Do you know how to make a pedestal stand? I love these things to pieces and have a few new ones that my husband and I finished this week! Not only do they look super farmhousey (yeah, I made that word up), but they earn their keep in the kitchen. Since I have a serious shortage of counter space in my kitchen, everything has to be functional, and can’t just sit and look pretty. The first one we finished was made {Read More}
A Rustic Bucket and Metal Tags for Christmas
November 29, 2015 by 2 Comments
This post is written in collaboration with Antique Farmhouse. When I’m looking for vintage style decor for my home, auctions are usually the best source, but as more and more people buy at auctions to resell, it’s become harder and harder to win something at a decent price – if you win at all. Often the prices climb even higher than the prices I see in antique stores, and usually the pieces are dirty and need to be scrubbed well before {Read More}
KISS: Easy Rustic Bench Makeover in Just 3 Steps!
September 9, 2015 by 23 Comments
I’ve been thinking I need to do a weekly KISS project (keep it simple stupid). It’s a good reminder for me that not every project needs to have 20 steps to complete, and challenges me to keep projects as simple as possible. Last week when I brought home a bunch of bargains from a thrift store grand re-opening, one of my purchases was this rustic bench. It’s super sturdy, has great wood, and I knew it wouldn’t take much effort to give {Read More}
DIY Barn Quilt
May 13, 2015 by 52 Comments
It isn’t a big secret that I love old barns, but have I ever told you about MY barn? Well, it’s a great big old red barn, with a white door, and a hayloft on top. There are horses in their stalls, and chickens in a coop, and we gather fresh eggs from them every day. On the outside, hollyhocks and sunflowers are growing, and the old water spigot never stops dripping. Hanging on the side of my barn is a big, beautiful barn quilt.
Farmhouse Friday #3 – Canning Jars
April 23, 2015 by 8 Comments
When deciding on the themes I wanted to have for Farmhouse Friday, the thought occurred to me that our grandparents and great-grandparents probably never dreamed of all the things we do with objects that were purely utilitarian to them, and the simple canning jar is a prime example of that. Aside from the obvious food use that previous generations had for them, there are now literally 1,000’s of new ways to use them. I’m sharing some of my favorite ways to {Read More}
Old Wooden Cubby and Exciting Announcement!
April 2, 2015 by 15 Comments
I have an exciting announcement that I think you’ll love, but first (don’t you hate “but firsts?”), I want to show you this beautiful old wooden cubby unit.
DIY Farmhouse Chalkboard with Rustic Wooden Frame
March 1, 2015 by 43 Comments
I have a big empty space on my kitchen wall, just above our antique stove. I don’t do empty spaces. I’ve never been a minimalist. I haven’t left the space empty intentionally, but every time I make something and hang it there, then list it in my shop – it has sold quickly. It makes for great sales, but not for a pretty kitchen. I didn’t want to spend much money, so I designed a farmhouse style rustic wooden frame chalkboard. It’s an easy project that requires very basic {Read More}
Tiered Stand Serving Center
October 22, 2014 by 13 Comments
Did you think you’d seen the last of tiered stands from me? Well, I hope not, because in the past, I’ve always shown my tiered stands as more of a decorative item, but with my most recent tiered stand, I wanted to show it as a decorative, but very useful piece to have. I picked up a set of vintage cake pans at an auction. I had no intention of baking cakes. What!
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}
Farmhouse Decor | 20+ Best Thrifty DIY Projects With Farmhouse Style
May 27, 2013 by 10 Comments
Recently, I curated a Thrifty Farmhouse Decor theme clipboard for Hometalk – right up my alley! If you love farmhouse style, you are in for a real treat, because I have more than 20 ideas and DIY projects to show you! SHOP FARMHOUSE DECOR HERE My goal was to select projects that had farmhouse charm, are inexpensive, and range in DIY skill levels, so there are ideas for everyone. Most are fairly easy, requiring only basic skills and tools, but a {Read More}
