Summer Projects

Wow! Where did the summer go!?!

I can't believe July just flew by

& we're midway through August.

So, we've been busy trying to get through ALL of our projects before winter arrives. We haven't actually completed any of them, but we've been busy. Here's a little bit of what
we've been working on...

• The Barn: converting an old tack room / shed into my new studio ~ yay! I couldn't be more excited about finishing this project, but as with everything…it's taking longer than expected. This will end up being my showroom for all our {VINTAGE RENTALS}.
• Utilities & Electrical: We're upgrading our electrical system to current standards & moving our incoming service. My sweetie is learning a lot about electrical systems. We're also upgrading our propane & water systems so we can finally have a washer & dryer hooked up & our gorgeous Viking stove functioning. I can't wait!
• Property Clean-up: We're still clearing all the slash & destruction from the logging operation we took on in April. We need one (maybe 2) more day(s) of chipping to get through the piles of limbs & a few days with our neighbors tractor grating & cleaning up the property. We're hoping to have our Meadow back next Spring & the property ready to start some fun outdoor projects: garden beds, greenhouse, chicken coop, small orchard, horseshoe pit, front patio & who knows what else...
• Winter Weatherizing: We have tons of work on the exterior of the house that needs to be buttoned up before winter shows up. Replacing gutters, patching up stucco walls, sealing & painting exterior walls & eves. And who knows maybe replacing some old windows with new double-paned ones & putting a french door into our breezeway. We'll see that might be wishful thinking this year.
• Vintage Rental Projects: I also finally completed a few projects that have been on the list for a looong time now. I kept thinking I would start some projects once I got my workroom/office finished, but it quickly got filled up with inventory & I couldn't get anything done in there. So then we started working on The Barn & I thought I'd start once that was completed, but like I mentioned above, it's taking a little longer than expected. So I finally needed to complete some things for our recent photo shoot at Cavallo Point (more to come later on this).
• Chalkboards: His & Hers a few pieces of plywood, chalkboard paint & a vintage gold picture frame & scratched silver tray. Time for a makeover. Here's the BEFORE...

And AFTER…

With gorgeous writing from Jenna from JennaBeth Photography.

These will be added to the {VINTAGE RENTAL} collection soon.

• Table: Jenna Sweetheart Drop-leaf Table I've had this sweet little table for years…always knowing I would paint it, but never seemed to get around to it. I had thoughts of painting it an apple green or bright orange, but good ol' farmhouse white won over once again. So here it is BEFORE...

And AFTER…

Find this soon on the website here…

These were perfect for the photoshoot!

I can't wait to complete more projects soon.

What have you been busy with this summer?

Check out our website & contact us so we can

create your vision for you wedding or photoshoot.

Cheers ~ Erica

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It's time to (Re) Launch ~ Brand New Website

We're thrilled to announce our

NEW WEBSITE

www.tinrooffarmhouse.com

This blog will still remain intact…

It will be a place to share projects we're working on at

The Farmhouse, wedding trends, interior design &

who knows what else…

The new website allows us to share our

VINTAGE RENTAL collection

more thoroughly & captures the style of

Tin Roof Farmhouse

perfectly!

I personally created the website myself

with all my own iPhone images. This was definitely

a labor of love & I'm thrilled that I'm finally able

to share it with all of you. Please check the new site out

~ www.tinrooffarmhouse.com ~

& let us know what you think.

Cheers ~ Erica

New Website Coming Soon!

I hope you like the new look!

Cheers ~ Erica

Happy Valentine's Day!

All images found on Pinterest ~ see our Pinterest board

"inspiration ~ things i love"

A little farmhouse love for all of you lovelies!

Besides my wonderful husband & sweet dog & cats...

I'm loving my new craft room / office that I finally finished painting. I love feeling inspired & creative again.

Here's a little sneak peak of the space

before the full reveal...

Have a lovely day!

Cheers ~ Erica

New for 2014

It's been almost 3 months since we moved up to

The Farmhouse permanently...

Sometimes it feels like we just got here & then other moments
it feels like we have never been anywhere else. We have
settled into the chaos & are loving our new life.

As I reflect on the last couple months (& years) & look to
the future I have so many ideas I want to share with all of you.
Although we have a ton of work on The Farmhouse itself
(which I'll share as the progress moves along), I'm still
hoping to have some time to spend on some fun DIY projects ~
the plan is to complete & share at least one a month.
This is about all that I can focus on right now while we're
still trying to get all of the mechanicals of this ol' place
up to 21st century standards. Since we've moved, we've gotten
our propane tank installed...

We also installed a 2500 gallon water holding tank

& updated our well pump & system...

Thankfully, we upgraded from my iPhone hotspot

to legit internet service...

And we're almost ready to switch the sketchy electrical system

that is linked to a telephone pole literally a few feet away

from our kitchen window to a proper 200 Volt system

attached to our garage wall...

And although these aren't sexy projects or pretty images that

I normally post about, as is with life, these are the

important projects that need to be completed so we can move on

comfortably to the good stuff. And, this gives my sweetie

peace of mind allowing him to sleep through the night without

stressing about the house burning down, the well pump breaking

or the propane running out.

Luckily, I have also fit in some time to do some exploring & picking in our new community ~ here's a bit of what I've found...

Follow on Instagram to see what's inspiring me daily.

So here's a little look-see into some of the projects I'm hoping to tackle & share here on the blog in 2014:

1. lots of furniture re-hab projects ranging from painting tables, to making headboards & trying to upholster/slipcover a few chairs
2. a few garden/outdoor projects including composting-made-easy, outdoor shower/tub project & if we're lucky garden beds, a chicken coop &/or a greenhouse
3. room-by-room updates...first on the list to unveil will be my crap craft room, which will hopefully be followed by our guest bedroom (which is sooo close to complete) & the laundry room
4. I'm hoping to get a little crafty once I have a functioning craft room / office, so who knows what projects I'll be inspired to tackle, but plans right now are DIY tutorials of celebration flags, roman shades & wreath-making

I feel blessed that I'm able to create & enjoy

this little slice of heaven up here

in the foothills of California

with my husband & all of our little critters.

~ Happy Friday all & enjoy the weekend to it's fullest ~

Cheers ~ Erica

Check out my first blog post 2 years ago &

see what started this journey...

Word of the Year...CREATE

I didn't plan to spend the first week of the New Year

sick in bed, but it's definitely given me time

to REFLECT on my body, my home, my business ~ basically my LIFE.

I feel very blessed to have found a place that truly feels

like HOME. I'm shocked at how satisfied & at peace I feel

since moving to The Farmhouse full-time & making a fresh start

with my husband here in the Sierra foothills. I didn't think I would be so content leaving my corporate job & moving

from the Bay Area where I was born & raised.

But, I love this new crazy little life of ours that we are

CREATING TOGETHER.

I'm excited to share more of what we have planned for 2014

in some upcoming posts. As I have been reflecting on 2013 & all the change that we endured & all that we accomplished,

I continue to come back to the word CREATE when looking forward. We have already done so much with this property & our home

in the past two years, but I'm excited for all that we will be

able to accomplish together this year. Now that we are here

full-time (instead of living two chaotic lives, unable to accomplish half of what we'd like to every other weekend or so),

we can finally start to focus on some of the fun projects

we've been dreaming about around The Farmhouse. We still have a

few of the basic mechanicals of the house to complete;

more on that in a separate post - soon to come, but

we can finally start bringing our

VISION of The Farmhouse into REALITY.

Being able to give all of my focus to Tin Roof Farmhouse, instead of just late at night & on the weekends has me overflowing with ideas & plans for the year to come & beyond. I am excited to start sharing with you all that is on the HORIZON.

This year will be a year of

action, creativity & fulfillment!

So my Word of the Year for 2014 is

{ c r e a t e }

So what are you focusing on for this New Year?

Find more inspiration from Tin Roof Farmhouse on our

Pinterest boards & Facebook page.

Cheers ~ Erica

Happy Thanksgiving

I am so grateful to have a beautiful home

in which I can follow my dreams

with my husband who happens to be my best friend.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheers ~ Erica

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Midweek Inspiration...gratitude

We are grateful for being able to spend each day at

The Farmhouse!

Whether we're cutting down trees & loading firewood,

clearing the property for our new propane tank or

gutting our kitchen...

We feel blessed to be able to work on the place we now call home.

What are you grateful for?

We've Moved!!

Well it was a long journey, but we made it. We bought

The Farmhouse 2 years ago & thought we could renovate it on

the weekends in a couple years. As most of you probably know,

things tend to take twice as long as you think they might.

We also found that working on projects on weekends

(even long weekends) wasn't as productive as we would have liked.

We spent a lot of time setting up & breaking down projects

instead of actually completing them.

So we packed up our "beach cottage" rental & moved out

after being there 9 years. Let me tell you...that is a lot

of time for someone like me to collect & pack away

a ton of vintage goodies.

We spent 2 days packing & re-packing our 20' U-Haul

(after already bringing about 10 truckloads up previously).

We were feeling good on the first day

like we had a ton of space. 

By the end of the 2nd day it was like we were working on

a puzzle to get all of our items to fit in the U-Haul. We filled

every square inch of that U-Haul. When we finally

pulled in to our driveway at The Farmhouse we were so elated!

In order to get the U-Haul back without paying for another

extra day we had to just unload everything into the driveway.

A bit of a mess, but it was a happy mess.

We are so excited to start working on our house & all the

projects that we've dreaming about. We have a ton of good things

coming for 2014, so stay tuned for our new adventures.

Midweek Inspiration...Follow Your Heart

Sunday Still Lifes...Packing up the "beach cottage"

Well it's bitter sweet...

We're starting to pack up our little "beach cottage" rental

for the BIG move to The Farmhouse.

I can't believe it's been almost nine years since we moved

into our little shingled shack. It definitely doesn't seem to fit

on the street anymore with all of the houses around us

being remodeled & doubled in size. It seems that the house

and us have run our course on Ash Street.

That being said, we're going to miss this place.

So many amazing memories...

all the improvements that we made

our gorgeous garden beds that we built

and provided us so much nourishment over the years

bringing little Buckaroo and Samantha Sue into our home

(our adopted cat and dog)

and

all the great parties with family and friends. 

A picture journey through our beach cottage"

Cheers to CHANGE!!!

It's time to LAUNCH!!!

I know it's been a while since I've sat down to write a post, but things have been a bit crazy over here at Tin Roof Farmhouse!  We've been busy packing up the "beach cottage" ~ pictures to come, making arrangements for the big move, wrapping up things at my "day" job & basically freaking out a bit that we're actually picking up & moving to the country. Scared & excited all at the same time...

But I was able to squeeze in a Wedding Fair this past weekend... 

I have to admit I was a little leery of a Wedding Fair, but it had a few things going for it...

~ It was at an art store
~ There was a panel of cool vendors speaking
~ And...its focus was on handcrafted & DIY elements

If there was any Wedding Fair that whispers Tin Roof Farmhouse, this seemed to be it...

So, I ventured into to the city in the rain to see how I could be inspired and maybe even make some connections to grow my business. If all else failed at least I could look at pretty paper goods.

Well, I was pleasantly surprised...

First off, FLAX Art & Design is an AMAZING art supply store. So many goodies to lose your money on or maybe just to get lost in the aisles staring at pretty paper, stamps, paint brushes or whatever it is that inspires you.

But more importantly I was able to meet some amazing women doing such inspiring work...

{Locally Grown Weddings}

An amazing collective of green-focused vendors working together to create "beautiful, delicious and unforgettable memories." I'm hoping to collaborate with this awesome team to provide some unique rental pieces for future events they create.
Who knows what 2014 will bring...

  

Jenna {jennabeth photography},

Madeline {By Madeline Trait - floral & event designer},

Stephanie (not pictured) {chef stephanie - caterer}

Sadie {One Big Fish Green Events - event planner}

{BB Style}

Providing styling assistance for your daily wardrobe or specifically your wedding day. How fun is Brianne's job?
I'm hoping to be able to work with her on
some fun engagement photo shoots. 
We'll see what's to come...

Brianne of BB Style & her cute booth

Other amazing vendors that were included in this fun Wedding Fair 

{11stories} ~ {Yellow Owl Workshop} ~ {Hello!Lucky}

A pretty package of an embossed card & stamped tag

And a fun little photo booth self portrait

Cheers ~ Erica