American Farmhouse Style – June 2019

JUNE/JULY 2019 • 65

DIY MAGIC
To take the interiors from outdated to farm-
house chic, Loren added a lot of DIY touches
herself. These include the paint and wallpaper,
faux shiplap in the kitchen, board and batten
in the bathroom and even painting the con-
crete porch floor. “I wanted the house to look
custom without spending too much,” she says.
“I did the whole house on a tight budget.”

But it’s the DIY projects that add so much farm-

cottage charm to the home, as well as the

items Loren found from thrift stores and flea

markets. Both her front door and kitchen door,

for example, were thrift-store finds, as were the

barstools in the kitchen. “I painted the mint

one to match the door,” she says.

Loren added the wainscoting and

faux shiplap in the dining area

herself. The combination of the

wainscoting, open shelves and

mismatched chairs makes for

charming inconsistency.

Create faux shiplap by cutting ¼"

plywood into strips, using nickels

to space the boards on the wall,

then painting the wall white.