Spring is the time for fresh starts—and fresh décor. Jenny transforms her home to reflect the transition in nature. Her tips can also help you usher the
season into your interiors.
1. COLORIST. “Orange, yellow and green are great colors for spring,” Jenny says. She suggests adding small but bright pops of color that catch the eye instead of huge amounts, like a petite bouquet of flowers in a vase.
2. THEME SCHEME. Choose one theme and continue it throughout your space.
“For example,” Jenny says, “if your theme is bunnies, you can use wood bunnies in one area, pottery bunnies in another, etc.”
3. GO GREEN. Go for greenery that reflects spring. “This might be a good time to try your hand at real plants and herbs, although faux plants and flowers have come a long way since the 1980s,” Jenny says. Almost all the greenery in her home is faux. 4. TEXTURAL ELEMENTS. Antique wood crates and trays make a fabulous base layer for all your seasonal décor and allow you to change the items in them without having to completely redecorate a space for each season.
5. SEASONAL SIGNS. Use signs that have themes for a particular season. “I tend to buy signs from the same company and in the same size for the areas in my home that are more custom,” Jenny says. “It allows me to use the same nails to hang them. Many companies now make signs for every season, so I choose one for each, all the same size but with different colored backgrounds, fonts and sayings based on the season.”
Spring descends on the farm, and Jenny is filled with reflective gratefulness for the new lives to come—baby chicks and goats— and for the lives that fill her home with laughter and love. As life brings its new chapters, her followers can be certain that her feed will be full of beauty, style and heart.
The living room received a whitening; Jenny lightened and brightened the entire space, from the walls to the fireplace brick. It’s a striking contrast to the pine floors throughout the home.
To give the dining room a rustic feel, Jenny switched out the modern light fixture above the cubbies with some caged vintage lights.
Then she completely redesigned the light fixture above the table by changing the old cloth shades and using vintage wire cage covers. The finishing touch? Switching the
light bulbs to vintage bulbs.
Like the rest of the home, the kitchen needed some stylish TLC. Jenny repainted the walls and cabinets white, changed the counters from Corian to solid custom walnut and painted the inside of the island green to match the front side. “For the season, I added the bunny garland to the stove, switched out the greenery to make it more spring-like and added pops of orange, which I continued throughout
the dining and main living area,” she says.
Vintage-inspired signage throughout Jenny’s home gives her spaces a sweet touch of history. In her laundry/office/ pantry, three signs decorate the shiplap walls. Though each one is different, they are tied together by their black font and ivory-hued backgrounds.
(top, right) In coordination with the cubbies, the back wall of the family room has a small sink and discreet storage. Jenny incorporates other materials throughout her home to give the space a sense of cohesion. The cabinets are her signature “Jenny Green,” while a burlap curtain coordinates with the living room drapes. A botanical wallpaper gives it a unique spin.
(bottom, right) In the back entryway, a trunk housing family memorabilia adds to the aesthetic of the charmingly snug space. Jenny chalk-painted the piece a couple years ago and displays tableaus on top of it. “The cabinet on it gives me lots of options for styling for each season,” she says.
This smaller dining area is part of the larger downstairs living spaces, where a few of Jenny’s family members can have a quiet meal if they’re not sitting down to a full family dinner.
(top, right) Lockers are used for the kids’ homeschool materials. When Jenny got them, they were bright red. “I chalk painted them so they would fit my farmhouse décor a little better,” she shares. “I do different décor on the top for the various seasons.” A rooster weathervane pays homage to the farm, while a small topiary nods to spring.
(top, left) The bedroom for Jenny’s 13- and 17-year-old sons is distinctly modern. “We have many different textures in this room, from the shiplap on the bunk beds to the chalkboard wall to the recovered barnwood-covered wall,” she says. Not surprisingly, the swing is the favorite seat in the house.
(bottom, right) This bedroom belongs to Jenny’s 21-year-old son and is on the main level. French doors open to the back screened porch and reveal a gorgeous view of the pool. “The room has been completely shiplapped by my husband, and we went with a vintage feel. My son not only designed the artwork above the bed, but he also built and hand-painted the entire thing,” Jenny says.
When the family first moved in, the master bedroom had gold window coverings. But Jenny got to work. “We made DIY dropcloth curtains. Since the windows are so long, it would’ve required a lot of fabric and cost a fortune to order custom window coverings— we saved thousands!” she says. To make the bed the focal point, they added a second box spring to give it height and lots of billowing ruffles for a warm and welcoming flair.
(top) The original master bathroom was a dingy yellow. “I decided to go white on the walls and add lots of wood trim, all done by my hubby,” Jenny says. There is a lot of light in the bathroom, so she was able to get away with a deep gray paint that brings rich texture to the area.
(bottom, right) Jenny isn’t the only one with an eye for design. Her husband built these bunks from scratch for their 12-, 9- and 3-year-old sons. “They are full size so [the boys] won’t outgrow them,” Jenny says. “Each bunk has its own unique storage space for special treasures.”
Because it’s a working goat farm, these little fellows are always out and about. Jenny’s daughters also raise two dairy goats and have a successful goat-milk soapmaking business called Pumpkinvine Creek Soap Co.