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Decorating a Son-Proof Farmhouse Chic Home
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items Bold colors. Streamlined and a little eclectic. Mixed patterns and textures. Signature sayings like, “We go together like biscuits and gravy.” This list will help you make a house into a home you’ll love.
Bold color. Repeated pattern. Long enough to hang a foot from your ceiling. The bold color hides your sons’ mud…tears in fabric…boogers. The length makes your drapes a centerpiece — causes your room to look posh. (Also removes the need to decorate wi...
Wynnie Cotton Printed Curtain
Find some peel and stick wallpaper like this in a “folksy pattern” to adhere to the back of a cabinet with glass doors. Guests won’t notice the chipped china when their eyes are drawn to the quaint scene. Try to pull a similar color from the drapes—n...
Mystical Garden Botanical Matte Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper
Choose at least two “fancy pillows.” I suggest embroidered pillows or a fun fabric like velvet. Tufted pillows are good! These bright spots distract from the water spots on the couch.
Portabello Cotton Printed Icon Pillow
Garnet Hill has my favorite pillows. This bluebird one would be perfect with some mismatched solid pillows on your couch or chair.
Bluebird Hooked Wool Pillow
These resemble old windows. Mount them to your wall and start a collection: photos or ticket stubs or buttons or ribbons. It becomes art and it’s sentimental, too! You could even do one collection per son or daughter and give it to them as a graduati...
FramePro Shadow Box White 12x16 Display Case
A hand tufted floral wool rug in deep blues hides everything. They’re also pretty indestructible. They can be cleaned with a steamer or spot remover. They don’t get fuzzy. The boys don’t pull straggly threads. Most of all—they’re pretty. A good rug a...
Darby Home Co Baumgartner Hand Tufted Wool Floral Rug & Reviews | Wayfair
An unexpected yet well-chosen paint color is what new guests comment on most. I like “sunset” at Sherwin Williams. It pairs with the greens and blues of the drapes and rug on this list.
Color To Go® Paint Color Sample - Sherwin-Williams
Book lover? This new storage system from Walmart is reminiscent of a reclaimed card catalog. It fits with the “collections” theme of a farmhouse.
16 Drawers Vintage Wood Apothecary Medicine Cabinet Label Holder Card Catalog
Every farmhouse living room needs a quilt. This one from Garnet Hill is soft, ready for snuggling on the couch, and the bold print is exactly what my neighbor would have chosen for her winter hobby.
Siesta Check Organic-Cotton Patchwork Quilt
A navy lamp with bold lines reminds me of folk art. Keeping primary colors in jewel tones is folk-y, as well—navy, mustard, mauve.
Lark Manor™ Carlina 25" Standard Table Lamp & Reviews | Wayfair
Gingham is always an emphatic , “Yes, please!” A couple of these neutral chairs will offset the other bold choices.
Birch Lane™ Allura 32'' Wide Cotton Armchair & Reviews | Wayfair