Can you believe it’s been a month since our last house crashing tour? That February visit was across the pond, but this one was local, so we were able to enjoy all the details in person.
Meet Becky and Brian (and their dog Fergie). They live just outside Richmond with their two daughters and greet visitors with a charming red front door. The paint is Heritage Red by Benjamin Moore, and the friendly “Hello” decal was a find Becky added herself.
Inside, the room to the right is their music room. Becky painted the piano a bright yellow herself — it originally belonged to Brian’s grandmother and was passed down in the family. The swivel stool came from an antique shop and Becky made the slipcover. The house felt full of secondhand stories and handmade touches.
In the bathroom, Becky repurposed a dresser into a vanity. She found it at a local secondhand shop, painted and distressed it, and then had her dad and Brian cut out the middle to add a recycled sink basin from Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Becky also collects old mirrors and arranges them in groupings to create unique focal walls.
The first-floor guest room has a cheerful vibe despite the moody walls (Gravel Gray by Benjamin Moore). A playful rooster print found at a Williamsburg Yankee Candle store adds character.
The bedding is an affordable find from Bed Bath & Beyond, and the dresser is another thrift score Becky painted and distressed with a palm sander, finishing details with walnut oil or glaze. She added numbered drawer pulls bought at a craft store for a playful touch.
In the kitchen Becky added personal touches like a chalkboard-painted pantry door and red-painted stools she transformed using a homemade chalk paint recipe. These small updates give the space personality and function.
The main bedroom is soft and inviting. The floral coverlet was a $20 Rosebowl flea market find in Pasadena, CA. Brian didn’t mind the pink accents, and the mix of an unpainted wooden bed from Pier 1 with a pine bench from HomeGoods created a warm, layered look. Becky suspects the wall color might be close to Palladian Blue or Quiet Moments by Benjamin Moore.
Becky repurposed an old crib railing from a flea market into a jewelry rack. She originally planned to use it for magazines or blankets, but it turned out to be the perfect spot to hang necklaces and bracelets.
Their daughter’s room is sweetly feminine and features a secondhand hutch Becky found in Minnesota that she left in its original color because it was already perfect.
One of the standout spaces is Becky’s basement studio where she runs her Etsy shop Farmgirl Paints. She crafts stamped leather cuffs from secondhand belts and manages production, packing, and shipping in this colorful, well-organized workshop.
The studio’s back wall is painted with a chalkboard-mixed “Spring Green” from Lowe’s, and a reclaimed-wood-inspired shop sign finishes the space. Becky has multiple workstations for different stages of production, from stamping metal disks to adding snaps and packing orders.
Becky made a twine “Farmgirl Paints” sign and shared a short flipagram tutorial on Instagram. The basement is full of playful wall decor and practical storage solutions that make it both creative and efficient.
The space mixes thrifted finds with some big-box pieces—an example being a numbered wall cubby from Target that blends right in among vintage treasures. Becky’s ability to combine pieces from different sources keeps the decor interesting and approachable.
At the far end of the basement is Becky’s art studio where she and Brian created a long crafting desk from reclaimed doors sourced at a local salvage yard. The 13-foot desk is braced and supported with spindle legs they added, offering generous workspace for projects and supplies.
A memorable find was a large barn-style light Becky convinced a shop owner to sell her while antiquing in Charlottesville. It now hangs in the studio and adds vintage drama to the workspace.
One clever organizational solution is an old wire display case Becky bought at an Asheville antique shop. At first she wasn’t sure how she’d use it, but it turned out to be perfect for organizing small tubes of craft paint against a chalkboard-painted wall.
Huge thanks to Becky and Brian for inviting us into their joyful, creative home and letting us photograph their spaces. Their mix of thrifted finds, handmade projects, and colorful studio makes this house endlessly inspiring. What caught your eye? For us it’s hard to choose between the shiny red door decal, the yellow piano, and that incredible basement studio.
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