A rustic blanket chest made from rough-sawn boards serves as my coffee table. This chest has a lot of sentimental value to me. The boards were first used in my great-grandfather's barn. When the barn was torn down l ater, the lumber was reused as wall planking in an addition to the back of my grandmother…
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As someone who sews, I always have extra buttons in my stash. My mom and I also inherited buttons from both of my grandmothers, so we have some really neat vintage examples. Years ago, Mom saw an article in a magazine on how to make button flowers. One Saturday, we decided to try it out. We gathered up buttons,…
I think vintage dishes are wonderful! There are so many beautiful patterns to enjoy. There are several ways I use them to decorate my home, but I especially love this wall arrangement I created. I had recently repainted my dining room the most restful shade of pale, silvery, aqua blue (Benjamin Moore's Pall…
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Hi and welcome to Grasshopper Homestead. I live in East Texas in the rural countryside with my beloved husband and a menagerie of pets and farm animals. A lifelong fascination with learning about the way things used to be is the inspiration behind my efforts to step back in time in little ways each day. A lover of the simple country life, I am creative, industrious, introspective, and a sucker for a flea market. Join me as I aspire to create a vintage country life.
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