Fotini, Author at Farmhouse Chic Blog

Free Laundry Kit from Grove Collaborative

June 6, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: home 12 Comments

This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative, but all opinions are my own.

As a Mom, we tend to worry about things like allergies to fragrances, eczema and/or sensitive skin. If you’re noticing an irritation on your child, or yourself, after you’ve put on clean clothes, you may have a sensitivity to the products you’re using. The answer: scent-free products! If you love scent- free products, you’re going to love today’s offer from Grove Collaborative! When you place your first Grove order of $20, you’ll get a free Seventh Generation unscented laundry kit to eliminate those symptoms. Here’s what’s included: Free & Clear laundry detergent // Free & Clear stain remover // Free & Clear fabric softener // Free Shipping & 60 Day VIP Trial! If you’re already a customer, you’ll receive a free set of Grove Walnut Scrubber Sponges. These are great for multiple uses around the house!!

Say what?! Yup, you read that right!!

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Friday Favorites #16

June 2, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: Pinterest 2 Comments

Welcome! It’s a pleasure to have you here today 🙂 Better yet, it’s Friday! Do you have any special plans for the weekend? I am so excited… the time is finally here! We’re a vendor in the Zassy’s Summer Barn Sale! We take part in their Fall sale, but this will be our first Summer sale and I’m stinkin’ excited!! If you’re a local Ohioan, please stop out! You will not be disappointed 🙂

So are you ready to see what inspired me this week, or what? None other than the traditional farmhouse style that I fell in love with some time ago! Come get inspired with me…

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Celebrating Memorial Day

May 30, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: holidays 2 Comments

This post is sponsored by Wayfair, but all opinions are my own!

We just recently celebrated Memorial Day, and I got to thinking that I would share how our family celebrates with you all! If you were here earlier in the past week, you will see our Memorial Day picnic the kids and I had at home! Typically, we celebrate Memorial Day with a family barbecue. This year we did things a little differently… If you read my Memorial Day post you will see why. [Read more…]

Friday Favorites #15

May 26, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: Pinterest Leave a Comment

Hello beautiful and Happy Friday!! It’s also Memorial Day weekend, woot woot! In celebration of Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to make this weeks friday favorites all patriotic related! Did you get the chance to see my little Memorial Day picnic + lawn post I shared earlier this week? Stop by and take a peek!

Are you ready to get a little patriotic inspiration? Let get to it!

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Memorial Day picnic + my lawn

May 24, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: home 1 Comment

Hey you! Memorial Day is just a few days away! Do you have any fun plans? My little ones will be with their Daddy this weekend, so we’re celebrating a few days early! I’m still sorta adjusting to this whole co-parenting thing. It makes me sad that I’m not able to spend every little holiday with my kiddos, but I understand the importance of them spending time with their Daddy too!

Any who, the weather here in Ohio has finally (for the moment) been sunny! Temps are rising and we are just aching to get outside!! The kids wanted to celebrate Memorial Day with a little dessert picnic in the yard! If you follow along with me on Instagram, you know just how frequently I share my obsession with flowers! I love planting and nurturing them, not only flowers, but my yard too! A healthy yard is something we enjoy, as much as possible, throughout the warm months. We host a spew of barbecues and birthday’s during the Summer! Being outdoors is a huge part of our family-home life during the the warm months! Our grass is finally starting to look plush and full! All that Spring rain has helped a little too 😉

Creating a regular lawn care plan is something I think that every homeowner should have. Even if it’s just the simple things, like a weekly mow and occasional watering during those super hot summer days. Taking it the next level and having your lawn treated with TruGreen is also a great idea! Why is that you ask? Because they take all of the hard work out for you! You can select your desired lawn care plan and notice a big difference within a few applications! Be the envy of the neighborhood with one of the prettiest lawns around! TruGreen believes more life should be lived outside and is committed to providing a beautiful lawn to serve as the foundation for outside experiences and lifelong memories.

I hope that you’re able to create beautiful memories with your family this Memorial Day and all summer long! Stay tuned, I’ll be sharing my cute little garden shed with you all soon!

See you next time 🙂

“Lifetime of a lawn” video.

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Summer Tour of Homes

May 22, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: home decor

A couple weeks before Memorial Day, and I’m decorating the house in a patriotic theme! It’s perfect because we are so busy with birthday parties, bbq’s, camping, extracurricular actives, barn sales and whatever else comes up, that I don’t have to decorate for the 4th of July! I love adding a little patriotic feel to my normal farmhouse decor!

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Friday Favorites #14

May 19, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: Pinterest Leave a Comment

Happy Friday! Friends, it’s so wonderful to have you here today! You know what every Friday brings around here… my Friday Favorites! Do you have any special plans this weekend? We will be celebrating my daughters sixth birthday! I will share party details in the coming weeks 🙂

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Friday Favorites #13

May 12, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: Pinterest Leave a Comment

Hello beautiful and happy Friday! Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? We’re going pickin’ tonight and working on product and repurposing tomorrow! I am pretty excited about both! More so about the pickin’ 😉

I’ve been so busy the last couple of weeks, I haven’t done this for about two weeks now. I need to get back to the point where I’m prepping my blog posts ahead of time. Time is just flying by and sometimes it’s absolutely impossible to do that! However, I’m glad you’re here and I can’t wait to share with you what’s inspired me this week!

I’ve been loving certain colors lately.. One of them is green! [Read more…]

A ‘pop’ of color on the porch!

May 8, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: home 6 Comments

This post is sponsored by Monrovia, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Tell me I’m not the only one that notices the beautiful, or not-so beautiful front porches and landscaping while on a drive or walk through a neighborhood. I’m always looking and admiring the gorgeous flowers! If you’ve followed me for awhile, you know I’m flower obsessed 🙂

I wanted to dress up my front porch and create a fun, vibrant feel! My house has neutral tones (big shock, right!), so I was inspired to add a little color for Spring! I headed to Lowe’s where I was immediately drawn to the Monrovia Plants section. The bright purple salvia and calibrachoa were the first to steal my attention. I loaded up on a colorful mix of yellows, greens, purple and oranges!

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New subway tile backsplash

April 24, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: diy 248 Comments

Guys, I cannot believe I’m actually writing this post!! I cannot tell you how stinkin’ excited I was to get rid of the ugly, old backsplash that was in my kitchen. I am so excited to say: it’s finally gone! Bye-bye ugly, dated bathroom tile; and hello new subway tile backsplash! Today I’m sharing the process of us ripping out the old tile and installing the new!

The caulking behind our sink had been peeled away for a few months, so I was afraid we would have some water damage and possibly mildew. Kenny ripped the tiled off and found black mold, eek! It wasn’t nearly as bad as it could of been, but it did extend from behind our sink about 2.5 feet. Once the tile was completely removed, he cut out the molded drywall. We were lucky it didn’t extend down behind the sink and that there was plastic covering the studs. That saved us big time!!

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