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Old Posted: 18-06-2008 , 01:34 AM #1
HappyHunter
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Default Miner's Cottage: It's a Kinda Magic :)

Well for sometime now Unapam has asked me to post photos of the project
I've been doing here in this old miner's cottage I bought two years ago.

I have been doing this on a wing and a prayer. I depend mainly on DA from
DSFA due to a long term disability so JT has been a Godsend to me.

I cannot remember the names of all the individual JTowners who gave me the
things they no longer needed, but I am sure you will all recognise the items
that once graced your homes which now take pride of place in my little home.

http://kathymcmahon.com/images/window.jpg
Teak Windows given to me by JTowner in Wexford last year. There are 4 of
them all different sizes.

http://kathymcmahon.com/images/picture.jpg
Picture I received which someone framed for me.

http://kathymcmahon.com/images/tv.jpg
TV I received which someone built a shelf for.

http://kathymcmahon.com/images/suit.jpg
Suit of furniture someone gave me which graces a small sunroom built using 3
of the windows I got from person in Wexford.

There are more images but I can only add 4 images.

I also received some donegal quartz which has still to be laid, so when I have
photos of that I will post them.

Everything I have received has been put to great use.

Thanks to everyone who has helped me out so far.

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Old Posted: 18-06-2008 , 01:22 PM #2
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Default How lovely

You've really done a great job
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Old Posted: 18-06-2008 , 01:26 PM #3
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Well done, HappyHunter! Keep on JumbleTowning!

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Old Posted: 18-06-2008 , 01:47 PM #4
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Hi HappyHunter,

You've done a fabulous job, your home is so beautiful & looks really comfy! Thanks for posting the pictures, your an inspiration to us all, well done.

Best regards,
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Old Posted: 24-06-2008 , 10:02 PM #5
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Default magic!

It is lovely! My favourite is the sunroom area. You have made a really cheerful comfortable home here. It just shows what can be done... and with a minimum carbon footprint. Wonderful!
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Old Posted: 25-06-2008 , 12:26 AM #6
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Thanks everyone for all the feedback and encouragement.

I haggled for everything that I had to buy new or pay for.

I bought the large suit 2nd hand 6 years ago and had it recovered.

I bought the kitchen which was 15 years old when I bought it.

The older part of the house has 2ft thick walls.

I got a unit from a JTowner which I have installed in the kitchen alcove which
stores dishcloths, medicines, and other bits and pieces.

People are amazed at what I have done on little or nothing. Everything that
has been done has been done with a long term view, in other words, this is
for life.

I use Eudemon light bulbs which are long life energy saving. Thanks to a
JTowner I am composting.

The house is cosy and the energy here feels good.
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Old Posted: 25-06-2008 , 01:00 AM #7
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Originally Posted by HappyHunter
Thanks everyone for all the feedback and encouragement...The house is cosy and the energy here feels good.
Hi HappyHunter,

That's a home to be proud of -- thanks for sharing!

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Old Posted: 25-06-2008 , 01:02 AM #8
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Well done.
. You have a beautiful home and may you have long years of happiness in your palace
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