Mountain House Gray Exterior Paint I mentioned in a recent post that we were painting our house in North Carolina with gray exterior paint. CLICK HERE for the paint selections. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to finally get this paint job completed. I’ll give you a before photo so you can […]
Our Mountain Deck Redo
Today I am back on our mountain deck. Well not literally. I’m showing photos of it so I can show you another transformation. Of course I always need a before photo, and this one works perfectly. Our deck did not have any stain or protective coating on it, so we needed to take care of […]
Milk Paint or Chalk Based Paint Which is Best?
Milk paint or chalk based paint? That is the question. Which one is best? I’ve used both now, so I’m going to weigh on on the debate. Let’s talk about milk paint first. It comes in a powder and you mix it up as needed. Here is what it looks like. [shopify embed_type=”product” shop=”cedarhillfarmhouse.myshopify.com” […]
Painting the Mountain Bedroom
Well as you may know we bought a mountain house in Black Mountain, NC this year. We hope to retire here, but for now it’s a vacation rental, and we go as often as we can. This post was sponsored by the folks at BEHR PAINT but all opinions are my own. The house has amazing […]
Mountain House Updates to the Living Room
I love seeing a room transition over time! Let’s check out where this room started in March of 2016 when we moved some things in here. Yes that pendant light in the middle has been changed out already. So here’s how the room started at our mountain house in Black Mountain, NC. Then we moved […]
Trash to Treasure Shutter Project
I’ve used shutters before in room, and you probably saw them HERE. So I was wanting to give the farm some updates and I am trying to do something in every room. Here are the updates I’ve posted so far. porch – French crib conversion, click here Living room – church pew, click here Kitchen – […]
How I Ruined up my Cabinets
Before I show you the latest, let’s start at the beginning. I originally had these cabinets painted in a dark gray, although they don’t look too dark here. They looked too flat, so I added a dark brown wax. You can find the story HERE. You can see just how different the color looks when you […]
Painting a Church Pew
Remember the church pew on the back porch? The back was painted blue. But the front…. Well I’m not sure what this ‘treatment’ is. Neglect? Is that a stain or just dirt? Sometimes, it’s best not to ask. I brought it inside to work on it, because it was really hot and I just didn’t […]
