Farmhouse 5540

So I wanted to share with you the other hand made presents that I received for Christmas this year. One of them being the wooden caddy/tote that Neal made me seen on the kitchen table. He always does such a great job of paying attention to what I have been favoriting on Etsy and pinning on Pinterest. This year he saw that I had favorited some tool carrier type totes and decided he would just make me one instead of buying it. I have a couple store bought carriers like this but nothing beats…

Finally more of our master bedroom!!! The last little details have been coming together very slowly because we have been so busy with other things. Also, we waited so long to have it I want it to be just right. I have to admit we love waking up these beautiful ceilings, they were definitely worth the work. I was also waiting for the perfect pieces to complete the room, like this chair and little cupboard. I bought the cupboard at the last Springfield, Ohio Antique Extravaganza and it was…

I like to wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas but Novembers here feel like winter so I like to add some warmth to each room with blankets, candles, warm lighting and subtle touches of red here and there throughout the house. The cold weather and snow always gets me in cleaning/rearranging/make things cozy mode and so I have been doing just that. I moved the big card catalog that my Dad gave me out of the dining room (I will share where I put it in another post) as I was…

Hello friends! I just wanted to share some pictures that I have taken around the farmhouse the last couple of months. It is hard to believe that it is August already but we still have many fun things like concerts, antique shows, visits to amusement parks, and work on the house to do before the summer ends! Hope your having a wonderful summer and enjoy the pictures!

Happy Holidays Friends! I have begun decorating the house for the holidays and I wanted to share what I have done so far! I know I say it all of the time but keeping it simple is priority number one, this time of year of is so busy for us and I love having a cozy uncluttered farmhouse to come home to. Lots of ironstone, old fashioned stockings, soft comfy textiles and pine boughs make our front room sitting area cozy and inviting for the holidays. I filled one of my new ironstone bowls with…

Here is our farmhouse all decorated for Christmas...come on in!!! I have greens tucked just about everywhere I can get them. This time of year I basically always have a batch of cookies in the oven...the kids love helping me and I love teaching them how to bake. Our dining room is finally finished and I was soooo excited to be able to decorate it! I just love being able to look out all of our new windows in here and see the snow falling and the deer walking through our orchard eating the…

Charming farmhouse style is growing in popularity and you'll find tons of decorating inspiration at Farmhouse 5540. You won't be disappointed!

Time for some FARMHOUSE INSPIRATION!!! It is the heart of winter here and I've been enjoying all of the bright sunlight that streams into our farmhouse this time of year. The sitting area of our dining room gets so much sunlight it is almost like a sun room on most days. Winter time calls for warm and cozy areas to curl up with a good book or magazine. My mom loves to sit in here and drink her tea when she visits and Millie loves laying on the crib daybed to read her books. I really can't…

As promised...some pictures of my kitchen! This is one of the entrances into the kitchen from the dining room. The cupboard pictured was in the house when we bought it and I can not even begin to tell you how much I love it. There had been an estate auction at our house before we bought it and almost all of the original farm items sold. The only reason the cupboard didn't sell was because it was literally screwed into the wall, lucky for me! The new slipcover I put on the armchair goes…