We interrupt your fall decor posts to finally bring you another farmhouse update. I’ve said it before, but seasonal decorating in a fixer upper with half done rooms has been a challenge. A fun one, but still a challenge. We have been super busy in our lives lately & we haven’t spent a ton of time like we were able to when we first moved in a few months ago on renovations, but some things have been going on behind the scenes none the less. This week Mr. LMB was up to one of the most tedious things we have been doing in our farmhouse… shiplap.
Here is the room when we moved in to the house…
& after we put the shiplap up among other things…
Ok ok.. it’s a mess. A total mess. But that’s what life has been like living in a fixer upper. Here is the room with shiplap put up on the walls, but not painted yet. Hopefully by this week we will have the shiplap finished & all painted. You see, we wanted to add more historical charm into our 1800’s farmhouse when we moved in. The home was redone in the 1980’s & don’t get me wrong it was gorgeous, but for our style we wanted to bring some of that historic aged charm back to our house. I know not everyone loves shiplap & say it’s the new “wood paneling” from the 70’s, but quite frankly I like a good painted wood paneling room, so I think shiplap is here to stay in this lovely farmhouse of ours. It gave the large room an element of rustic coziness that we were looking for. On the other side of the room we did a little work & I wanted to give you a sneak peek of the gallery wall I have been working on…
I will be blogging this gallery wall when it’s finished very soon so stay tuned for that. This is the last room on the lower level [for now] that we will be putting shiplap in & it’s the same product we used in our dining room [here]. I say that the shiplap is tedious just because it’s a mundane thing we just have to get out of the way to do the more fun things like the floors & other renovations. I’ll be doing a full product review when we are done with this room on the shiplap we are using & what we think of it compared to other products soon. What do you guys think of the progress of this room? The front living room might become one of my favorite rooms when we are able to start putting things back into it like furniture & decor. Let me know what you think in the comments below, find me on Facebook, & chat with me on Instagram. Thank you as always for stopping by my blog today, it means so much to me! xx
See our DIY shiplap tutorial before….
DIY shiplap tutorial [click here]
Until shiplap can make a room into a dark cave, it will never be the new 70’s brown paneling. Your front living room is so light and cheerful already, even without the floors done and the furniture and decor moved in. I would love to do some shiplap in my modular home, as it would break up all of the poorly-finished drywall, but our farm is a working f arm and there just isn’t time in the summer and fall for indoor projects. Maybe this winter.
Absolutely gorgeous! Great work! ❤️❤️❤️
I am LOVING this!!! I cannot wait to see what you and Jose have in store for your fireplace! thanks for sharing your whimsical farmhouse with us! Can’t get enough!
ps. I don’t receive emails from your blog anymore 🙁
What color will you be painting the shiplap ? It’s beautiful !! ?
Love, love, love your shiplap! I want to borrow your house!
wow!!! This looks amazing! All of the updates are great, Liz Marie, but this is my favorite so far! It may seem slow going to the two of you, but to me, the work to your farmhouse is happening so fast! Enjoy every minute!
Dear Liz, I love what you are doing with your farm house and to see all the before and afters!
I’m following your blog via bloglovin and unfortunately it doesn’t seem to work anymore since quite a few weeks now. Have you heard from someone else about this or is it just my account having this problem? I’d love to keep up to date with all your projects, so it’d be great if you have a hint for me what I can do to fix this.
Thank you und thank you for letting us follow your journey!
Eva