2014 was another busy year for changes around our house, and I haven’t even shared them all on the blog yet. The biggest project we completed was our old shed that we converted into a guest room/photo studio, which then became a bedroom for our oldest son when he switched from an out-of-state college, to our local collage. He’ll graduate from college in the spring, and once he gets his own apartment, it will revert back to a guest room/photo studio {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party #170 – YOUR Best of 2014!
December 30, 2014 by 11 Comments
Welcome to the Vintage Inspiration Party! It’s a very special party we have planned for you today, because we are inviting you to share your BEST Vintage-Inspired Everything from 2014. We want to see those projects, rooms, and home decor that you are most proud of from 2014 (vintage-inspired only please)! We have 2 link-ups for you to use – The 1st is specifically for your BEST from 2014 . The 2nd link-up for anything vintage inspired that is {Read More}
Repurposed Drawers and Crates for Craft Supplies
December 27, 2014 by 5 Comments
Does anyone else have a hard time getting back into the swing of things after Christmas? I feel like until I get all the decorations and the tree taken down, it’s hard to do much else, but I did work on a little organizational project today. When we “remodeled” one wall in the kitchen to install an oven range hood (seen here), and removed the little crates that held my spices, I wanted to find a new use for them. {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party # 170 – Vintage Style Christmas Home Decor!
December 23, 2014 by 6 Comments
Merry Christmas to you all, and welcome back to the Vintage Inspiration Party! Before we get started this week, I want to announce that we have a very special party planned for next week. Since it will be the last VIP party of the year, we are inviting you to share your absolute best, most inspired, favorite Vintage projects of the year. So go dig in your archives to see what you finished this year and link up the best of {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party # 168 – Vintage Christmas Decor GALORE!
December 16, 2014 by 8 Comments
Welcome back to Vintage Inspiration Party! All of the vintage Christmas decor ideas you all are sharing the last few weeks have been amazing, and you’ll love the features you’ll see this week! I can’t wait to see what you share this week. I’m sure you’ve all been so busy trying to put the final touches on your shopping and decorating. Sadly, I still have a LONG way to go, and our tree isn’t even decorated yet, so I {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}
Vintage Inspiration Party #167 – Christmas Decor & So Much More!!
December 9, 2014 by 10 Comments
***My apologies the linky wasn’t working earlier – it’s fixed now. Bloggers have been busy little elves recently, making the cutest home decor items and gifts! I am excited to share with these lovely features from last week’s Vintage Inspiration Party. Remember, this party is extra special because it shows up on 4 different blogs, which mean 4 times the exposure for you! Check out some of your host’s latest projects! {Read More}
Oven Range Hood from a Reclaimed Antique Door
December 8, 2014 by 7 Comments
It’s been a few years since we remodeled our farmhouse kitchen (see remodel reveal here), and I still love it as much as the day it was finished, but there are a few things I’d do differently now, after having lived with it for a few years. For instance, we made open shelves from wood salvaged from an old table. I love those shelves in the kitchen, but we put one above our stove, and that was a big mistake. {Read More}
How to Get the Look of Antique Wooden Embellishments
December 4, 2014 by 5 Comments
I have a thing for antique bed headboards and footboards, and have been fortunate to get quite a few of them at auctions at prices that blew me away. Unfortunately, none of them were the right size for my bed, and they are hard to sell online, because the shipping often costs more than what I charge for them. This was an antique headboard that I turned into a coat rack (more about it here). Not only did it have a {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party #166 – Even the Grinch Would Be Inspired!
December 2, 2014 by 9 Comments
Welcome to the Vintage Inspiration Party! We can officially say, “Merry Christmas” now, can’t we?!! Christmas is coming…and a junk style Christmas it will be! I’m so glad you are here to join in the fun. This morning, I wrapped up my 12 Days of Christmas event, but the season is young, so I’m looking forward to lots of Christmas inspiration all month long. If you missed any of the 12 days, you’ll find them all here. Get yourself {Read More}
