Hello again dear readers! I am still working on my home project wish list for 2020, and updating/renovating our main bathroom is on the agenda! For as much as I love vintage style and adding lots of little treasures and collectibles all around my home, I really prefer a less cluttered look when it comes to the bathroom. A “modern-vintage” bathroom is actually very chic and timeless. Many modern styles are more reflective of the original bathrooms in older homes. Most of us with older properties usually want to design our bathrooms to remain in keeping with the character of the building. *This post contains affiliate links and/or sponsored content.
Hello dear readers! Are you mad for plaid? If so you have come to the right place! Every week my talented Instagram friends and I host #madforplaiddecor on Instagram! Anyone with an Instagram account can use the #madforplaiddecor hashtag to share their beautiful photos showing all the creative ways they have used plaid in their homes. Each of the hosts chooses a feature weekly, and I will be posting a monthly round up of our features here at Follow The Yellow Brick Home to give you some inspiring ideas for decorating with plaid. Here are “Team Tartan’s” August features. Â Enjoy!
As you can see we had a wonderful first month resuming #madforplaiddecor! Remember, if you have an Instagram account you can play along too! You really don’t even have to be “totally” mad for plaid to play! Even if you just like to add some small plaid touches seasonally or you have a favorite scarf or boots you would love to share, all the hosts would love to see. Any kind of checks, gingham, or buffalo plaids are perfect for sharing! Just check my IG feed every Thursday for all the details and a chance to be featured on Instagram and here at Follow The Yellow Brick Home. Hope to see you each Thursday!
Hello dear readers! I just finished making this vintage seed packet “farmhouse style” basket and it turned out so cute I couldn’t wait to share it with you today! It was so quick and easy to make, and with just a few inexpensive supplies you can make your own! Read more
Unpainted woodwork and stained trim is trending now!  Says who? We the decorators! In the last year I have noticed that the popularity of original, unpainted woodwork seems to be on the rise, and the bloggers who are showcasing their homes with original or stained trim are just on the verge of this huge trend. I have also noticed more and more homes with light, neutral walls and unpainted woodwork turning up in decor magazines after at least a decade of all white rooms.  As much as I love white, I find this stained woodwork trend very refreshing!
I consider myself a very lucky homeowner to have original woodwork. After years of living with all white decor and trim, it was a bit of a transition to decorate with stained trim and it took some getting used to. When we first put in an offer on our historic yellow brick home a few years ago, we loved many things about it— but the stained woodwork was not really one of them! We had originally planned to paint it once we moved in, but later decided that we just couldn’t erase 96 years of history with a few coats of paint. The darker woodwork was new decorating territory for me, so I headed to Pinterest for inspiration. It was there that I stumbled upon Finding Silver Pennies blog, and my passion for unpainted original woodwork (and a true love of our home) really began. Read more
