I love taking a particular part of Country French design and focusing on that one thing. Today, let’s talk French tables. If you have a table you are stuck with that isn’t farmhouse French is there anything you can do? Yes! One thing you can do is paint it if you like. The other thing […]
Yes you CAN do that with Fabric
As I have mentioned, I’ve bought several things for the mountain house, but a few things didn’t make it out there. I bought 2 chairs and an ottoman that I was going to have redone and sent out to the mountains. CLICK HERE to see posts on the Mountain House. Well, that didn’t work out. […]
When Should you Reupholster a Chair
I usually pay no attention to the fabric on chairs I buy because I know I can change that out easily. Oh I’m not that handy, but I know people who are. If you don’t like doing upholstery yourself, I highly recommend that you ask around to find a good place that is not too expensive […]
My Furniture Sources!!!!
I think the most common question I am asked is ‘Where did you get that?’ So I thought I would share where and how I shop for furniture. Of course some of these are local sources and others you can order from all over the US. Ready? Here we go. CRAIGSLIST Yes I have found […]
French Grain Sack Chair Upholstry Tutorial
I’m pretty excited that Cindy of Edith and Evelyn will be a contributor to Cedar Hill Farmhouse. You are going to LOVE her!! Here she is!!! Her first post is about grain sack chairs, my favorite!!! There are two things that I dearly love and that’s grain sacks and french chairs. It’s even better when […]
Recipe for a Romantic Bedroom
This is my take on a romantic bedroom retreat. You may have seen the bed already HERE. Now I want to show you the entire room. Here’s a little back story. When the guest quarters were finished, we put leftover furniture in here. You know, the stuff I didn’t really want in the house. It all […]
How to add Swedish Style
Does the fact that I got a new Swedish table have something to do with the fact I am discussing Swedish furniture today? Maybe. Well Swedish ffurnitureworks so well with French that I thought we should talk about it for a bit. First off, I am really thinking this console behind the sofa made […]
My DREAM CLOSET
Welcome to my dream closet. It’s my dream closet because it is just steps away from my bedroom. Let’s talk about how we’ve made this space not just a closet, but a destination. Everyone thinks it’s just where my clothes are stored, but really I’ve made it a bit of a special place to read […]
