A 1906 Farmhouse in Minnesota, Fitted With Secondhand Finds
Photography courtesy of Emma O'Connor
Noted recently: a snug family farmhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota, replete with small wintertime pleasures. “Our home is an old farmhouse built in 1906,” writes Emma O’Connor, who shares the house with her husband, Brandon, and their two children. Take a look.
Inside, the front hall opens into the living area. Since moving in, the couple has done most of the renovations themselves.
A look into the dining room.
How to weather winter days in Saint Paul? "We embrace them with wool slippers and sweaters, warm blankets, soft candlelight many hours of the day, extra baking, and lots of soup-eating.”
All of our furniture is secondhand,” writes Emma. “Most pieces have been found on Facebook Marketplace or in antiques stores."
The couple fully renovated the kitchen themselves, complete with a breakfast nook.
The stripped-down, work-in-progress kitchen is fitted with butcher-block countertops.