FARMHOUSE..MODERN FARMHOUSE..PRAIRIE STYLE (have I posted this before?)

..whatever we chose to call it,

seems we ALL love the look of time worn treasures..

Things that take us back to a simpler way of life..

I know that I love it...

I wish I could say that I live in an olden farm house...

That's a blessing that is either
yet to come

or not meant to be.

DOESN'T BOTHER ME, THO...

I can STILL "do"  FARMHOUSE LIVING..:)

I think that plenty of additions of pure TEXTURE makes for a beautiful room...beautiful house.

I love having something smooth paired with something rough..nubby..olden and worn...

I am thinking this is a LOT of what the new rage,

ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE

is all About.
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The following is taken from MARTHA'S MOMENTS...
Today, the interior design of the homes of many of my friends (and my own home) seems to be guided by a new kind of modernism that embraces light and space with the very definite desire to collect, cherish and display vintage objects that have personal meaning and a whimsical charm to them; they may be inherited pieces, or they may be ''new-old'' flea-market finds, but they are objects we cannot seem to part with.

After asking around a bit, and doing a bit of research, it seems this style has been labeled "Romantic Prairie Style" by the cognoscenti. Its more grown-up counterpart is called "Modern Farmhouse."

The importance of TEXTURE in your rooms has been around

for a long long time.

I just think people are becoming much more aware of it with

the fabulous things made popular today.

ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE....

don't 'cha love it !

THIS romantic prairie style dining room belongs to

THE OLD PAINTED COTTAGE.

This photo is a pic of a pic so if you want to see how pretty her cottage

REALLY IS...

Go over and check her out.

Take notice of all the different textures she uses

She is such an awesome decorator that her cottage

ended up in this beautiful book, ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE...

and I am so impressed that I could just spit.

She is another one that has NO idea how I stalk

her constantly.......*shhhhhh

A ball of string...jute...so much texture...substantial...
things like this, scattered around, gives off the vibes of
*take off your shoes...
*get comfy...
*nothing taken TOO seriously around here...
Romantic Prairie Style !

Vintage, wicker suitcase..love it.

...the nubbieness of the ruffled burlap runner paired with a smooth metal candle holder

just makes for a strong, great look to me.
Of COURSE, now that I have noticed that the runner in THE OLD PAINTED COTTAGE
has writing on it
I WANT IT, TOO !
am I ungrateful ? :(

The clock belonged to my mother and she gave it to
me many years before she passed away.
(I am already 2 years older than she was when she died)
She was wonderful about letting my brother and I have things
of hers that we loved to pieces.
She didn't believe in *wait until I'm gone*...
she wanted us to enjoy it RIGHT NOW.
I have done this with my children and grands, too.
My sweet momma left me a whole lot more than earthly possessions...
and I hope and pray and work hard at
doing the same for my family.

I still love the fabulous look

wine corks give.....

even if POTTERY BARN seems to be through with them. !

I love 'em and have several containers scattered throughout Sweet Nothings.
They offer texture in a HUGE way...
then added to GLASS....ummmmmm
I love them and might carry a few to my grave with me....

The

rough

smooth

torn

tarnished..
vintage collections..

look of ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE.
BOY HOWDY......I sure do love it.!
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If you like the look of the coverless books that Pottery Barn made popular,
ask your favorite thrift store to save broken books for you. Then you won't
feel like YOU have destroyed the books.
If you are like me, you were taught to NEVAH harm a book.

My sweetie girl ordered this book for me for Christmas.
It arrived at my doorstep, hot off the press and I've
not stopped reading and looking at it since.
If you buy only ONE nice book this year....
and you love the look of Modern Farmhouse, aka ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE..
then, THIS is the book for you.
I HIGHLY recommend it.
It's full of FARMHOUSE
PRAIRIE
ENGLISH FARMHOUSE...

A few rooms, done up in the ROMANTIC PRAIRIE fashion
from the Internet...
I really need a sign like her's...
and to have a kitchen large enuf to add a rocker...
Hey..wait a minute, maybe I can add one to my breakfast room...
I'll be thinking on that....
I DO have the very rocker my dad bought for my momma when I was born..
that's a mighty olden rocker !!

This porch photo is in my INSPIRATION FILE and I've posted about it before.
and I don't have a single solitary clue who it belongs to but
I covet it SOOO much that I am afraid I am going to HELL  in a hand basket
and that's a fact ! :(
It just takes my breath away and leaves me hyperventilating..
the curtains..
the ticking...
the lemonade...
even the numbers 105 are cute...
prairie style at it's finest..

My olden bakers rack (actually a $5 display rack from a store going out of business) holding all my thrifted treasures..
some rough, like the burlap bag..married with the smoothness of thrifted dishes...
and I HAD to throw in my
thrifted, stepped on, horse p'd on and then ran over, dropped in the creek,
been thru the mill
COWGIRL HAT...
just a teeny tiny bit of prairie love.

ONE official dessert of PRAIRIE STYLE/FARMHOUSE  living is

ANGEL FOOD CAKE..

(plain, served with a hot cup of coffee or tea..)

or

dressed in STRAWBERRY CREME ICING.

THIS good cake is store-bought
*I heard you gasp*

and the strawberry icing is from a can (turning purple gasp)
but had fresh mashed strawberries swirled into it.

*remember...I LOVE semi-homemade...:

Have a wonderful day

I WANT THIS MAILBOX !

XOXOXO