Gift Guide: Ethical Alternatives to Joanna Gaines' Hearth & Hand Collection

 

Source: StyleWise.com, Leah

I was compensated for my time writing this post by Ten Thousand Villages, a company I've been supporting for over ten years.

Oh, Joanna. Who can know what combination of charm, good looks, doofy husband's antics, and business savvy led thousands of her show's - and now product empire's - loyal fans to trade out their perfectly reasonable drywall for splinter-risking Shiplap?

'Fixer Upper': What to know before watching Joanna, Chip Gaines' final season

'Fixer Upper' stars Joanna and Chip Gaines (Photo: HGTV)

                                                   Source: Erin Jensen, USA Today

It's not goodbye, it's shiplap ya' later.

The fifth and final season of Fixer Upper premieres Tuesday (9 p.m. ET/PT), more than four years after HGTV first introduced us to dream home team Chip and Joanna Gaines. The husband-wife duohas partnered for an impressive 77 redesigns in the Waco, Texas area, with Chip heading up construction (and his beloved demo day) and Joanna in charge of design.

The couple, who have four children, shattered mercury glass-hearts everywhere when they announced in September that they would push pause on their reality program.

"We have poured our blood, sweat and tears into this show. We would be foolish to think we can go and go and fire on all cylinders and never stop to pause," the Gaines wrote in a blog post of their experience.

5 Best DIYs to get the Fixer Upper Look

Source: Making Joy & Pretty Things

Hi everyone!!  My obsession love of Fixer Upper and Farmhouse styles is still going strong.  If you scour Pinterest daily, like me, you can be overwhelmed with the amount of DIYs and Fixer Upper knock offs that seem to be everywhere.  I know I am!  I find myself wanting to do every single DIY with barely any time to go to the bathroom without little footsteps behind me 🙂

For this post, I came up with a list of 5 essential elements of a “Fixer Upper” styled home.  I am, of course, no expert on this; it’s just kind of what I picked up from binge watching the show after the kids are asleep.

I made this list with the busy mama in mind.  We don’t have time to build a headboard from reclaimed wood.  { But gosh, wouldn’t you love to!! }  These are all fairly simple DIYs that can be accomplished during nap time or after those kiddos are asleep.  I’m pretty much obsessed with these bloggers, too!!

Oak Farm

Source: By Charlie McEnery

At the end of April we had the opportunity to do a photo shoot in a beautifully converted farm house in the Leicestershire countryside, only 15 minutes away from our Cotes Mill offices and showroom.

We squeezed all the props, accessories and camera equipment we could into Sophie, our marketing manager’s little car (her 3 door hatchback is quite the tardis) and off we went. Once we had arrived at Oak Farm we were greeted by three happy dogs, two cats, the lovely homeowner and a cup of tea, what more could we ask for!?

The farmhouse was quite long but still very wide. The house had once been neglected farm buildings that have been lovingly converted to a stunning family home. I know that some farmhouses can be a little dark and gloomy but this was quite the opposite, it was very spacious with big windows and high ceilings making it very light and airy.