Tag Archives: diy

Apple Inspired Farmhouse Friday

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Welcome to Farmhouse Friday! And it’s ALL ABOUT APPLES!! I’m joining the sweet “Farmhouse Friday” team…and at the end of this post, you can check out their lovely APPLE ideas & inspiration 🙂     Are you looking for an inexpensive way to decorate or entertain as we transition from late summer into Fall? Apples […]

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Grainsack Curtain

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The heat has been almost unbearable here the last few weeks! We’ve tried to keep our window blinds closed and doors shut to keep our cold air from escaping :/ Here at the kitchen sink, this little window lets a lot of evening sun inside. In order to keep some of the direct sunlight out, […]

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Random Thoughts

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  Do you ever have one of those moments when life looks so beautiful all around you? Breakfast looked this way Saturday morning…so I told my kids I wanted to take a photo. There were fresh peaches looking so peachy in the dough bowl, and cantaloupe too. The chocolate chip pancakes were still warm, and […]

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Repurpose Design Series- Barn Wood Cross

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  Welcome to another Repurpose Design Series Reveal Day! I decided not to purchase anything at all for this week’s transformation. So, I headed to the barn and found some reclaimed wood that we got from an old building on family land. My husband helped me turn it into a cross. I painted it in […]

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Cabinet Makeover

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Remember our chippy blue cabinet? When we bought it a few years ago, I always planned on painting the inside…and never got around to it, until last week 🙂 Here’s what it looked like before: With one coat of Annie Sloan in pure white, it’s much lighter & brighter. I still prefer the doors plain. […]

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More About the Potager

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So, you want to know what’s growing in our Potager? Well, to begin with, lots of herbs. And this Spring, I’m using one of my favorite vintage finds as an herb garden display…a Ferry-Morse Seed cart. It’s a perfect chippy green, with little compartments, just right for holding zinc pots full of herb clippings. In […]

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Hydrangea Love

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Before I plant this hydrangea, I wanted to enjoy it inside for a few days. Aren’t hydrangeas the prettiest flower? My favorite color is purple. Or, maybe it’s white. Well, I guess I like hydrangeas in every color. Have I ever shown you this view from our kitchen? It’s looking into the dining room. You […]

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Let’s Talk Flea Market Finds

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Don’t you just love a great flea market? We first started shopping at Canton Trade Days in Texas around 2008. Canton is our favorite flea market…and where we’ve found the majority of the vintage pieces in our home. These little vintage water wheel buckets came from Canton…I think it was in 2010. The dealer sold […]

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