Today I’m hosting a Spring Blog Hop with five other bloggers. We can’t wait to share our spring DIY’s with y’all!
My mom gave me the cutest set of vintage bunny salt and pepper shakers! I believe they were my Mom-Maw’s. I think that the red colored top, stands out, to much for my decor taste, so I decided to paint the pepper shaker’s top to match the color of the salt shaker’s top.
I started out by painting the top white. I just used some left over SW paint in Eider White. I painted two coats.
Next I decided to add a light coat of wood filler that I had on hand from the hardware store.
Next, I decided to use a Semi Transparent Minwax Stain in Red Oak on the white paint, while it was still wet.
I thought the color needed more of a yellow tone instead of a brown tone, so I added Outrageously Orange craft paint.
I ended up sort of mixing the paint colors and stain together to make the color, while sanding in between coats for an aged look.
Here is the final result! I think I got pretty close to the color of the salt shaker’s top! Now my Vintage Bunny Salt and Pepper Shakers are ready to be apart of my spring decor!
Head on over and checkout the other sweet bloggers to see what they’ve come up with for their Spring DIY’s!
I am excited to share how we built our barndominium desk with ya’ll today! It’s budget friendly too at under $90!!
I’ve teamed up with my sweet friend (host) Terrie from Decorating & More with Tip plus several other blogging buddies! Our goal is to each turn something from Trash to Treasure!
Background of Our Barndominium Build
Most of ya’ll know that we have been building our barndominium, the past few months! Check out the blog here.
We basically started with a piece of land that literally was littered with trash and have built our home with own hands! The photo below is where my husband was clearing our land of trees, trash and junk cars.
We also had to rent several dumpsters to throw away the large amount of trash! The photo below is dumpster number 2.
Curating Spaces For Our Barndominium Home
Since tax season has rolled around, I knew that I would need a space to work on our taxes, instead of sitting on the concrete floor. I have not had a desk since our move and had been teaching/working at my dining room table! Our youngest two girls needed a space for schoolwork!
Our Vision Coming to Life
I have had this vision of what I wanted this space to look like for the past several months. I enjoy roughly sketching out designs for our home. I want to make sure that every single inch of our almost 1,700 square foot barndominium, to be useful and curated to our family’s specific needs.
Supplies needed:
~2-2x12x12 foot boards
~3-Quarter inch pipes
~3-Quarter inch floor/wall flange
~Stain- Minwax Semi-Transparent Red Oak (on hand)
~1.5 inch wood screws (on hand)
Assembling the Desk
The first item on our agenda was sanding down the wood on all sides. My husband also had to trim one of the boards, as it was uneven. Next we counter-screwed the boards together.
After the boards were counter screwed, we applied a light coat of the stain on either side.
Next up was installing the quarter inch pipes and wall flanges to the wall. Measure how far apart you want your “brackets” to be and mark with a pencil.
Add your 1.5 inch screws to the studs in the quarter inch pipes and your done! Place your desk top on the “brackets” that you’ve installed! Done!
Styling our Work Space
We still have a check list of items to finish. I need three barn lights to go over each desk area. I also need to build two bottom cabinets for either side of my desk area, which will hold my printer/computer on one side then files/desk items on the other side.
I’ve bought three white mid century chairs, along with a couple cork boards for the girls wall sides. The middle desk area is mine and I’ve added a vintage crib spring for my memo board.
I am also adding pipe “brackets” to the wall with metal galvanized baskets to hold pencils, crayons, markers and color pencils. I am loving how it is looking and can’t wait to update y’all with a finished look soon-probably on IG, so be sure to be following along with us on IG as we finish up with this project plus more on our barndominium build!
I would love for you to check out my other blogging buddies below and see what item they found from Trash to Treasure! You will never be disappointed with these ladies!
During the summer of 2020, my husband and I decided that we would place our house up for sale and move to the beach! The housing market was booming for homeowners and we decided it would be the best time to sell!
Our home sold within the first week of having it listed and thus began our plan of homeownership via paying cash! We settled on building a pole barn that we would live in temporarily while we built our forever home! The pole barn quickly became our barndominium! We chose to build our barndominium at the size of 30×40!
Researching is Key
Researching is key if you are thinking about undertaking a large project like building your own barndominium. This project has consumed us for months, but it has allowed us to build almost everything ourselves and it has been so worth it! When we would shop for estimates, we shopped until we found a price we liked!
The photo below is the backside of our property and where our barndominium currently sets.
Finding Land
The very first item on our agenda was the land! We knew a quaint little beach town that we wanted to grow old in and began driving around looking at property in July of 2020.
The photo below is the beach across the street from our property!
We began looking up owners of properties in the town from the plot map, to begin writing them, asking them if we could purchase their land. We had found a couple pieces of property, when my Father-In-Law reached out to us, who happened to live in the same quant beach town and asked us if we would like his property. We were shocked and so happy! Thus began our dreams of building a Pole Barn with an attatched Guest Suite.
In this photo, my husband had begun clearing our land. This is about two days into it!
Clearing the Land
Next on the agenda was assessing the property. The property was not in the best shape. In fact, you could hardly see it with all of the overgrown trees.
This is the very first picture that I took of our property. This is the front side of our property.
There was also a older mobile home, a storage building plus seven junk cars that had been setting on the property for years, along with a boat plus a good amount of trash to clean up.
Below in this photo, my husband was removing the last of the junk cars!!! This was car number seven!
We knew we needed to rent a tractor to clear the land and make a driveway. I also wanted to learn how to operate a tractor! I actually wanted to learn about anything that my husband was willing to teach me during this process!
Neither my husband or I had never used a tractor up until this point, but we learned! I think we enjoyed it too!
It was a lot of sweat equity work with taking out trees, pulling them down and across the road and watching my husband drop trees that stood seventy feet in the air!
My parents would always be calling, when they saw our stories on Instagram and say to be careful! We also have our own portable sawmill that we plan to mill our pine and oak trees that we saved for wood countertops for our home.
Setting the Posts and Adding Fill Dirt
The first step was setting the posts!
We also purchased two dumpsters of fill dirt from a local company. We rented another smaller tractor to help push the dirt out into the pole barn and help keep it evenly spread.
Leveling Out the Dirt and Adding Posts for Barn Doors
The next step was buying a laser to level out the dirt for the pole barn. We wanted to make sure we had the ground level!
We also rented a compactor to compact down the dirt. We also added two posts for the barn doors on the front!
Adding Footers and Rebarb
Next we added a layer of plastic and the footers and rebarb. We also attached concrete wire to the rebarb.
Concrete Pour for the Foundation
We did hire out this job because it was such a large job that we did not think we could handle the amount of work on our own.
Plus, if you happen to mess up concrete, well, its a hard and expensive job to mess up on!!
So glad we hired this one out! Those concrete guys worked so hard! You can watch the video of our concrete pour here!
Buying Windows and Doors
My husband wanted to go ahead and buy the windows and doors before framing, so he knew the size of the frames that he would need to be making for the pole barn. We went to Habitat for Huminity to find our windows and doors. We scored big and were able to grab almost everything we needed from Habitat for Humanity! Some of the windows and doors were used but some were new! We spent under $500 for all of our windows and doors! Check out our trip to Habitat for Humanity!
Framing the First Floor
Framing the first floor went pretty fast.
We were able to get it all done in about two to three days.
I learned to frame and framed one of the walls on my own! It is always so cool to learn a new trade!
Framing the Second Floor
We second story framing went faster than the first floor. We plan to use the two wings of the barndominium for attic storage and then the middle of the second floor as useable space. My parents came down to help us on a Saturday! Much needed!
Roof
We were able to frame the roof fairly quickly in about two weeks, then added the galvalume roof.
My parents and my brother came to help for the putting the galvalume roof on! It took about two and a half days for the install on the galvalume roof! Not to bad for two old guys (both of our Dad’s) and two middle aged guys (hubs and bro). No pun intended 🤣
My parents and my brother came to help for the putting the galvalume roof on! My mom helped me with cleaning up debris, breaking up a pile of extra concrete and making lunch for our guys! Check out our reel on the installing of the roof!
After Framing and Roofing
After our barndo was framed, the next few projects were not nearly as overwhelming. My husband had general construction knowledge and we are both hard workers, willing to do whatever it took to bring our temporary home to life!! Anything we were not knowledgeable on, we turned to You Tube, family or friends that were experts in the subject area.
I built the exterior barn doors, myself, with the help of a couple assistants to cut and hold wood! Check out that process here! It is truly amazing what you can learn to do if you have the willingness to learn! You might may some mistakes along the way, but just start over and try again!
Our plan has been to do as much work that we can do on our own, to keep building costs as low as possible. This is a cash build and we had absolutely no plans to get any type of loan for our barndominium build or our forever home build! Our hope was to get the barndominium dried in and basic items checked off then take time to finish the remaining rooms.
Home Depot Gift Card
We are almost completely done with the building process. Finishing up with sheet rock and paint over the next little bit! Would you like to guess at how much we spent on our Barndominium build? The first person to comment with the correct amount, I wil send you a $100 gift card from Home Depot!
Instagram Collabs
I have been so blessed to have a job that never feels like work to me! I couldn’t be happier as a blogger and a influencer on IG! I am excited to share in a blog post, soon, our barndomium reveal and which companies I collaborated with! Any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
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Today I’m teaming up with several bloggers to share items that we have found in a thrift shops, estate sales, yard sales or side of the road items and share how we turn them into something beautiful.
Antique Pie Safe
I have wanted to find a pie safe for our home for the longest time! I was so grateful when my Father-In-Law offered me one of his pie safe’s! I knew immediately where I wanted to use it in our new DIY Barndominium! I thought it would be gorgeous in our bathroom and we could store towels and linens in it!
We can’t have a diy makeover without the before photos, right?!
This is the before photo after I’d taken out the shelves and the drawer. The cabinet had several layers of paint, from green to yellow and white primer with a couple layers of really old stain!
Time to Strip & Sand
I decided to sand the entire piece first, with my orbital sander. Here is a similar one to mine. Next, I used Citri Strip for the entire piece. I like using this stripper better than others as it’s not such a harsh chemical to use and breathe in. Grab it at Home Depot. I stripped the cabinet four times and in between each time, I used my razor to remove the old paint and stain.
The pie safe also had a sheet of vintage yellow flowered contact paper with layer of glue on it. It took a lot of tugging but I got it all off! I also decided to remove the old screens from each door. Each screen had a layer of staples that I removed as well.
The interior side walls were also painted with a bright yellow paint. Here is about 50% through the stripping process on those walls.
For the shelves, I decided to sand with my orbital sander instead of stripping. Look at those layers of paint and stain.
On the backside of the shelves, there was an Army printed wording in black writing. It looks like these shelves were made from an old wooden Army shipping crates. It makes me think about all of the families who have owned this pie safe over the years and repairs that were made just like we were doing now!
The exterior side walls also had a wooden ruler that had been used for trim at one time but was only revealed when the Citri Strip had removed all of the old stain.
I love being able to think about all of the other people who owned this pie safe before me. It such an honor to have such a beautiful piece!
I wanted a wax that would highlight the wood’s natural beauty along with give it a slight white matte finish.
Repair Time
The pie safe drawer needed to replace all three sides of the drawer. It also needed a new drawer bottom. Two of the sides and the bottom were press board.
I did the same for my drawer bottom. I also traced with a pencil, cut with my saw and used a 1/4 oak craft board.
My husband made grooves for the drawer sides so that the drawer bottom could slide into.
Here is a close up of the cut grooves.
My husband also cut notches out of the bottom exterior of the drawer so that the drawer could slide in and out from the drawer slides.
He is such a sweetie! ❤️
Finished Piece
I enjoyed sharing our project of our Antique Pie Safe Makeover with y’all! Did y’all follow along in stories on IG, as I made this piece over? Hop on over and give me a follow, take a look around too! Check out my other fellow bloggers too and see what they’ve come up with for this week’s Thrift Store Challenge!
Today I wanted to share how my husband and I made our simple farmhouse diy outdoor table for our new outdoor space! We recently moved so we are starting over from scratch on all of our outdoor spaces!
We needed this outdoor table on our new property! It’s easier than you think to create an outdoor table!
SUPPLIES:
1-4x4x12 for the legs-$18
6-1x6x8’s deck boards for the top-$33
3-2x4x10’s for the frame-$14
2.5 inch exterior screws-$5-Had on hand.
Gloves-$5-Hadon hand.
Paper Towels-$1-Had on hand.
Paint and Stain-$20-Had on hand.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut your 3-2x4x10’s to make into the table frame.
Lay out your six, 1x6x8’s on top of two scrap pieces of wood and begin making your table frame, making sure to attract with screws.
Cut your 4x4x12 into four legs and attach with screws to your frame.
Flip over your table frame and add the 1×6’s to the top and screw into your frame.
Stain-I used Minwax Red Oak in Semi-Transparent.
I did one very light coat of stain. Paint-I used Sherwin Willians Eider White. While the paint was still wet, I immediately went over it with stain.
Paint-I used Sherwin Willians Eider White. While the paint was still wet, I immediately went over it with stain.
While the paint was still wet, I immediately went over it with a light amount of stain.
And your done! Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy!! We love having our outdoor table for dining options and especially since we are coastal living now, its warmer here for about ten out of twelve months!
While we are currently living in our RV on our property as we build our barndominium and eventually our forever home, this table is our dining table for now!
I hope ya’ll have enjoyed this DIY Outdoor Table! Please reach out if you have any questions.
I am so excited to team up with several of my blogging buddies for a DIY Knock Off Challenge! My sweet friend, Terrie from Decorating and More with Tip heads us up! The rules were that we had to find a higher end piece and share how we could make our own and on a budget!
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
The rules were as follows: We needed to find a piece we loved and be willing to create a similar piece plus make it budget friendly! Challenge accepted!
HOME DEPOT LIGHT FIXTURE
Home Depot had this beautiful light fixture, the Windsor 5 Light Antique White Chandelier; however, we did not want to spend $160 on a light fixture that would be outside , hanging in the weather. This light fixture was our inspiration for what we sorta-kinda had invisioned in our minds.
OUTDOOR “LIGHTING” FOR OUR NEW SPACE
My husband had a fabulous idea to hang a light fixture from this old live oak tree that sits over our new outdoor dining space! Thrift shopping we had to go! And ya don’t have to pull my hand to go! We decided to use one of our Saturday morning’s to go thrifting for this light fixture, instead of working on our pole barn. Heck, we even NEEDED a break from working on our pole barn!
THRIFTING WE GO
The first couple of places we went thrifting, we couldn’t find the exact light fixture that we had envisioned in our heads… on the third thrift store, we found a light fixture that we thought might work but it was a little to small for the space.
We decided to stop at one last thrift shop and we hit the jackpot! We found this light fixture and although I would love it to be a bit larger, we thought it would work for now! At $19, it was definitely a great buy!
HOME DEPOT & TARGET FOR SUPPLIES
Next, we headed to Home Depot for supplies! I used Rustoleum White Spray Paint in a Hammered finish. This is my favorite brand of spray paint, evenly coats, no drips when used correctly and under $6!
TARGET SUPPLIES
I grabbed a 12 count tapered candlesticks from Target for $3.00!
LET’S GET TO WORK
Head on over to my instagram and you can watch my reel of how I diy’ed our thrifted light fixture! First, I removed the glass globes. Next, I applied two coats of spray paint on all sides, leaving a couple hours drying time, in between.
Super easy! I just love how it turned out! The hammered finish gives it a rustic farmhouse feel to our outdoor space!
I spent $28 total on our diy light fixture! I hope that y’all have found some budget friendly inspiration here and that you will hop on over to the other ladies! I know you will love their DIY Knock Off’s, as well! Head on over to my friend Cindy’s blog at Cloches and Lavender for her DIY!
[This post contains sponsored links. The items featured and linked, in this post is provided by LNC Home; all opinions and reviews are my own.]
Bathroom Mini Reno on a Very Small Budget: Make the impossible, possible!
We had one last item to add to this bathroom after a mini bathroom renovation and that was our 3 Light Modern Wall Sconce .
The before picture below is the day we purchased our home. It has really come so far on such a low budget!
Decor Through the Years: Styles can Change!
I would like to say that my decor tastes and styles have changed over the years. Some may believe I am scared of color because most of my home is now neutral but if you look closely, you will see color throughout my home! The photo below is what our bathroom looked like before the mini bathroom reno began. We had a very bright pink in the bathroom along with a black and white accent colors. Paris was the theme that my girls wanted!
We decided to have a very small budget when it came to this mini reno, since it was the upstairs bathroom and is rarely used!
Budget Reno Details: DIY’s
For this mini reno, we removed the popcorn ceiling along with patching, painting the ceiling. I painted the walls in Lazy Gray from Sherwin Williams. I also painted all the baseboards, window and door with Ibis White from Sherwin Williams. I had the trim paint on hand.
I stripped the varnish/black paint off the vanity cabinet and painted the inside and outside with my DIY Chalk Paint. I applied a product called Ardex to the existing countertop, which is similar to concrete countertops. I added three coats of a clear sealer on it as well! I did purchase new knobs and drawer pulls from Hobby Lobby when they were 50% so they were only $10! I re-used the existing shelf liner to the inside of the drawers and cabinet.
I purchased small plastics bins to help organizer the inside of the drawers and cabinet form Target. They were very budget friendly at $2 for a four pack!
My husband made a frame for the existing mirror and I stained it. The wood and stain were items that we had on hand from other various projects!
We also added new hardware throughout the bathroom! I added a shower curtain and rug from Wal-Mart. I also added several baskets/greenery from Hobby Lobby. Most all of the decor were items that we basically already had on hand. The amber glass dispensers were only $14 from Amazon. I added the labels with my Silhouette Machine!
I painted the little table with my diy chalk paint. It was an inherited item from my Mom-Maw. I did purchase a new lamp shade for $8 for the white lamp. I sewed the curtain and added the monogram. (I made the curtain years ago.) We hung a vintage window that we got for free off of Facebook Marketplace. The wood frames with greenery were a DIY with items we already had on hand. We found the hanging light fixture at a local thrift store for $6, several years back. I spray painted it black with spray paint that we already had on hand.
Budget Friendly Bathroom Light Fixture: 3 Light Modern Wall Sconce
Lighting is a huge part of any room transformation. A well-chosen vanity light becomes a focal point, setting the scene.
I knew I wanted to replace the existing vanity light because it did not flow with our mini reno. Here is where my friends over at LNC Home into play! I found the 3 Light Modern Wall Sconce and knew it would be perfect for our bathroom!! Plus it was the finishing touch to this mini bathroom reno!
3 Light Modern Wall Sconce: Farmhouse Style
This vanity light is made of metal with a silver painting finish. The simple lines and colors are full of retro style, creating a great atmosphere for you, which is ideal for your farmhouse style bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, doorways, barns and entryway.
One of the best things about this light fixture is that it is budget friendly at only $89.99!! We are so happy with how the 3 Light Modern Wall Sconce finished up our mini reno in our girls bathroom!! Please check out LNC Home! They have many decor items for your home at budget friendly prices; from rugs to light fixtures to furniture and cushions! I know you will enjoy browsing their store!
Hope you’ve enjoyed reading about our mini bathroom reno on a budget! We are making our home decor dreams come true, one at a time and of course on a small budget!!
[This post contains sponsored links. The items featured and linked in this post were all provided by Pfister, Kwikset , National Hardware and Jill & June; all opinions and reviews are my own.]
The day is finally here! Your going to be shocked at the transformation of this modern farmhouse bathroom reveal! This renovation has all of the modern farmhouse elements- classic white subway tile, glass accessories with modern satin nickel hardware, warm wood tones, tile flooring and vintage shiplap ceiling. Come see how we transformed this room!
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I still remember the first time we walked into this house. We knew the house had “good bones” and the layout, front porch and land is what drew us here. We knew from our Realtor that most people were passing on this house because the master bathroom was not updated. My husband and I have been diy’ers for twenty plus years so we knew we could transform this home into the home of our dreams. All we needed was a little faith, a lot of patience and some hard work!
First things first. You can’t have a reveal without a few before pics, right?!
Before Photos:
Bathroom Full Shot
Vanity & Mirror View
Shower View
Renovation Process:
First things first! Demolition of the old shower insert and tub.
The hubs working with his saw-zaw to tear out the the insert.
Getting there!
After everything was torn out, some of the walls needed to be re-framed to accommodate the size of the new shower, along with a frame for the shower seat.
Next was installing the shower pan liner, along with the mud bed.
Framed shower seat with shower bed liner & mud bed.
After the mud bed was completely dry, about 3 days later, the shower walls went up!
The red guard was rolled on and it’s a rubber membrane material to protect against water.
Shower Tile:
I have always wanted to learn how to tile, so my husband taught me how during our renovation! I tiled the first two walls, all by myself, with my husband making the cut pieces.
I really enjoyed tiling our shower and having my hand in the work of our bathroom! When I got tired, my husband would help apply the thinset!
Making sure each tile was lined up just right!
My husband cutting the tile pieces.
My husband tiled the 3rd wall and the shower seat, along with the shower floor.
Shower Wall 3
Shower Floor
Removing Old Flooring: There was two layers of flooring. The first layer was put on by the previous homeowner. It was the pre-cut square linoleum tiles with a layer of sticky glue underneath. The bottom layer was the original linoleum to the house. It was a sticky mess!
Painting the Cabinets:
We decided to keep the vanity to save costs. I decided to paint the inside and outside of my cabinets with my diy chalk paint. You can find that recipe here . I used Sherwin Williams in Snowbound.
Floor Tile:
First on the agenda was adding the backer board then adding the thin set with tile.
Removing Popcorn Ceilings:
This was the last room to remove popcorn ceilings in our house 🙌🏼 We removed the popcorn then patched and painted!
Shower Ceiling:
We chose to do a shiplap ceiling with vintage board & batten to the ceiling! We also added two recessed lights and a fan. This picture is beginning to add the wood.
The boards had what we originally thought was several layers of dirt. What we were surprised to find was several layers of dirt with a layer of mold underneath. It took several applications to treat the mold and remove it completely!
Making progress!
Almost done! Just need to add the other recessed light.
Wood Countertop:
We had a huge red oak tree fall on property a little over a year ago. My husband had an idea to mill the wood! We have already made several shelves & wood cutting boards from this wood! I had the idea to use the wood for a wood countertop in our bathroom. It would basically be at no cost, just our time.
Removing old countertop and sinks.
Out with the old and in with the new!
New countertop installed and I am applying the first coat of matte poly. I applied four coats of matte poly while sanding lightly in between and no sanding on the final coat.
Installing the Shower Door:
Installing Mirror Frame:
We decided to keep the existing mirror. We made a wood frame and painted it the same color of the cabinets.
Installing our Jaida Pfister Faucets:
Installing Cabinet Knobs & Drawer Pulls:
We installed glass drawer pulls and glass knobs.
After Photos:
Bathroom Full Shot
Bathroom Vanity Before & After
~Before~
Bathroom Countertop
Accessories:
My husband and I designed and built a towel ladder rack. All of my Turkish towels are from Jill + June and they are so soft plus oversized! Loving the tassels!
Shower View with shiplap ceiling
Shower View with Shower Seat
Master Closet & Linen Closet:
During the renovation, we also renovated our master closet and master linen closet.
Master Closet Before
Master Closet After
Master Linen Closet:
Bathroom Organization:
And a renovation wouldn’t be complete without bathroom drawer and and cabinet organization!
Bathroom Drawer Organization
Final Thoughts:
We are enjoying our newly renovated bathroom so much! It is so nice to have a master retreat! This is a wonderful gift to be able to give to each other. We have never taken a trip alone together or had a honeymoon! It’s about time, since we are celebrating our 22nd wedding anniversary this month! Also, this bathroom would not have been completed yet if it wasn’t for the help of our two oldest (adult) daughters! They truly helped make our dream bathroom come true!! Team work really does make the dream work!
List of products and links used during our renovation:
Jaida Faucets in Brushed Nickel with Spot Defense and Push ‘n’ Seal are from Pfister . Spot Defense is perfect for a busy mama like me!
Ladera Towel Rings with Spot Defense in Brushes Nickel are from Pfister . Love their sleek design!
Ladera Tissue Holder in Brushes Nickel is also from Pfister . My favorite feature is how you can just lift up and change out the roll like a easy breezy summer day!
Our Cameron Bed/Bath Door Knobs in Brushed Nickel are from Kwikset . I love its simplicity!
Our Interior Door Hinges in Satin Nickel are from National Hardware .
That concludes our renovation! Thank you so much for taking the time to read about our master bathroom renovation! If you have any questions, please let us know!
Today I was invited by my friend Terrie , for a January Challenge on giving our readers inspiration for warming up your home for winter. Challenge accepted! Styling my home for winter has definitely been a first for me, but I am enjoying how much warmer, my home feels!
I started by adding several small flocked trees that I purchased from Target this year. I believe the smaller ones were only $3 and the larger ones were $5. I love antique crocks and decided to add the flocked trees to my vintage crocks. Most of my crocks are from both of my grandmother’s homes. I also decided to keep out several different varieties of greenery, along with my candles. I added flocked greenery and lambs ear to my grapevine wreath that is hanging on my antique door. The door was found on facebook marketplace for $5 and originally painted brown. I stripped all the paint with Citristrip and was left with an antique milk paint base. I originally had the door in our master bedroom in the corner, but with January here, I was ready to start rearranging!
For the mantel, I wanted to leave my mirror and a couple different types of garland, along with a couple flocked trees. The mirror was purchased for $1 at a rummage sale and you can see how I transformed it, Here . I made all of my pillows from canvas drop cloths. I plan to have a blog out on how to make them, this month. My vintage ski “wreath” is another afternoon diy! Fun and budget friendly! Our family pup wanted to get cozy for this picture!
Another view of our living room, if you just want to keep it simple, just add greenery, flocked trees and throw pillows. I often find myself craving simplicity this time of year as well.
Thank you for joining us for our January Challenge! I hope you take the time to visit the other ladies and see how they have made their home feel cozy for winter!
I think when a Grandparent gives you something they value, it is one of the most greatest treasures in life! The picture above is my husband’s Paw-Paw & Big Grandma. I believe they were dating in this pic, soon to be married! Aren’t they a stunning couple! I think back on the time that I knew Big Grandma (never met his Paw-Paw because he passed before we married) and I think she had a good life with lots of family surrounding her. That was one thing about her is that she loved her family and she loved helping anyone when they needed help! Right around mine and my husband’s first anniversary, we had our first daughter and anytime Big Grandma came to visit, she would always bring diapers! She knew how expensive those things were and babies are expensive! It was like she just knew when we always needed something and that’s just how she was! I remember the first time she had a stroke and I really thought we would loose her. I was so scared that when I spoke with her on the phone, I started crying and told her how much I loved her. We had her for many more years before she passed. I will never forget telling her that we would be naming our 4th daughter after her….her eyes just sparkled and she said “Really?” I told her “Yes!” and boy was she proud! It wasn’t long after that, just two months, before she passed away. She never got to meet our little Jewell but I know she is looking down and smiling at our rainbow baby!
This antique milking stool was my husband’s Big Grandma’s. He said she didn’t have many possessions as a child, but I wonder if this stool served as many purpose’s, in her childhood and as she grew up. I have explained in my last blog that we acquired a antique key from her home, when we were cleaning it out, as we were getting ready to renovate it. The stool was also an item that we picked out that day because Big Grandma wanted us to have it. Our oldest two daughter’s were small at the time so we decided the stool would make a great “time out” stool or we could use it to stand on, when we couldn’t reach things in the pantry! We’ve had it in our home for at least 15 years now and I love thinking back to that day, when we came home with all of our treasure’s from Big G’s house.
Here’s a little throw back pic of our two youngest daughter’s on their first trip to Disney World!
Please check out my blogging friends to see what they have found on their thrift store, estate sale, yard sale or family heirloom searches!
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