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A Farmhouse Reborn:
Bringing New Life to a Historic Home
About me
Hello, I’m Lynne, a farmhouse enthusiast from Virginia.
Growing up in Virginia, I always loved the aesthetic of historic homes, beginning with my grandparents’ 1792 brick farmhouse in the Shenandoah Valley.
Neither my husband, David, or myself had any experience with a fixer-upper but we jumped in with the confidence only two kids in their mid-twenties would have. I had gotten great joy out of renovating our 1850 farmhouse over the years, which has been featured in two HGTV “House Hunter” episodes as well as: Women’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Remodelaholic and more.
Starting in 2021, I decided to return to blogging to share inspiration and ideas from my farmhouse but also bask in the beauty of other historic Virginia homes with my readers. I’m so grateful to share this snippet of my surroundings on this site and hope you find some joy from it, too!
Where we’ve been featured
Latest Blog Posts
The Lock-Keeper’s House on Virginia’s James River
Situated in one of the most peaceful settings imaginable is a charming little red country house known to those with a knowledge of local history …
10 Best Tips for Taking Care of Boxwoods
The Allure of the Boxwood Bush When we first bought our farmhouse, we didn’t even know there were big old boxwoods on the property because …
The Inn at Tabbs Creek
Chesapeake Bay Historic Beauty Situated on a creek right off of the Chesapeake Bay, this 1880s farmhouse is living its best life now as a …
MY FARM HOUSE
Dream House Achieved: Painting Our Brick Farmhouse Cream
We’ve got some excitement going on at our farmhouse: we decided to paint the exterior red brick a cream color, tear down the two story …
Designing A Farmhouse Theme Nursery for Twins!
“Do twins run in your family?” I usually get asked about twins in my family within .1 seconds of telling someone we have twins. We …
10 Things to Know About Owning Kune Kune Pigs
In the early summer of 2018, David and I loaded our kids up into our Jeep and drove to pick up two Kune Kune piglets, …