Exceptionally Eclectic – City Farmhouse Blog
Jen from City Farmhouse blog loves stuff!
She brings it home, lives with it awhile, then makes her mark by repainting, reupholstering and rearranging.
And she really knows her stuff as can be seen from her amazing water front home on Long Island.
The family room says it all.
The entire huge room including all furniture (except sofas), accessories, pillows, rugs … was done for less than $1,700.
Thanks to Jen’s knack for finding fabulous things at estate & yard sales and shops like Home Goods and outlet stores.
Even her stairs have got my number.
The farmhouse dining room has an eclectic mix of furniture including this striped bench.
And Jen created this fabulous built in cabinet where there was once an empty space.
MDF + decal = bicycle art for less than $20.
This $60 hutch needed a little oomph with the help of chalkboard paint.
But if Jen ever gets sick of the paint, she did something ingenious to make sure she can remove it in seconds – yes, she painted it on contact paper!
Don’t you just love the wall color in Jen’s kitchen?
It pays to live by the water where Jen found this piece of driftwood and turned it into a towel holder.
Her bathroom art is simply an old frame painted and filled with starfish and burlap.
And last, but definitely not least, is Jen’s amazing water view.
My unsuspecting new friend doesn’t realize she’s just a hop, skip and jump away from me.
Hope she doesn’t turn out the lights and draw the curtains when she sees me pull up!
Head across the water to visit Jen at City Farmhouse where I’m sure she’ll give you a Long Island welcome.
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WOW!!! I love her style ,so many beautiful touches … mdf and a decal – genius!
Beautiful home and what a view!
Beautiful home…love every detail 🙂 Laurel
Another gorgeous home tour. I very much enjoyed the peek 😉 And that is totally ingenious with the contact paper trick. I’ve seen that piece before and never would have guessed! Smart cookie 😉
WOW! It’s beautiful and on a budget. That’s talent. Thanks for sharing Kelly!
Wow! Such fantastic style!!!
Dee
http://alapinlife.blogspot.com
What a lovely home- thanks for showing us!
You just got to love her house – it’s is so beautiful and serene! I could totally move in there, if she made a little space for me 😉 In many houses that coastal style looks weird because the coast is thousands of miles away, but here it makes sense and ties the inside to the outside!
Her home is just beautiful! So inspiring … and I love a water view! Thanks for sharing Kelly.
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I love Jen’s blog and her style! Well deserved!
Susan
Wow, Jen’s home is just beautiful. I love everything about it, but was super inspired by the chalkboard paint on contact paper – definitely ingenius! And looove the way she turned the driftwood into a towel holder. Such creative ideas. Thanks so much for sharing, Kelly 🙂
What a sleek and gorgeous home, Kelly–thank you so much for the lovely pictures. I really like the striped bench, and how clever to do the chalk paint on contact paper–smart! I appreciate you visiting my blog today–always nice to hear from you!
This makes me want to wake up early and head to the beach to find driftwood! Love the loo.
Jen, you have a beautiful home filled with so many wonderful treasures and many creative ideas…and the view is phenomenal!!…Thanks so much Kelly for presenting a tour of Jen’s gorgeous home…I love her inscription on the hutch…I run on Dunkin’ too!!!
Very nice home.
Love Jen’s home! She is so talented!
Debbie
I love Jen’s home and style … one of my faves!! Thanks for sharing. And, stay warm (hope you got lots of wine ready)!
Beautiful! That hutch with the chalkboard paint is exacy what I’m looking for for my dining room. I’m sure it’s vintage, but I don’t even know how to search for it online. Help!!
Amanda – I love searching for things on Facebook Marketplace! Here are my tips: https://www.kellyelko.com/facebook-sell-group-tips-how-to-make-money/