Rustic Charm

What's not to fall in love with when you have flowers, wood and tin?  This was Jenna's beautiful bouquet by Faith and Flowers for her and Jacob's Arizona wedding reception.  If you look closely you can see the cotton bolls that are "woody" at the top of the bouquet...

My Foundation

My foundation is done!!  Wow! Now it seems like the farmhouse is real!  I have discovered that a foundation is so important in life and a home.  So this all took place at 4:00am before I got out of bed.  I tried to make it shortly after to give you a good look at the...

The Dirtwork Starts

Once the plans were well underway we began the process of finding a builder.  We live in a rural farm community just outside Phoenix, Az.  This means that the sky was the limit to secure a builder.  The Phoenix metropolitan area is a fast growing region once again and...

Beginning the Farmhouse…

Beginning the Farmhouse…

Building a custom home is not for the faint of heart…..or the couple who have trouble making decisions!  There is decision after decision to be made in the process, so I’m inviting you to be a part of the journey with us! This farmhouse build has been on our bucket...

Sweet Flower Home Essay Contest Winner

  Home is why I started writing this blog.  I love the beams and floors......the wood and concrete, but I love the what happens here the most.  Time spent living life with family and friends is what makes me happy.  For all of you who read the blog "Bittersweet...

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Happy Mother’s Day! Yes for those of you that it sneaks up on here is your reminder…….May 13, 2018 is the day. Sierra Rae asked me to guest blog for her so I had to give some thought to what I could write about. Then she told me that on her blog Hi Sierra she likes to...

Struggles and My Vanity

You wouldn't know it now but my beautiful vanity was one of the absolute hardest parts of this farmhouse to design! I really struggled with this area. It is a small setback area in the bathroom. Right next to it is the toilet room so this space is as deep as the...

Sierra Rae’s Christmas List

Dear Santa, Sierra Rae here and I just really need you to know I’ve been quite good this year. Pretty good. Well good enough. I have a picked a few things that will keep me in style and well just plain ole happy! Actually wait, they’re really pretty fabulous, I think...

Master Bath Beauty

Well the masterbath turned out beautifully!  This was one of the places in the farmhouse that gave me fits trying to design.  We wanted a big garden tub, but not in the wide open middle of the bathroom.  So we also needed a cozy space for the shower.  This is how this...

Farmhouse Fall Table

It is time to start thinking about your tablescapes for Thanksgiving!  I think you will like this one!! This Fall Farmhouse Table is so sweet and simple! I used a gray tablecloth base and then layered over it with a painter's linen drop cloth!  Yes, I know crazy!  But...