House Crashing: Quaint & Vine Covered: a house log

Holy cow you folks, I am crazypants excited to share Bonnie’s sweet vine covered barn in Santa Ynez, California. It is a home with some much happiness and charm squeezed in, I think anyone who drops in would feel right at home. So let us drop in, shall we?

Here is sweet Bonnie to welcome us. I wish we could have crashed her in person to meet her ourselves, but her photos were too good not to share, so this is one of our more rare “virtual” house crashings. Let us step inside, shall we?

Her office area is set up right near the entryway, and everything from the desk and chair (both from Ikea) to the cool ladder in the corner (also from Ikea) is inviting. Bonnie is also a fan of handmade art (she has some from Katie Daisy and Jen Ramos in this shot) and she loves making quilts, which can be found all over her home. She also has a enjoy of secondhand finds, so everything from her couch to the metal chair, the shelf, the vases, and even the bicycle sign hails from a thrift shop.

Over in her living area she has more secondhand furniture (like the desk with the turned legs, the chair, and the coffee table) while the quilts and pillows are all handmade by Bonnie, and she even DIYed the driftwood wind chime while the rug’s from Ikea.

Do not you enjoy all the light flooding in through those large windows and doors? And I truly like the casual not-trying-too-hard vibe that all the distinct quilts and fabrics give off. So layered and cozy. The storage cubby behind the sofa is from Ikea, by the way.

Here is Bonnie’s crafting nook with a thrifted desk, chair, and cubby. On the wall she has more art by Katie Daisy, and a few drawer shelves that she made herself.

Over in the reading nook there is a bookcase and hanging screen from Ikea along with that excellent thrift store bird house and a pillow from Target. I enjoy the mix of all that white with some pops of color in the books (and even the fruit) along with some strong layered texture (in the hanging screen, the bird house, the spotted pillow, and that sweet woven basket).

As if I was not into this house sufficient, Bonnie has a painting desk. A PAINTING DESK! Does that sound heavenly or what? It is a thrift store score (as is the chair) and the fact that she has that vivid view out the window while she paints? Yabba dabba do. (let us bring that back along with cowabunga)

Her bedroom is simply as sweet and airy as the rest of the house, and Bonnie even found the materials for her headboard at the dump. Does not sound romantic, but the girl knows how to work a pallet! She also handmade the quilt and some of the pillows along with creating that cool NEST art above the bed. She also made the stag art that is hanging from her headboard. Layered and lovely, no?

Here is the other side of her bedroom complete with a thrifted dresser (here is a before and after for that) and she also made that cool patchwork art on the wall.

Outside is heavenly. Seriously, there is an angel-ish “ahhhhhhhh” soundtrack that goes along with the view (or am I the only one who hears that?). The table and chairs are from Ikea and then Bonnie handmade some seat cushions for them. She also DIYed the hammock and planted that dreamy Wisteria (the purple flowering vine that is creeping around her pergola).

In the ever-esteemed words of Liz Lemon: I want to go to there.

And as if Bonnie has not shared sufficient by letting us poke around her home, she also made a free printable for you folks. So be sure to check out her site and learn more about her Roost Tribe and grab that free printable here (it is available in four colors).

Thanks so much to Bonnie for sharing her lovely house! It is hard to pick a go-to part, but if pressed I’d have to say the pergola full o’ wisteria and that sweet little painting desk, simply because it makes me want to break out the brushes. How about you folks? What is your go-to part?

Psst- NO. SLEEP. TILL. HOUSE CRASH! (name that song). There are dozens of other houses to snoop around in here.