I bought a wooden tray a few weeks ago at a thrift store, and pulled it out recently to work on. I batted around a few ideas of how I wanted to fix it up, and what popped into my head, was to make it look like the top of an old shipping crate. I searched for inspiration on Google, and ebay, and then I found this antique crate on Etsy. The crate is from the same company as this {Read More}
Farmhouse Kitchen Wall Update
December 13, 2014 by 10 Comments
I thought I’d change gears this week, from Christmas projects, to the changes we made to the wall behind our stove in our farmhouse kitchen. I really hadn’t intended to overhaul the look of this wall, but one project leads to another…and often another, and that was definitely the case with my kitchen wall, as you’ll see. It all started when we got a new oven range hood from Westside Wholesale. Obviously, it’s a modern appliance, so once we got it installed, the {Read More}
Barnyard Animals Rustic Sign
November 13, 2014 by 13 Comments
Inspiration for a project often comes in the most unlikely of places, but the inspiration for my latest project surprised even me. It wasn’t Pinterest, it wasn’t an arts and crafts show, it wasn’t another blog…it was while I was eating at a fast food restaurant.
Old Barn Pulleys and Hooks
November 10, 2014 by 12 Comments
Several years ago, I used to come home from auctions with a full pickup of all the bids I had won, but my workshop is overflowing with things waiting their turn for me to do something with them, so these days, I’m a little pickier about what I bring home. Often, things are sold by the box, so even if you really only want one thing in the box. I used to bring home those full boxes full of “stuff”, {Read More}
Abandoned Cabin – Photography Print
October 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I’m still on vacation, enjoying time with my family, but last weekend, when my parents were visiting us in Illinois, we attended an apple festival in a small town not too far from our home. We only stayed about an hour, because although it was a beautiful day, it was chilly and breezy. On the way home, we drove the back roads, rather than taking the highway. I love this stretch of road, because it is dotted with pretty old farmhouses {Read More}
Salvage Wood Shadow Box Shelf – 2 Variations – a SALVAGE STYLE EVENT, Link Party & Pin Board
October 5, 2014 by 23 Comments
All you salvage lovers out there – this one’s for you! Today, I’m joining forces with 8 other gals, who are masters at turning junk into gems, for a Salvage Style event, and YOU are invited to participate!
This Old Barn’s for You! Old Barn Photograph Printable
August 30, 2014 by 11 Comments
I realized last week, that I had taken very few outdoor photographs, and knowing nice weather won’t last forever, I decided to head outdoors and get some shots at pretty places nearby. Just down the gravel road from my house, sits an old barn. I used it as a backdrop in my son’s senior photos.
Guest Cottage Room Reveal {in an Old Farmhouse Shed}
June 12, 2014 by 76 Comments
It’s finally finished! We started this project in July of last year, and I was overly optimistic, and thought my new guest cottage room / photo studio would be done by the end of September. Ha! Well, at least it was completed before the end of September this year. It was worth the wait though, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. To give you an idea of the work that went into this room, you have to {Read More}
Salvaged Wood Display Shelf
April 5, 2014 by 19 Comments
Yawn…I must be getting old, because I used to work on projects until the wee hours of the morning, but lately I can barely keep my eyes open until 10. I’m hoping once the daylight starts lasting longer, I’ll have more energy, because I am a night owl by nature, and can’t seem to accomplish much lately. That has absolutely nothing to do with today’s post, it just explains to you why if you notice me posting less frequently, it’s because {Read More}
Grain Sack Wall Pockets on Barn Wood
February 21, 2014 by 13 Comments
I know that there are tons of fellow grain sack lovers out there, so I hope you won’t groan that I’m sharing another grain sack style project again today. After making a seat cover for an antique chair, I still had lots of fabric left over, and I was itching to come up with more projects to use it on. I whipped up these little pockets, and added the same typography that I used on the chair (printable here). I wasn’t {Read More}
