A few weeks ago John and I decided we wanted open shelving in the kitchen. Well, basically I decided, but John agreed. It’s becoming popular now and I wanted a more traditional farmhouse look, and to be able to see in my cabinets. So instead of finding some new shelves, taking down our old ones, and installing new ones, we found an easy DIY open shelving hack to achieve this. So if you are reading this, let me know what you think. Did we pull off open shelving?
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DIY Dining Bench
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.
[Read more…] about DIY Dining Bench6 Ways to Create a Cozy Fall Farmhouse Front Porch
Cozy knit patterns, apple cider, red leaves, pumpkins, and a cool breeze at night means fall is here! Join me for a tutorial on 6 ways to create a cozy fall farmhouse front porch. I always keep things super simple, with farm fresh pumpkins and a little DIY grain sack pillow. Because what else would you need?
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Come see our simple natural fall farmhouse home tour where I will show you the dining room, living area, master bedroom, and a sneak peak of the kitchen and porch during the fall. Grab some apple cider and enjoy!
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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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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.
[Read more…] about How to Build a Farmhouse Dining TableTop 10 Summer Kitchen Essentials
Today I’m sharing with you my top 10 or so summer kitchen essentials. Every season in the homestead is different and you have to adapt to different weather, different food, etc. When the kitchen is too hot to bake in the oven, I use other tools and methods to keep cool while still cookin’ and running my little farmhouse.
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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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