The fifth finalist in the Old House Blogger Contest comes from BlessthisDIYmess.com. They entered a post about solitude, fasting, poverty and obedience... in other words, the joys of being submerged in a home renovation. Elaine and Dylan are renovating a 1920s Pittsburgh home, "one do-it-yourself disaster at a time." In a post titled: Give Us This Day Our Daily Humble Pie Elaine examines her DIY-renovation lifestyle and notes: "We scare salesmen ...

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Our next finalist in the Old House Blogger Contest is bringing a Herron-Morton Four-Square back to life. Haily, of Haily and Eric, submitted a post called The Possum Next Door wherein she discusses the joys of renovating a house in a historic neighborhood while living next door to a home that is falling apart whose owner spends her time "picking up leaves, helicopter seeds, and blades of grass from her lawn--individually. ...

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The third finalist in our Old House Blogger Contest is the DIY Diva. Her post comes with a disclaimer warning that she is not a professional carpenter, woodworker, or crown molding hanger -- she's simply a girl with a dremmel, some rotozip bits, and a miter saw. We think she's awesome. Her post titled Lesson Four: How You’ll Probably Never Cope Crown Molding Joints offers a clear, well documented step-by-step on coping ...

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