How refreshing to see an actual farmhouse. No offense to anyone but having signs that say farmhouse or gather or bakery or fresh cut trees .25 is a huge pet peeve I have. THIS is an old time farmhouse and it is gorgeous!! This is my dream home!
It is beautiful! We have inherited my husband family old home. The house he was born in. Debating about selling or restoring it. It does need new plumbing and electricity!
9 years ago I bought my old family home back a prayer answered it was in bad condition but still ordinal with the cast iron farm sink it took us time but now it is beautiful again, built in 1947by my father and great grandfather.
It's so refreshing to see a farm house that does not look like an isle of hobby lobby💜 I hope you will grow your RU-vid channel. I am definitely subscribing.. Thanks for sharing
@@CarlyUTube Amen to your comment about NOT rushing the seasons!!!! This is my new pet peeve with people who do this! Sarah is the first person I've heard address it. I about jumped out of my chair!! LOL!!! And now you! Hey maybe there are more of us.!! Thanks for posting.
@CarlyUTube “Another one” here! I do not rush to decorate for seasons. It also drives me insane to see stores putting out holiday decor almost 3 months ahead of the holiday.
The best farmhouse I’ve seen on your channel! I wondered where this lady had gone! It’s an exceedingly special home! Many try too hard and their homes feel forced - not authentic. I’m longing to see more homes like this one!
Exactly ! Some tends to include features just for the sake of being there without any apparennt connection with the occupants life. I get What you mean to say
Saii Sailo exactly! Way too many homes are filled with cutesy room dandruff or look cookie-cutter. Some are filled with beautifully authentic French brocante that merely serve to collect dust, rather than actually be used. Such practices make one’s home look contrived rather than natural.
I love this. I absolutely love hearing other people talk about living simple and I especially love the references to the Little House stories. I reference them so often myself. I also homeschool and live simply. Praise God for others who find inspiration in these simple, solid, and timeless ideals💗🥰
Longtime follower of Sara, not only is her home beautiful but her family and her lifestyle is truly admirable. Makes you realize what you really need in a home which is family and the time you spend together. Love. Her.
My daughter has loved B.F. for years! Appreciate this absolutely lovely, truly authentic farmhouse which deliberately yields to heirloom integrity. Thank you for sharing barnyard animals, sage wisdom and precious angelic singing.Have a blessed day.
Exactly! Although I love watching everyone's videos I feel like so many are just rushing all the seasons, enjoy the one we are in for a little. Life is rushed enough. You have a beautiful home. Have a blessed day. 🙏❤
I'd love to live simply like this but I have a husband who shops and thinks the more you have, the happier you are. Yes! I've always said that antiques will never go out of style.
🍃♥️🍃 I loved seeing someone keep to the original style of an ole farmhouse and era . It’s nice to see antiques that haven’t all been painted as well . I especially loved how she didn’t have to have stuff and made due with what she had . Having stuff isn’t what’s important in life . Living life itself & living it happy and content is the most important 🍃
Aww Sarah seems like such a sweet person. She has her Farmhouse decorated so pretty. Tell her thanks so much for inviting us to see her lovely home. God bless her and her family and you and your family also. Hugs!
Oh my goodness. Oh, I am in love. With this home. Authentic perfection. I have always felt I was born in the wrong Century, LOL. I'm not kidding. . This home has so much love and history. He just can't help. Sensing families from the past , family dinners sharing Farm duties. So much love has gone into this home. The past and the present. This family belongs in this space. I think this home. Deserves to win first place in love in history. God bless the family. . Thank you so very much for sharing your home. . It has restored my faith. In people who respect and love this country's history. . Absolutely, beautiful. . God bless!
I absolutely love everything about your home! I agree with the way that you decorate. I have owned three period homes, one of which was a Victorian captain's home, and I always let the home dictate the decor. Like you, I don't buy new furniture. I hunt for just the right piece at thrift stores, antique stores, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and even side-of-the road finds - it's amazing what people throw out. I definitely don't follow trends. Period pieces are timeless and crafted with love and craftsmanship. You are a terrific artist, by the way! The horse painting is gorgeous! My husband is also a wonderful artist and I love having his paintings and drawings displayed throughout our home. Opal is beautiful; I love Siamese. Thank you for sharing your lovely home and going into such detail about the home and decor, as well as the stories behind why you selected what you did and explaining how people lived. ❤️
I truly enjoyed this tour with Sara. I could listen to her all day. I love her ideas. The beautiful hutch in the dining room was wonderful. Sara did a lovely job on the cabinet she hand painted the flowers on and her painting of the horse, WOW!!! Beautiful! So gifted. The china was lovely! What a lovely home and environment to raise her children in. And I am so in agreement with her to enjoy and be content in the season we are in. Thanks for sharing with us.
What a lovely trip back in time showing the Authentic Restoration. You did such a fine job of with all the decorating this home. There were a lot of poor people in that time period living in rural areas in poorly built homes. This home would be occupied by a more well to do Family that could afford to buy the nicer furnishings of that time period.
I think it's great that she tries and live simple and are true to herself as well as the home! My husband and I just bought a 1890 farm home and we too are just wanting the simple life, the world has gotten lost and ran away from simpler times and god and it's nice to see someone living that way we see it far to less anymore.
I love your Decour… I love that it’s not like everyone else’s farm house. You have done such a good job decorating with your own personality and not being trendy. Looking forward to seeing more videos of your home and your lifestyle. 🌸
Same here I do like farm house Such a beautiful home I love the weeds too How are you Jean? I hope you are doing good with your family in this crazy covid?
Beautiful restoration! Such a lovely old home with a young family to love, enjoy and make wonderful memories in. I bet the original owners would be so thankful to know their home is being honored in this way.
Hi Mrs. Living it Country. I so appreciate what you and your family are doing with your beautiful Gabled Ell Hall and Parlor farmhouse. I, as well, am a committed historical conservationist and restorationist with little room for the house picklers and remuddlers infesting the 'preservationist' movement since the mid--1990's. I'm not sure where you're located, but I'd bet you're fairly close to Ohio. I say that because I know where the interior trim and moulding finishing lumber originally was milled at, and it's about 7 blocks from my own Gabled Ell Hall and Parlor cottage farmhouse (1 1/2 story version of your home). I'm in Toledo, Ohio in the first residential neighborhood in the city, currently registered as the Vistula Historic District. The first commercial business opened in 1834, & was the mill mentioned above. It was on Chestnut St, between N. Erie & N. Summit Streets and milled nearly all interior finishing lumber for the emerging middle class to upper middle class residential single family homes, duplexes, and row-mansions in every major city in Ohio from Toledo to Cincinnati using the extensive network of canals and narrow boats. It was such high quality wood and quality of craftsmanship that by the mid-1870's, it was found as far away as Bowling Green, KY; Huntington, WV; Buffalo, NY; Elmira, NY & Millersberg, PA. The mill operated between 1834 & 1915, when increased competition from new mills using modern equipment which could produce higher volumes at faster rates, which lowered costs that the Chestnut St mill was unable to keep up with their steam powered flat belt and pulley lineshaft machine equipment, which always produced superior quality materials and maintained traditional methods and techniques for the lifespan of the mill. Your trim and finish materials are identical to those in a Cleveland Double style duplex, and remain unpainted. I'm fairly sure that what you have under that paint is the same old-growth Tiger Oak heartwood milled trim. The corner roses on your window and door trim work are one of the features unique to the individual finish and trim carpenters who did the design and installation of interior features and built-in cabinetry. They were made individually on a standard lineshaft wood lathe, or sometimes on site with a 'portable machine shop' which was mounted to a massive flatbed horse wagon and provided basic millwork machinery used for the last stages of new home construction. A lot of houses had their poplar clapboard siding milled onsite with the band saw station on the mill wagon. I've sniffled through the corners and borders of historic homes in 39 US States, & the Chestnut St mill maintains first place status for milling the most opulent interior features in homes of 1200 sq ft or less, and provided a higher quality of household domestic life for people at the "poverty break-out point" than any other home appliance, feature, or fixture manufacturer or supplier in the US. I have over a metric crap-ton of original design catalogs, craftsmanship and guild manuals and reference guides, building, electrical, gas and plumbing codes and regulatory texts from 1888 to 1930 as well as several thousand original photos, floorplans, and design and layout graphics all in digital format. Feel free to contact me if you want anything, I didn't incur any costs in obtaining the information so I'm willing to give it to anyone who wants it, I just can't afford to host that many gigabytes of data on a website for easy download. Let me know and I'll send you a list of materials and you'll find the items you need, and I'll get you a manageable package of only the stuff relevant to your project. I've subscribed here, and look forward to more great stuff from someone who clearly and sincerely cares about the effort originally put into these homes and are actively demonstrating that in every decision made which results in legacy-grade permanence rather than typical replacement of permanent features with disposable products.
LOVE everything about this home right down to the farm animals. As someone who grew up watching Little House and someone with a small kitchen I can agree with you that you don’t need a big kitchen to enjoy it and get things done. I will surely be looking for your RU-vid and IG.
Aw thanks so much for being here Lisa! I love Sara's Home so much too! ❤ you girl! Just saw u posted a toddler dress tutorial and I have to go check it out. Hugs to you girl! Xoox Holly
Loved this video ! You are so inspiring . We live in a historically renovated farmhouse built in 1841 on 5 acres...also blessed to have the oldest bankbarn left in the county. I have my g- Grandparents parlour furniture and many other family items that i cherish . We have 4 pet goats as well ! I am a big Little House On the Prairie fan ; your kitchen is so cozy ! Thanks for sharing your admirable lifestyle.
I love everything about your home it beautiful. I was sooo happy to hear you say something like go outside an get decor that God has provided for us. I have only heard people say that nature provided or mother nature. Thank you for acknowledging Our Creator and His creative, loving and generous provision for us. God Bless you and your family. ❤
She has a beautiful home! Very in line with my decorating style and actually staying authentic with decor. I use old ads and books,also tours of abandoned houses and museums to get period correct decor ideas and colors. My grandparents own 4 old farmhouses (a 1927, a 1935, and 2 other pre ‘40s homes. They still have most of original features in them which is great. I also decorate with weeds from our field and forest. I only decorate with used or old authentic items- No hobby lobby or reproduction stuff. I also like farmhouses that have stuff from different decades because that’s what most people did was update at some point-and it can still look good. The house my grandparents live in has 50s and 60s era cabinetry in it but they did a major addition onto the house in the 70s and so there are parts that have that styling. All farmhouse design doesn’t have to be from the 1800-1900s. They actually have a farm with all sorts of animals,etc so any house on a farm is a farmhouse lol 😄
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️another Beautiful, authentic farmhouse! I love your point of view about not buying into trends! Thank you! I’m so happy to see there is not a single piece of Rae Dunn! Amazing tour😊
Yours is a real farm house. So many who claim to be, are not. I live in Iowa and our home is a farm house that was moved into our little town. We have spent years slowly updating it, but have tried to stay true to its original style. You have done a nice job. Thank you for the tour.
This is amazing to see! My husband and I have one that was built in 1891 that we are in the middle of renovating. It's so refreshing to see someone else that has just as old as a house as us!!!! Thank you for the inspiration!!!
What an amazing treat! Her home is almost the same layout as mine! A few difference with the French door doorway, mine is a little bigger! But I felt like I was in my own home with different color tones! I am deeply Inspired to see how she is keeping the 1890 feel, etc! Mine is an 1888. Even the outside is highly similar... THANK YOU HOLLY! I truly needed to see this .... God Bless !!!!
I am still young and am no where near close enough to buy a house but I VERY much hope that my future home looks something like this, it’s absolutely beautiful!
Hello! This BEAUTIFUL video just popped up enjoyed sooo much sweet lady & little girl singing & darling animals ..loved everything ..crazy aboyr vintage & antique..i have 1930's stucco house WTx..tryin very hard to stay "win orginal restore 28windows..some i cant open so just put lace curtains everywhere...Thank You sooo
I absolutely love your house and love the farmhouse vintage style decor. I can tell you’ve put a lot of time and effort into making it look The way that it does. It’s definitely Going to inspire me in my home interior decorating. Thanks for taking the time to share this.
Beautiful as commented no Hobby Lobby look ,We don’t live in a really old house but we’ve made it look older by using what we have ,salvage or hand made both in the house and garden ,l also have my art pieces on show ,Really love your philosophy of keeping it old as well as useful x
Love this house so much! Also it’s fun to think about the concept of living an old-fashioned lifestyle, while also having a very successful RU-vid channel. What a time to be alive! 🤣❤️
Absolutely Beautiful , my favorite Authentic Farm Home. I enjoyed the History Lesson. Sara has a Beautiful Spirit and a lovely loving Family. Great Farm animals they look content. TUFS
Glad to see that I’m not the only one that is tired of the “new” farmhouse look. Always looking for old authentic farmhouse. This home is so beautiful!
I do love your because it isn’t over decorated. It supports your authentic premise of having it as if you are living in the back in 1800’s. Of course added touches but only necessary like electric lights and such. Thank you for sharing your home look forward to seeing more videos you have made. You definitely followed less is more.
I love your home so much. I really enjoyed the tour. So much to see and enjoy. I love your sofa and chair, the color of the doors, the whole kitchen! I have a small 1930 kitchen looking similar. The color of the dining room is stunning and all of your furniture is beautiful especially the gorgeous hutch. I also love the outside of the house too. I was a huge fan of Lauta I-W and read them all twice. Your home is very special. Thanks so much for the tour.
I am in LOVE with that kitchen and the staircase. Those long windows and kitchen window are so beautiful. Love the sink and cabinets. All the white with the soft greens 😍😍😍. We have the same color floors- which has given me a new love for that stain color. Thank you. I see all these dark floors, light floors, and I was worried I chose wrong, but seeing them in your home was just what I needed. Love the floral dishes, and that horse painting- WOW!! I have horses all over my home😍. I love it all!!! So glad I saw this video. Will be subscribing tour your channel 😊
Hold the phone, I didn’t even think of that. We need a parlor, the idea of having a separate room for visitors and not needing to keep the rest of the house tidy sound wonderful!
Love what you've done. The kitchen is a dream and those dishes are so pretty. The one and only thing I personally wouldn't want to do in my own old home is to not have the finished ceiling in the living room. My kids' rooms happen to be above our living room, and those kids are loud enough WITH the extra layer of sound buffer between the living room & their rooms, so I can't imagine how loud they'd be if we opened the ceiling, LOL! But all joking aside, I adore seeing someone buy an old house and really embrace that it's an old house. Beautiful job!
As an old house dweller I completely appreciate this wonderful restoration. The Kitchen is especially charming as there are so many architectural delights in the stairway, beadboard, skinny window and the doors. Super color choices and personal design. A bravo to the homeowners. thank you for Restoring rather than remodeling!
Watched this video over the weekend and then today I was going thru some old magazines from last year and a beautiful horse painting caught my eye. I thought that it looked like your picture that I had loved when watching the video. I was so thrilled to see your farm house featured in “Country Sampler Farmhouse Style” magazine which enabled me to pay special attention to the areas you did not show on the video. Your girls are adorable and tiny, as you stated. Enjoyed the video and the magazine coverage! Yes, I loved the horse painting!
She is living the true farmhouse style...farmhouse living is more then grabbing a metal sign from Hobby Lobby. How authentic. I loved that she was inspired from Little House on the Prairie. So lovely.
i put my 'christmas' wreath up on dec 1 & take it down the end of march. its really a winter wreath with evergreen, pine cones & red berries. i put up my fall leaves wreath sept 1 & take it down the end of nov & the spring wreath...all pinks yellows & blue flowers goes up the first of may thru to the end of the summer. i love all the seasons. your home is lovely.
Reminds me of when I use to go and cook with my Granny in her kitchen it didn't have all the latest finds. Later Grand Dad did put new cabinets and a sink and stove and fridge in but no dish washer we did that. Her house was what he built I sure miss it. It was simple but it was home. My boys had a high chair just like that one at their Granny's.
Loved the tour!!! It was the just right length video! (No, you don't talk too long at all.) Loved hearing your philosophies. I have what would be considered a present day Victorian home. I love that neighbors or guests can be invited into our living room/parlor without seeing the kitchen & family room, which are open to each other but separate from the living room and also separate from the dining room. The dining room is now a formal dining room that is adjacent to the family room without any doorway or opening between them. You enter from the foyer. (The living room is on the other side of the foyer.) I like the idea of being able to entertain guests at dinner without their seeing the family's part of the house (kitchen/family room); however, I decided that I would like to have wood pocket doors added between the dining room and kitchen/family room to open up and get more use out of the dining room on a regular basis...while also having the option of hiding away the kitchen/family room by closing the pocket doors if it's a mess with kids' toys or if I just don't feel like scouring and making sure I didn't leave out some private info (like a credit card statement or something, just to make up a quick reference off the top if my head). I ADORE your philosophy of enjoying the season you're in, where you are, using what you own (doubling as decor) and what you have--not having to keep up with trends. I decorate in a vintage look for that reason! And, have what brings you joy! Riight?! Anyway, it was a pleasure to tour your home. Only one thought about it. Would it be warmer to put insulation between the rafters and close up the parlor ceiling? I'd do that...the only difference on the house! It was lovely "sort of meeting you." Oh, and the horse painting is amazing. You're gifted with such talent! Thank you! 💜
This was such a neat home to see! We are in the process of buying an 1887 farmhouse that is in need of some major renovations! So I am really enjoying all the inspiration from these videos! Thank you!
