We did. We named it. We named our farm. It feels like such a big deal, but yet not at the same time. Ok.. back it up a little. Right when we moved into the farm we started thinking about what we would want to name it. We wrote down a bunch of words that we liked & that we felt resonated with the farm. I really thought we would name it after we were “up and running” like when we got our first animals or when we finally had one finished space in the house, but it just happened after we got the exterior of our house painted & one day in a casual conversation I just blurted a few words out. Jose & I just looked at each other & said “Well, I think we just named the farm.” & just like that our farm had a name. Of course before I shared the name of our farm I contacted my lovely friend Heidi from Feather & Birch to make our little farm a sign with the new name on it…
Yup. White cottage farm. I think you can probably break it down yourself & figure out why we named it that, BUT here is a little reason why… First of all white. Ok, it’s no secret. I love the color white, neutral decor, white farmhouses, white walls, marshmallows, white sandy beaches, a crisp white t-shirt.. I mean, give it all to me. & Cottage. That word has some special meaning to me. Our last house was “Cottage On Tyler” our store is “The Found Cottage” & the word has always meant a cozy escape from the rest of the world to me. & if you look up the definition of cottage you will find it says, “a dwelling forming part of a farm establishment, used by a worker.” Well, if that isn’t perfect than I don’t know what is. Our home is our getaway, our sanctuary, our cottage. & now our farm is White Cottage Farm.
As I mentioned before my amazing friend Heidi from Feather & Birch [here] made the sign for us & we hung it in front of the house where the old centennial farm sign hung before we moved in. I plan on doing more around the sign someday, but for now, this is it! It’s so funny the yard, the house, the farm, & everything still needs our mark on it & a ton of work, but it’s becoming our cottage. A white cottage here on our farm. Can I add that this all still doesn’t feel real? It doesn’t seem real at all. I still feel like I’m in a dream. But I am SO GRATEFUL to have you guys along on this journey with us here on the farm. It means a lot to us that you guys are sharing in the highs & the lows of us re-doing our 1800’s farmhouse. So, thank you for stopping by the blog everyday & for sharing in this with us. I hope you guys love the name we chose & I’m so excited to hear what you think! Leave us a comment below, find us on facebook, & chat with us on Instagram. xx
Take the video tour of our farmhouse before we started working on it [here]
Hi Liz! Love the name! Naming a farm is so much fun – mine is called Dutchamn’s Daughter after my mom. You mentioned you and Jose will be getting animals – what animals are you planning on?
I remember naming ours a few years back, so much fun! My husband made me a sign for Christmas and we hung it at the beginning of our driveway “ranch style”, so you drive under it. Congrats on finding your name…. So excited to follow along! ~Kim
I love the name you chose. Its perfect.
Enjoying the journey with you.
And it matches the name of your cute little store! The Found Cottage. Super cute!
What an absolute dream!! I love the name and now I’m dying to move out of my little modern farmhouse in the city onto some land that I can name too! Someday, maybe 😉
Also – I noticed that your two most recent posts aren’t showing up in my bloglovin feed (this post and the sea glass post). Fortunately, I follow you on Instagram so I was able to come directly here but is there a way to fix that?
that name is absolutely perfect, liz! I love the sign too. so beautiful to see how you’re turning this farm into your home. LOVE!
Love the name you choose for your farm…it’s perfect! I really enjoy following your journey right along with you on you blog. I think you need some pygmy goats on your farm I had two as pets back in Oregon and they are so much fun, not to mentioned how adorable they are. You are so talented, blessings to you and Jose!
Perfect name.
Love the name!
Lovely–the name and your farm!
Hi Liz Marie, I’m looking forward to your journey with this house and seeing all the changes. I love what you’ve done so far! Remember to stop and enjoy the journey along the way. You have such great style.
What a great name! I love the sign too!
What a wonderful name! And it is such an important milestone moment naming a farm ❤️ Ours is named Foreverview Farms because it’s on the top of a small hill and the view just looks out for ever and ever across the prairies and you can see mountains off to one side (the view is unreal). We also got married on the spot where our house is so for us that day we were looking out into forever ?