Photography by Sarah Elliott.
We’ve been enamored of florist turned writer Lisa Przystup’s pared-back 1800s farmhouse in the Catskills, with its simple bones and tumbleweeds as sculptural decor, ever since we featured it back in July.
Particularly impressive is that Przystup and her husband, Jonathon Linaberry, have done much of the remodeling themselves on weekends, when they head three hours north from their place in Brooklyn and tackle the interiors, one DIY at a time.
After
“Everything we’ve done with the house has been on a tight budget. We’re continually trying to find the biggest bang for our buck and save money where we can by doing what we can ourselves,” Przystup says.
The set of folding chairs belonged to Linaberry’s grandfather: “You can see his initials, ‘G. L.,’ written on the bottom of some of them. We use them as extra seating when guests come over,” she adds.
For a bare-bones farmhouse look, the couple painted the wooden floors in Tricorn Black and the walls in Extra White, both by Sherwin-Williams.
The windows are fitted with Flat Roman Shades in Belgian linen from Barn & Willow. (To source a similar one, see 10 Easy Pieces: Classic Canvas Camp Cots.)
In another alcove: the guest bed.
“Jonathon secured them from the eaves using ceiling hooks,” Przystup says.
The summer bed, with a linen duvet cover and pillowcases from Parachute and sheets from West Elm.
In another instance of found utility, the bedside table on one side of the bed is from a surprising source: “It’s a massive, oversize crockpot that we found in my husband’s grandmother’s garage—we turned it upside down to use it as a nightstand,” Przystup says.
Photograph courtesy of Lisa Przystup.
The column that divides bedroom from sitting area now serves as a mantel of sorts.
Before
Before, the attic had good bones, including wood floors that just needed a coat of paint.
The first order of business: clearing out the bric-a-brac and assorted storage from the attic.
The promise of good light.