Showing posts with label home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home. Show all posts

Sunday, October 30, 2016

It's been 5 years....


YES....believe it or not....it has been 5 years on this Halloween Day, since we moved in our house.  I really can't believe it but it seems like I always say that when it comes to time....it just slips away so fast. I thought I would just share some simple, imperfect pictures with you today and you will see that we have been blessed with an amazing fall season here in central Kentucky.  It has been absolutely beautiful for weeks!

But before I just turn you loose with pictures...I will say this.  The older I get the more sentimental I become and I was already a "cry-er"... so that's scary.  I am extremely thankful for our house...but it would mean nothing to me without the people in it.  I am overwhelmed sometimes of the blessings in my life and I do not feel deserving of them.  But I am so thankful to God for my husband and my son and my entire family who make this place special. 

 I am beyond grateful for the love that is shared here, the memories that are made here and the time well spent with the ones I love.  That is what makes this house...our home.






 

 
 
 

 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


*Peace*

Have a beautiful, happy and blessed week my friends!

Cathy

Monday, August 8, 2016

Mini Home Tour...Thank you Stacey...

Just a quick note to thank all of you who have been stopping by for a visit!  Stacey over at Poofing the Pillows was kind enough to feature our farmhouse in a mini home tour and I so appreciate  it!



I encourage you to visit her lovely blog and take a look around.
Thanks again Stacey!  

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Cathy

Friday, July 5, 2013

Sunroom, Oh Sunroom...

Please take the clouds away...

Welcome to my sunroom - it has been a nice lil' hangout lately because...


....well, you see... we have been having lots of rain...

 
...LOTS of rain.  Our driveway is under this - yep, that is our front flower bed being swept away and normally this is just pasture field.
 

...A river runs through our front yard - NOT REALLY - but it looked like it.


We were under a flash flood Monday - and within a matter of minutes - this happened.  Fortunately, none of our property was damaged - just a few fences down and some flowers lost.  Absolutely nothing compared to what some people face during floods.  And a couple of hours later it was gone.


...But it hasn't stopped raining since so I've been hanging out in the brightest room of our house when I could and sprucing it up a bit.  I've been "loving on orange" lately so I thought I'd bring a lil' bit in the sunroom.  Here is what I did...
 
 
I layered a throw rug I had on my front porch over my check rug and brought in a bright orange pillow...
 

I added a few orange branches to my big vase...


Here was a project I did several months ago - I took grain scoops from the feed store and hung them on the wall - perfect wall sconces for a farmhouse don't you think?


I brought in an old farmhouse table I had at the cabin...


...one of my ferns sets atop an old column...


A year ago I purchased this old turkey grower grain sack already framed at a yard sale!  SCORE!


My lil' writing, reading corner / phone table...  Thanks Ms. Evelyn for my "Summer Cottage" magazine - I love it!

 
This is something I've had for years and I love it.  It is simply a table attached to an old door and it holds lots of lil' things I like or should I say....love.


One of those things is an old piece of cut wood I found in the barn.  Shaun's late father had it stashed away and I thought it was a beautiful piece of cedar.  I sanded it and I use it as a lil' lift plus it reminds me of Glen.
 

Another one of my favorite things is my one gallon old watering can gifted to me by my grandfather.  I never see cans this size - it is very special to me. 
 
You can see our Barn Light Electric Gooseneck lights outside.  They are still one of my favorite things about the exterior of our home.


You can see the table tucked in the left corner here.  I intend to paint it - just hasn't happened yet.


This room has a metal ceiling - something my hubby was set on but I love it just as much.  The fan however, not something I wanted but he said we needed it for air flow.  I agree he was right BUT a cool light would have been better.


Another project is to put a shelf here so I can have more places to set things - imagine that!


Thanks for looking around. 


Hope it brings you some sunshine like it has me lately.



Looking forward to the sun shining soon!
 
Happy Summer!
 

Sunday, March 17, 2013

A touch of Yellow & a lot of Cheer...

On Tuesday - spring officially arrives and I'm so excited about that.  Today was gloomy, rainy and we didn't see the sun at all - so I thought I'd bring in my own sunshine.
 
 
It all started with this lemon pitcher and a platter that my sweet mamaw gave me for my birthday recently.  So I was bound and determined to bring the sunshine in today with a few yellow things I already had. So here we go...
 
 
A yellow owl - and some lemons and pears...
 
 
A frame I've had forever with my lil' man who is not so little anymore ;-(
 
 
Of course, I kept all my green goodies - which I have to say is probably my favorite color (for now anyway).  In the corner cabinet - a green soup tureen from my sister and the green kitchen scale was a gift from my mom.
 
 
For some reason - I have a hard time moving my blue "Ball" jars - I just love them so much - they usually stay right where they are.
 
 
The shelves are probably one of my favorite things in our home - it's just a fun place to put things that make me happy.
 
 
The grass is starting to green up out the front window...
 
 
A full shot...
 
 
...the "right" side...
 
 
...over on the "left" side of the kitchen -  the mantle that I love - Now I need to find a yellow cushion for my chair...
 
 
...Looking down from the table - I still haven't found the right chairs - but I will...someday.
 
 
I know I've shown you all my kitchen before - hope you don't mind.  It's just a happy place for me.
 
 
One of the things I like to purchase when I find them - is quirky pictures of barns or sheds.  I love the ones that look like paint by number - I have one for just about every season.  Sometime I'll share them all with you.  This one I picked up for $2.00 at the Mission Store - it was a perfect match for our home.
 
 
...an old kitchen cabinet...
 
 
 
 
 
Another gift from my papaw - was this table he made from an old door and left over fence posts - it's simple - but I love it...
 
 
It's a perfect fit over there in the corner.  As you can see those barn doors are STILL not painted - that is another "someday" project!
 
 
I hope you have a great start to spring! 
Bring on the Sunshine and the Flowers - I'm ready - are you?