It’s hard to believe a month has already passed since our last house crash. This time we stayed local and had the pleasure of touring Becky and Brian’s warm, creative home in the Richmond area. Their welcoming red front door—Benjamin Moore’s Heritage Red—sets the tone, complete with a playful “Hello” decal Becky found on Etsy.
Inside, the music room instantly caught my eye. Becky painted the upright piano a cheerful yellow—an inherited instrument that belonged to Brian’s grandmother—and it now serves as a bright focal point. She documented the transformation on her blog, and the swivel stool she recovered is a handmade touch that completes the vignette. The home feels layered with secondhand finds, family heirlooms, and handcrafted details that make each room special.
A dresser repurposed into a bathroom vanity demonstrates their DIY sensibility. Becky spotted the piece at a secondhand shop, painted and distressed it, and with help from her dad and Brian cut the center to install a recycled sink basin picked up from a Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Becky also loves collecting vintage mirrors and often arranges them in charming groupings above vanities and hallways.
The main-floor guest room pairs moody walls—Benjamin Moore’s Gravel Gray—with bright, cheerful accents. A whimsical rooster print the couple found at a local shop in Williamsburg adds personality, while a yellow-painted dresser that Becky refinished brings additional warmth. The bedding came from Bed Bath & Beyond and the numbered drawer pulls were sourced at a craft store—small details that feel curated and playful.
In the kitchen, Becky added a practical and decorative chalkboard panel to the pantry door and painted Ikea stools in a vivid red using a homemade chalk paint recipe. Those little customizations—easy updates anyone can try—bring cohesiveness and character to the heart of the home.
The master bedroom is serene and soft. A floral coverlet Becky found at a flea market in Pasadena adds vintage charm, and the mix of a wooden bed frame from Pier 1 with a pine bench from HomeGoods gives the room an approachable, layered look. Becky isn’t sure of the exact paint color, but it sits in the same calming family as Benjamin Moore’s Palladian Blue or Quiet Moments.
A repurposed crib railing became a clever jewelry rack after Becky brought it home from a flea market in Minnesota. What started as an idea for magazines or blankets turned into a lovely display for necklaces and bracelets—another example of her knack for seeing new purpose in old things.
Their daughter’s room is full of sweet, feminine details and features a perfectly patinated hutch that Becky scored in Minnesota—she left it just as she found it because the finish was already ideal.
Downstairs is where Becky’s creativity really comes alive. Her basement studio is the production hub for Farmgirl Paints, the Etsy shop where she crafts stamped leather cuffs and upcycles secondhand belts into wearable art. The studio’s back wall is painted with Lowe’s-mixed chalkboard paint in “Spring Green,” and Becky commissioned a reclaimed-wood-and-metal shop sign to hang above her workstations.
The workspace feels lively and efficient, with dedicated stations for cutting leather, stamping metal disks, setting snaps, packing orders, and handling bookkeeping. Colorful decor, found objects like an old “humble” sign, and string-art details—one of which Becky shared as an Instagram flipagram tutorial—make the studio a joyful place to work.
Among the thoughtful finds is a numbered wall cubby that turned out to be a Target piece—proof that great design can come from both thrift shops and big-box stores. At the far end of the basement, Becky and Brian built an impressive 13-foot crafting desk from reclaimed doors found at a local salvage yard, creating a generous surface for painting, assembling, and creating.
Small treasures make a big difference: a barn-style light Beck negotiated for at a shop in Charlottesville, an old wire display case from Asheville that fits paint tubes perfectly, and a chalkboard camper sketch that adds whimsy to the work wall. These practical, beautiful solutions showcase Becky’s talent for organizing and styling a creative business from home.
Huge thanks to Becky and Brian for welcoming us into their warm, joy-filled home and allowing us to share these images. Their mix of thrifted finds, handmade touches, and smart DIY projects offers plenty of inspiration for anyone looking to refresh a space on a budget. Whether it’s the glossy red front door, the sunny yellow piano, or the brilliantly outfitted basement studio, there’s something here to spark everyone’s creativity.
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