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With sweeping vistas and equally impressive interiors, Emma's homestead at The Range is nothing short of spectacular.
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With sweeping vistas and equally impressive interiors, Emma's homestead at The Range is nothing short of spectacular.
Why everyone loves farmhouse so much? Because it creates a feeling of simplicity and coziness while bringing us back to times when we used to have or visit a family farmhouse. People choose to make a home in this style to always have this homey, uncluttered, and timeless feeling. Perhaps this style reminds of simpler times before the internet became such a big part of our lives. While some assume farmhouse style is outdated, we’re going to prove this country living inspired style is still in fashion. Read about tips and ideas on how to decorate your home in a modern farmhouse style by achieving the perfect balance between nostalgic comfort and modern feel. Natural color palette Image Source Source: unknown In a modern farmhouse style, the main colors to use are a combination of white, wood, earthy colors (beige, grey, cream, etc.) and black which adds a modern flair. To pull off the style, the painting color palette should be full of cool and warm neutrals that work well with a variety of textures. It’s all about making the contrast of lighter and darker elements to create visual depth. What it means is that you should mix the crisp colors with neutral tones and find the perfect balance. Cozy elements Cozy elements are an important part of any home, especially if it’s decorated in a modern farmhouse style. If it’s a living room, think about creating a cozy corner for reading – add your favorite books, candle holders, some flowers, a lap blanket, and some cozy throw pillows. If it’s the bedroom, create a hygge feel with a large and cozy chunky knit blanket. The throw will make the look extra chic and farmhouse style. As the bed is the central piece of the bedroom, then you should consider investing in beautiful bedding. A good choice for the farmhouse style is linen ruffle bedding or waffle bedding. Don’t be afraid to mix different textiles of cozy elements. Include textiles that remind you of the houses of our ancestors – wool blankets, cotton tablecloths, multicolored rugs, etc. Mix and Match Image source Modern farmhouse style is about achieving the sweet spot between antique and modern. Mix and match elements of rustic pieces with modern contemporary. Look for antique pieces with a story like bookshelves, dressers, doors, and vintage accessories. One of the farmhouse trends is a woven basket, which you can use as birch log holder or a plant pot. Combine the rustic elements with modern and clean-lined pieces like a contemporary round mirror, a sofa, or a stylish stand lamp. Don’t forget about white wood paneling, warm wood furniture, a beautiful farm table, black details, neat lines, and beautiful indoor plants. Industrial elements Image source If you want to achieve a real farmhouse look – remember to include industrial elements. What comes to your mind when imagining a barn or a factory? Include things like brick walls, metal lights, chalkboard, or even industrial bed frame. Try to use organic materials like stone, wood, rattan, and others. Accessories are essential when decorating yet it’s easy to overdo with too many. Stick to a few well planned industrial elements. A modern twist of rustic furniture Image source When talking about a modern twist of old furniture – imagine taking rustic furniture and simply making it more modern by painting, polishing, or modifying. Some great examples are a rustic stand lamp painted in crisp black color, an old dresser polished and painted in white with black handles, an old barn bathtub modified into a modern one, or colored black barn sliding doors. This way you’ll not only have a modern twist but have some very unique furniture around the house. The key element to achieve a modern farmhouse look is comfort. The place should be inviting and homey. Nothing should be too delicate to touch. I hope this proved that you can still pull off modern farmhouse style and you’re inspired to bring some of these hygge elements into your home. Related posts Boho decorating ideas for the home Why choose merino wool 7 ways to cozy up your home Eco-friendly home tips [collection]
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This. Is. My. Favorite season, and I look forward to it all year. I think it's all the yummy gorgeousness we can enjoy here in the North Carolina mountains, and there is something seasonally amazing for all the senses -- from roadside farmers markets and BBQ stands, to hay bales and corn shocks in the fields. Not to mention walls of saturated mountain color underneath Carolina blue skies. It's all good, and I always want to stop and take it all in as slowly as possible. Today, I'm so excited to invite you into my mountain home for a fall tour. Marty, from A Stroll Thru Life, has put together this tour that has been going on all week. Be sure to click on each of the links at the bottom of this post so you don't miss any amazing inspiration. First, though, I always like to give a little background for anyone who is new here so, hopefully, things all make sense. If you are a faithful reader, skip on ahead:-) My Puerto Rican husband and I, along with our children, live here in the mountains of North Carolina on property that has been in my family for five generations. It started as a pheasant farm, then my great grandfather came up from Hypoluxo, Fla., and bought the property, complete with gorgeous victorian farmhouse and several other buildings, to be his summer home. My grandmother visited on a break from her boarding school, met and fell in love with my Virginia-bred grandfather, and the rest is history. My grandparents tore down the old house in 1960 to build a new mid-century modern house, which my parents live in now, but my resourceful grandfather bundled and stored all the wood -- from windows, stair treads and doors to wormy chestnut trim, all of which we have been slowly incorporating into our house. I like to think he did it just for me:-) My style -- well, it's a mix of bohemian, global, vintage and eclectic. I like to use things I find on the property, at antique shops, thrift stores, my mother's attic, and just about anywhere that I can find the real deal and not a cheap copy. I care about the environment, and by using things I have, can make or are old, I hope to inspire others to do the same. I'm not a "big box decor store" designer and love things that are authentic and natural. I will use anything I find outside -- except poison oak. And kudzu. But I digress. Enough about that -- come on in for a tour friends! Our house is small, and every room has to have many functions. We'll start at the entry, which also works as a music space. This antique Harden settle was in the original house, but my grandmother sold it when she downsized. Thanks to a thoughtful neighbor, this settle came back home for my birthday, and I could not be happier to have it. It accompanies (smile) an 1880 inherited pump organ. Regular readers will notice that I traded my signature hot pink for red. Well, it just seemed like pink was everywhere, and y'all know I cannot continue on the same path with everyone else. Plus, I really wanted to get out the Yahyali rugs I bought in Turkey, and fall seemed like the perfect season to do so. This is a gorgeous Turkish wool rug I bought at Yellow Star Carpets in Adana, and I love, love, love it. It's gorgeous and vibrant, and when I think about the people who labored to make this piece of art, I'm glad to have supported them in this small way by buying "local" right from the dealer who is actually from Yahyali. For fall, I clipped some maple leaves that had started to turn and placed them in an old vinegar jar my grandfather had here. Yes. Nature. The best decor ever. The record player is from my childhood in the 1970s, and I bought the hand painted plates in Turkey. On the piano, I added some sour wood branches to the maple leaves, and they will last weeks in water. I layered a wool native-patterned runner over a burlap runner to add a little texture, pattern and color. I'm a big fan of geometric patterns and love how these patterns from the Caucasus region are so similar to and work so well alongside the Native American patterns I also favor. This space also works to house the occasional stray guitar:-) On to the living room, which is also grounded by another gorgeous Turkish yahyali rug. The rugs were obviously the starting point for color, and although I could have gone several directions, I ended up staying with white, red and green for fall. Kilim pillows are paired with chenille pillows -- because as pretty as kilim pillows are, they are scratchy. Seriously scratchy. I added more maple leaves to the table behind the couch and brought back the Chinese ancestor prints I inherited. I love the pop of red and feel like they really tie things together. This particular rug is only 7' x 11' so I layered it on a jute rug. I don't like a rug that's too small, as in front feet need to be sitting on it, so this is a great way to make a smaller rug work. On the other side, more kilim and chenille pillows, fur and candles make a welcoming space for the season. Again, I layered a rug, this time a wool Baluch on the diagonal for interest and to bring this little seating area together. On to the dining room, which I have warmed up with more red, green and white. On the table, I layered a runner with an old chestnut board and simply added pumpkins, apples, gourds, acorn squash and candles for a fall centerpiece. Vintage Brown Drip makes a wonderful fall place setting with the addition of a multi-colored striped napkin, Mikasa Italian Countryside flatware and made-in-America (love) Anchor Hocking water glasses. While there is a bench on the front side of the table, I have black Eames-style chairs on this side. I actually have six of these so I can use them when we have dinner guests. I would never make anyone sit on that bench, but the children like it. My mother let me borrow the antique channel back chairs, and I think they are perfect at each end of the table. This fabulous overdyed rug is from Unique Rug Store. On the buffet, I used an Afghan woven runner along with more inherited antique brass. The kitchen is next, and again, I used lots of red, green and white along with Brown Drip pottery and Blue Willow. This is a Kazak Afghan wool runner, and the bold colors really pull together this room that otherwise has lots of boring wood and cold, metal appliances. The pilon was a purchase in my husband's native Puerto Rico, and the colors work perfectly here. I still love my open shelving and am so happy we took out the cabinet. Just being able to change things out here keeps me happy. I combined the Brown Drip with Blue Willow, some I bought in Japan, Italian espresso cups, a Cherokee bread board, Cherokee baskets and a couple pieces of Bolivian pottery. Global. In an open space, everything needs to work together, so I try to at least have each space compliment the other. Here you can see how this area is open to the music room/entry. This island is really where the action happens here. We use it all the time for meals, homework, or just hanging out, and this one spot really is the heart of our home. I prefer to use natural elements in my decor, so these pears and honey crisp apples make a perfect and super easy centerpiece. Plus, they all get eaten. The acorn squash will also be made into a yummy fall dish later. If you're new, you can check out the French makeover I gave my girls' room with its many diy projects. And my son's room just got a Star Wars makeover after nine, yes nine, years. On to the master bedroom where I also switched out the pink for red and just warmed things up for the coming season with color, a mix of textiles and candles. I keep down comforters on every bed in the house, and no one gets cold in the winter here -- despite my keeping the thermostat on 67°. They really are a necessity, in my opinion, and make a big difference when the weather gets colder. The embroidered pillow cases are vintage, and I love the little touch of floral with all the geometric patterns I have in here. I had another rug here then decided to use the one I got recently from Vintage Pillow Store. This one is an antique, and I like how the bold, bright pattern plays with the curtains. Let's talk about the curtains. My mom gave me these pinch pleated drapes from our 1970s' dining room. I loved these curtains, that she made, and was so happy to try them on my white walls -- as opposed to the wood paneled walls I grew up with. I love the bright pop of color, and they make me smile when I walk into this room. I have wanted to repaint my grandmother's trunk black, but never seem to get around to it. I do like that it contrasts everything else, though, so who knows what I will do. More leaves... I changed a few things out on the mantel but kept the Moroccan mirror, from World Market *years* ago, the Navajo pottery and my Cherokee corn bead necklace. Corn bead necklaces are made from the seeds of the corn bead plant, also called "Job's tears." The gray color represents the sorrow of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears in 1838, where a third of the Cherokees forced by the U. S. government to march in winter, died along the way to a reservation in Oklahoma. According to legend, where tears fell on the ground, a corn stalk-like plant sprouted producing seeds in the shape of tears. It's a reminder of my mother's heritage and ancestry here in western North Carolina. I like to create different levels and different shapes for interest A candlestick from the old house with a vintage candle from my childhood are more things that make me smile, but the photo of my great grandmother when she was May Queen at Trinity College, (Duke) is a treasure that warms my heart. And really, that is what fall is about for me -- a connection to the past that is lived to the fullest in the present. I want my home to be a warm, comfortable and safe refuge for my family away from every bad thing in the world -- just like my parents made my childhood home. To do that doesn't take money or things. It only takes using what you have and adding a whole lot of love and creativity:-) I hope you've enjoyed this tour of our home and hope you will check out my other fall posts and follow me on instagram and facebook. Thanks to Marty for such a fabulous tour! Be sure to click on the other links for more fall inspiration. Next, though, please go on over to Haneen's Haven and prepare to be seriously inspired to get out of your comfort zone. You know I love that:-) Monday A Stroll Thru Life Inspiration for Moms Cuckoo4Design Clean & Scentsible Life On Virginia Street Decor To Adore Tuesday Life Love Larson Remodelando La Casa Thrifty and Chic Seeking Lavender Lane Decorating Delirium Our Southern Home Wednesday The Chronicles of Home Erin Spain Nesting With Grace 21 Rosemary Lane Our Fifth House Thursday Z Design At Home Simple Stylings Life & Home @ 2102 11 Magnolia Lane Rain On A Tin Roof Hymns & Verses Friday Far Above Rubies Haneen's Haven Tidbits & Twine House By Hoff Common Ground Refresh Restyle Duke Manor Farms I'll be joining: Metamorphosis Monday Inspire Me Tuesday Wow us Wednesdays Feathered Nest Friday Foodie Friday and Everything Else
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Yes. I went there -- groovy, ha! I've been seriously nostalgic about my 1970s childhood lately and felt like bringing some of the warmth I remember into my home this spring, and Marty's tour was just the perfect opportunity to share that with you all. If you're coming from Alicia's beautifully serene home at Thrifty and Chic, I'm so happy to have you here. Just be prepared for a color shock😉 First, though, I always like to give a little background for anyone who is new here so, hopefully, things all make sense. If you are a faithful reader, skip on ahead🙂 My Puerto Rican husband and I, along with our children, live here in the mountains of North Carolina on property that has been in my family for five generations. It started as a pheasant farm, then my great grandfather came up from Hypoluxo, Fla., and bought the property, complete with gorgeous victorian farmhouse and several other buildings, to be his summer home. My grandmother visited on a break from her boarding school, met and fell in love with my Virginia-bred grandfather, and the rest is history. My grandparents tore down the old house in 1960 to build a new mid-century modern house, which my parents live in now, but my resourceful grandfather bundled and stored all the wood -- from windows, stair treads and doors to wormy chestnut trim, all of which we have been slowly incorporating into our house. I like to think he did it just for me:-) My style -- well, it's a mix of bohemian, global, vintage and eclectic. I've traveled around the world collecting unique things at every stop, and I like to use things I find on the property, at antique shops, thrift stores, my mother's attic, and just about anywhere that I can find the real deal and not a cheap copy. I care about the environment, and by using things I have, can make or are old, I hope to inspire others to do the same. I'm not a "big box decor store" designer and love things that are authentic and natural. I will use anything I find outside -- except poison oak. And kudzu. Enough about that -- come on in for a tour friends! As I said, I really wanted to incorporate some of the elements I loved and remember from growing up in the 1970s -- you know -- avocado green, harvest gold and shag? Those things are back with a new updated look, and I couldn't be happier about it. For now, though, I've just added a few groovy touches here and there😉 Our house is small so every room has to have multiple functions. Our living space is just a comfy spot to sit and talk, do homework or watch TV when we're all together. The french couch was a $50 thrift store find, and the inherited channel back chairs from my mother get a little more updated look with kilim pillows mixed with velvet and faux fur. Inherited Chinese ancestor prints hang on windows from the old house and my parents' record player from the 70s is ready and working. Bolivian and Native American pottery add to the eclectic, global feel. This room is grounded by a Yahyali rug I bought in Turkey. The tribal pattern is timeless, and the colors tie everything together in a more cohesive way than a plain, neutral rug would. I recently brought this 1969 Pieri lamp from my parents' basement, rewired it and added a double, fiberglass mid-century modern shade. I love how it picks up the colors in the Bolivian pottery. Bright yellow forsythia adds a pop of yellow and a touch of spring. This has turned into everyone's favorite spot to sit. I layered a wool Baluch rug over the jute and Yahyali to tie it all together. The swag lamp is another treasure from my childhood. It was actually a light green color, and I painted it gold a couple years ago. The mid-century guitar pick table belonged to my grandmother and used to have a table lamp attached. It's perfect for this spot. That's the living space, so now on to the dining area. I made the table top from wormy chestnut off an old house here, designed the base then had a local craftsman make it. Again, I've layered a cream Turkish overdyed rug with a Kazak rug to add some color. Inherited brass candlesticks and a brass punch bowl from India add some sparkle to the table and contrast the layered burlap and wool Native-patterned runner. I've added yellow for spring and layered this woven rug over the bench, which came from World Market years ago. I ripped off the kilim cover it had and recovered it in burlap. Over the buffet, is an original 1953 painting by Montana artist, and my late uncle, Rex Thrower. I added the yellow forsythia for spring and love how the yellow flowers bring out the yellow in the painting and the kilim runner. We actually call forsythia "yellow bells" here☺️ We all still love these mid-century style chairs I got last summer and have found them to be really comfy. I'm so glad I stepped outside the box and went with something this style so all the antique things don't look too stuffy. Next up is the music room, so you might want your sunglasses!😎 I went way out on a limb when I fell in love with this "flower-power" fabric at fabricguru.com. It was seriously discounted because of a flaw, which I never did find, so I made several panels to hang in here. With a dark brown piano, 1880 antique organ, dark wood cabinet, wood floors, etc., this room can be pretty boring, so this fabric really had the "groovy" feel I wanted to add in here to make it just a little more fun. It's a creative space, so it needs to inspire, and I really love it now. Again, the yellow just seemed to keep popping up everywhere and seemed perfect for spring. The plates and runner are from Turkey, and the antique print was in the old house. Another fabulous wool Yahyali from Turkey brings all these colors together in this room as well. My husband made the corner cabinet from reclaimed chestnut trim and a walnut tree my dad had cut years ago. Now it scares him when I ask him to make something because he knows it's going to involve creating something from pretty much nothing. But he's sooooo good at it. On the other side, an antique Harden settle was in the old house, but my grandmother sold it when she downsized. Thanks to a thoughtful neighbor, this settle came back home for my birthday several years ago, and I could not be happier to have it. Kilim pillows bring it into this century. Next up is the kitchen, which is just as colorful as everything else. For spring, I've added floral prints, yellows and reds with a pop of aqua here and there. I shopped the house and brought out some vintage Blue Ridge pottery, enamelware, and a vintage tole tray. We made the countertops about six years ago out of wormy chestnut pulled off an old house here on the property. They have just held up beautifully and look like the old store counters I wanted. I really went a little more practical with the open shelves, and added things we use on a more regular basis. I do love to style them and enjoy changing things out often. And, of course, my groovy "flower-power" fabric had to make an appearance as a sink skirt. I love the ability to change out the skirt with different colors and styles, as readers will know! I think it really adds color to a room full of wood cabinets and wood floors. Of course I learned macrame in the 70s and was happy that I remembered so I could make this plant hanger. I found that most of the plant hangers I saw for sale, did not have the crown knot at the top, so I made sure to start mine with it. This screen door was also from the old house, and despite that it was not remotely square, we installed it and I covered the back with burlap and hardware cloth. It makes me really happy to walk in this cheerful and happy kitchen every morning for that first cup of coffee. It's certainly not high-end by any means, but it's warm and welcoming, and that means so much more to me. My mother's kitchen was also warm, welcoming and had vinyl chairs with a similar flower print, so this little reminder makes me smile. The bedrooms are next, and if you're new, you can check out the French makeover I gave my girls' room several years ago with its many diy projects. And my son's room just got a Star Wars makeover after nine, yes nine, years. Now on to the master bedroom, which also has a pretty colorful spring look. I changed back over to the white linens and just added some floral pillows I made years ago, again with touches of yellow, red and aqua. These vintage embroidered pillow cases were a gift from my great Aunt Frances, and I'm sure she would be so pleased to know how much I love them. My mother made these gorgeous pinch pleated curtains in the late 1970s for our dining room, and I was so happy she had kept them all these years. I broke the chimney for this antique tole lamp, but decided I liked the look with just an LED Edison bulb. It really makes the room feel warm and cozy at night as well. The bed, as with pretty much everything here, was an antique I found here on the property and restored. I have my grandmother's trunk at the foot with a quilt made by my great grandmother, and a family friend. Again, a bold Turkish rug grounds this room and provides the color inspiration. This radio belonged to my great grandmother, and my father remembers listening to FDR's funeral on it when he was a small child in 1945. On the other side of this room is the mantel I made from an old door. It definitely has a global feel with a Moroccan mirror, Turkish plate and lantern, candelabra my mother bought in Lebanon, and inherited Indian brass incense burner and large Indian brass pot. Also draped across the mantel is my corn bead necklace. "Corn bead necklaces are made from the seeds of the corn bead plant, also called "Job's tears." The gray color represents the sorrow of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears in 1838, where a third of the Cherokees forced by the U. S. government to march in winter, died along the way to a reservation in Oklahoma. According to legend, where tears fell on the ground, a corn stalk-like plant sprouted producing seeds in the shape of tears. " It's a reminder of my mother's heritage and ancestry here in western North Carolina. I found this awesome chair in a thrift store here and knew it would be perfect for this spot -- especially with a little faux fur and colorful pillows. This is such a bright, sunny room and full of things I love. And that makes me happy. Isn't what what your home is supposed to do? Spring is such a time of new hope, and for me, adding a few things with color, pattern and meaning are what keep me inspired and hopeful. It's not going to a store and buying all new decor and accessories, but looking back at something that just needs new life breathed into it. Just like spring🙂 I'm so happy you all came by for this spring visit, and I hope you are inspired to breathe new life into something you already have in your own home. I have to thank Marty for all her hard work putting this tour together and invite you to go on to the next stop -- Debra at Common Ground, so be sure to go by and see her beautiful home. 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With sweeping vistas and equally impressive interiors, Emma's homestead at The Range is nothing short of spectacular.
With sweeping vistas and equally impressive interiors, Emma's homestead at The Range is nothing short of spectacular.
With sweeping vistas and equally impressive interiors, Emma's homestead at The Range is nothing short of spectacular.
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