Real farmhouses had heirloom pieces that were hand made or that were saved for years to be bought. It’s only in Disney Farmhouses that have to have everything be themed and match. My grandmother had matching Jenny Lind twin beds and a rosewood Eastlake dresser in her real farmhouse bedroom. And real linoleum on the floor. And real hand crocheted bedspreads that she did herself. Or real handmade quilts in the winter. Made from all of the kids clothes recycled. The blue paint in there was never changed from the 30’s to 1976 when the farm was sold to a developer. It was the quality and functionality that was important, not some “theme”. Put together high quality items, and it will work. None of this PotteryBarn cheepchinesecrapola being sold for a fortune. Go to consignment stores. Buy quality. Even if you think it’s ugly. Especially if you think it’s ugly. If that ugly dresser worked, it would have stayed in the house and been used. Until it was used up, or handed down.

I would definitely not put those buckets with plastic flowers. Your other kitchen was small the new kitchen in large. If you want to put something there, if you can find a long dark wicker type beautiful basket ( you have to measure space and don't make as large as the space, between the fridge over the 4 door upper cabinets) on the wall facing us and have one large custom made dried flower arrangement with some of the flowers or dried leaves, thistles, other dried plants higher, different heights could look elegant. It has to be special looking, custom made for the space and can be large as you have taller ceilings. The professional who makes it may sell the different size basket, color, shape baskets or send you to someone who has a large selection or a website. Let them give you some ideas. Please, have a professional who makes these type arrangement do it, don't do it yourself as it's unlikely to look well.

Me again, Tammy. Thanks for sharing all the photos of your cozy home. If you like it the way it is, just enjoy it. If you're wanting a more modern look, start two Ideabooks on Houzz, one "Transitional" and one "Modern Farmhouse." Save photos of houses you like that seem realistic with the style of your house--the "bones" of it, and what you already have. Look up something called "negative space." Here's an article on it in Houzz. It's about the nice sense of space and flow you get when your eye can rest on empty space. Not every wall has to have some little object on it. More space means you focus on a few nice pieces, an art work, some photographs, plants, etc. so your eye doesn't get too overwhelmed at taking in too many small things. That's why I suggested removing your metal shelves in the dining room to focus on your lovely hutch, whether it has a top on it or not. [https://www.houzz.com/magazine/the-power-of-negative-space-in-interior-design-stsetivw-vs~97343035 [(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/the-power-of-negative-space-in-interior-design-stsetivw-vs~97343035) Consider removing nearly all of your "signs" -- not all of them -- and other objects from walls, cabinet tops, etc. Put the stuff in a box for a while and see if your rooms seem simpler and spacious. Comments on your photos: --The bathroom is really nice--great paint choice; not too many knick knacks; nice shower curtain. --Sun porch: take off everything from the walls behind the corner wicker chair. If you want, add a little modern-ish reading light over the chair to suggest a cozy reading corner. One pillow--tops-per chair! How can you sit down otherwise? --Daybed/office room. If budget allows, a simple blue tailored print or solid cover would work better than the ornate spread on there now. Get a nice horizontal painting for over the daybed and remove the other little painting entirely and take off the metal thing. --Bedroom with brown tufted headboard. Hang the mirror and get yellow and blue curtains with coordinating yellow and blue shams and bedding. --Den with big brown couches. Move the sofas about a a half foot from the wall to add some visual space to the room. Move the the horse art to the window wall with nothing else--zero. That way, they'll be the first thing you see when you enter the room. Get a ledge shelf for the other wall and arrange JUST A FEW PIECES YOU LIKE ON IT! Negative space is a positive! Get a round tray for the ottoman in an accent color and leave it empty for people to put down drinks, food, etc. No pillows would be better than the floppy oversized ones on the couch that just look kind of sloppy. Less is more. --Fireplace room and everything that can be seen looks nice. If you have doodads hanging elsewhere in that room, take them down, so the focal point is that lovely fireplace. --The big bedroom. Move the mirror elsewhere. Center the dresser. It'll have more impact by itself. Again, doodads off the walls. Remove the little chest from the window. It's just another piece of visual clutter. You want a sense of the windows and light uninterrupted by that piece. Get some great curtains for this room and bedding that goes with them. With all the bitty things removed, these full curtains, hung very high and right to the floor, will have an impact. So will your nice bedroom furniture.

i actually do not as I have not made major changes. We ended up deciding to replace or update issues after prioritizing those that we think annoy us the most. For us, that was the exterior lighting (changed from gold to black), the first floor powder room (changed from a brass shower door to orb) and several of the fixtures. Next, we are going to swap out all of the outlets and covers from almond to white and the door levers from brass to chrome. The brushes nickel chandeliers that we installed made a huge difference. In the spring, we decided to get all new flooring, do something with those columns and paint all trim to white. The reason we held off on painting the trim was because we figured it would be easier and less expensive if we waited until taking the flooring off. Lots of work but we are happy in this house and breaking it down into manageable steps is working for us. Thanks