The Farmhouse Before Tour
Hi friend!
You read that right! We bought the farmhouse!! It still feels crazy to actually get to type those words! It’s an 1800s fixer upper farmhouse that checked too many boxes for us to pass up! It needs a lot of love and we’re so excited that we get to be the ones who bring it back to life! The farm also comes with several buildings (1 being a big red barn eeek!) on just a handful of acres, which is perfect for us and the hobby farm we’ve dreamed of for so long!
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What to Expect
This article will give you a tour of the inside of the house and the next one we’ll walk you through and discuss some of the renovations we already know we’re going to do. Then we’ll show y’all the property and out buildings! As usual I took way too many photos, but I really wanted you to get a good feel for the house and it’s layout. I also refrained from any kind of editing so you could see exactly what it looked like the day we got those keys!
YouTube!
We also started a YouTube channel (yay!) to give y’all a different way to see what were up to! And let me tell ya we have years and years of renos and projects ahead! Lol! Plus all the fun of farm life! You’ll find our video tour at the end of this article but if you want to get a jump on things you can check out our channel and subscribe HERE!
Welcome to Midcounty Farm!
When you walk through the front door you come into the kitchen. We love the big rooms, tall wooden ceilings, and tons of natural light that pours in through those big windows!
Living Room
If you were to turn right when you came in the front door you would enter what we’ll be using as the living room. We also fell in love with all the original intact character the home has! All the windows and doorways have beautiful moldings and all the doors have transoms too!
Left Behind
You may notice that the house isn’t completely empty. The previous owners left us some building materials and paint but there’s also a very special piece of furniture they intentionally left behind. If you read one of my previous articles about the farmhouse then you may already know that the people we purchased from are very good old family friends.
Family History
Well the old pie cabinet you see below was gifted to them from my dad as a house warming present and it had actually belonged to my great grandparents. I recognized the piece the first time we looked at the house and thought it was amazing that there was already a piece of my family history there. I wasn’t going to ask but they told me it came with the house. A gesture that meant the world to me!
Dining Room
The other room off the kitchen is what we’ll be using as the dining room/sunroom. We have big plans for this space that I can’t wait to share! It was originally a screened in porch or sun kitchen.
Bedroom
Off of the dining room/sunroom is a bedroom. We have some pretty big plans for this room too! Eeek! So excited!
Bathroom
You can enter the bathroom from this room or the little door under the stairs. And I bet you already guessed it but we have some BIG plans for this bathroom too!
Upstairs
If you noticed in the kitchen shots the stairs are right off the kitchen. When you first go up you’ll be in a big open room. We love that all the rooms upstairs have the original beadboard walls and ceilings!
Smaller Bedroom
The smaller of the rooms upstairs has the best view of the farm for sure! And they’ve already exposed the chimney!
Other Bedroom
The other upstairs bedroom is a bit bigger.
Addition
Back downstairs off of the dining room/sunroom is a small addition to the house.
YouTube Video!
You can check out the video before tour below!
Farmhouse Before Tour
And that’s it! That’s the farmhouse before tour! Like I said I know we have a lot of work ahead of us and I’m so so grateful that we get to share this dream with you from the very beginning! Thank you for being here along for the ride!
20 Comments
Sana Marzella
How fun! I can’t wait to follow along.
Jayne
Love it! It’s been fun following so far; you’ll do lots of amazing things with this farm, I’m sure! 😍
Amanda
Thank you so much! I’m so grateful to have you along!
Amanda
Yay! This made my day! Thank you for being here!
Jen
Awww! This is a beautiful place. I saved my 1890’s farmhouse from the wrecking ball and had to move it to acreage I purchased with my now ex-husband. Going it alone now restoring the place to its former grandeur on a major budget. Excited to come along through this journey with the both of you!
Amanda
That’s amazing! Maybe we can learn from and help one another out! So glad to have you along!
Maggie
Seriously Stunning! You are going to make an already beautiful home that much better!! And how great, that they left that great family piece for you!
Amanda
Yes! They’re the best! It was so special to have a piece of our family history already there! And thank you! We’re so excited to share everything!
Kathy McDonagh
Oh Amanda! There’s so much to love about this house! I am very excited for you!
Amanda
Thank you! We think it’s going to be amazing! So glad to have you along for it!
Dina
Amanda it’s going to be so Beautiful!!! I’m happy to follow along & see how it all turns out.
Have a Blessed day!!
Amanda
I’m so happy and excited to have you along! Thank you!
Aunt Lisa Rolen
Wow! The video was cool with it zooming from the sky to you two kids on the porch! I’m sure it’s going to be beautiful when done!
Amanda
Lisa! Thank you thank you! We’ll be throwing a farmhouse warming party soon! You guys will have to come check it out!
Marisel Yee
First of all congrats on this new journey, it is a journey, it seems to me this farmhouse was meant for you guys, that beautiful pie cabinet to me would be a sign that it was meant to be. I don’t know that’s just me. Enjoy it I’m sure you guys will make it into a cozy beautiful farm house. Can’t wait to follow along.💕💕💕💕
Amanda
Thank you! We’re so excited and grateful to be able to share and to have you along for the journey!
Sharon
Your new/old farmhouse, reminds me of my great-grandparents farmhouse!…It had the same doorway molding…It also had bedroom, bead board ceilings and walls…You will have so much fun…working on the house!…But I will remind you…it will be a love/hate affair, at times!
Amanda
So excited to have you along with us! It’s definitely already been both of those things! Lol!
Morgan
Where are you located? Aren’t you in SOIL? (sorry if this sounds creepy, I am also in southern illinois. I grew up in Nashville, IL and recently moved to Rockwood down by Murphysboro). Feel free to reply via my email. Looking forward to connecting with you.
Amanda
Just emailed you gf!