If I had to describe my style in only three words it would be shabby French farmhouse.Gina from Shabby Creek Cottage is hosting a home tour linky party.I thought I would share my home with you all .
We built our home 7 years ago.When we first moved in I thought about changing my style a bit.
My past home was very pastel and had a romantic shabby chic vibe to it.
I decided to go a bit darker and more neutral with my colors.
And I also decided to do less vintage style and bring in newer pieces.
What was I thinking??
Ever since I was a little girl I have always been drawn to older things.
Chippy furniture…pieces with detail and charm.
What I thought I wanted was not working.
I went out and bought a can of paint that ended up being many cans of paint and painted my dark walls white.
Once I started painting there was no stopping me.I proceeded to paint our whole house!
I loved how nice and bright my home was looking.
My furniture was now not working.I added a few slip covers and reupholstered a few chairs.
And of course painted some pieces too!
Now it was starting to come together just as I had envisioned it.
Room by room I made changes to what I already had.
And when I needed something I went shopping as I always do at thrift stores,garage sales and antique stores.
I even painted my 1995 dining room set.That light stain was no longer working in my home.
And then I decided my dark cabinets were not working for me.So one day I asked my very sweet husband if I could paint our kitchen cabinets.
At first he thought I was crazy.But he told me I could go for it!
I know white cabinets are not for everyone.But I have not regretted it at all and neither has my husband!
I took two cabinet doors off to have open shelves which I love!
And I also took two doors by the sink off and added a sink skirt to give it a farmhouse look.
These have held up very well being that this room is used the most in our home.
Yes I cook and entertain in this kitchen and the cabinets are still nice and clean.
I found hardware for the cabinets at a thrift store and just painted them with the finish that I wanted.
I love adding unique finds and architectural pieces to my home.
That painted white barn door in my kitchen is one of my favorites.
It is always fun to change it!
I added those posts on my mantle for a bit of charm.I just cut them with a hand saw….yes a hand saw I need to invest in and electric saw but it was really easy to do.
They are both fit up there snug to the ceiling.
That metal piece in front of the mantle is new I just painted it white.
My laundry room is a work in progress.
Recently I found some vintage lockers to use as storage for our coats and shoes.
Our laundry room is also a mud room and entrance from our garage.
These work perfectly and I love that they are vintage and they were super cheap!
I just painted these the color I wanted.
I used the same wall color throughout our home.
It flows so well from one room to the next.
All but one piece of furniture in my bedroom was painted using Miss Mustard seed milk paint or Annie Sloan chalk paint.
I decided to leave one piece unpainted for now.It adds a bit of warmth in my room.
We recently changed my daughters room.
Keeping it white but adding some pink for a bit of a French shabby chic look.
Well I hope you enjoyed this tour of my home.
You can come and visit me any time at www.whitelacecottage.com
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Love all your vintage details Anne. I think a home should always be a work in progress, that’s what keeps it fun and interesting.
so much to love, anne! your laundry room ilooks great already:) love those lockers!
As always Anne, very pretty!!! Luv all the bits that make it yours 🙂
Hugs, Gee
You have a wonderful home. So welcoming. Thank you for the tour.
*Smiles*
Anne,
So glad you joined in at Shabby Creek Home Tour. Your home is so beautiful. I can’t get enough of your great kitchen. Love everything in there. Have a great day my friend.
Kris
Your home is so pretty. Love your style. Your daughters room is my favorite. Beautiful. Anne, what is the white that you used in your home on the walls? There are so many whites to choose from, that it gets overwhelming. I want to paint my home white too, with maybe a touch of very light gray. Enjoy your beautiful home and the summer!
Oh. I forgot to ask. Did you make or buy your white coach slipcover? I am having the hardest time finding one that doesnt cost a fortune, or one that looks cheap. I dont sew. Wish I did. Thanks Anne.
I enjoyed the tour of your lovely home. You’ve really transformed it since you started blogging! Blogging has a way of doing that, doesn’t it? I think your kitchen and bedroom are my favorites.
Good thing you went with the style you love or it just wouldn’t feel like home. Love all your shabby unique decor.
I love every inch, you’ve done a tremendous job! And lots of painting haha
Hugs
Linsey
Your home is full of charm, Anne. You can’t go wrong working with what you love.
Anne! Seriously? I am ready to move in with you tomorrow. I knew your home was beautiful but seeing it all together in one post like this makes me realize just how pretty it really is. <3
I would love for you to post this at my Linky Party Home{work} Wednesday.Home{work}
http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/2013/06/homework-wednesday.html
Thanks for sharing, Barb
Your home is lovely, Anne. I especially like all the painted and vintage pieces.
Love your home…it is so pretty!!
I never tire of looking at your beautiful white home Anne. Thank you for sharing it again.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
Anne, your home is absolutely gorgeous!!!! Such great style and taste! Thanks for the tour! 🙂
Anne, you home is gorgeous! You have so many creative ideas; it’s just full of inspiration! I love the neutral French farmhouse decor- a great choice. I have been drawn to antiques and vintage pieces my whole life too. My maternal grandmother had a 1830’s, seven bedroom, farmhouse that I adored. It all began there for me. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous home with us!
You’ve added so many lovely touches to make your home unique to your style, Anne! It’s beautiful and the flow is so peaceful and calming! Of course, I love all your architectural elements you’ve added.
Mary Alice
Anne, I always love seeing your home. You have done such a good job of putting your style together and all the little unusual touches are just so pretty..Happy Wednesday..Judy
I love your home ! What is the wall color you used? I think your home looks so relaxing.
Your home is so pretty. I went through that browning phase too. I’m so happy to be over that!
Your home is bright and airy and I just love it!
Anne,
You did I lovely job. I love how open yet cozy your home feels.
Cheers
Natalie
Anne, had a great time touring your home. Love your kitchen cabinets without the doors that you made into open shelves….
Judith
Anne, your home is lovely. Isn’t it amazing how it all comes together if we just keep at it. I just found your blog through French Country Cottage and I am your newest follower. I would love for you to stop by my blog sometime at http://homeandlifestyledesign.blogspot.com/
I adored the tour of your beautiful home, Anne. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Loved the tour! Your palette is so fresh and soothing! 🙂
Susan
Ann, I adore your decor!!!! You really know how to do white french farmhouse!!!! I am so drawn to your white kitchen… aren’t white kitchens the best! But you have elevated your white kitchen to a farmhouse kitchen in Provence! Your ladder, window and scale make me weak in the knees!
But my very favorite is the bedspread in your room. Where did you get it? It is fabulous!!!
I’ve hung on every word and poured over every beautiful picture. Thank you soooo much!!!
Your home is beautiful! I loved the tour.
Gorgeous! I love your home and your style 😉
Jamie @Better With Age
I like what you have done….and I am a fan of white kitchen cabinets. They are perfect for most decors.
I love the bedspread, did you make it?
Nancy
http://wildoakdesigns.blogspot.com
I’ve been going through a similar thing in my home for the past two years. I haven’t moved nearly as quickly as you have, though! It looks just lovely, Anne.
-Revi
wow everything looks absolutely beautiful, I hope you’re happy with it now. I just went through the same process…. started with just ONE room, only wanted to do my bedroom which came out gorgeous, and then it began the next, then I sighed a big deep one knowing the whole house HAD to be done now too. Then I got real sick LOL when I realized I had to do the outside too! Just finished painting the front porch and one wall pale pink outside, the rest of the house cant be painted because its covered in vine thank god! But I’m loving the whites everywhere, even made another blog just for the whites” White Bohemian Beauty”. And I love how you left one piece in your room natural, it does add the warmth, its perfect!! Loved the tour, you have a beautiful home! lady
bellissime questi ambienti,l’ultima camera è la mia preferita!!!
Anne, I think you and I took the same decorating journey. I went dark for a little while too but it didn’t feel like home! Your home is bright and airy. Love your kitchen!!!
I’ve said it bunches of times, but you’re home is so beautiful!
hi anne,
beautiful home… i love that you did a home tour. it is so much fun to see the house in one post. those white kitchen cabinets are wonderful. so glad your sweetheart let you paint them. i loved the white lockers as well. everything is so very charming.