Whether you are building a new house or remodeling your current home, expenses add up quickly! So today, I thought I’d share 10 things we did to save money during construction when we re-built our family’s farmhouse. 1) Clean the Jobsite. Our builder pretty much refused to maintain the jobsite regularly. To put it bluntly, …
DIY Farmhouse Headboard Makeover
I’m so excited to be sharing this DIY Farmhouse Headboard makeover with y’all today! If you follow my stories over on Instagram, you may have seen my poll asking readers what they most wanted to see on the blog. You may have even voted for this post to be shared today. I wanted to say …
DIY Farmhouse Serving Tray
This DIY farmhouse serving tray was super simple to make, and I’m very excited to use it around the farmhouse! We recently repainted the dresser we use for a tv stand in the living room. When we did that, I ended up removing the cabinet door in favor of open shelving. I kept the door …
DIY Kitchen Storage
When I shared a sneak peek of this DIY kitchen storage project on my Instagram stories, I asked y’all to guess what you thought the finished project would be. A couple people guessed it would become a towel rack or a coat rack. I actually really liked a lot of the ideas y’all came up …
Our Construction Horror Story
Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that referring to our experience as a construction horror story may be a tad dramatic! I honestly am so in love with our home!! I feel so fortunate and blessed to live here in such a beautiful and sentimental place… but the getting here was rough to say …
DIY Farmhouse Painted Cabinet
This DIY farmhouse painted cabinet has totally transformed our home’s entryway! It was so cute before, but I just wasn’t loving the green. Y’all, now it’s chippy and white and distressed and I can’t get enough of it! Chippy white paint is for sure my love language if you know what I mean!! Here’s a …
7 Steps to Renovate a Historic Home
Today I wanted to share a little info on how to renovate a historic home by detailing the steps we took to re-build our 1800’s farmhouse. Whether you’re renovating a historic home or building new construction, it can be overwhelming knowing where to begin! Additionally, it can be difficult to find good information about the …
8 Unique Ways to Incorporate Reclaimed Wood
One of my favorite things about the farmhouse is all the reclaimed wood accents! So today I thought I’d share 8 unique ways to incorporate reclaimed wood into your home. All the darker colored wood you see in the images below was salvaged from the original farmhouse! None of the wood has a stain, just …
The Key to Finding Authentic Farmhouse Decor
Finding yourself a honeyhole or two is the key to finding authentic farmhouse decor elements to incorporate in your home! Don’t get me wrong, you can find some great stuff at Target and Home Goods, and lots of bigger stores! I will always love shopping at these places, but nothing could replace wandering around little …
DIY Chippy White Candle Holders
Raise your hand if chippy white paint is one of your favorite colors! *Inserts raising hand emoji.* I picked up these pretty, antique railings knowing they would make the perfect DIY chippy white candle holders. In the grand scheme of DIY projects, this one was fairly easy and not at all time consuming. Just look …