Tag: farmhouse

  • Using color and texture to bring the inside out

    Using color and texture to bring the inside out

    We had our first taste of 80F+ weather here in Minnesota this week and it’s got me thinking about our deck and indoor / outdoor living. When our kitchen finally gets finished I want the deck off the kitchen to feel like an extension of this room. Now I’m about as un-green-fingered as they come,…

  • TV Room Make-Over: Part 3

    TV Room Make-Over: Part 3

    If this hadn’t have been Part Three of a series of blogs, I would’ve entitled this one “Peel and Stick Wallpaper – Divorce Material!” Neither me or my husband had ever hung wallpaper before. Friends had told me in the past how easy it is to do. Turns out, they were lying. I’m the kind…

  • 6 tips for making your own hall tree for less than $200

    6 tips for making your own hall tree for less than $200

    As you know, I’m from the UK and this Christmas my parents came to visit us in Minnesota. My dad was originally a carpenter by trade, so what better way to spend a bit of father / daughter bonding time than to make our own hall tree! I really loved the idea of making this…