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Pretty in pink Christmas

December 14, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: Christmas tree, diy

Hey friend! I have been sharing little peeks of my office pretty in pink Christmas tree for a couple weeks now. Today I’m sharing all the details!

It is one of my favorites! It is simple, feminine, pink, sparkly & allll the feels. The tree is a 6.5 foot black & gold ombre tree. It has been such a fun tree to decorate because it is so multi-functional.

*See it decorated below:

Spooky, Chic Halloween Mantel – Farmhouse Chic Blog.

Farmhouse Shabby Chic Christmas – Farmhouse Chic Blog

I started off with some easy DIY ornaments I made years ago using small inexpensive store frames & adding scripture print in them. Check out the tutorial HERE. Next, I began adding in glittery ornaments & mercury glass balls in silver & white. I absolutely love working with pinks, champagnes & all the neutrals! It truly makes for a stunning combination!

Time for fillers! I used glittery stems, glittered eucalyptus, white eucalyptus, glittery ferns & such. Fillers bring your tree to life & give it so much character! I love using big, whimsy stems that droop & hang. My favorite touch to this pretty in pink Christmas tree design, is the velvet poinsettias I snagged from Hobby Lobby for half off!

It is truly the perfect addition to my office! I love looking at it & hope to keep it up for awhile! Even after the new year!

Thank you so much for stopping by & I hope to see you back here again soon!

Check out other Christmas posts below:

Simple Vintage Christmas Mantel – Farmhouse Chic Blog

A Warm, Cozy Chic Christmas Tree – Farmhouse Chic Blog

A Glimpse of our Warm, Chic Christmas Decor – Farmhouse Chic Blog

Spooky, Chic Halloween Mantel

October 8, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: diy, Halloween

Boo! Tis’ the season to get extra spooky! To embrace your fun & out-of-the norm design styles that you may fall into on a daily basis.

Today I’m sharing my spooky, chic halloween mantel with you all & I must say I had SO much fun with this! It was a special request from my daughter to decorate, more than we normally do, for halloween this year! Without hesitation I said YES!

For the design, I wanted to incorporate black as the bold, stark focal point. I found these paper bats from Target & unfortunately they are no longer available, but you can find similar [ here, here & here]. We just began sticking them on the wall in a curved manner. I love how it turned out!

Next, we started with a clean slate on the mantel. I wanted to add my favorite mercury glass pieces, old books, dried hydrangeas, fake spider webs & my baby boo pumpkins! Oh, and for fun we added mini black witch hats!

Here’s what we came up with…

If you follow along on Instagram, you may have participated in the poll last week, of me asking if I should decorate a halloween tree. I did this a few years back too, you can click here to see that post.

I am so happy with how this little spooky tree turned out! Almost all items used came from the dollar store! We used things like fake spider webs, skull ornaments, glow-in-the-dark witch fingers, sparkly ornaments & a witch hat as the tree topper!

We had so much fun with this design! Soon we will be decorating the porch for halloween, so stay tuned for that!

Hello stranger…

August 8, 2019 by Fotini Filed Under: diy

Hello stranger… It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 4 months since I’ve posted around here! It’s a sad reality, really. I think about blogging all the time. My current mindset just has a hard time sitting down, editing and writing. However, today I had the urge, so I went with it… and I’m glad I did!

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Antique Dresser Makeover

June 6, 2018 by Fotini Filed Under: diy, home decor 2 Comments

Well, hello there stranger! It has been quite awhile since I’ve been around this neck of the woods! I apologize for being so distant lately. I’m excited to get back into it & share a recent project with you. This is an antique dresser makeover!

I snagged this beat-up antique dresser, with great bones, from a Facebook Marketplace post. I think I paid about $45 for it! I love giving old antiques new life! Some of the things I look for when scouting furniture is, caster wheels, carving details, ornate features & original hardware, just to name a few!

I lucked out with this one, it has beautiful carving details, pretty legs & caster wheels! It’s no surprise that this piece was going to get painted. I opted for my favorite Miss Mustard Seed in farmhouse white. I was pretty disappointed to find out that I didn’t have enough milk paint to paint the entire piece… So, I decided to mix in equal parts of bergere. I had absolutely no clue how it was going to turn out, but it was worth a shot.

It produced the prettiest shade of blue! To say I was happy with how it turned out, was an understatement! The first coat looked very light, almost pure farmhouse white. However, the second coat produced more of the blue shade. As it dried, the color came to life! I love using milk paint, because it spastically lifts & gives the piece that aged feel. After a little light distressing, I sealed the entire piece with Miss Mustard Seed tough coat.

I was able to incorporate the original dresser hardware into this piece! I think they fit it perfectly. I did, though, get new mercury glass knobs for the top drawer to dress it up a little! I was tickled to death with how pretty this piece turned out! When the time came, we added it into our storefront & I couldn’t wait to decorate it right away. It was no surprise to me, when this piece sold at our Grand Opening event that first weekend! Our customer said she was going to use it as a tv stand. I sure hope she enjoys it as much as I did!

Thank you for stopping by & checking out my latest furniture makeover! I’ll be sharing more pieces as we make them over for shows this Summer!

Storefront Update!

March 15, 2018 by Fotini Filed Under: diy Leave a Comment

Storefront update!

This is a post that is long overdue and for that I’m sorry! I know many of you have been wondering when we are going to open our store. Well, the initial goal when we first began this crazy journey, was late Fall 2017. The original goal date came and went. Then we set another date, and it came and went. As you can imagine, this was frustrating, disappointing and embarrassing to say the least. I was really hoping to get up and running before Christmas, but that didn’t work out and we were ok with that. That would allow us to really enjoy the Holidays with our babies, and that’s just what we did! We were anxiously awaiting January 2018 so we could get a running start with finishing up the very few things that needed completed. However, the weather had a little something else in mind…

We couldn’t work in the fridged temperatures and get done what we needed to. Not only that, but our barn was placed directly on the city line. All of our work was halted until our store could be moved back at least 5 feet. And this was no easy task! It required the barn movers to come up with the correct equipment to move it. Not to mention, that all the work we had done inside could be at risk because of all the pressure. I was told that the walls could cave in because we had the “open concept” and no support in the middle. [Read more…]

Storefront progress update!

October 11, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: diy, Storefront 2 Comments

We are sharing a Farmhouse Chic storefront progress update with you & we want your opinions!

It’s been a couple weeks since we first announced that Farmhouse Chic was opening a storefront!!! Our days have been busy between working “real” jobs, working on the store, ordering inventory for the store, unpacking inventory, tagging inventory and storing it until the store is ready to stage. There is A LOT of work that comes with opening a store, especially in our case! As I mentioned in this post we ordered a custom Amish-built 14×30 high barn. What all that means? We have a 420 square foot space that we get to finish out and turn into a store!

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Bergère antique table

June 26, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: diy 2 Comments

It’s a beautiful thing, really, when you have family scouting garage sales with you in mind! Tell me that doesn’t speak volumes about the wonderful support I have from my family!

It was a Saturday afternoon and I received a text from my Aunt with this adorable antique table she scored for only $12! A couple days after she dropped it off, I started working on it! It was already painted white and we all know WHITE is my color, but the paint job was a little rough… Oh, and I had bought some new colors of Miss Mustard Seed milk paint, so that may have swayed my decision too 😉 [Read more…]

Old antique table update

June 19, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: diy 2 Comments

I’m finally getting around to writing the post for this sweet little, abused antique table I first shared on Instagram a couple of months ago! Why has it taken me so long to share you ask? ~~Insert excuses~~… Lately, balancing everything I have going on daily is challenging! Some of you may not know my situation. I was a stay-at-home mom ever since my children were born. They are 11 and 6. In late December 2015, my (then) husband told me he wanted a divorce. As you can imagine, my world began to crumble! How was I going to survive and support the kids? Were we going to have to move? How am I going to make it on my own?

Those were just a few questions that ran through my mind. Thankfully, my dad owns his own business less than 2 miles from where we live. Now, I work for him part-time, sell our items at local shops, participate in barn shows and blog for my additional income. I’m thankful for it all, really! I am able to spend a lot of time raising my children, which is the best gift in the world! I am also able to design and create which is my immense passion! The best part, is this little blog is where I get to share those passions with you all! [Read more…]

New subway tile backsplash

April 24, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: diy 2 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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Terra Cotta Pot Wreath

April 10, 2017 by Fotini Filed Under: diy 1 Comment

Spring rolls around and I’m changing the wreath on my front door to pretty much go with my moods… Ok, you’re right, not that much 😉 But I am changing them a good bit! For well over a year now, I’ve had a Southern Living magazine clipping hanging on my fridge. Yes, I’m one of those that still clip my favorite ideas and inspiration out of a magazine and hold onto it until I’m ready to conquer the project. I’ve been doing that way before the days of Pinterest!

That little magazine clipping was of a garden pot wreath. I just loved how it looked, so I wanted to recreate it. The day has finally come, after all this time! I’m finally sharing with you my terra cotta pot wreath! [Read more…]