Far Ago Farm

 Hi friends! When we began our new home building  process, I really thought I would stay with my tried and true color palette of golds, deep reds and greens.  I have rarely strayed from those colors in the last - gasp! - thirty nine years.  However, as I have been packing and paring down, I had a bit of change come over me and will be going for a simpler look.  I will be keeping many of my antiques and vintage decor, but I am going for a softer background and a more calming color scheme.  I am fortunate enough to be replacing some of our existing decor with new pieces - moving furniture cross country is pricy, so buying new made sense and I also sold quite a bit at our moving sale to help cover some of the new furniture costs.  Below I've included some of the new furniture we have on order. I chose the Harleson  sofa and chair and a half with ottoman for our living area.  Instead of the loveseat, we have two existing chairs we are bringing wi...

Hello dear ones, If you have been reading my previous posts, you know that we have sold our home of twenty years and will soon be moving from Wisconsin to Kentucky.   Although our new home will actually be somewhat larger, it is an open concept with limited wall space. Further, the new kitchen cabinets will go to the ceiling compared to our current cabinets that have about sixteen inches between cabinet and ceiling - a major loss of decor real estate for me! This all means we needed to look hard and long at our belongings and really thin the herd so to speak.  I wanted to share some of the items that were re-homed by virtue of two moving sales held earlier this year. Many of these pieces have been with us since we were first married, but most were picked up here and there over the years. This pretty blanket chest was refinished for us by my mom for our first apartment.  We are keeping the dog however, lol! It found a home with a dear friend. Another piece refinished ...

 I want to wish everyone a happy Mother's Day! If you are a mother, a mother figure, a furbaby mom -  I hope you have a blessed day! For those of you who miss their moms who have gone to heaven like mine, I send you virtual hugs and prayers. I hope your memories of your sweet mothers bring a song to your hearts.    

Hello friends! I shared the news about our upcoming move in my last post. Now it's time to fill you in on the details of why we are leaving the only hometown we have ever known and are packing up to move to northern Kentucky.   Our daughter and son in law bought a home in Kentucky last year, so of course that played a big part in our decision to move.   We also both recently retired, so our jobs weren't holding us in Wisconsin. But the best reason for our move to Kentucky was finding out we are going to be grandparents this coming June!  We are Kentucky bound! As you probably know, the housing market is crazy and houses sell overnight it seems.  We briefly entertained buying an existing home, but decided to build new instead.  We decided on a ranch home, which is very different than the two story colonial we have lived in the last 20'years. Not having a staircase will be so nice as we get older. I'm hoping I can figure out how to decorate an open conce...

Hello friends! I have been absent from blog land for so long.  I keep telling myself I need to start blogging again and then life gets in the way.  I am going to try to be better at posting on the regular. I definitely have MUCH to share with you all.  After 20 years of living in our current home, we have sold our home and are moving to Kentucky later this summer.  My husband and I grew up in our current town and have never lived more than 20 minutes away from it, so this is a BIG MOVE for us. I will share all the details in my next post!  In the meantime, I will share some photos from of our current house.   We will talk soon!