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Eclectic Home Tour – Living Vintage

January 25, 2014  Exceptionally Eclectic | Uncategorized

Living Vintage Home Tour - an 1853 dogtrot style home with farmhouse style

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 houseย (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)!

Living Vintage home tour - love how they reuse old architectural salvage

The centerpiece on that huge table that seats ten – charming old children’s books filled with farm animals.

Vintage book centerpiece

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.

Scrap Wood Statement Wall - wow!

They even made this bed fromย reclaimed porch posts, an old door, and an old sidelight!

They made this bed from old porch columns and doors!

Master bath gets a vintage facelift.

Vintage bathroom - love the charming details

Custom bathroom vanity from an old piece of furniture

Another gorgeous tin ceiling.

Metal ceiling tiles in the kitchen

Metal backsplash adds a vintage touch to this kitchen

Old corbels on a kitchen island

How fun is this screen door leading to the pantry.

Walk in pantry - love the old screen door

Step into this creative office.

Vintage office - love the old signs

Very cool old ceiling tiles in this vintage home office

Kim’s high school mascot was a greyhound so she started a collection.

Vintage office - love all of the collections

Even the dog loves vintage and has a ceiling tile doggy gate!

Ceiling tile dog gate - beautiful!

There’s even a mudroom addition that looks like it’s part of the original 1853 home.

Mudroom - it's a new addition with old salvaged finds to give it a vintage look

Charming farmhouse mudroom

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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  1. [email protected] this top that

    January 25, 2014 at 7:28 am

    love this house. all the details are just perfection!

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  2. Jen

    January 25, 2014 at 7:32 am

    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!

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  3. Shelley

    January 25, 2014 at 7:40 am

    Totally and completely amazing!

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  4. Mary Alice Patterson

    January 25, 2014 at 8:40 am

    Definitely a WOWIE house!!!! What’s not to love if you’re into vintage decor…which I definitely am!!
    Mary Alice

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  5. Michelle Wood

    January 25, 2014 at 9:16 am

    This is beautiful!

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  6. [email protected]

    January 25, 2014 at 9:42 am

    All I can say is WOW!!!โ€ฆlove every inch of that homeโ€ฆso many creative and gorgeous thingsโ€ฆlove the walls, ceilings, and oh heck love it all!โ€ฆthe bed is over the top amazingโ€ฆMy fave?โ€ฆthat screen door!โ€ฆ
    Thanks Kelly for another great tourโ€ฆgoing back through the pics again!!!

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  7. Kim Gaynor

    January 25, 2014 at 9:43 am

    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!

    Reply
  8. Barbara

    January 25, 2014 at 10:28 am

    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.

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  9. Marilyn

    January 25, 2014 at 11:21 am

    When can I move in? What a huge but fun job gathering all the “ingredients”.

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  10. Christy @ Our Southern Home

    January 25, 2014 at 11:38 am

    What an amazing vintage home! Love all the clever uses of wood on the walls!!! ~Christy

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  11. Lady Delores LeBoeuf

    January 25, 2014 at 11:41 am

    I wanna, I wanna……….absolutely the tops…TFS

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  12. Leslie Tally

    January 25, 2014 at 12:56 pm

    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! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  13. Nana Diana

    January 25, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    What fun! I love her ideas and the way she reuses things. I need to go check out her whole blog- xo Diana

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  14. Pat

    January 25, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    Stunning! I love that she’s in Texas too! Off to check out her blog ~ thanks so much for sharing.

    xo
    Pat

    Reply
  15. cassie

    January 25, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    WOW- what amazing spaces!!!! i love the dining area with all the bookshelves!

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  16. MK

    January 25, 2014 at 4:15 pm

    Beautiful and rustic. Love it! Thank you for sharing!

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  17. Karen

    January 25, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    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.

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  18. Susie of thehomemakersjourneyblog

    January 25, 2014 at 9:54 pm

    Wow what a unique home!

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  19. logan wilhelm

    January 25, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    Beautifully done!

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  20. JaneEllen

    January 26, 2014 at 1:22 am

    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

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  21. Laurel Stephens

    January 26, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    I adore Kim’s home and blog!

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  22. [email protected]

    January 27, 2014 at 8:53 am

    Wow what a stunning vintage home. And seeing the photos makes me want to get a new lens too.

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  23. Debbie

    January 30, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Oh my goodness, this is one amazing home tour! I love every inch ๐Ÿ™‚
    Debbie

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  24. carol chambers

    October 3, 2014 at 10:03 am

    This is the best I have ever seen, this house has everything a shabby lover would want. Done to perfection. LOVE LOVE LOVE

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  25. Revonda Williams

    December 29, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    Absolutely love this house!! Great job capturing the vintage look!!

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  26. Lisa

    September 2, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    Beautiful! Simply beaitiful im envious of your talent and creativity! what a licky couple to be able to live what you love!

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  27. Kathy B

    February 11, 2016 at 11:49 pm

    I love what you have done to your home. I would love to see the outside as well. ๐Ÿ˜€

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  28. Trish Funderburg Walls

    April 22, 2016 at 11:37 am

    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.

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  29. Candy Walsh

    August 4, 2016 at 10:42 am

    I love the entire house, but I would kill for that pantry!!

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  30. Karen

    October 14, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    Would love to be there for a lifetime! ?

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    • Kelly Elko

      October 15, 2016 at 1:39 pm

      It’s a gorgeous home for sure Karen!

      Reply
  31. PAMELA

    March 4, 2017 at 7:34 pm

    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!!

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    • Kelly Elko

      March 6, 2017 at 8:55 am

      Pamela – try searching Etsy

      Reply
  32. Pamela Volkl

    March 4, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    So very pleased to have found your site. LOVE IT ALL!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing and also the printables!!!!

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      March 5, 2017 at 8:55 am

      Welcome Pamela!

      Reply
  33. Mary H Wilson

    September 3, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    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.

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  34. Rener m

    June 18, 2018 at 8:08 am

    Love everything about this house! Creative minds at bedt!

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    • Kelly Elko

      June 18, 2018 at 5:43 pm

      It’s a beauty – glad you like it!

      Reply
  35. Lisa Jaspers

    June 6, 2019 at 9:30 am

    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 ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Kelly Elko

      June 6, 2019 at 9:48 pm

      It’s definitely a favorite home tour! Glad you got some inspiration Lisa!

      Reply
  36. Jan

    June 20, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    I am a watercolor artist and would like permission to paint one of your photos. I would happily acknowledge your photo as my reference!

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      July 5, 2019 at 11:26 am

      Please let me know which photo Jan!

      Reply

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