• DIY Projects

    DIY Chippy Paint Layers Using General Finishes Milk Paint

    Recent­ly we just wrapped up a big DIY project where we cre­at­ed an island using an old thrift­ed dress­er. From the very start I knew I want­ed an authen­tic, chip­py, aged fin­ish. If you talk to all the “decor styling experts” they may tell you that the farm­house trends are on thi­er way out. and to that I say…so what! The trend may be set­tling a bit in exchange for shades of black and green but this girls coun­try lov­ing heart will always have a place for old and chippy.  I did­n’t want to fake this look. It as impor­tant…

  • Decor - Decor + Styling

    Incorporating Vintage Elements into Your Spring Decor

    I am a suck­er for all things vin­tage. It is my jam. I see rust or chip­py paint and my heart real­ly does flut­ter and to answer your ques­tion, no I don’t think it’s going any­where in the decor world. In my Pin­ter­est search­ing, I found myself lin­ger­ing toward inspi­ra­tion that includ­ed nat­ur­al grass­es, flow­ers, moss ect. and decid­ed to gath­er a few of my favorites togeth­er for those that are like-heart­ed in their desire to mix in old­er ele­ments with the nat­ur­al beau­ty and new­ness that Spring brings. The pho­tos con­tain links to the orginal sources. Take this arrnge­ment…

  • Decor - Decor + Styling

    Upcycled Dry Sink Shelf

    This is hands down my favorite project yet! And yes I am aware that I say that about every project but this time I real­ly mean it! Let me give you a lit­tle bit of back­ground on this piece. Near the town where I live in Ken­tucky there is an annu­al 400 Hun­dred Mile Yard Sale that stretch­es across the state the first full week­end in June. I am lucky enough to be about 30 min­utes from the West­ern start­ing point for the sale.  A few years ago I went for the first time with my mom and let me just…