Do you have a space in your house or yard that is just plain ugly? So ugly, you don’t want a single soul to lay eyes on it? But I’m going to show it to you today because we decided to turn that ugly spot into a space we we love now!
Rusty Old Shovel Flower Sign for My Junk Garden
July 30, 2017 by 14 Comments
Rusty Old Shovel Flower Sign for My Junk Garden Last week I mentioned I had one last project that I was working on for my junk garden, which I’ve finished.
Mid Summer Farmhouse Junk Garden Update & a Lack of Communication
July 21, 2017 by
Mid Summer Farmhouse Junk Garden Update I’ve never been an avid gardener, but this year I felt the desire to really try my hand at flower gardening. So this is an update on my junk garden – what grew well, what didn’t, and what I’d do differently.
Farmhouse Window Box and Guest House Flower Bed | Junk Garden Series
May 3, 2017 by 8 Comments
Farmhouse Window Box and Guest House Flower Bed Junk Garden Series Project #5 I hope you aren’t tired of seeing my junk garden decor, because I’m still plugging along with a few more projects. This week I worked on a small flower bed in front of my guest house, and I love how it turned out.
Old Ladder Succulent Garden Plant Stand
April 30, 2017 by 6 Comments
Old Ladder Succulent Garden Plant Stand Junk Garden Series Project #4 Take your garden bed to new heights by going vertical with an old ladder!
Antique Farmhouse Salvaged Yard and Garden Decor | Junk Garden Series Project #3
April 28, 2017 by 18 Comments
Antique Farmhouse Salvaged Yard and Garden Decor Junk Garden Series Project #3 The yard and garden decor project I finished this week has special memories tied to it. We brought this antique farmhouse water pump with us from our Missouri farmhouse when we moved to our home in Illinois several years ago. We lived in Missouri for about seven years, so many of my kids’ childhood years occurred in that house. I’ve always wanted to do something special with it, and I finally {Read More}
Potting Bench from Old Work Table Reveal
August 7, 2016 by 30 Comments
Recently I asked for your ideas for the old work table we found in our barn. Several of you suggested turning it into a potting bench, and my husband and I thought that sounded like a great idea, given it’s short height. Here’s how it started out.
The Barn Quilt and the Bathroom
June 1, 2016 by 21 Comments
Have you ever felt absolutely, totally lost and clueless, and you just didn’t know what to do? Well, when I was in kindergarten, our classroom had its own bathroom that we didn’t have to share with the rest of the kids in the school. On the outside of the bathroom door was light switch that lit up and turned red when you turned on the light and went into the bathroom. There was no lock on the door, so this red {Read More}
Outdoor Spaces Welcome Home Summer Tour
June 4, 2015 by 29 Comments
Welcome to my Outdoor Spaces tour! Do you remember that blog post when I took you room by room through my whole house, showing you ever nook and cranny, every organized closet, and all the beautifully decorated spaces in our home? Yeah…me neither. That’s because that blog post doesn’t exist, except in my imagination. There’s a possibility it never will, because my whole house isn’t finished and even if it was I could probably never get every room {Read More}
Farmhouse Friday #8 – Garden Projects
May 28, 2015 by 14 Comments
Happy Farmhouse Friday, everyone! Everywhere you go this time of year, garden centers are exploding with color, people are working in their yards and the air just smells so fresh and sweet with with the scents of flowers and freshly-mowed grass, so the theme this week is yard and garden projects. If you missed any of the previous Farmhouse Friday themes, you can find them all HERE. How is your garden growing so far? I know many of you are {Read More}
