Vintage Farmhouse Finds At Our Booth...

Happy May! I hope you're enjoying the beauty of spring, May flowers, and lots of sunshine! If not yet, hang in there - they're coming! 

Today I thought I'd share a few peeks into our shop space inside of M&M Antiques in Monroe, WA...

Fall Farmhouse Entryway...

Welcome inside! After sharing our fall front porch with you, I thought it was only polite to invite you in... though not TOO far in, or you'll run into the piles of laundry. How about I just show you the entryway today...

We're keeping things simple since this area gets a lot of traffic, not to mention a lot of balls being dribbled. They can't help themselves. (And if you're new here, "they" is our three sons. ;)

Three Ways to Add Warmth to a Mostly White Farmhouse Living Room...

When we first walked through our house, just considering purchasing it, the living room was one of my favorite rooms. It has lots of windows and a set of french doors, so it almost feels like a sunroom. 

Once we lived here awhile, the living room just felt unsettled to me. I think most people have a room in their house that is just harder to figure out - whether it's deciding on furniture, colors, or just how to make it more welcoming.

Chippy Bench Love And a Porch That's Seen it All...

This summer our porch has seen brothers and their buddies, popsicles and hot dogs. Cats and two labradors (though never at the same time!) - one lab fast as Sea Biscuit and one who walks like Eeyore. 

Our porch has served as a laboratory for impromptu science experiments and has patiently collected baseball gloves, soccer balls, nerf guns and light sabers. It's been there when we've greeted friends and when we've evaluated whether or not an injury would require a bandaid. It's heard laughter, tears, reprimands and all sorts of loud. We do loud well here. ;)

We recently found this bench with all its vintage chippy charm... 

The plan is for it to make its way to the shop in September... if we can part with it.

We shall see!

Thanks for visiting today,

Xo

Farmhouse Inspiration Roundup... (Home Decor, Favors, and More!)

It's hard to believe it's the last week of school before our summer vacation begins!

While we are all very excited, I always get sentimental this time of year. Our oldest son will soon be an eighth-grader with just one more year until high school! (What?) Our middle son will be all done with his elementary years and will be heading to middle school (6th grade) this fall. (Totally unbelievable because he can't be older than six...at least that's how it feels to me.) Our youngest son will be in second grade (And because he's our little caboose, I can't help but think, "We will never do first grade again...").

And if you're new here, that's right. We have three sons. And white slipcovers. 
While bolstering the bleach industry, it can be done!

Anyway, since I'm in a nostalgic mood, I thought we could reminisce over some highlights of the past month here on the blog. Just in case you missed anything...

A-Tisket, A-Tasket... A Bench and Market Basket

I've been listening to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday for decades, so I couldn't resist the "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" post title. Now if only I could figure out how to have the song play when you open this post... (Please pretend, or hum along.)

Speaking of music, some people play musical chairs... I prefer musical benches. This bench has moved from the yard, to the living room, then into the dining room and it now resides in the entryway. Living the life of a gypsy.

Our Mudroom Bench (And a tip to make painting so much easier!)

Happy Weekend!

Just a quick post today to share our mudroom bench/coat rack. When I found it on Craigslist a few years ago, it was a dark, army green color. I painted it white, but it really needed another coat of paint. Instead, it got lots of coats thrown at it (and backpacks too)! This past week, I finally got around to painting this little workhorse of a bench...