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House Crashing: Quaint & Vine Covered

Holy cow you guys, I’m crazypants excited to share Bonnie’s sweet vine covered barn in Santa Ynez, California. It’s a home with some much happiness and charm squeezed in, I think anyone who drops in would feel right at home. So let’s drop in, shall we?

Bonnie House Front1

Here’s sweet Bonnie to welcome us. I wish we could have crashed her in person to meet her ourselves, but her photos were too good not to share, so this is one of our more rare “virtual” house crashings. Let’s step inside, shall we?

Meet Bonnie

Her office area is set up right near the entryway, and everything from the desk and chair (both from Ikea) to the cool ladder in the corner (also from Ikea) is inviting. Bonnie is also a fan of handmade art (she has some from Katie Daisy and Jen Ramos in this shot) and she loves making quilts, which can be found all over her home. She also has a love of secondhand finds, so everything from her couch to the metal chair, the shelf, the vases, and even the bicycle sign hails from a thrift shop.

Bonnie Entryway

Over in her living area she has more secondhand furniture (like the desk with the turned legs, the chair, and the coffee table) while the quilts and pillows are all handmade by Bonnie, and she even DIYed the driftwood wind chime while the rug’s from Ikea.

Bonnie Living Room

Don’t you love all the light flooding in through those large windows and doors? And I really like the casual not-trying-too-hard vibe that all the different quilts and fabrics give off. So layered and cozy. The storage cubby behind the sofa is from Ikea, by the way.

Bonnie Living Room2

Here’s Bonnie’s crafting nook with a thrifted desk, chair, and cubby. On the wall she has more art by Katie Daisy, and a few drawer shelves that she made herself.

Bonnie Bookcase

Over in the reading nook there’s a bookcase and hanging screen from Ikea along with that awesome thrift store bird house and a pillow from Target. I love the mix of all that white with some pops of color in the books (and even the fruit) along with some great layered texture (in the hanging screen, the bird house, the spotted pillow, and that sweet woven basket).

Reading Nook

As if I wasn’t into this house enough, Bonnie has a painting desk. A PAINTING DESK! Does that sound heavenly or what? It’s a thrift store score (as is the chair) and the fact that she has that gorgeous view out the window while she paints? Yabba dabba do. (let’s bring that back along with cowabunga)

Bonnie Desk

Her bedroom is just as sweet and airy as the rest of the house, and Bonnie even found the materials for her headboard at the dump. Doesn’t sound romantic, but the girl knows how to work a pallet! She also handmade the quilt and some of the pillows along with creating that cool NEST art above the bed. She also made the stag art that’s hanging from her headboard. Layered and lovely, no?

Bonnie Bedroom

Here’s the other side of her bedroom complete with a thrifted dresser (here’s a before and after for that) and she also made that cool patchwork art on the wall.

Bonnie Bedroom2

Outside is heavenly. Seriously, there’s an angel-ish “ahhhhhhhh” soundtrack that goes along with the view (or am I the only one who hears that?). The table and chairs are from Ikea and then Bonnie handmade some seat cushions for them. She also DIYed the hammock and planted that dreamy Wisteria (the purple flowering vine that’s creeping around her pergola).

Bonnie Outside

In the ever-esteemed words of Liz Lemon: I want to go to there.

Wisteria Pergola

And as if Bonnie hasn’t shared enough by letting us poke around her home, she also made a free printable for you guys. So be sure to check out her site and learn more about her Roost Tribe and grab that free printable here (it’s available in four colors).

Bonnie Printable

Thanks so much to Bonnie for sharing her lovely house! It’s hard to pick a favorite part, but if pressed I’d have to say the pergola full o’ wisteria and that sweet little painting desk, just because it makes me want to break out the brushes. How about you guys? What’s your favorite part?

Psst- NO. SLEEP. TILL. HOUSE CRASH! (name that song). There are dozens of other houses to snoop around in here.

Comments

  10. Andrea says

    Best.house.crashing.ever.
    I love EVERYTHING about Bonnie’s home. <3
    Gives me so many inspiration what to look for on my house hunt.

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  17. Ann says

    Love this home! So serene! I might have missed this, but where is this house located? The scenery is beautiful!

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  19. Melanie says

    NO – SLEEP – TILL BROOKLYN! Love some Beastie Boys.

    Oh and also what a dreamy house! I love it so much and I’m dying over the dumpster pallet headboard, haha.

    Swoon.

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  21. Maureen says

    LOVE! I can’t get on her website yet, but I am totally going to check it out later.I always wanted to have a little cottage, and this is pretty much what I would have wanted it to look like. It’s so heavenly!

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  32. Addie says

    What an awesome home! Absolutely love it.
    And I love the download, too.
    But I think the YHL’ers may have already crashed Bonnie’s site. Oops. Sorry, Bonnie!

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  33. Amanda from 16th and Main says

    Oh my goodness! Her house is beautiful, with just the right lived-in, super chill vibe… But the *view*!! I can’t get over that view!! …Is that a vineyard out her window in the fifth picture?? And all those huge windows to soak it all in!

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  39. Nikki says

    Love this house crash!! I’m so happy you allowed us the opportunity to “virtually” visit her.. I love her style so much I needed to pin every picture to remember. Do you guys think you might put the Pinterest button on your photos in the future?

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      We did that once and within 30 minutes like 4 people complained that they were distracting, so we took them down. You can use the “pin it” tool in your toolbar to pin any photo though (that’s how I pin things on sites) as well as using the “pin it” button at the end of the post). Hope it helps!

      xo
      s

  40. Joanna @ Our Freaking Budget says

    Her house has so much character and natural light!! We’re not homeowners yet, but when we are, you better believe our home will have a ton of that natural light stuff.

    And this post reminded me that you don’t have to have a huge space to still have a perfect home… I was really needing that reminder, so thanks a billion :).

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  41. Patti says

    I love love love the backyard. I would live out there! And the inside is so so lovely, the windows are my favorite. Btw, don’t know if it’s my screen, but the pictures are kinda blown out and overexposed, I’m having trouble making out some details. But I guess it’s because of all the natural light?

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Yes, we didn’t shoot this house ourselves but I’m sure it’s all that gorgeous light. You can also adjust your screen (there’s usually a brightness button that might be on high, and if you take it down you’ll gain more detail in the pics on your monitor :)

      xo
      s

  44. ashley says

    LOVE. IT.

    can i just say also that i love that she gave us a free printable?!
    all too often these days artists (myself being one of them) get too caught up in the money money money. so it’s always nice to get a beautiful little free bonus without any feathers getting ruffled :)

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