The entry to your home needs to do double-duty corralling outerwear and other gear in some semblance of order while warmly welcoming people into your home. This is especially true in the winter months when boots, coats, gloves, hats, shovels, possibly a sled or two, ski boots, and other winter activity paraphernalia need to be …
Welcome Home: Keep Your Winter Mess at Bay in Your Entry-Way Read More »
Canned lighting was pretty popular about 10-15 years ago, and people are, for some God-forsaken reason, still adding it to their homes. Sadly, my home has canned lights in almost every room. It has to be the worst of all lighting options for creating a serene, comfortable ambiance in your home. It makes you look …
Lighten Up the Farmhouse: 10 Tips for Choosing the Right Lighting for Your Home Read More »
As a freelance writer who works from home, it’s come to my attention that running my business from the island in our kitchen is just not going to cut it anymore. And I’m sure some (many?) of you are in agreement. As workers continue to toil from home due to the pandemic, some have had …
Creating an At-Home Office Space in a Funky Farmhouse Read More »
When designing a room, the first thing I do is lay out and arrange the furniture. This comes before curtains, before artwork, before rugs. Furniture placement is paramount, and if you do it right, you’ll reap the rewards of a pleasing, comfortable space to come home to at the end of the day. Today we’re …
Let’s Arrange It: Tips for Laying Out Furniture in the Living Room Read More »
Storage in farmhouses can get tricky. This is mainly because people who own or live in farmhouses prefer a less modern, less practical, more vintage feel to their furniture. But antique and vintage furniture is usually small and not designed with our modern storage requirements in mind. Authentic original farmhouses were rarely grandiose, and the …
15 Creative Storage Solutions for Every Room in the Home Read More »
As the temperatures continue to fall at night (believe it or not, it was 14 degrees here last night!), it’s time to swap out the summer linens and cottons for winter’s flannels, down, and wool. Although I had already put our fitted flannel sheet on the bed in our master bedroom, I hadn’t changed out …
As summer flowers fade and the landscape turns dusky and golden, I tend to forego fresh floral arrangements in the house. I’m drawn more to the dried seedheads and grasses, sage, and alliums that often look beautiful bundled together or placed into little vases sans water at this time of year. Although the above photo …
