The air has a slightly different feel to it. A different scent. The cold is still there. I bundle up as I go out to do chores. But there is a tinge of something else upon the morning breath. Life. Spring. By all indications, it is still the dead of winter, but I sense it. …
Category: Farmgirl Decorating
The Well Stocked Pantry and Repurposed Antiques
I love interesting furniture pieces. These were cubbies in a hardware store in 1950. I love the original stenciled numbers. I bought it at an antique store ten years ago and it was the primary showpiece, holding my tincture bottles, in my shops. It now holds a place in my kitchen. I realize that it…
Living Space Makeover- Part 2 (after photos!)
When we moved into this house two years ago (my goodness, time flies!), the walls were a dingy, rental white with chipped grey trim. I have never been a fan of white. I rarely utilize white. I adore color! I have kept a notebook of magazine clippings of loved décor for the past fifteen years…
Living Space Makeover in Poem- Part 1
Oh my, there’s clutter and everything galore There are Christmas boxes all over the floor I have books aplenty and furniture too I love all my beautiful things, this is true Vibrant plants fill the places fighting for sun An inspiration ignited has begun Trying to find my husband in all this stuff But getting started…
The Spirit of Yuletide Décor
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and most Joyous Yule, my dear friends. Our household, throughout the year, tends to honor and celebrate the oldest of traditions and beliefs, long before organized religion and that feels beautiful and real to us. We will be celebrating Yule, but since I was raised Christian and Doug was raised Jewish,…
Natural Notes and Cozy Decorating
I carefully arranged the candles and the oil lamps. Fluffed the fur pillows. I hung things on the wall, then took them back down. I took the curtains down. I added a tchotchke, took it out. Peace and serenity is what I desired. I turned the guest room into our bedroom and will turn our…
Redecorating the Farmhouse, part 3-vintage item revival
It has been three years since we lost everything and left our farm. Sure feels like a lifetime ago! We had our family and a few things and started over. I used to love the thrill of the hunt, the search for the usable off grid item. I had no desire to purchase items for…
Redecorating the Farmhouse, part 2-transformation
I am an advocate of using what we have. I have a beat up couch and a beat up futon and some beat up chairs and a giant puppy who likes to sleep on them. I have hand me down furniture that can easily move from room to room to create a different look. The…
Redecorating the Farmhouse, part 1- Painting the Furniture
I had good intentions when I painted it the first time! Instead of a lovely, muted pumpkin orange, the ten dollar table from a yard sale looked more like it was showing its football pride. (I love Broncos as much as the next Coloradan but not in the kitchen!) The orange paint started peeling off…
The Restorative Red Bedroom (a new room with just a can of paint!)
I don’t know who thought of the color combination of dingy dorm room white with pukey grey trim but ever since I moved in I have wanted to change it. I just didn’t know what colors to paint our bedroom. I painted the living room yellow with brown trim, and the guest room the lightest…
Farmgirl School 