Construction
Rose Embellished Mirror
Obviously I have been needing a mirror above my dressing table. A friend gave me a gorgeous antique one that had belonged to her mother. It was incredibly heavy, but I planned the whole corner of the room around it,…
Horse Brass Rails
I’ve been collecting old horse brasses for years. There is just something about them. You see them in pubs and cottages on British TV all the time, and they have an old-world, old-time feel about them that I love. While…
Turret Window Ledge
The window in my turret is rounded on top, so I knew I wanted to trim it differently than my other windows. Toward the beginning of the pandemic lockdown I was looking for projects and decided to make a fancy…
Great Room Chandeliers
I have a variety of lighting in my great room. The focal piece is a huge crystal encrusted chandelier that I found at our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. They said that a man brought it home from a business…
Secret Armoire Doorway
Have you ever seen a picture in a magazine and just fallen in love with an idea? Something that makes you say “I have to have that. I don’t know how, but I will make it happen.” When I saw…
Antiqued Closet Doors
I have two small closets in the “hallway” leading to the bathroom. One houses my stacking washer and dryer, and the other will hold my vacuum, brooms, and assorted storage. Unfortunately, they were framed oddly, and neither was the right…
Mermaid Bathtub Tiles
Hello! I’m thrilled to finally be sharing the amazing tiles we installed in my bathroom. They are truly breathtaking. They may be the most beautiful part of my house. I still remember the first time I saw a picture of…
Siding the Turret
This is one of those parts about building a house that didn’t go according to plan. It wasn’t as “Oops” moment, but we went through a lot of different ideas, and I’m still not certain about how it will end…
Shingling the Cottage
In an ideal world, my whole cottage would be constructed of stone. But to keep costs down, and to make it more in keeping with everything else around it, we decided to only put stone on the turret and to…
Welcome to Ticklepenny Cottage!
Hello! A very warm welcome to everyone. Ticklepenny Cottage is the little fairy tale fantasy house that I am currently building. I have a big imagination and some crazy ideas, and this blog will document how I make them come…
