Learn how to build a DIY dining bench from scratch for your farmhouse dining room. We wanted a table and bench to go with our modern little farmhouse, and one that would be able to last us a lifetime. A cute farmhouse bench seat is the perfect complement to your kitchen table.
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How to Use Essential Oils to Remove Toxins in your Home and Life
About ten years ago I started buying natural products at the grocery store. But there were still so may ingredients I didn’t understand written on the back. I just wanted to put as few ingredients as possible on my body and in our house, so I started making my own products with essential oils. In this post you’ll learn all about how to use essential oils to remove toxins in your home and life.
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When the air starts turning crips and you feel that first burst of cool breeze, you know fall has made its debut. One of the best parts about living in the Pacific Northwest is you get to see the most amazing change of colors in the leaves. Do you have fall colors where you live? If so, go forage some leaves and learn how to make a foraged leaf garland for fall.
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I am transitioning our homestead from summer to fall, and bringing in some more neutral tones after my bright and cheery summer home decor. The end of summer is always a fun time for me with fall being my favorite season of them all! Come see how to make a fall olive branch wreath that is easy to make and can be kept for many months to come.
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I meant to write this post a long time ago, but you know I just kind of procrastinated and here we are. Lots of people ask about this chicken coop so I’m excited to write a post about it. Learn how to build a chicken coop that meets all your small farm dreams, and the girls love it too.
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Learn how to build the wood farmhouse dining table of your dreams. Farmhouse dining tables are no new feat, but can be brought into any home to bring a sense of warmth, character, and good ‘ol fashion togetherness. My husband John and I built this 8-foot table because we wanted to be able to use our own hands to build something for our little farmhouse here in the Pacific Northwest.
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You can use this basic technique to infuse your favorite flower with oil to make lotions, soaps, or salves. This basic tutorial on how to make calendula oil is the perfect thing to do in the summer so you can remember the smell of your fresh flowers in the winter.
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Today at the Homestead I’m sharing how to install a headboard to an existing bed frame. Our new headboard has turned out well, it’s classic and was inexpensive. We also already had an adjustable bed frame, so all we had to do was at the headboard and we were done. I love things that are easy!
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We have been needing to fill our master bedroom with some nice furniture. And when I saw this old dresser on Facebook marketplace, I knew it would be perfect. And the best part was that it was free! Don’t you love that? In this post I’m showing you all about how to refinish an old dresser. It’s a really simple, easy and inexpensive way to add farmhouse style to your home.
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Come see how we installed light filtering curtains for our farmhouse bedroom. Normally I love waking up with the sun, but summertime sun rising at 5am is just a little too early for the coffee to stew. These light filtering curtains let us snuggle a little bit longer until the water heats up and the coffee steeps, about 7am 🙂
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