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@Yonella; I have five chickens, and I must say you are right about keeping birds being more expensive than buying your eggs at the market.
But I love keeping them! They are beneficial in so many ways.
They turn all my kitchen scraps and their bedding into compost for my garden. I can cook those decadent rich French recipes that call for 8 eggs without batting an eye. Unless they have just layed an egg, they are quiet. They're beautiful and fun to watch. They're soft and tame, and they boss my cats around. The the eggs they lay are richly colored, dense and thickly shelled. They dig and eat grubs and bugs in my garden. and they are conversation starters in the neighborhood. Neighbors going on walks are always stopping in to check in on the girls. If I bothered to put a little effort into selling some eggs for 3-4 dollars a carton, I would make back what I pay for in feed. I love having backyard chickens!

Oh, that's easy. Detroit is the place for urban farming.
http://blog.makezine.com/2011/09/09/farming-detroit/
http://michiganmoviemagazine.biz/component/content/article/243.html
http://www.grownindetroitmovie.com/
http://www.repastspresentandfuture.org/site/farmer-fund/
Acres and acres of cheap (almost free) land, a rich agricultural history, a good growing climate, Eastern Market, rich soil, a highly energized local foods movement, and Michigan is second only to California in variety of crops grown state-wide. Farming is HUGE in the D.

THE BEST before and after on AT!

The corner of my living room is the only place where I can store my TV. I still have my big old TV, in a cabinet style corner armoire that I bought on Craigslist and painted yellow. I prefer to hide the TV when it's not on. But I haven't found a good solution to hiding the TV in the corner of a room, outside of the armoire. Does anyone know of any?

For bright white, I like Pratt and Lambert's designer white. I want to try marine paint on the trim in my bathroom. I like the high gloss and durability of it, reminds me of Mackinaw Island. Otherwise, I love love love, Benjamin Moore's satin impervo. It's a fabulous paint for the hardworking areas of the house; cupboards, windowsills, etc.; and it's self leveling if applied with a brush.
I installed wainscot in my bungalow home office; I used a custom color similar to bungalow white on the chair rail and baseboard, then I used Minwax wood sheen in dove white on the paneling to whitewash. It's not everyone's style, but I like seeing the wood grain and the whitewash kept it from looking too much like a deli. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1035208757873.2007476.1155077215&type=1#!/photo.php?fbid=2074426657671&set=a.1035208757873.2007476.1155077215&type=1&theater

http://www.lowes.com/pd_93679-4-200510CBUNGALOWWHITE_?PL=1&productId=3323728

For a vintage wall color, I would consult the bathrooms in Old House Journal.

cedargr0: I found a link to an original arts and crafts interior: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/jenny-and-cristinas-rustic-modern-apartment-house-tour-106867

I would love to see a post about design solutions for bungalows with original wood trim. I don't want to paint white latex over the oak in my/living dining room.

Too true JenneJoy! No mention of the completely fabulous Grand Rapids Art Museum, or University of Michigan Museum of Art, which are worth a visit for the buildings alone. I don't much about homes outside of Southeast Michigan to tour, but I'm surprised NOT to see Meadow Brook Hall, the Henry Ford Estate, or the Edsel and Elanor Ford House listed.

Tpascorp; wood epoxy can fix those chew marks. I just used a product called P.C. Woody to rebuild a chipped off corner of a chair.

Hey Mary;
I live in a bungalow like yours, except the woodwork is unpainted oak in the main rooms. Since bungalows can have limited light, I have found that I needed to paint several samples of color and watch them throughout the day. Rich complex tones seem to work the best; wan colors and neutrals have a tendency to look flat and dated.

My daughter's West/South facing room is Pratt and Lambert's Flower of Passion (a lemongrass color) that looks much brighter on the swatch than it does on the wall. Benjamin Moore's pear green is in the north facing bedroom. I ended up going brighter in that room because the palm color I originally wanted looked gloomy.

The dining room is a vibrant turquoise, the foyer is colorwashed in red oxide, and the living room is mango. So, I'm all for bright colors, I guess. When we bought the house, it was painted soft white, which looked depressing in these small rooms. I think the neutrals that soften edges in bigger homes can make bungalows feel gloomy. If you check out publications like Old House Journal, Style 1900, and This Old House, you will see that the original color palettes were quite bright, albeit still natural in tone. Ochres, Oxides, Greens and soft yellows really pop in a bungalow. Avoid artificial or neon looking colors. Eggshell paint gives a nice sheen to the plaster walls, and help reflect light. It does not disguise as well as flat paint, but if I had drywall I would have bought drywall.
Hope that helps, and enjoy your new home!