new projects

wooooo-eeeeeee!  its been busy around this farmhouse!

kinda out of breath...

we are opening our antiques shoppe for its 5th summer season

and hubby and I have been junking, thrifting, cleaning, dusting, fixing, pricing, setting up displays

we. are. tired.

but we love it - its always a big push for opening day and then we settle into the groove and have a blast

I will be happy when we open because I have a list of house projects a mile long once I can move onto them...besides the typical spring gardening push, we need to refresh our porches

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few minor fixes, new paint, new look

sooo, I have been bopping about online looking for inspiring photos

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love this one - the overhead light and the accessories - yum!

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the ceiling color is pretty

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simple and beautiful

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would LOVE to renovate our porches to be larger and more useful like this one

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light, bright & pretty

so what do you like best about a farmhouse porch?

I Wanna Play!

I am excited to participate in Flea Market Friday
hosted by Kecia Deveney of Lemoncholy's

Some of our finds go into our antiques shoppe
Some are added to our website and
Some are just mine o' mine :)

here are some of our recent treasures...

awesome old typewriter

adorable mother goose book - the illustrations are amazing

I just love this jug - especially the aqua paint!

vintage metal childs kitchen

old adding machine

I LOVE old luggage and picnic baskets

a cutie little shoe

chippy watering can and a tiny broken doll foot

I collect chalkware - this little lass was a recent gift

I also collect little dogs - look at that face

another new dog and a cool old Coffee container

I know, I know...how many dogs does one girl need?

I couldn't resist - this guy is chalkware

gorgeous antique song book

now this little one isn't very new but I had to share her new attire

This is my fave find of the year - read the original post here

I was lucky enough to get a beautiful rosette gift from my friend Kecia when she taught at Art in the Rough in August.  I adore it.  When I wasn't looking she added it to my dollie - I LOVED IT!

then a few days ago I was sorting through some new junk we hauled in and I found this shabby wire lampshade.  It was tattered, faded and perfect for her little head

baubles, broken jewelry, buttons - lots of sorting to do!

sweetie pie 

unexpected

we received a complete surprise...a gorgeous photo of our farm was published in a national magazine

one of our antiques dealers brought in the magazine, flipped the pages excitedly and said..."you have got to see this..."

our jaws dropped

I was so tickled and spent the day grinning from ear to ear

not only is it a magazine I adore but it was a glorious surprise

to see our humble farm as the feature photo to a major article.

check it out - its wonderful with some really great articles

(they even have a "Urban Farm" mag for all the city folks)