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How to remodel an old farmhouse on a small budget

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Hello there, Debbie Doo’s friends! This is Angie from Knick of Time, and I’m happy Debbie invited me to drop in today to share some budget-friendly ways to bring farmhouse style into your home!

Today I am sharing how to remodel an old farmhouse on an

Itty Bitty Budget

When we bought our old farmhouse several years ago, every room was stuck in the 1970’s, and was in dire need of remodeling. We were working with a very tight budget, but we jumped right in and started with the kitchen first.

Here’s what it looked like before the remodel.

kitchen before

Here’s how it looked after our budget remodel. Our biggest expense was installing two new windows, but we finished the rest of the remodel very inexpensively by repurposing salvaged things. We used salvaged wood to make open shelves, added a pantry where there had previously been a shower stall behind the wall, and added antique ceiling tiles to the front of the cabinets and repainted them, rather than replacing the cabinets.

We stripped 4 layers of linoleum off the floor to discover a wood floor underneath, which we refinished. Doing all the work ourselves saved us a small fortune.

You can see the entire remodeled room here.

How to decorate a farmhouse kitchen

Once the kitchen was finished, we moved on to the only bathroom in our home at the time.

Here’s how it looked when we moved in. It was really awful!

bathroom before remodel

To remodel it, we installed salvaged wood on the walls, and repurposed an antique cabinet into a vanity. We used brown paper as the flooring, which still looks good after over three years.

You can see the full room and details here.

Bathroom after remodel

A year or so later, I repainted the walls and changed up the decor a bit. It really brightened up the room, and gave it more of the farmhouse look I was going for in our house.

You can see that mini-makeover here.

This farmhouse bathroom makeover cost very little money, but is light, bright and homey! See the before and after at KnickofTime.net

Then last year, I decided to repaint the antique cabinet we used as a vanity, and replace the faucet, which you can see here.

diy farmhouse sink

The next room we finished was, turning half of our laundry room into a second bathroom with a shower. Here’s how it looked before.

bathroom before photo

After adding a dividing wall, we turned an old desk into a vanity, and turned an antique receipt register into a towel holder.

Since this bathroom is mainly used by the guys in my family, I decorated like an old barber shop.

You can see the full room remodel here.

industrial bathroom remodel

After that bathroom came my very favorite space. We had a really old shed a few steps away from our back door, and we converted it into a guest room.

Here’s how the shed looked before we started. It had plants growing through the rafters, and wasps had made it their home.

guest-house.....

We added plank boards and corrugated metal on the walls. The room didn’t have any windows before the remodel, so we made an opening in one wall, and installed two antique windows that I’d be given from demolished old homes.

Barn Door Headboard

I purchased a bunch of the corrugated metal for $20 from a farmer who had removed it from a barn, and we used inexpensive pine boards for the planked walls, which kept the costs of the remodel low.

Decorating it with auctions finds, like an old ladder and wooden table was so much fun.

Repurposed Ladder Shelf via Knick of Time @ knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com

Our most recent remodeled space is our entryway, which looked like this when we moved in – very drab with dark paneling.

entryway paneling

I did a quickie makeover when we first moved in by decoupaging dictionary pages on the walls, which only cost about $20 to do.

Part 1 of that makeover is here.

Book Page Walls Entryway Remodel

Part is here.

Chalkboard Wall Entryway Makeover

This year I decided the entryway needed a full remodel so that the look flowed better with the kitchen, so we planked the walls with pallet wood, added a sliding barn door between the entryway and kitchen, then decorated it farmhouse style.

You can see the full remodel with a video here.

DIY Farmhouse Wooden Shutters

We are currently working on the master bedroom remodel.

A few other inexpensive projects I’ve made with farmhouse style include this Milk Crate Footstool,

repurposed milk crate

and this Repurposed Chicken Feeder Candle Centerpiece.

galvanized vintage chicken feeder candle centerpiece - KnickofTime.net

I hope these rooms and projects give you some ideas of ways to decorate with farmhouse style on an itty bitty budget!

I’d love for you to pop over and visit me at Knick of Time for more farmhouse decor inspiration!

Blessings,

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Thank you Angie for covering for me today! I appreciate your guest post and am thrilled to have you.  I love and adore your style and I am sure my friends here will too!

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Comments

  1. Susan says

    April 2 at 9:42 am

    Glad I stopped by! What charming ideas Angie!!

    Big Texas Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  2. carol bittner says

    April 2 at 11:52 am

    Hi there Angie, glad you are sharing your farm house make over. I grew up in a beautiful big farmhouse; loved
    it so much. It truly felt like a ‘home’. Yours is decorated with all the things I love.

    Reply
  3. Angie @ Knick of Time says

    April 2 at 6:20 pm

    Thanks so much for letting me fill in and guest post today, Debbie – It was great fun!

    Reply
  4. Sherry says

    April 3 at 8:10 am

    Loved this post! I clicked over to your blog hoping to follow you by email, I couldn’t find anywhere to do that. Did I just not see if? Great blog content! Very inspired!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 4 at 5:56 pm

      My sign up is on my sidebar and if you are on mobile you should see the RSS option in the share buttons. Thanks.

      Reply
  5. nancy says

    April 3 at 9:42 am

    Absolutely Beautiful
    You are so gifted!
    Looks so warm and inviting! !!

    Reply
  6. Sherri Blake says

    April 5 at 9:35 pm

    Very inspiring makeovers. I noticed the Vaughan sign over the window. My grandmother was a Vaughan. Love your farmhouse!

    Reply
  7. [email protected] says

    April 6 at 8:27 am

    What a most beautiful transformation!

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  8. Elizabeth says

    April 23 at 6:53 pm

    Wow Angie, the transformations on these are definitely beautiful. It goes to show what a little thought and creativity can do. It’s awesome when you have an eye for makeovers, not exactly my thing, I leave that up to my creative husband who definitely can see things I can’t.

    Love the candle holder, the last picture, again amazing what a little imagination can do 🙂

    Thanks,
    Elizabeth

    Reply
  9. Sarah K. says

    May 14 at 12:12 am

    Wow! This posting is so inspiring! I have got to save this to refer back to – you give so many great ideas! Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Jenny Kessler says

    October 1 at 1:43 pm

    Wow this is amazing. We are eyeing a drab old farmhouse and this gives me hope!!! What was the cost of each room? (We’d need to pay for labor for most of it, but I love your quick fixes like newspaper!). I’ll take a look at your blog.

    Reply
  11. BJ Eidson says

    April 24 at 10:44 am

    I just inherited a large farm house. I want to fix it up but my budget is very small. First of all I must exterminate the bats in the attic and rewire–very expensive. If you have any suggestions I am welcome to hearing them.

    Reply

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