A $10 yardsale find!
May 17, 2019I am so excited to share with you my $10 yard sale find! Spontaneously, I woke up, nudged my hubby and said “let’s go yard sailing!”, and so we did! I feel like when we go at unplanned times, is when we always find the goodies, and that’s totally ok! 
As soon as I spotted this cabinet, I knew it had to come home with us! It’s the perfect size, it’s MINT (mint is my all time FAV color!!!), and I love the rustic feel of this cabinet! Right before we purchased it, my husband turns and says, “Britt, do you know where you’re even putting this?”
“NOPE! But I will find a spot” (with a big smile on my face). AND, sure enough, after we got home, while I was putting some things away, I instantly thought of the perfect spot! After the cabinet was cleaned thoroughly, I placed it up in the hallway and it was meant to be! Not too big, and not too small for the space. I love the pop it gives against our “agreeable gray” wall color, and how the frames (that were already there) above add to the feel of the cabinet, it just all flows so well together! 🙂
Before/After
We did have to move the frames a tad bit higher so that the basket wouldn’t get in the way of the lower picture…. But that was an easy fix!
Not the biggest deal, but I am trying to decide if I should paint the inside or get creative with some wallpaper?? I honestly am leaning towards not painting it, and I say that because how it is now, it just gives it so much character and so such feeling. I think painting it will take away the rustic/chippy from it, I for sure don’t want that! BUT I may wallpaper it, I will update you on that in the near future! There’s something about keeping at least one piece of furniture original and being ok with a lot of marking/wear&tear to add to the farmhouse style. That being said……..
You know how after you place something in it’s spot and you just absolutely love it right away… and have such a good feeling about the space??? That’s what I am trying to explain, and I hope you can kinda feel that as you read this post.
On a side note…. I encourage you to go check out some nearby yard sales, and find something fun to add in your home! If you do find something cool, please share with me! I plan to do more yard sailing this year:)
A $35 transformation!
April 9, 2019Hello! I was so excited to see that drop cloths were coming into trend, They have so many uses…… including being used as curtains and furniture slipcovers! I do not regret this $35 purchase, instead I am bragging about it! We had a hard time finding the right slipcover, because we have reclining furniture, but the drop cloths fixed the problem!
Why did we choose to add slipcovers?
- We wanted lighter colored furniture
- Having 2 dogs, they preserve the quality of the furniture
There are many ways to fixate this on your furniture:
- Using a no sew method and just tucking away, allowing a more flowy look
- Sewing and having a more fitted look
I purchased these drop cloths from Lowe’s, you can also get them at stores such as: Home depot, ACE, Walmart etc. Click here for the drop cloth products. For our 3 person sofa we used a 9×12, and our love seat we used a 6×9. In store the only sizes they had were: 6×9, 9×12, and 12×15. Depending if you want a more fitted look vs flowy look that will determine what size you will purchase.
I wanted that flowy look, so it was easy peasy for us! After wash
ing the cloths we placed evenly on each piece of furniture so that the cloth went JUST to the floor, and then started tucking away.
I highly recommend this to all! It easily gives that farmhouse look, changes the feel of the room, is easy care, and most important it’s SO affordable!!
Thanks for reading friends! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me!
A low maintenance plant- Pansies!
March 29, 2019Add some pops of color and joy to your front porch with care-free pansies.
- You can choose from pre-planted pansy bowls that are ready to be placed on your front porch, deck and/or patio, or you can pick up some packs and create a planter yourself!
- Get them off to a good start by planting them a few inches apart to allow more room, you can use a variety in hanging baskets or as a filler in planters.
- Tip: to allow the roots to grow more stronger, spread the bottom of the plant before placing into the planter.
- Water lightly
- Later on, You can get more, and place the pansies close together to allow a more fuller look (after they are off and growing), you can also add some greens like (leaf lettuce, kale etc.) as a border.
- I do suggest, if freezing temps come, to bring them inside just to prevent from them from dying. (why not be better safe than sorry)
- After pansy season, replace these beauties with summer loving annuals.
Ps. Sorry for the not so pretty brick, after we get back from our vacation, we plan to borrow my parents air compressor, and give this baby a good cleaning!
I am so excited to get my hands in the dirt and start planting more! This year I plan to plant many planters for our deck and plant a big variety of veggies, wildflowers, and sunflowers in our garden! Thanks for reading, have a nice weekend!
A new piece of Bedroom Furniture!
December 17, 2018While we did not have any plans of purchasing bedroom furniture, as soon as I stepped foot into the entryway at Hobby Lobby, this piece of furniture instantly spoke to me! And that’s how they get you… They put all the goodies up front! A very nice staff member set it aside and so I gave the hubby a ring to see what his thought was, and it was a go!
It was meant to be, because it JUST fit into our trunk! Honestly, we weren’t totally sure where we were going to place it, we had a couple ideas but was not set on anything. Usually I am the type I need to know where it’s going to go before I purchase something bigger, but I knew no matter what this was going to be a piece that we would no regret purchasing. This piece is great for storage and let’s be real… It’s character is awesome! After bringing it home, and talking about what ideas we have in the near future for rooms, we decided our bedroom was the best fit.
While our bedroom holds that rustic feel with walnut wood and color, this piece is also Walnut with black slates on the outside of each drawer. At some point in the near future I would like to redo our bedroom furniture to Antique White and with newly painted hardware to match. Prior, we had a cushioned bench with some cubes for storage, but our new multi-storage piece completed the space so much better! It allowed the space to feel less crowded because of it’s narrow width, but also gave us the storage we needed, which in my book is a SCORE! We had a garland left over from Christmas decorating, as well as some other odds and ends that I recently purchased for our room that we are currently renovating. And because it’s not done yet why not just use them now?! I used multiple items such as: White old books with greens from a local fall festival, and the black metal lantern house from Hobby Lobby, which I love because I can do so many things with it! The candles we already had.
Thanks for Reading friends!!
Our Christmas of 2018
December 11, 2018I have been on the ball this year, and I LOVE that feeling!!!! The Christmas decor, both inside and outside our house, was completed just a few days prior to Thanksgiving!! And our Christmas cards were ordered and sent out the first week of December!
This year I was shooting for a simple and cozy feeling, with mostly neutral colors. And let me tell ya, we are very happy with how it turned out!
The living Room
I have always been the type of person who doesn’t like clutter and I don’t like a room feeling overbearing using too many items, and I am so thankful Peter feels the same! In saying so, this year we didn’t add as much to our living room space, and it feels just as cozy and inviting like the previous years!
Although we kept it more simple this year, I did do some shopping for a few new items. Who doesn’t like to go out and get something new?! While browsing at Target, I came across these galvanized house lanterns, and instantly knew I had to get them! They fit perfectly on our handmade wall-shelf that sits above our love seat. (I purchased 2 different sizes for staggering) I also picked up these fake frosted Christmas trees for UNDER $10!
Our 6 1/2 ft tree was cut down from a local, beautiful tree-farm located within a few miles from our home, and we paid only $34!!!! Click here to find it yourself! This year we only used our neutral colored Christmas balls and added a natural appearance with some pine cones! To add the more rustic feel we twirled burlap a couple times on the tree, and lastly added our glistening star atop.
The Kitchen
On-top of our beautiful, handcrafted, farm-table lays a frosty, fresh garland against a rusty grey table-runner. Staggered in sizes between the garland are 5 white candles that give off that warm and cozy feel for our table. For those of you who shop at Home Goods, you know it’s a great place that you never know what you’ll find, so in that case click here for a garland that replicates what I purchased.
I was easily inspired adding the lit garland around our kitchen window after seeing pictures from @nestingwithgrace Christmas blog. The garland was purchased at our local Kmart, I’m sorry I could not locate it on their website so here is one very similar. Instantly our window felt more full, and inviting with the surrounding warm glow of twinkling lights. And guess what…. We only paid $20 for the garland (s) and the strand of 50 lights! That, my friends, is a great deal!
The Upstairs
Garland galore! Can you tell I love garlands?! Both garlands going up our stairway are great for accent lighting. These twinkling lights give off a warm glow, like a night-light that leads up the stairs! It is the same garland we used for around our kitchen window (see link above). And at the landing, a 3 foot, frosted frasier fir tree occupies one of my favorite yard sale finds, our unique wood slab stool.
The great outdoors
This year I tweaked the design to our little brick patio! Along side the sled with skates, I added a galvanized basin with logs, and a new lantern with fresh cut greens from our Arborvitae trees! Although I wish our front porch was a big wrap around with a porch swing, there is something so special about a small brick porch filled with lots of love!
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