She lives and breathes vintage.
Kim of Living Vintage owns a company that deconstructs old homes then rebuilds new “old” homes and renovates new homes using the reclaimed materials.
Her home is her canvas with bead board ceilings and walls that look like art, vintage ceiling tiles that get a new lease on life and the coolest old finds (love dogs, Kim’s got an amazing collection).
After searching high and low for a charming old home, Kim and her hubby were lucky to find an old dogtrot house (I had never heard of one) that was in foreclosure in Texas so they scooped it up (it did not look like this when they started)!
The centerpiece on that huge table that seats ten – charming old children’s books filled with farm animals.
Slowly but surely, they’ve been renovating every room with their vintage finds like the old barn ceiling tiles that they painted and installed and a stunning wood scrap wall.
They even made this bed from reclaimed porch posts, an old door, and an old sidelight!
Master bath gets a vintage facelift.
Another gorgeous tin ceiling.
How fun is this screen door leading to the pantry.
Step into this creative office.
Kim’s high school mascot was a greyhound so she started a collection.
Even the dog loves vintage and has a ceiling tile doggy gate!
There’s even a mudroom addition that looks like it’s part of the original 1853 home.
I have the sudden urge to scour an old architectural salvage yard.
Stop in and say hi to Kim at Living Vintage.
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love this house. all the details are just perfection!
This house is AH-MA-ZING!! I have never seen anything like it in all my travels across the blogoshphere. The kitchen? I could spend a week in that room! Thanks for sharing this super cool house – I’m inspired!
Totally and completely amazing!
Definitely a WOWIE house!!!! What’s not to love if you’re into vintage decor…which I definitely am!!
Mary Alice
This is beautiful!
All I can say is WOW!!!…love every inch of that home…so many creative and gorgeous things…love the walls, ceilings, and oh heck love it all!…the bed is over the top amazing…My fave?…that screen door!…
Thanks Kelly for another great tour…going back through the pics again!!!
Thank so much for the fabulous feature article! I love what you chose to feature and love reading your comments. I’m so pleased and honored!
oh my! I can’t imagine the process it was involved in putting that house together as it looks today. What a work of art, love and creativity.
When can I move in? What a huge but fun job gathering all the “ingredients”.
What an amazing vintage home! Love all the clever uses of wood on the walls!!! ~Christy
I wanna, I wanna……….absolutely the tops…TFS
I cannot even begin to describe how much I love this home! The entryway with the ceiling-to-floor bookcases is lovely. And that kitchen is beyond perfect. Love, love, LOVE! 🙂
What fun! I love her ideas and the way she reuses things. I need to go check out her whole blog- xo Diana
Stunning! I love that she’s in Texas too! Off to check out her blog ~ thanks so much for sharing.
xo
Pat
WOW- what amazing spaces!!!! i love the dining area with all the bookshelves!
Beautiful and rustic. Love it! Thank you for sharing!
I have never heard of a dog trot house either! I enjoyed reading up on that on Kim’s site. I am in love with every detail of this house, but that bed is my favorite. What a fun home! Thanks for sharing.
Wow what a unique home!
Beautifully done!
I can’t help but think of all the very hard work they had to have done in that house. A home like that doesn’t just happen. All the incredible ideas we can get from those photos, what a wonderful home.
Love the ceilings but the pantry screen door is tops, where do I get one of those? I don’t have a pantry but I’d sure find someplace to hang it. Ah yes as my closet door. Whomever called our closet walk in had quite a sense of humor. I’m not laffing I have to live with that closet and no linen closet. Sure enjoyed the tour, will go back to look at photos again, see what I might have missed. Happy weekend
I adore Kim’s home and blog!
Wow what a stunning vintage home. And seeing the photos makes me want to get a new lens too.
Oh my goodness, this is one amazing home tour! I love every inch 🙂
Debbie
This is the best I have ever seen, this house has everything a shabby lover would want. Done to perfection. LOVE LOVE LOVE
Absolutely love this house!! Great job capturing the vintage look!!
Beautiful! Simply beaitiful im envious of your talent and creativity! what a licky couple to be able to live what you love!
I love what you have done to your home. I would love to see the outside as well. 😀
Oh my gosh, I love every inch of this home. Awesome job!!! Lucky you. Now that I’ve found you, I must “follow” you……..I am green with envy.
I love the entire house, but I would kill for that pantry!!
Would love to be there for a lifetime! ?
It’s a gorgeous home for sure Karen!
Great job on this house!! I’m needing to find some reclaimed narrow breadboard like on the ceiling in the first picture for my front porch ceiling. Can you or anyone out there suggest some reliable/reasonably priced sources? I’m located in southwest Missouri. Thank you and keep up the GREAT work!!
Pamela – try searching Etsy
So very pleased to have found your site. LOVE IT ALL!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing and also the printables!!!!
Welcome Pamela!
Well Kim I believe that you out did yourself. Your home is very different meaning in a good way. I don’t think there one thing I don’t like. This is so cool.
Love everything about this house! Creative minds at bedt!
It’s a beauty – glad you like it!
Love this gals house! Lot’s of inspiration for me! I have tons of old, tin ceiling tile (I’m hoarding materials like this to put into my dream house one day) and I had never thought of doing the mismatchy thing with them like she did. Great tour of a really neat space, thanks 🙂
It’s definitely a favorite home tour! Glad you got some inspiration Lisa!
I am a watercolor artist and would like permission to paint one of your photos. I would happily acknowledge your photo as my reference!
Please let me know which photo Jan!