I’ve been searching for the perfect pieces for our house since we moved in and sometimes it can be a bit difficult due to the shape and size of the older rooms in the house I also like to sometimes…
One year on the farm & 2020 Goals
It’s been one year since we moved into our farmhouse. One year since we waved goodbye to Illinois, the suburbs, city sewer lines and our friends and family there to start a new life here. One year since we started…
Christmas table decor
With the new year now here, I wanted to share the last of my holiday inspiration, the Christmas table decor. You can pin it for next year’s inspiration and very ahead of the Christmas season. 🙂 I promised a second…
Our first Sugar Maple Farmhouse Christmas
While so much of my energy has been focused on the barn this year and then the outside area in the spring, it’s sometimes easy to forget I have a whole house to decorate too. This Christmas – before I…
Barndominium Farmhouse Christmas Decor
While Christmas may be over, we are still knee deep in holiday spirit over here. We have some friends and family coming for New Year’s and just after and they requested that we leave the farmhouse Christmas decor up so…
Farmhouse Christmas Porch Decor
As we prepare to mark our first year here at Sugar Maple, I’m pulled back into memories from last Christmas. It was a difficult holiday being on the precipice of moving the day after Christmas. We threw up the tree…
Farmhouse Christmas Kitchen Decor
In our previous house, decorating the kitchen for the holidays isn’t something that would have crossed my mind. While the kitchen was central to providing delicious holiday food that everyone dreams of, I’ve always seen it as more of a…
Woods and whites holiday tablescape
Growing up my grandmothers always had the most beautiful holiday tables. My maternal grandmother’s table was (and still is) always eclectic. With a big Italian family, holidays always had 30 people or more per celebration. We had nice table clothes…
Warm & inviting fall farmhouse living room decor
Now that there’s 3-inches of snow on the ground and everyone is thinking about Christmas, I thought I would share my farmhouse living room decor for Thanksgiving/Fall décor. 🙂 In truth, I’ve had this room decorated the longest. It was…
Reinventing our farmhouse range hood
You know how when you look at a space and something just feels off? Some element of the design, the architecture or the color just feels poorly placed? That’s how I felt looking at the kitchen in the barn. Yep….
Fall Front Porch Decor
Fall is my favorite season of the year. The weather, the colors of the season and the food are all things that I find comfort in. Even though things are going to sleep in the fall, I have a sense…
Farmhouse Kitchen Design in the Barn Remodel
I’m so happy to report that the barn renovation is about 97 percent complete! It’s been a long six months since the start of this project but we can see the finish line now and have started cleaning all the…