This post is sponsored by ANTIQUE FARMHOUSE, all views are my own. I’ve been shopping from Antique Farmhouse for probably 5 years. Many things in my home came from there. It’s not easy to find the kind of items I’m looking for, but I usually find quite a few I like at Antique Farmhouse.
I’ve got a discount code for you you can use. It’s at the bottom of the post!
I’ll share my latest Antique Farmhouse find with you, then share some of my favorite picks from their online shop, but first here’s our episode for today’s DECORATING TIPS AND TRICKS. We’re talking LAUNDRY ROOMS TODAY.
I’ve been looking for just the right thing in my downstairs bath for awhile. Lots of things have moved in and out of here. First I put in a mirror, but the bathroom still looked a bit bare.
I added the curtains around the tub, the rustic valance, and the pediment above the mirror.
I needed the mirror in another bathroom, so I moved a painting in here. Then I needed the painting somewhere else. Can you tell I move things around a lot?
Then I found this amazing fragment, but since moved this piece into the stairway, so I needed something new.
So now what? Well I got this adorable plaque from ANTIQUE FARMHOUSE. It’s so pretty in person. I added the boxwood wreath in front to give it just a touch of color, but you could add writing to the plaque if you prefer.
The smaller piece above is an antique.
The plaque looks antique, but really it is brand new.
I like for things to look old and worn. Although my piece below is actually an antique, Antique Farmhouse has many items made to look old.
You can see that the plaque has been very slightly distressed.
I also added an old trophy to the room with some dried greenery.
I like how the plaque has a patina, and adds charm to the room without overpowering it.
I bought many things from Antique Farmhouse over the years. Like the name implies they have things that look old but are new. There is also a definite farmhouse vibe to all of their products.
I thought it would be fun to find some things for you that I would buy (or have bought). Here are a few favorite items I found for you today.
I love preserved boxwood, and these are the real thing. This is a bargain considering how many you get. If that’s too many, give a few away as gifts!
This is a very lovely lamp, and it’s unique. It takes me weeks to find just the perfect one, but I think you’ll win with this one. It looks generously sized and it doesn’t look like everyone else’s lamps.
I use my moss a lot. You can make a moss ball, or use it in a dough bowl or use it on top of the dirt in a potted plant. I’ve used mine a lot. This is a big box of moss and would go a long way.
You could even use that moss inside this gorgeous terrarium. I love using terrariums. You can put something pretty inside them like a teacup or a live plant. Ivy plants do quite well in a terrarium. You could also use the battery operated candles.
They have lots of more goodies you can choose from. Go check them out. ANTIQUE FARMHOUSE Use discount code CODE for $10 off any order of $100 or more.
I just recently discovered Antique Farmhouse after you all mentioned it on your podcast (which I LOVE, by the way). Thanks for sharing your “secrets” with us.
You have some wonderful antiques and reading your blog always makes me want to be out on the hunt for more.
I love the lace curtains surrounding your clawfoot bathtub. I’m like you I like to change things up by moving furniture and decor around in my 100 year old farmhouse to give a fesh new look.
I love those curtains, too! Are those from Antique Farmhouse as well?
D, no those are from Heritage Lace.
Thanks for sharing! I like all the different ways you have decorated above the tub I would have a hard time deciding which I liked best. Love the plaque.
Hi there how did you attach the piece of wood that your curtains are hanging behind! Thank you:)
I used an L bracket on each side. I hope that helps.
I’m new to your blog and am totally enjoying it! I just made my second purchase from Antique Farmhouse so it was fun seeing what you have.
Yep!!!!!!! Totally love!!!!! Always fun to move things around and find a new place for them!!!!! Looks beautiful!!!!! ? Roxann
Wow, thanks for the cool new web site. I already purchased something and can’t wait for it to arrive! Loved the antique trophy with the greenery, I would never think of that.
Doesn’t your wall decor get wet when someone showers? I do love your final (?) look.
Sheryl, excellent question! I think it probably would not work in a shower. This is a claw foot tub and does not have a shower. Also, we don’t use this bathroom for bathing, that’s not a problem. We don’t have a downstairs bedroom, so we don’t shower downstairs. I wanted a tub downstairs in case one of us couldn’t make it up the stairs due to a broken leg or something.
Thanks. Now I see why you are able to hang such beautiful things above your tub.
Wow. Love the lamp. One of my favorite things that you’ve ever shown. I’m not a big antique decorator so a lot of your things are beyond my appreciation, but that lamp is special! Funny how certain things will cause emotion when others don’t.
The lamp is lovely, but everything you showed were enticing. Thanks!
I loved the mirror most. It look so cozy and picturesque. 2nd would be the pic.
I meant the one with the pink the Wood valance and the pink rug. Looks like something out of a magazine.
Thanks Bonnie!!
I love what you have on the wall now. It’s the best option thus far. 🙂 Looks like it ‘belongs’ there!
Love the rustic valance. So clever!
love the different pieces you have used over the tub. my favorite was steeple and now this piece gives new ideas for bathroom decor. Thanks
My first introduction to your blog was the bathroom that you dressed many ways over the years, each of them beautiful in it’s own. That is called talent.
Now that I bribed you with a compliment would you be kind enough to tell me if the beautiful pink and white basket under the small table is something we can purchase? I have never seen this before and of course, I had to fall in love with it.
Regards and I look forward to following you now,
Lina.
Linda, I bought that years and years ago from a shop that has since closed. I’ve never seen another one.
My apologies for bothering you with this small issue. I did subscribe to your site but it did not allow me to download your free ebook that you offer us “newbies”. I would truly like to have access if it is possible, but maybe it is an old offer that no longer works?
Regards,
Linda
Linda,
There is a confirmation email, and there is a link in the email to all of the free materials. Did you get the confirmation email? I’ve emailed you, so let’s get you all set up!
Thanks for this post! Love what you’ve done with your bathroom. I think I may just have to buy that beautiful lamp!
Thanks for introduce to ANTIQUE FARMHOUSE!
Anita, I love what you have done with your main floor bathroom! It’s lovely! I, too, enjoy shopping with Antique Farmhouse!
Enjoy your weekend!
I really like the preserved boxwood also, very pretty. Your bathroom is very charming once you got it finished. I particularly liked the rustic valance, it added so much to the room.
What a lot of great ideas for farmhouse decor!
It’s so interesting to see how adding the rustic valance, the curtains, and the pediment to the mirror above the claw-foot tub completely changed the decor. Thanks for posting pictures to show the contrast and process of decorating.
The Iron Lamp is exquisite! Thanks for sharing the news about Antique Farmhouse. I will definitely check out their website.
The plaque is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
I absolutely live what you did in your bathroom. The rustic valance is my favorite. Where may I ask, did you find this beautiful piece of wood?
At a salvage yard Deborah.