Old farmhouse interior

I am so excited to share with you Sunday Morning Coffee. This is a place to share, learn, explain, dream, and have fun. Today I am sharing my weekly thoughts about entertaining, decor, crafts, and recipes, and my theme for April ... Just Do It Yourself!

Come into this old farmhouse in New York’s Hudson Valley to find rooms inspired by those described in 19th-century novels. Owner James Coviello is a reader, a traveler, a collector of curiosities, and an appreciator of times past. He’s also a talented fashion designer whose work, like his house, is vintage-inspired and detail-oriented.

Old fashioned homemakers had many skills that have been lost. But they are mostly still useful in today's world! Let's bring them back.

Tour a 1920s farmhouse that got a much-needed makeover without losing its evolved-over-time charm

milieu: from her homestead, with Bess Piergrossi | JUNE

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Yesterday Bill mumbled that he hates our old farmhouse. Yes, my husband used the words “hate” and “farmhouse” in the same sentence. My readers often tell me they enjoy the details I share about our old cape cod farmhouse that sits on sloped, rocky, wooded 14 acres, so you may not understand Bill’s lack of … 3 secrets old farmhouse owners might never tell you Read More »

Saved from abandonment, a vintage Hudson Valley farmhouse receives the ultimate makeunder, with much of the original wear-and-tear preserved.