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Popular posts of 2015

December 29, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: 2015, diy, home decor 5 Comments

Hello! I can hardly believe that this is the last few days of 2015! Wow, what a year it has been… In all honesty, one I’ve never experienced before. I wish that I could say it was all wonderful things, but I would be lying. This year, I experienced some things I never thought I would. And I hope that after all it’s said and done, that I’ve learned from them. I am eagerly looking forward to 2016! Without sounding like a negative Nancy, I would like to take a moment to mention some of the many things I AM blessed for this year… My husband, my children, my faith, my family, my friends, my home, my car, my blog and all of you! As the year comes to an end, I wanted to gather my 10 most popular posts of 2015.

Do tell me though, how was your year?

Top 10 posts of 2015 from Farmhouse Chic Blog

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Customized Stenciled Sign

November 9, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: diy, home decor

Hello friends! To some I may be known as the crazy sign lady… What? No, no one has ever called me that! 😉 But, I love signs… I love making signs. Can you ever have enough of them? When the opportunity came up to work with Wall Masque stencil company, they told me they had a customized stencil option. I hopped on that like a hot cake, that is right up my alley!

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The process for submitting a custom design was rather simple. I created an image using PicMonkey and sent it to them. Within minutes, I had a response that my design had been accepted, and I received my stencil a couple of days later! I opted for “farmhouse chic hardware co.” because it’s so fitting to our household! Of course my blog is Farmhouse Chic, but my husband also builds custom farmhouse tables, so it was a no brainer!

To begin, my husband took three narrow pallet planks and screwed them to a small piece of plywood. I sanded the wood down for a smooth consistency. Next, grab your stencil and tape into place. Using a take your desired paint and blot over the stencil. I used . It’s my go-to for projects! Don’t get paint happy, use a small amount so it doesn’t create puddling, you can always go back over it if needed. Remove your stencil while the paint is still wet! I allowed my sign to dry completely, and I roughed it up very little using a sanding block. To finish, I sprayed with with a matte clear coat. We hung that pretty up and just love it <3

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before sanding

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after sanding

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Wall Masque is one of my awesome sponsors in my current giveaway!! Don’t miss your opportunity to win a credit for anything you like from them! They have some beautiful stencils and, of course, the customized option! Click HERE to enter the giveaway! Giveaway ends midnight November 13th, 2015.

*Affiliate links included for your convenience.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Elegant Thanksgiving Tablescape

November 2, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: fall, home decor, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving centerpiece, Thanksgiving tablescape

Hello there! It’s a pleasure to have you here today! As much as I am ready to bust out all of the Christmas decor and start decorating, I want to take a little time to reflect on just how thankful I am! I think it’s important that we don’t lose site of Thanksgiving and what it signifies! There is absolutely nothing wrong with decorating for Christmas early (and believe me, I will be!), but I also want to take some time to focus on the Holiday we celebrate this month first! Today I will be sharing with you my elegant Thanksgiving tablescape!

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Non-traditional Chic Halloween Mantel

October 5, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: Halloween, home decor 17 Comments

Hey you, thanks for stopping by today! I know, just last week I shared my Fall 2015 Home Tour, but just like that I’ve taken down my Fall mantel and decorated for Halloween! I normally don’t decorate for Halloween, but this year my little ones have convinced me to, and I’m very pleased with how my non-traditional chic Halloween mantel turned out!

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Fall Home Tour 2015

September 28, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: fall, home decor 11 Comments

Well hello there! I’m so happy you stopped by today! Today I’m sharing my Fall Home Tour 2015 with you all!! I have been so stinkin’ busy lately preparing for the Fall Barn Sale in a couple days, that I honestly haven’t even pulled out my usual seasonal decor. So, needless to say, so far this Fall I have decorated mildly, but I’m still loving it! Please come in, kick your feet up and get cozy for a bit!

Fall home tour

Our little Corgi, Lola, is ready to welcome you with puppy kisses at the door! Did you get the chance to check out my Fall front porch I shared last week? You can check out that post here!  As soon as you walk into our home, we have a very open concept and I wanted to try to capture that for you all, as best as possible! Immediately to your right you will see the Windsor bench I shared with you all a few weeks ago! You can view that post here! I had fun adding a tarnished champagne bucket and rolled book pages! It feels like such a cozy spot!

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Our living room is a large open space with cathedral ceilings, that opens up to our formal dining room and kitchen. As you may well know, I decorate with a lot of neutrals, so this home tour is showcasing that style. We plan to remodel the kitchen this late Fall/Winter, so I didn’t share any pics of the kitchen. It’s the only part of my house that I feel doesn’t “fit”. We have maple cabinets and green countertops, yuck! We can’t wait to get started on that project!!

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Fall home tour

Fall home tour

Fall home tour

Fall home tour

Here’s a peek at our eat-in kitchen too! This beautiful vintage birdcage and the adorable mini green urn will be for sale at the Fall Barn Sale this week!

Fall home tour

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to tour my home! I hope you have a wonderful week!

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Fab Pins of the Week #135

September 25, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: fab pins of the week, home decor, Pinterest, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Hey there friend and happy Friday!! Woot woot, it’s the weekend 🙂 I’m pretty happy about that, if you couldn’t tell! Next weekend is the Zassy Treasures Fall Barn Sale, so I am still busy preparing and finishing up any loose ends! I cannot wait for it!! If you’re in the Central Ohio area, I hope that you will invite your friends and family and go to the sale! Come by my booth and see me!!

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Since my style is farmhouse, I’m sharing all things farmhouse that inspired me this week! I hope that you will leave here a little more inspired today 🙂 Let’s get to it…

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I can’t even explain how OBSESSED I am with this “she shed”! It’s amazing!!

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Goodness, I could just keep going!! I absolutely LOVE this style of design! I am -uber inspired just looking at these images and I hope you are too!! Have a beautiful weekend friends <3

Please visit the source links I’ve provided to pin and share!

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Welcome Fall!

September 21, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: fall, home decor, Uncategorized 12 Comments

Hello there friend 🙂 I hope this day finds you well! I am super excited to finally share my porch with you all today! If you follow me on Facebook, you probably saw my little video I shared with you all and I told you I would share how to easily update your porch for Fall! So, today’s that day!

As you have heard me mention in some of my recent posts, I have had an excessive mild obsession with white and blue pumpkins (again) this year. That has been the basis of my design this Fall, so it’s no surprise that I would have them outside, also!

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Fall Centerpiece

September 7, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: fall, home decor, Uncategorized 4 Comments

Hey there friend 🙂 How are you today? I’m excited you’re here! I hope each of you have a wonderful week this week! I have been on cloud 9 decorating for Fall so far! I was absolutely tickled to find a local farm market had pumpkins when we went last week (I’ve been twice now 😉 ). But shh, don’t tell my husband!

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I love how easy it is to create a beautiful  Fall centerpiece by incorporating natural elements. The markets are full of cabbages, pumpkins, pears, squash and more! Use those unexpected items to create something breathtaking! Choose a color or theme you want for the season and keep it consistent throughout your design. For instance, I love the blue/green, white pumpkins and acorn squash. I love how they all look together and all produce a similar look. I also snagged a head of cabbage for just over a $1, which looks great with this mixture as well!

Folks, I really didn’t do anything spectacular here.. I simply arranged these beautiful pieces and added a few mercury glass votives. Now, tell me that isn’t easy enough? I will be adding more and staging the table as well, but as for now I’m enjoying this simple beauty <3

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Fall decor

Fall decor

Thank you so much for stopping by! Come back again soon 🙂

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The Windsor Bench

August 31, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: diy, home decor 13 Comments

Hello friend! It’s great to have you here today! It was a beautiful weekend that consisted of lots of laughs, dreamy weather and a little farm market that had pumpkins!! As you can imagine, I was ecstatic about that! I have been busy preparing for the barn show I will be a part of the first of October ( I will share more about that later!). That has put me even more in the mood for Fall, because I’m making so many lovely Fall decor items! With that said, I finally finished the Windsor bench and I was eager to decorate it for Fall 🙂

A few months back while shopping at a local Antique Mall, I came across a really lovely, old black Windsor chair. I mean this thing was beautiful! I quickly looked at the price tag, only to be shocked it was $495! Say whaaat? Crazy stuff right there! I left, somewhat, broken hearted…

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Summer to Fall mantel

August 24, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: diy, fall, home decor, Uncategorized 8 Comments

Hey you! It’s such a pleasure to have you here today! I’m going to be discussing little ways to take your Summer mantel and transition it to Fall! I know, Fall doesn’t officially begin until September 23rd this year, but who can wait that long to decorate?

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