Transform cheap, Ikea Rivta curtains into visually high-end, high-quality drapes. This simple Ikea curtain hack requires no sewing, and it's super quick and easy! If you have been following along on our farmhouse journey, we purchased this house almost two years ago. Over the last two years, we’ve updated this room a few times. Originally, we just placed our old farmhouse furniture in here and tried to make do. Then we did a spring update, followed by … [Read more...]
Spring Farmhouse Living Room Makeover
Come on inside and see our spring farmhouse living room makeover, with some bright colorful touches. We've mostly neglected this space since we moved in January, but I'm so glad to finally cozy it up. This post is sponsored by Tuesday Morning. All opinions are my own. Our farmhouse living room before When we moved into our late 19th-century Victorian farmhouse back in January, we basically just threw the furniture in the living room and shut the door. With five kids worth of … [Read more...]
Victorian Farmhouse Living Room Decor Reveal
Come on inside and see our spring farmhouse living room makeover, with some bright colorful touches. We've mostly neglected this space since we move in January, but I'm so glad to finally cozy it up. Some links are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Spring Farmhouse Living Room Reveal | FARMHOUSE RESTORATION | DIY Spring Decor Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGiGNh5x-k&t=86s For the full tour, watch the video above! :) Shop this … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Christmas Home Tour 2018
Come take a little tour of our farmhouse decorated simply this Christmas. We kept things minimal this year, with fresh greenery and simple colors. Our Christmas farmhouse is full of DIY tutorials. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. See my full disclosure here. The post is in collaboration with my other blogger friends and we are all going to be showing our homes all decked out for Christmas. Read all the way to end to see … [Read more...]
How to Style Built Ins- Summer Built Ins Styling
Bookcases and shelves are tricky to decorate and balance. Learn how to style built ins with simple elements, like fresh florals, frames and antiques, in this video. How to Style Built Ins- Summer Built Ins Styling Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6_oaazKjww After our big magazine photo shoot I was left with several five gallon buckets of leftover flowers, and a house that was basically in shambles. If you watched the behind the scenes video, you know that I basically restyled … [Read more...]
Winter Farmhouse Living Room
Join me as I transition our farmhouse living room from Christmas to winter, with cozy textures and neutral colors. I'm usually one to get Christmas decor down ASAP. I took the tree down on December 26th, and put a few other little things away. It all just starts to feel like clutter to me, especially since I'm a blogger and have to start decorating around Halloween. But, although Christmas is already a distant memory, the cold weather remains. I had a few people request to see how I … [Read more...]
How to Strip Paint from an Antique Dresser
Learn how to strip paint from an antique dresser. Restore the original wood with a little paint stripper and a lot of elbow grease. Several years ago I stumbled upon a pretty little antique dresser at a garage sale. I liked the chippy paint and (surprisingly) the teal color. At $75, it wasn't exactly a bargain, but I loved the shape. For a long time it hung out in the kitchen. I kept unsorted mail and homeschool stuff in the drawers, and stored dried food on top. The only photo I … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Christmas Living Room
In this last installment of our Christmas home tour, I share our Farmhouse Christmas Living Room. Fresh greenery, neutral colors and a touch of red is the theme for this year. I am joining today with three of my blogger friends to share the final installment of our Christmas home tour. Last up is our farmhouse Christmas living room. Thank you so much to Sarah from She Holds Dearly for putting this little blog hop together! I shared our home in five parts this year. Get the rest of our … [Read more...]