Willing Cowboys & Barn Doors

Slowly, slowly we are fixing up the old farm house. 

This place is really a 25 year project and I'm enjoying the process. 

I found a barn door that I love. 

I knew we couldn't buy it...

So I asked The Cowboy to make me one. 

He said yes, and I felt all giddy for days. Something as simple as a willing Cowboy and two new barn doors can make a woman feel so incredibly loved...

I couldn't find that great of a before picture, but these were the doors that used to be there...

And these are my new lovely barn doors!!!

And while he was in building mode, My Cowboy helped me build a simple Fall mantle... just an old pallet from the barn, trimmed down and stained espresso, an owl I found at Hobby Lobby for $2, and a white pitcher with some fake Fall berries, all resting on an old shelf that I found out in the stable. Love.

 Someday the farmhouse might have wide plank wood floors and old barn wood stairs... and maybe some beams on the ceiling! Oh the glory of making a house your own! So thankful for our little farmhouse. :)

The Newest Addition To The One Room School House; A Cozy Book Nook For The Treasures

In the winter the farmhouse sun room is by far the warmest room in the house.

Often times the treasures and I end up doing school in there simply because it's warm, but until yesterday there was nowhere to sit except on the brick floor.

I saw a fun pallet bed on pinterest and thought I'd create my own farmhouse version. 

My Mama's old sewing machine always gives me a bit of trouble when I first fire her up, but after a while she remembers what she's supposed to do and she did a great job turning my plain white pillows into something lovely. 

The Cowboy was my wood man on this project. The base of the couch bed is the easiest thing on the planet to put together. All it is, is two pallets screwed together and a wheel on each corner.The pallets are a bit wider than the mattress which created a little "step" for the littlest ones to use to climb on up. We found an old door out in the stable and used it as a head board. As for the Chevron pattern blanket I just bought some material at Joann's and sewed it onto the front of an old white blanket that I already had.  

I bought the lantern at Ikea last night. I'm thinking that the step might not be the best place for it with our newly crawling little man who seems to be finding everything these days. :)

I'm looking forward to many long winter days curled up on this lovely couch with our many small treasures reading for hours and soaking up the warmth of that Colorado sunshine.

Simplicity

I have a love for moments.

A love for the everyday ordinary.

A love for the simple things that make this farm house a happy place.

Each year my sweet mother in law gives me a gift card to this lovely place... And I get to bring these little treasures home, simple things that make my heart sing. And slowly but surely there are pieces of loveliness that are beginning to make our little farm house, ours.

Birthday Flowers below the mason jar light that the Cowboy put in for me above our farmhouse sink...

The sweetest little measuring cup I've ever seen near some Target, dollar bin, cork-top jars filled with two of my favorite things, flax seeds for smoothies and sunflower seeds for salads... There are two tiny white bowls behind the jars that hold salt and pepper, easy access when cooking...

One day, a few months back, I took the Dancing Girl to Saddle Club, and when I came home, this perfectly simple island was in my kitchen, with a grinning, handsome Cowboy standing next to it... 

My Cowboy, he laid the floors. 

He created the "Chandelier" with some old tin cans that we found at the most lovely store in Castle Rock. 

My Dad and I, we painted the cabinets and replaced the hardware. 

The littlest one rides around that island in his walker and bumps into my feet while I load the dishwasher. 

The oldest boy scrambles eggs each morning in this kitchen. 

The middle boy rarely misses meal prep {he likes to taste test everything before it makes its way to the table}. 

The girls love to bake and all the treasures have learned the joy of serving, cleaning counters & washing dishes after each meal, being a part off a family in this quaint little corner of our home. 

The farm kitchen has become something cozy, and  lovely, and the most perfect kind of ordinary one can find.