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Homemade Scouring Powder

Why I make own homemade scouring powder for our farmhouse sink - There’s a reason why I make my own homemade scouring powder. When we renovated our home just months before our daughter was born I was ecstatic to have a huge, dreamy white farmhouse sink installed into the kitchen. It rests just below double windows that look out to our woodlands and yard below where our daughter plays now. Not long after our farmhouse sink was installed, I learned it was pretty difficult to keep it a dreamy white color. My husband’s first thought was to bleach it or use some type of tub cleaner on ...

I love decorating with fall candles and if you opt for scented ones, you can get a full sensory autumn experience right in your own living room.

Fall Candles for Farmhouse Fall Decor

By FarmhouseChic

Are you planning to give your home a style refresh this season? Don't forget the fall candles! I love decorating with fall candles and if you opt for scented ones, you can get a full sensory autumn experience right in your own living room. Using candles for farmhouse fall decor is super easy when you’ve found your favorite fall scent. Let it inspire you to incorporate dried apple slices, cinnamon sticks, or pumpkins of every shape in size into your fall decorations. I have some inspiring ideas and several DIY fall candles to get you started! This post contains some ...

How to Clean Mattress Stains and Deodorize

By FarmhouseChic

Don’t Overlook This Essential Spring Cleaning Task: Find out how to clean mattress stains and deodorize for better sleep tonight. It happens like clockwork, as the temperature begins to stay above 50 and the sunlight lasts a little bit longer each day, I’m suddenly hit with an undeniable urge to spring clean all manner of things. The tile and grout beg to be scrubbed, the windows are itching to be flung open, and my head is swirling with ideas on how to clean mattress stains and get rid of anything icky lurking under the mattress pad. It’s no joke, mattresses are a catch-all for ...

Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe in a Jar

By FarmhouseChic

Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe in a Jar Our homemade hot cocoa recipe has always been a staple in our home and on the farm, I grew up on. My grandmother started making this easy hot chocolate recipe with cocoa powder many decades before I came along. My father has memories of enjoying a steaming cup around the bonfire every autumn and after sledding down the hill in the cow pasture during the winter months. It wasn’t until my parents married and took the reins of the family farm that my mom added her touch to this homemade hot cocoa recipe. (She is known for quite the sweet tooth and I ...

I love the change the seasons bring our farmhouse and all the aromas that come along with each. I’ve found stove potpourri jars to be a creative way to welcome each season as it comes. And this stove top potpourri recipe will have you feeling all the cozy feels.

Cinnamon and Spice Stove Top Potpourri Jars

By FarmhouseChic

Cinnamon and Spice Stove Top Potpourri Jars I don’t know about you, but our farmhouse always feels extra cozy when it smells good. Whether it’s a homemade coffee candle mug filling the kitchen with aromas of fresh ground coffee beans or a lavender sachet tucked into a drawer each adds a special layer of cozy. And a stove top potpourri happens to be one of the most powerful forms of cozy man (or woman in this case…) can create. In all honesty, if you haven’t made a stove top potpourri recipe - you are missing out! All it takes is a few natural items, water, and a pot to make a ...