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Coastal Farmhouse Summer Home Tour

Hello friends and welcome to our first Coastal Farmhouse Summer Tour in our new home! If you know me, you’ll know I’ve included my summer go-to blues, comfy white slipcovers along with some natural elements to create a cozy, simple and summery Coastal Farmhouse look.

This week I’m joining along with nearly 40 bloggers who are opening up our homes as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Series hosted by Krista from the Happy Housie. If you’re visiting here from Amber Tysl, welcome, I’m glad you dropped by! Stay tuned for more links below to continue on the tour… You’re in store for so much summer decor inspiration you’ll want to grab some sunscreen and a beach towel!

It’s the first summer in our new home and we’re still adding things here and there. I love having more of an eclectic look and mixing old pieces with new. I want our home to look like something that’s been curated over time in a thoughtful way and have been fighting the urge to have everything now! We’ve yet to add any art or hang pictures as we’re still trying to figure out how we want each room to look and feel. We still need to get a fireplace mantel and I think that will be next on our priority list. You’ll notice that practically all the summer decor items we’ve used are things we’ve already had and I’ve used before. Transitioning your seasonal decor doesn’t have to be difficult or costly! Use what you have and look to the outdoors to bring in some of nature. Simple and easy is my motto!

In our entryway we have this awesome pink and tan vintage rug that welcomes you inside. The side table is a great rustic wood piece to store all the stuff that you need coming and going. Some greens (via faux branches, fresh yard clippings and/or plants) with blue, white and wood, really add to the summery feel in here.

You’ll find a few vintage rugs interspersed in soft summery pinks and blues. They add such history, character and texture to a space.

The kitchen stayed pretty much the same as our spring tour minus a few tulips. I’ve had these faux greens along with our old vintage dough bowl out for a few weeks and they add so much life and texture amidst all the white. Simple and easy.

Most of my ironstone collections is still packed away in boxes until I can make some shelving to hold it all. It’s too pretty not to be on display. I’ve taken out a few pieces here and there along with some of the vintage pitchers. They’r great for holding flower arrangements.

My fiddle leaf fig is looking a little sad in this pic! I have to say that they really have had a difficult time with the move. They don’t like to be moved around or be in direct sunlight ..which we get tons of here.. so I’m trying to keep them happy and nurse them back to life. Adding greenery whether fresh or faux lends itself to a pretty summery vibe. I simply love this vintage painting of Peggy’s Cove. The colours in it are amazing and it reminds me so much of PEI where my parent’s are from.

I love setting a pretty coastal buffet tablescape. Simple, natural elements such as the seagrass chargers with white dishes along with blue hydrangeas are my staples in the summer. It’s a simple and classic coastal farmhouse look.

I found these large ginger jars years ago at a garage sale and use them every summer in my decor. We have a few more blue and white pieces that we’ve collected along the way.

I just noticed that the TV is on in the background in this photo. My battery died while I was photographing for the tour and I sat down while it was charging and got hooked into a Hallmark movie. It fits right in though because it’s about June brides and summer weddings! Lol.

In the living room I added my signature blues in the fabrics, blue hydrangeas and tons of texture with all the jute, rattan and seagrass.

You may have noticed that we removed the glass shelving on either sides of the fireplace. I was either going to put in wood shelving or add some firewood. The firewood was easiest to do and I love the look of it! I may still put some wooden shelves in up above the firewood but this works for now.

I still need to put up a mantelpiece! I’ve been trying to decide between making my own or getting an old barn beam. My only concern with the barn beam is the weight, so stay tuned to see what I decide on. I know it will really help finish this room off.

Nothing says coastal farmhouse to me more than inky seaside blues, crisp whites and some rustic wood! If you’re looking to achieve a coastal farmhouse look, I’ve written a post on the basics that you can find here.

I hope you’ve enjoyed our tour and thanks so much for joining us today. For more summer decor inspiration, you can check out all the other amazing bloggers and their summer homes below. Next up on today’s tour is the lovely and talented Rachel from Maison de Pax

Blessings,

Kim

Nearly 40 bloggers are sharing their summer home tours this week! Sharing with me today are…

Thursday

Kim Power Style // Maison de Pax // Jenna Kate at Home // Two Twenty One // Just a Girl and Her Blog

Summer Adams // tatertots and jello // The Tattered Pew // Aratari at Home // Crisp Collective

And sharing the rest of the week…

Kitchen makeover and beach find…

7:51 pm by kim 116 Comments

Hello everyone!

Hoping you’re all enjoying the weekend!

I’m finally posting my newly painted kitchen cupboards, yay!

I had wanted to paint these cupboards since we moved into our house about five years ago but was afraid to take the plunge.

Hubby decided to finally start the job and we finished last week.

We used my favorite white by Ben Moore called “cloud white”.

This is what they looked like before:

Since we moved in, I had done the backsplash, put beadboard around the peninsula. changed the countertop and changed out all the appliances to stainless steel. We only had the painting to do.

We had also put a new sink and faucet in when we changed out the countertop.

I put a little linen skirt under the sink as I wanted to wait to put the newly painted cupboard doors in there. I wanted to give the paint time enough to cure and this is such a high traffic area with the garbage and recycling, I didn’t want the doors to be ruined. I’m kinda liking the skirt there now though.

Another view.

I love limes!

This is my beachy find that hubby and I saw washed up along the shore while going for our walk the other day.

I think it’s part of an old wooden pallet.

Hubby dragged it home and managed to get most of the sand out of it, I just love the weathered grey look.

Love it with my beach mason jars.

Of course lavender and hydrangeas! lol.

You can see the tip of the old “boob” fixture here. We are getting rid of that fixture and putting two new pendants over the peninsula along with some pot lights. I’ll post that when it’s done. So excited to get rid of that light!

Hope you enjoyed my little kitchen makeover and beachy find!

Thanks for stopping by,

Be blessed!

I’ll be partying with these ladies this week:

Metamorphosis Monday @ BNOTP

DIY Showoff

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm

Good Life Wednesdays @ Beach Cottage

POPP @ Domestically Speaking

Transformation Thursdays @ The Shabby Chic Cottage

Show andTtell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

DIY Mantel Decorated for Christmas

5:00 am by kim 8 Comments

Hi friends, It’s the most wonderful time of the year again and I’m sharing this DIY mantel I made and decorated for Christmas.

So settle in, grab a refreshment and join my friends and I from the Seasonal Simplicity Christmas Series hosted by Krista from The Happy Housie.

If you’ve followed me for a while you’ll know that I had every intention of adding a mantel as soon as we moved into our new home. I was looking for old barn beams but realized they would be too heavy to install without a lot of tweaking from yours truly…I knew I’d have to make my own lighter version. Well it’s taken me 10 months to do but I made one just in time to decorate for Christmas!

I love It! It’s added so much character to the space and I wish I had done it sooner.

Here’s a picture from my summer tour. It looks so empty with just the TV and fireplace and really needed another element to make it look finished.

Below I’m sharing a bit of a tutorial on how I made the mantel. It’s not a complete tutorial because my camera fell and my lens broke! But you’ll get the gist of the how to. It’s pretty simple if you know how to use a saw and a nail gun.

I started with 3 pieces of non-knotty pine in 1″x 8″x 5′. I had the home depot cut them for me to save time. Make sure you pick straight and non-warped pieces. You’ll need a little extra to apply to each end so one of my boards was a 1″x8″x8′. I also used a 2″x4″x8′ to use as brackets to sit my mantel on.

You simply apply glue on both sides of two boards lengthways.

Place your third board on top

Nail it.

Measure your opening and cut a piece wood to fit in each end.

Glue and nail that piece in. (I used the ends to try out different colours of stains). You basically have a hollow box. The box will sit on brackets I made out of a 2″x4″ which are screwed into the studs. I simply sat the box/mantel on top of the brackets and nailed them in!

You don’t need to do this step but I wanted my mantel to look like one solid piece of wood so I glued on some veneer at each end. I let the glue/veneer dry overnight and then sanded down all the edges. I mixed together 2 different stains to achieve this custom colour you see below. It was actually a pretty easy project!

Even though there’s not a lot of space to use due to having the TV above, I was able to add some garland along with brass candlesticks. My motto lately is “Simple”.

I used two different faux garlands here and just draped them over 3 little nails. I added a battery operated fairy light garland and then added some extra fresh eucalyptus picks. Once they dry out I have some faux ones that I’ll add to it. I love the light and airy look it gives!

Since there are 10 of us this year, I decided to put up only one stocking for my Grandson. I didn’t want to fill the space full of stockings!

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Thanks for popping in! There’s a lot more mantel inspiration from my friends below. Just click on the links.

Blessings,

Kim

Welcome to the fourth week of the Seasonal Simplicity Christmas Series! Today a group of my blogging friends and I are sharing our Holiday Mantels and a few vignette decorating ideas, to help inspire you for the upcoming holidays. Click on the links below each image to be taken directly to the different posts.

The Happy Housie // Cherished Bliss // The Handmade Home
Modern Glam // Craftberry Bush

House by Hoff // Rambling Renovators // Rooms FOR Rent
Jenna Kate at Home // Just a Girl and Her Blog

The Turquoise Home // Sincerely, Marie Designs // Grace In My Space
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia // Zevy Joy

Lolly Jane // Tatertots and Jello // She Gave it a Go
Jamie Costiglio //Southern State of Mind

Place of My Taste // Summer Adams Designs // Life is a Party
We Are The Joneses // Kim Power Style

The DIY Mommy // Two Twenty One // My 100 Year Old Home
This is Our Bliss // Taryn Whiteaker Designs

Amber Tysl // Styled With Lace // Happy Happy Nester
Clean and Scentsible // My Sweet Savannah // So Much Better With Age

Spring Tour in Our New Home

5:00 am by kim 28 Comments

Happy Spring everyone and thanks for joining in on the first Spring Tour in Our New Home as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series!

I’ve gotten together with some of my all-time favourite bloggers to open our homes and share some spring, decor inspiration with you all. Special thanks to Krista from The Happy Housie for hosting! There will be links at the bottom of the post from the tours that have been going on all week..you won’t want to miss any of them. So if you’ve just popped in or have come from Leslie at Deeply Southern Home-Welcome! I’m so happy you’re here and hope that you enjoy this stop on the tour.

For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that after my husband’s brain hemmhorage and subsequent brain surgery last year we had to sell our home. We ended up moving to another city to be closer to our youngest daughter and her little family. We both were looking to buy new homes and decided to pool our resources and buy one together! It’s a much larger home than we were used to and we’ve been loving all the extra room. We’re also in the midst of finishing our basement which will give us an extra thousand square feet of space, I’ll definitely be sharing more of that as it progresses!

Our spring tour in our new home starts in the living room. The living room, dining room and kitchen are an “L” shape open space. There are windows and sliding doors to the backyard all along the back wall and there is so much light in here! We live near the water which is just behind the trees you see in the window back there. Unfortunately, there will be some houses built behind us in a year or so, but for now we’ve got an amazing view. We’ll have some awesome trails along the water to explore when they’re done.

No season excites me more than spring. You can literally smell it in the air and it invokes so many sweet memories. I like to keep things simple and usually start with a good spring cleaning. Getting rid of all the excess of the previous season and storing it all away makes things feel light and bright. I love adding some greenery whether real or faux it doesn’t matter. Spring has taken it’s time in coming this year so we’ve had to add some faux branches and flowers. The fiddle leaf figs are all real though and seem to be loving their new, bright home! We’ve been here for six weeks now and were able to do all our decluttering before we moved in. I love any excuse to change up the pillows and throws and usually use blue and/or pastel colours for spring. My vintage rug “Bea” adds a great shot of blue and is definitely dressed for spring! You can find my previous spring tour here and see how I used Pink!

We’ve been waiting for the basement renovation to be finished so that I can finally empty out the storage unit. I’ve emptied out a few of my things but most of it is still locked away in boxes including my tools that I need to build the mantel that will fit just under the TV. I’m also planning on swapping out those glass shelves for wooden ones. So many plans to make this place feel a little more done!

Nothing screams spring more than tulips and I got a couple of pale pink bunches to help bring in the spring vibe.

For spring I enjoy using fresh pastel colours on the pillows and throws, blue is always a hit with me. I made these throw pillows from some rugs that I found and I wrote a tutorial on how to make them here. Baloo loves to be wherever I am and you may notice him here and there thoughout the tour.

For a table arrangement I added some faux ferns in these plain glass vases to add another hit of greenery.

Our dining room is looking a little sparse while we wait to get my furniture out of storage but I’m not minding the minimalist look too badly! Oh and this light, It was the very first thing that I changed out once we moved in and I love it! The one that came with the home was so tiny you could hardly notice it but this one delineates and fills the space so nicely.

The second thing I did when we moved in was to get this large harvest table. I wanted a place where all my daughters could come with their husbands and have some great family dinners at. It totally fits the bill!

In the kitchen I placed more of the tulips along with a sweet floral scented candle. I think Baloo wants to check them out! I also changed out the lighting in here as well. I love these large lantern pendants in here and overcame my fear of electrocution and put them up myself. Lol! They fit in so well with the chandelier in the dining room.

You can’t have a spring tour without flowers in a market bag! Lol. Once spring finally comes, our little city market square has a great farmer’s market every weekend and nothing feels better than getting some spring blooms along with some fresh baked goods and carrying them around in your market bag!

I couldn’t wait to get a vintage runner for this kitchen! The colours are amazing and I love how this eighty year old rug has managed to keep it’s hits of hot pink colour. It totally makes the kitchen!

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Spring Tour in our new home. We’re pretty excited to share more of it in the coming days!

If you’ve been following this Seasonal Simplicity Spring Tour since Monday then you’re at the end of the tour with me. If not, you can start at the beginning of this tour with Krista at The Happy Housie

Blessings,

Kim

Also sharing today…

Thursday

Home Made Lovely // So Much Better With Age // Maison de Cinq
Craftberry Bush // Rooms FOR Rent

Maison de Pax // Zevy Joy // Place of My Taste // Deeply Southern Home // Kim Power Style

And sharing the rest of the week…

Monday

The Happy Housie // The Turquoise Home
Amber Tysl // Inspiration for Moms // Lemon Thistle

Southern State of Mind // Modern Glam
Taryn Whiteaker // A Burst of Beautiful // My Sweet Savannah

Tuesday

Jenna Kate at Home // Sincerely, Marie Designs // Town and Country Living
A Pretty Life // Hallstrom Home

House by Hoff // Tauni Everett // The DIY Mommy // Clean & Scentsible // Rambling Renovators

Wednesday

Shades of Blue Interiors // Finding Silver Pennies // Life is a Party // Bless’er House

Summer Adams// Tatertots and Jello // Paint Me Pink // This is Our Bliss

Simple Spring Home Tour 2017 | Part 1

5:00 am by kim 43 Comments

Simple Spring Home Tour 2017

Thanks so much for joining along with me and fifteen other bloggers as we share our homes for the Joyful Spring Home Tour. If you’re coming from Haley at the The MountainView Cottage welcome, Isn’t that bedroom gorgeous? You can find links to all the bloggers at the bottom of this post where you’ll find tons of inspiration for your own homes. So grab a cup of something comforting, settle in for my simple spring home tour and enjoy.

I’ll be sharing my living room and breakfast nook this week for Part 1 of the tour and the following week I’ll be sharing Part 2. I called it the simple spring home tour because changing out your decor for spring doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. I simply changed out my winter throw pillows for some more springlike colours and textures. Then I added some fresh and faux flowers as well as some greenery! It really can be that simple and easy.

You may find the odd pet hanging around but they come with the home!

The shiplap off the kitchen here is new and I love it. I added these little coat hooks and it’s a great place to hang your apron..and any odd wreaths you may want to hang up too! The wreaths bring a great hit of green to the space making it feel fresh and springlike.

The coffee table was a thrift find and I stripped it down of all its old varnish to reveal this beauty! I think it’s a one of a kind piece and it’s added such warmth to the living room. I’ve layered it up with a few pieces as well as fresh and faux flowers. Nothing says spring like tulips and hydrangeas!

My home is pretty white and neutral so it makes it quite easy to change things up. Trading out the winter pillows for these beautiful blues and adding the flowers and greenery is all it’s taken to spruce this room up for spring.

I kept it pretty simple but added a little whimsy to my mantel this year in the form of this bust. She has a hollow place in the top of her head where you can place plants. She now has a lovely asparagus fern for hair! I just call her “my lady”. With the addition of these wooden bead “pearls” I’d say she looks pretty striking! Plants always make a space fresher.

The gorgeous pillow on the chair was made by me from a throw rug, you can find the tutorial here. I love the colour blue and come spring you’ll find it all throughout my home. It makes me think I live in a coastal cottage by the sea. The lake is actually down the street, so I’m not that far off… a girl can dream right?

This is our little breakfast nook. Other than changing out the curtains to spring/summer ones, the only changes I made in here were to add these tulips. Once the tulips are gone, I’ll add a plant or some faux greenery to keep it looking fresh. All pretty simple touches that make a big impact

Thanks so much for dropping by! Don’t forget to join me again next week for Part 2 of my spring home tour.. be sure to subscribe and it will be sent directly to your inbox!

Please follow the links below to continue on with this tour, there is so much more to see!

Tour Schedule

Monday March 13

Maison de Pax | Lemons to Lovelys | TIDBITS | Belle Amour Blog

Tuesday March 14

The Mountain View Cottage | Kim Power Style | Meaningful Spaces | My Vintage Porch

Wednesday March 15

The Porch Light Cottage | White Lane Decor | Delightfully Noted

March 16

JorDecor | Farmhouse On Boone | A House With Books

Hello again and sharing my summer home

5:03 pm by kim 4 Comments

Well It’s been a long time I know.

If there is still anybody out there and you can hear me…

I’m coming back!

I’ve decided to start blogging again.

I’ll share more of the details in another post but for now… I’ll share a little bit of my summer home with you all.

Better late than never.

There have been so many changes made in my little home over the last while that I can’t wait to share with you! If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen some of them but not all.

In the master bedroom I’ve changed my floors, headboard and wall colour, I’ll share more of that in some upcoming posts so stayed tuned!

…

Beachy Mason Jars

9:13 pm by kim 44 Comments

Hello everyone!

I’m in the midst of sprucing things up…again! lol.

I’m starting with the family room, adding some shells, changing up the cuhsion covers and adding some great beachy candlelight.

I’ve seen these lovely beachy mason jars filled with candleight everywhere. I seen them at PB last week and loved the way they have them displayed. They had them hanging from an old vintage ladder in an outdoor setting. Can’t wait to try that out on the deck soon but will probably hang them from my umbrella.

They look great with some glass candleholders.

I just twisted some wire around the rim of some old mason jars I had in the basement and added a little handle so that they can be hung. A little sand and a votive candle and you’ve got a pretty little candleholder, So simple to do!

This is how they look lit up at night.

Again during the day.

They look great hanging! Here I’ve just hung it from the light fixture by the handle, but you can use twine, jute, wire or fishing line to hang them.

Donna at Funky Junk Interiors just posted on Mason Jars with a linky party! you can link up here and look at all that great inspiration, you will be amazed at what can be done with a simple mason jar!

I’ll be posting again in the next couple of days to show the rest of the family room spruce up!

Thanks for stopping by and

Be Blessed!

Will be linking up with:

Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays @ Coastal Charm

Good Life Wednesdays @ Beach Cottage

Transformation Thursdays @ Shabby Chic cottage

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm

Open House Party Thursday @ No Minimalist Here

Another sign…

6:47 pm by kim 35 Comments

Another sign…another attempt at posting it!

Hoping that this little fix finally allows me to post some pics!

I found this piece of wood already put together and painted at a thrift store last week for 4.99. I copied and painted some letters from my word program and then gave it a good sanding and voila!

It’s a nice size at 1×4 feet.