years and love their retrieval of antique barns. They filmed the...

Our New Home Part #4 – Land Survey and Layout for the Property

by John Smid | Apr 10, 2022 | John's Current Blog, Our New Home

It was a very productive week! The survey came in for the property. As soon as we had it, we called the site worker and the septic tank designers to meet with us on the property. So, we drove to Pearcy on Friday. During the meeting we laid out a plan for where the...

Two very different benches!

by John Smid | Apr 10, 2022 | J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture, Settees and Benches

Due to our recent decision to move to Arkansas, I decided to clear out a couple of headboard sets that I’ve had stored. One is a very elegant antique with a curved footboard. The other is a very boxy student bed made out of very heavy solid oak. After assembling...

Our New Home Part #3 – Preparing the House Plans

by John Smid | Mar 27, 2022 | John's Current Blog, Our New Home

Yesterday I was walking into the house through the garage and something profoundly moving hit me. We are going to leave this house. That was the door I walked through when I first came to Larry’s home. That door is very significant to me for many reasons, but...

Our New Home Part #2 – Starting to Look for a House

by John Smid | Mar 20, 2022 | John's Current Blog, Our New Home

We began our journey looking for a manufactured home. We went to the first mobile home dealership that we saw. It was a spur of the moment turn off of the hiway into a dealer. Looking at their offerings, we went away very discouraged. The quality and design were way...
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