Welcome to In My Personal Type and our Autumn dwelling tour. When you’re new to the positioning, we’re Holly and Chad. Earlier this 12 months we had the chance to proceed what had been began by Diane with In My Personal Type. We’re now excited to introduce our private aesthetic by bringing you thru our farmhouse-style dwelling in Virginia!
Our home sits on 10 acres alongside the Shenandoah River. With two youngsters at dwelling, two canine, chickens, pigs, honeybees, and one duck on the property, we actually imagine that model might be comforting and purposeful on the identical time. We had this tradition dwelling accomplished in late 2022.
We labored very carefully with our contractor to decide on many of the parts and finishes in the home. Nevertheless, looking for constructing supplies throughout Covid restricted us considerably. We additionally determined to go fairly minimal with colours and different decorations. Our earlier homes featured daring colours and patterns on the partitions. We weren’t certain what we wished to do right here throughout building, so we had all the things painted a impartial grey with plans to replace it later. It labored out nicely, as now now we have an almost clean canvas simply ready for our private touches!
We’ll element a few of the compromises we needed to make through the construct and in addition what we’d do otherwise now. There are additionally loads of locations the place we plan to share hands-on updates anybody can deal with, which we’ll contact on as nicely. Hopefully you’ll discover some concepts to make your individual house really feel cozy and welcoming alongside the best way!
Home-wide Options
We opted to do wooden flooring all through the principle dwelling areas of the home. There isn’t any wall-to-wall carpeting wherever, as we discover it a lot simpler to maintain clear with canine and youngsters.
After contemplating a couple of choices, we determined to go for eucalyptus wooden flooring. The colour variations look superb and are considered one of our favourite options of the whole home.
We additionally selected large, flat, white trim all through the house – tying into the farmhouse model.
First Impressions: Our Entryway
We now have a reasonably small lobby in our dwelling, however we attempt to discover sensible methods to model it with out spending a fortune. There’s a small coat closet and a shoe rack that we use for the plethora of footwear that now we have between ourselves and the children.
We now have an entryway desk that matches nicely on this house. We use this to retailer but extra footwear. It’s kind of a catch-all once we herald mail or small packages. And the drawers are nice for inside-outside objects like our canine leashes and different small objects. The wall right here is begging for some customization!
We alter the model on the entry console relying on the season. Within the fall we regularly have pumpkin decor and a wax-warmer or scented candle to fill the air with the crisp scents of autumn.
The doorway mild is vibrant and welcoming, whereas considerably easy and understated. It units the stage for the private touches we selected all through the home.
Visitor Half-Bathtub
Simply off the entryway is a half-bath/visitor restroom. It’s a typical half-bathroom with a good looking blue coloured vainness and a white subway tile backsplash. It incorporates a pocket door to avoid wasting house. Though it’s not huge there are nonetheless alternatives for us to enhance the house with some styling.
The Open Dwelling Room
Instantly in entrance of the lobby is the household room. It’s a part of the open nice room that features our lounge, eating space, and kitchen.
We completely love the wooden range that serves as a focus for the house, with the tv connected to the wall above it. We debated whether or not to go together with a fuel hearth or actual wooden range. Chad pushed for the wooden range and I’m actually glad he did. There isn’t a lot I like greater than sitting in entrance of the fireside on a chilly day.
The mantel is a customized piece that we acquired from a neighborhood woodworking store, which occurs to be simply up the street. The gorgeous maple wooden was sourced and milled regionally. We completely love the look of the mantel with its pure colours displaying by means of the satin end. It has a reside edge, giving it motion and texture.
Ground to ceiling built-in shelving surrounds the fireside. This is among the extra underutilized areas of the good room – which I’d love to vary. Proper now the primary set of cabinets holds some hearth necessities, electronics, and often-used objects. It has grow to be a little bit of a storage space, which isn’t horrible, however I’d like to search out extra elegant and inventive methods to cover a few of these objects whereas nonetheless conserving them close by.
Our Farmhouse Kitchen & Eating Space
The kitchen structure options easy, shaker model cupboards, providing storage all through the house. We now have a big island, with house for seating and extra cupboards beneath.
When designing the kitchen, we labored with our builder to get customized cupboards that might attain all the best way to the nine-foot ceilings. We knew that we didn’t need that typically awkward house between the highest of the cupboards and the ceiling. We opted for one more set of cupboards as a substitute, including storage for objects that don’t get used as usually, similar to vacation place settings, canning objects, or different kitchen home equipment and instruments.
There’s a easy white subway tile backsplash with grey grout between the countertop and cupboards. We even have under-cabinet lighting, which we love to make use of as a extra subdued lighting choice within the evenings.
To brighten up the room a bit we selected to put in quartzite counter tops in Opus White. It has a good looking subject of white criss-crossed by variations of grey and even some veins of copper coloring.
Middle Island & Farmhouse Sink
We went with a white BOCCHI apron entrance fireclay sink within the middle island, dealing with the dwelling space. We love the sink. It might be a bit extra work to maintain wanting clear than different choices, like stainless-steel, however I like the snow white end.
The island has the identical counter tops, with the identical model of cupboards beneath the seating space – however in white as a substitute of grey. There may be additionally a customized open bookshelf on the top for cookbooks and kitchen linens.
The kitchen is absolutely outfitted with LG stainless-steel home equipment. We had a little bit of hassle discovering full units of matching home equipment through the pandemic, so our choices have been considerably restricted. Nevertheless, we do just like the LG model total. The one difficulty we’ve had is that the digital shows on each the microwave and oven are glitching, and a few of the numbers don’t mild up correctly.
The open flooring plan permits for a eating space adjoining to the kitchen and lounge. We had the desk up in opposition to the wall to enhance the circulation when strolling by means of the realm. Nevertheless, we’ve since moved it proper in opposition to the sofa, as we put in a small fish tank on this space so the entire household might get pleasure from it.
Major Suite & Bedrooms
A barn door separates the good room from two bedrooms and a toilet. These are our youngsters rooms, and it’s good to have the ability to shut the door and so they can have their separate house in the home. The door was customized made by the identical woodworkers who equipped the mantel. It’s additionally fabricated from regionally sourced maple.
The children’ rooms are almost an identical, with two massive home windows and a nice-sized closet. They’ve adorned their rooms with their very own model.
Between them is a toilet that includes a inexperienced vainness with double sinks. This entire part of the home might positively use some consideration and there are many concepts for enhancements we hope to deal with sooner or later.
On the opposite finish of the home is the first suite with a master suite and toilet. French doorways result in the again deck from the bed room and let in plenty of daylight through the day.
As with a lot of the home, our master suite is actually a clean slate. We purposely left most areas pretty plain in order that we might add extra private touches later. We additionally do have a clear and easy model, appreciating open house and straight traces. Nevertheless, we’re excited to have the ability to add some pops of colour or sample to sure areas of the home.
The grasp rest room is pretty lengthy and slim. We now have a double sink in a white vainness with a big framed mirror and tiled flooring and bathe.
The bathe is tiled with a penny tile accent stripe, which is similar tile used on the ground contained in the bathe.
House Workplace
Our dwelling workplace adorning philosophy is constructed extra round perform than model at this level. That leaves a whole lot of room for enchancment! We now have a big desk that we use as a desk. It homes a number of computer systems and screens, plus different digital tools. The peak permits us to face on the desk to work, which Chad prefers. We use stools once we need to sit whereas working, as commonplace peak desk chairs are too low. A desk that provides the choices to face or website in a standard desk chair can be a welcomed change.
We now have a little bit of art work on the partitions alongside our diplomas, which appeared acceptable for an workplace house. Chad additionally has a fish tank in right here, which is one thing he enjoys and which gives some tranquility to the room.
There may be additionally a sofa, which is convertible right into a mattress. We truly discovered this sofa on Amazon (just like this one) when it was arduous to search out furnishings regionally. It’s fairly snug and we like the choice to have the ability to use the room for company if wanted.
Plans right here embrace to doubtlessly change the paint colour. We’ve thought-about rearranging the furnishings however can’t resolve on essentially the most optimum structure. That may be one thing we play with.
Storage, Laundry, & Stairs to the Bonus Room
The entrance nook of the home has a second entryway. That is the doorway we have a tendency to make use of when coming dwelling or leaving because it connects to the storage. We now have a built-in bench with beadboard, coat hooks, and cabinets.
This space can also be the place the laundry room is, tucked away subsequent to the stairway that results in the second flooring bonus room. This stairway has pretty home windows that allow it a whole lot of pure mild, which filters even into the kitchen.
Second Ground Bonus Room
After we constructed the home, we requested them to rough-in some areas upstairs that we might end later. We’ve since accomplished this space, which has a number of makes use of. It serves as a recreation/rec room, teenager hangout space, and crafting house.
We used the identical flooring as we did on the primary flooring. Total, it’s a versatile, versatile room that’s prepared for our personal private styling and inventive touches.
There’s a half-bath related to the bonus room. If we have been doing it once more we’d make it a full tub with a bathe. There nonetheless could also be a possibility for us so as to add a bathe, as there’s storage on the finish of the room. However it will have been finest to do all of it collectively.
Out of doors Dwelling
Heading again down stairs and out the again, there’s loads of house to roam outdoors our Virginia nation dwelling. On our little slice of life alongside the river, there are all the time out of doors tasks and upkeep to be performed. To be trustworthy, it may be a bit overwhelming, as we don’t even know what to do with some areas. However we love having choices, and we love the sweetness, serenity, and peacefulness of being down by the river and simply watching the leaves float by this time of 12 months.
There are two seasonal streams that run by means of the property. One creates a small however stunning waterfall. That is an space we need to give attention to to create a peaceable retreat out by the river.
We spend a whole lot of time on our again deck. It’s partly lined and screened in, which is great through the hotter months when the bugs are flying.
Beneath the deck is among the largest downside areas, and one which we’d prefer to deal with sooner relatively than later. Presently now we have a whole lot of our animal feed and different tools saved underneath there – because it’s a big, dry space. We now have some concepts for enchancment right here, so be looking out for that venture coming.
Nature and Our Animals
There have been a number of causes we have been fascinated about shifting to this space. We need to have out of doors house for our youngsters to discover and play. We additionally love animals and wished to attempt our hand at elevating completely different homestead livestock. Now that our youngsters are a bit older we’re beginning to reduce – as all of us have much less time and different priorities. Nevertheless, it’s been an thrilling, and typically stunning, expertise for all of us!
We repurposed an outdated shed into the rooster coop. Chad separated the inside in order that half of the shed is storage, whereas the opposite half is a rooster coop.
The kunekune pigs have a pair acres of land to graze (sure, these pigs truly eat grass and different vegetation). We love with the ability to allow them to have some house, though we’ll seemingly be dispersing our herd quickly as our focus is elsewhere right now in our lives.
Extra to Come on In My Personal Type
Thanks for taking the time to tour our dwelling! Constructing and adorning our trendy farmhouse on the Shenandoah River has been an unbelievable journey full of artistic selections, purposeful compromises, and ongoing tasks. We now have so many concepts nonetheless to come back that we’re excited to share!
Whether or not you’re in search of structure inspiration, seasonal styling suggestions, or concepts for tackling your individual dwelling updates, we hope you discovered a little bit of inspiration on your personal house. Keep tuned as we proceed to rework every room and share our upcoming makeover tasks with you!
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