Some of my best memories are memories made outdoors – camping, fishing and bike riding with my parents and sister, and then with my husband and kids when I had my own family.
Talk of the Town #15 + April Features
April 5, 2016 by 9 Comments
Happy April everyone! We’re kicking off April with some delicious, illuminated, upcycled, repurposed, and DIY features we really do love. Welcome back to Talk of the Town! First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! Make a Hanging Rustic Storage Crate Valspar Chalk Spray Paint Review + Farmhouse Coasters Upcycled Farmhouse Flatware Carrier Upcycled Sewing Machine Cabinet Drawers Barn Door Hall Tree Sunday Verses Old Door Bar DIY Wine Rack How-To Rustic Pallet Caddy {Read More}
Flatware Carrier That Looks Like an Old Crate!
April 3, 2016 by 10 Comments
We don’t have a Costco where I live, so when I get the chance to shop at one, I’m like a kid in a toy store. I want to taste all the samples, I want to stockpile commercial size containers of minced onions, and I get sucked in by cool things I don’t see in my local stores. Normally I resist the urge, because I’m either traveling by train with limited luggage, or I’m traveling with my family, and there’s no extra {Read More}
Chalk Spray Paint Review + Farmhouse Coasters
April 1, 2016 by 8 Comments
I hate being the bad guy when I review products, but I always want to share the results I get using a product with you, so you are informed before you spent your money. Unfortunately, today is a bad guy day. Since I use paint on a lot of my projects I love to try different types, so I can make the best choices for my projects, so when my husband brought home a can of Valspar Chalky Finish Spray Paint, I {Read More}
Make a Hanging Rustic Storage Crate, or Three!
March 30, 2016 by 10 Comments
Make Hanging Rustic Storage Crate The farmers have been out getting their fields ready for planting in my neck of the woods, and the other day I was thinking about a talk I had with my dad just a few days before he passed away. He was becoming increasingly confused, but one morning he was fairly alert, and I wanted to engage him as much as I could while it lasted. I recruited my niece and nephew to assist me, and gave them a {Read More}
Talk of the Town #13 – Repurposed Ironing Board + more
March 29, 2016 by 5 Comments
It’s been a busy week for me, with lots of projects and spring cleaning going on! Our Talk of the Tow bloggers have been busy too, and we have some wonderful features lined up this week. tott collage First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts! Farmhouse Blue Projects and Printables Salvaged Picnic Table wood Turned Barn Gate Repurposed Graters Photo Display Trash to Treasure Photo Display Jelly Cupboard Paint Makeover Charming {Read More}
Made to Last – Cast Iron
March 28, 2016 by 14 Comments
I find it so frustrating that so few things are made to last these days. I can’t tell you how many vacuum cleaners I’ve owned in my adult life, and don’t even get me started on blow dryers. But there are a few things that are made to last, and at the top of my list are my cast iron skillets. I know there is a lot of quality cookware available on the market, but I’ll never use anything but {Read More}
Kitchen Graters Turned Clipboards
March 27, 2016 by 16 Comments
I’m fully convinced that men are selectively deaf when traveling with women. They become so focused on the destination that they don’t seem to understand that women like to “stop and smell the roses” along the way. Here’s how it works when my husband and I are traveling… I spot an antique store, and suggest that we should stop. He pretends he didn’t hear me and keeps driving. He puts on his headphones, to ensure he doesn’t hear my next suggestion. {Read More}
Reclaimed Wood for My Spring Entryway
March 26, 2016 by 4 Comments
Whenever possible, I always choose reclaimed wood over brand new wood, because I want the aged and weathered look, so when given the chance to get some reclaimed wood for free – you can bet I’ll take it! Remember that chippy weathered photo backdrop I shared a few weeks ago? Well, that photo was the top of my mom’s old picnic table, and she told me I could keep it (yippee!!), so my husband took it all apart and we transported {Read More}
Singing the Blues with Blue Farmhouse Style
March 23, 2016 by 14 Comments
While I love white as the wall color in my house, I think blue in all shades makes the perfect companion to white in farmhouse style, so let’s take a look at some of them that “sing the blues” beautifully! Blue Farmhouse Style
