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About Charmadawn

Jesus lover 💜 Wife of Steve for 39 years 💜 Mom to 2 grown kiddos 💜 BB to grandsons Jack, Luke, Patrick Joseph and Benjamin and granddaughter Abigail Dawn 💜8 years ago we purchased, Rescued and Restored a 121 year old farmhouse and we live together as a multigenerational household. Come follow our crazy. Isaiah 54:7

Day 1

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Charmadawn

Thank you friends and family for the out pour of love and support. Today we were finally able to close on the house we have been dreaming about, talking about, crying about, being frustrated about and so much more. So … Continue reading →

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Stay Tuned……..

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Charmadawn

We are currently in the process of purchasing a 1903 home in the Historic District of Ocala Florida. I will be blogging through the whole renovation. Hopefully we will start soon!!!!

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Boring to Extraordinary

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Charmadawn

Perfectly good chair but a little ordinary. Turned them into something special.

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Going to the beach!

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Charmadawn

My sweet friend purchased this dining room table and chairs for her beach house. It definitely needed a “beach-ier feel.” I stripped the table of its original stain gave it a vinegar and steel wool treatment. The chairs were painted … Continue reading →

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Barn Door

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Charmadawn

Abandoned is a family business. I usually find the treasure and create a plan. I normally do most of the grunt work myself but at times my Dad paints for me and Steve is my fixer and all around “go … Continue reading →

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Bula (Hello) from Fiji!!!!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Charmadawn

Saturday afternoon we headed to the Christchurch airport where we boarded our plane for Fiji. The flight was around 4 hours. Fiji Air is outstanding. If you are ever flying this way we strongly recommend this airline. We arrived in … Continue reading →

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Drive, Cows and a Train Ride

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Charmadawn

We left Franz Josef on a very rainy Friday morning. We had to drive approximately 2 hours to Greymouth to catch the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch. On our drive we witnessed very hard working cattle dogs. They are so smart. … Continue reading →

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Franz Josef, New Zealand

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Charmadawn

Wow!!! What a place.  Franz Josef is a teeny tiny little tourist town with one main street. We stayed at a cute little motel about a 5 minute walk from the main street. We drove the 10 minute drive to … Continue reading →

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Queenstown, New Zealand

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Charmadawn

We arrived in Queenstown on Friday afternoon. A shuttle picked us up at the train terminal and took us to our hotel. We walked through town and found some dinner and headed back to our room. Our flight on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Lost in Wanaka

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Charmadawn

Once upon a time there was a boy and girl vacationing or “on holiday” as they say in New Zealand. They had a great couple of days in Queenstown and left early on Wednesday morning to drive to Franz Josef. … Continue reading →

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