Sneak peeks :-)

Time is flying by and it's hard to believe that our daughter, Margaret is already six weeks old. Although much of our time recently has been focused on her, we have found time to continue work on our house. A few more projects to be completed before we are ready with a complete room reveal, but I couldn't wait to share a few glimpses into what we have been working on. 

First, we have been working in the "long room" which connects the parlor, bedroom, front hall and mural room. It's a long space with lots of doors. We are using it as a dining room and office at the moment. I'm excited about the vignette we created between the doors to the parlor and bathroom. We cleaned up an old radio cabinet that was in the barn when we moved in (it still works too) and added two vintage suitcases I had collected. On the wall above, we hung five vintage hats that belonged to my husband's grandmother. I love that it looks like someone has arrived from a long carriage ride and deposited their luggage and hung their hats. 

In the kitchen, we added this beautiful china cabinet built by my dad. It looks wonderful and holds many of our glasses and plates. On the wall to the right, we hung prints and added a rug under the bistro table and chairs.

On the opposite wall, we added a roman shade sewn by my mom and a chalkboard with frame made from wood we removed from the original kitchen. I'm planning to change the quote to match the season so Thanksgiving was first up.

We have also completed several projects behind the scenes! Our heating is working on the first floor, our water is cleaner and we have added a door to the porch. We also have refurbished windows in the bedroom and parlor and weatherproofing on many windows and doors ready for the winter.