WHICH BRINGS US TO - THE REVEAL...

What makes a farmhouse? 

 Is it a place surrounded by corn fields? 

 Where cows graze in green pastures? 

 Where chickens nest 

or 

gardens are harvested?

 Or is it just a style, 

a way of life 

carried out in 

our hearts?...

For me,

 it is a distant memory 

of simpler times, 

where I helped gather eggs

 with my grandmother 

and 

watched my grandfather

 milk the cows.

I suppose 

our Cottage 

could be considered a farmhouse

 as there is evidence of

 old apple orchards 

dotted throughout the neighborhood,

 but as far as I know,

 no farmer ever inhabited it.

 It was the home of 

a gold miner and

 his family.

My style of decorating 

is a little eclectic. 

 I have always considered my roots

 to be in country

 but over time 

changes come about

 and little bits of other styles

 creep in.

 If you have checked out

 my Pinterest boards 

you will see evidence of that

 in what I have pinned.

 The parlor has a Victorian flair

 but not to the extent of 

the true Victorian style.

 Since the Cottage dates from 1879, 

I would love to have seen how

 Mrs. Garland, 

the miner's wife, 

decorated it.

The guest bedroom 

is a mix of 

country and Victorian.

A more traditional scene 

is set in the sitting room

 where the emphasis is on 

comfort

 with a more modern update.

The dining room 

is done in a darker, 

more primitive fashion,

 which is very

 appealing

 to me...

...which brings us to 

the reason for this post.

 The reveal of the new "old" kitchen.

 If you would care 

to refresh your memory 

of what came before,

 you can see that here.

 If you do look back 

then you will know 

that I stand corrected.

 There apparently is 

a Time Line #6!! 

 Since the layout is

 pretty much the same, 

I won't give you a

 play-by-play account 

of each picture.

I will start out

 with what you would see 

as you enter from the dining room 

and then turn to your left 

as you move around the room 

to your right...

I wasn't going to keep this chair

 in here 

as it has seen better days,

 but we soon realized that

Kai 

uses it as a "safe" place 

in the few times 

that he is left alone, 

so how could we not?!

When a neighbor moved out of her home 

we bought this screen door for $8.

  It has found

 a perfect use

 and a 

perfect place.

I have framed 

a few of my photographs 

that fit into the 

farmhouse scheme.

I consider this arrangement 

the crowning glory 

of the kitchen.

  I love the grungy, distressed finish 

of the hanging cupboard 

and the fun transformation 

of the Ikea sideboard.

 It's hard to get far enough away 

to get one good photograph.

My pretty aprons

 act as a window treatment 

on the laundry room door 

and the refrigerator 

still sticks out 

like a sore thumb.

 My hope is that

 I'll be able to talk the Captain 

into building a cabinet around it

 some day.

  I just have to be smart 

enough

 to pick my battles!

One reason 

it took us so long

 to get this job done 

was a disagreement 

that we had about paint color.

 As you might recall 

the walls were yellow 

and this was JUST FINE 

with the Captain.

  I wanted them white. 

 Something very different 

from anyplace else in the Cottage, 

and we all know,

 no matter what,

 the one item that cries farmhouse

 is white walls.

 Well,

 you can see who won 

that war! 

DUH!

Which brings us back to...

what is a farmhouse?

 It appears

 that it is a little of everything

 but mostly 

whatever is in 

your heart...

...with a few chickens 

and some farm style

 thrown in...

My heartfelt thanks

 to the Captain 

and 

his little apprentice 

who made it all possible...

THIS IS FOR YOU...

💕  💕  💕

...Judy...

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