After declaring my goal of not exhausting myself this holiday season, and doing very simple Christmas decor in my house as much as possible, I looked around to see what would require only minor tweaking to make it look festive for Christmas, and I spotted the boxwood wreaths that I hung over some of my favorite old platters. They’ve been there since spring, when I participated in a Design Ingenuity event, and I knew it would be really easy to make {Read More}
Vintage Grocery Hanging Scale Clock
October 17, 2015 by 6 Comments
Those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile how much I love using vintage pieces in my home. I used to find most of my pieces at auctions, but I haven’t had much time to go to them lately, and the few I went to turned out to be duds.
DIY Farmhouse Decoupaged Galvanized Bucket
September 24, 2015 by 25 Comments
DIY Farmhouse Decoupaged Galvanized Bucket I promised I’d show you the project I made using one of the milk cap image printables I shared yesterday, so I got up early this morning to take photos of this decoupaged bucket in the kitchen, when the sunlight is so pretty shining through the window.
The Farmer in the Dell and a Farmhouse Cabinet
September 16, 2015 by 24 Comments
Do you remember the old children’s song, The Farmer in the Dell”, how the farmer takes a wife and the wife takes the child and the child takes the cow, and so on, until you get to the cheese, and the cheese stands alone? Well, for whatever totally random reason, writing this post reminded me of that poem, because one thing led to another and another and another. At the end, you’ll see what “stands alone”, like the cheese did {Read More}
Apple Inspired Chair Makeover
September 12, 2015 by 22 Comments
If you reach back in your memory bank, you may recall a sweet little chair that I gave a makeover last year. I really did love it, but the other day I started craving some apple inspired color in my house, so I made over that sweet little chair again! That’s the nice thing about paint – you can change your mind on a whim and have a whole new look in no time.
Vintage Butter Box Printable
August 15, 2015 by 8 Comments
Putting together little vignettes in my home is one of my favorite things to do. Usually these vignettes will be on a shelf, the top of my piano desk, or on a dresser. I can quickly change them out for different seasons, or when I have a new piece to add to one of my collections. One of the things I like to collect and display in vignettes is old grocery store product packages. I especially love old egg cartons and {Read More}
Farmhouse Friday # 17 – Breadboards and Dough Troughs
August 7, 2015 by 7 Comments
Welcome to the 17th edition of Farmhouse Friday! Breadboards and dough troughs are some of the most typical tools you would find in an old farmhouse kitchen, so today we’re going to look at ways to use, display and repurpose them in today’s home!
Farmhouse Friday #16 – Ironstone, Crocks & Pottery
July 24, 2015 by 3 Comments
It’s my favorite day of the week – Farmhouse Friday! This week is filled with lots of eye candy with ironstone, crocks and pottery, and ways to use and display them in your farmhouse decor. Here are a few of my favorite ways to display my ironstone pieces, crocks and pottery… In my Antique Style Cupboard …and in my Repurposed Window Display Shelf, …and my small collection of crocks and bowls on my Antique Sewing Table. Now let’s look at {Read More}
My New Farmhouse Kitchen Window Shelves
July 16, 2015 by 23 Comments
“Remember, you hate to dust”… “Remember, you hate to dust”… “ Remember, you hate to dust”… I chanted that to myself, as I decorated my new kitchen window shelves. My knees aren’t what they used to be, and getting up and down on a chair to clean the shelves above the windows is only something I will do…
Keeping Time
July 11, 2015 by 11 Comments
It was a quiet day at my house today. The 3 oldest kids were all at work, and my teenager left to stay with a friend, so it was just hubby and I at home. I thought about going to the flea market, since I haven’t been there yet this year, but one look at the forecast convinced me that it wouldn’t be fun walking around during a downpour and thunderstorm. So, since I don’t have any great finds to {Read More}
