Feeling Blue

I have been doing a lot rearranging (even more than usual) due to the fact that I had to box up most of the things in our dining room while I take down the plaster and lath ceiling. The mess it is creating is making me quite nutty actually and I feel like I need a least one area that is calm and clean. I boxed up most of my blue dishes but I thought it would be a nice change to bring some of them into our family room.

My new little corner cupboard seemed like the perfect  place for some blue and white dishes that I recently acquired.

I bought the little striped bowl on the top shelf at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago.

And the blue striped crock is a recent Etsy purchase from Frae and Co. I just love it and it fits perfectly in the little cupboard. 

And I just have to share with you something that made my week! My sweet friend Laura sent me an absolutely amazing smelling candle that she made me in the spirit of Thanksgiving!

I can't even begin to tell you how good the "Pumpkin" candle she made me smells, and what a perfect combination, candles and ironstone! I asked her if she sold them anywhere because I know you guys are going to want to know...turns out she just opened an Etsy shop DOE AND BUCK where you can buy your very own! How perfect would these be on your Thanksgiving table?!

On the other end of the couch I added some blue stripe grain sacks and blue ticking to pull the room together.

I don't think I have shown this cupboard on my blog since I added the plank backing to it.

When I bought this cupboard I had to remove the disgusting back that was on it and planned on adding something different but was so anxious to hang it that I never got around to it. It was really bugging me that it was just the beadboard wall showing through in all my blog pictures though, it just didn't look right.

I didn't want to spend any money to make a backing for it since the whole cupboard only cost me $5 to begin with. Then it dawned on me that we still had all of the random length pieces of ship lap left over from when we did the ceiling in this room!

And because they fit together tongue and groove style I didn't even have to take the cupboard down to do the project. This was the first wood cutting project (I know I am way behind you other DIYers) that I did entirely by myself and I have to say I am pleased with the result! The cupboard is painted Colorplaces (Walmart) Antique Beige.

As I was moving things around I went through all of my blue and white dishes and I have some blue stripe bowls that I am ready to let go off so be sure to look for them in my Etsy  shop.

And a little update on the dining room renovation....I got one section of the ceiling down and we have the windows in! The beams are absolutely gorgeous and I know exactly how I want this room to look but I have to be patient, or at least that is what I am trying to tell myself:)  Since the weather has been so nice we have been working on the exterior of the house but once the weather changes we will put all of our efforts into finishing this room and the bathroom we have been working on for what seems an eternity.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

White, Wicker and Quilts

I love the way this part of our living room looks when the sunshine comes streaming in so today I thought why not share it with you guys!

All of the white mixed with the wicker and wood looks so pretty with the bright sunshine on it.

I was so excited to find an antique linen pillow case on Etsy with a tan colored monogram on it. It is a long and skinny pillow case so I can use it folded over this way or long ways on a rectangular pillow. The chair slipcover and white quilt are both ebay finds.

Quilts in a basket are one of my favorite things and a staple in every room of our farmhouse. I am quite obsessed with my newest quilt that I bought at the Springfield Antique Show, it just begs to be photographed.

As far as what's been going on with house...Last weekend we got two walls of plaster and lathe down from the dining room in preparation to put the new windows in. And this week at night after the kids are in bed I have been removing the plaster and lathe from the ceiling. This is the area where the pellet stove was just to give you a frame of reference.

I can't even begin to tell you the amount of mouse, chipmunk and squirrel "droppings" that are up there and fall on me while I am doing it. It is all worth it though because the ceiling is going to look amazing once I am done! This weekend we are going to put the new windows in along the wall behind me in the picture above...can't wait.

I will leave you with some prettier images....

All my best till next time!

A Cozy Corner

I love this time of year...laying under a quilt in the evenings watching a scary movie with all the candles lit. I love making a room cozy and this is the perfect time of year to do so and it is especially fun when you have new goodies to work with!

This corner of our family room has lots of new goodies in it. I bought the dresser at the end of the couch when Neal and I went to Niagara On The Lake, Canada for our 10 year anniversary this past summer. We went to an Antique Co-op Lakeshore Antiques while we were there and it is was full of so many things I wanted. I stood and looked at this amazing dresser for over an hour while Neal's stomach ate itself, much to his dismay. It meant putting other things back but I knew this dresser had to be mine.

I loved the way the sewing machine table looked here but the truth is I needed something with storage in this space. And the best part about it is that it's on casters so I can easily wheel it out when I need in the drawers! The dresser had very ugly handles on it but I changed those out for some more fitting ones that cost only $1 a piece that I found at Buffalo ReUse  on our last trip there.

The little white corner cupboard is also a purchase I made this past summer. I found it in Tidioute, PA in an antique store called Tidioute Consignment. Tidioute is where the cabin we stay at is and we are actually going there this weekend for our women and kids only annual fall trip. It's my favorite place on earth and I can't wait and I will definitely be visiting the antique shop again.

I just love the little cupboard, it has the cutest little drawer and the original blue milk paint inside even!

The ironstone bowl with the pumpkins in it is also new, costing me a whole dollar at the flea market:)

I have a couple other things I wanted to share from the this room but the sunlight was just not co-operating when I was taking these pictures so hopefully next week. This is just about the only room that I can make pretty right now. I am preparing the dining room for some reno work as we are going to be putting in the new windows and taking down the plaster and lath ceiling sometime this month.

Until next time....stay cozy!

Farmhouse Autumn

It's time for some autumn decorating!

This old chicken crate is one of the things I took to the antique show to sell and we used it in the front of our booth to hang signs on. Well it didn't sell, but I am actually glad because I am going to use it to hang signs on here at home.

For more information on our porch visit this post.

 I move this little bistro set around our yard quite a bit but for now I have it by our back gate. It seems like a good place to sit and watch the deer and turkeys come through, not that I actually ever have the time to do something like that:/ It is more likely to be where I have a cold beer after I rake the leaves.

More autumn touches inside too! 

The little wooden caddy that I have for sale in my Etsy shop holds two mums perfectly, until it sells at least:)

We spent this past weekend taking the aluminum siding off of this side of our house. We weren't sure what we would find under it so we were nervous but turns out all of the original clapboard is still there! We couldn't be more excited!

Next on our list to do list this fall is put in new windows (small bathroom one is already in) and then paint this whole area.

Happy Autumn!!!