{"id":379903,"date":"2025-09-04T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stylebyemilyhenderson.com\/?p=379903"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:37:12","slug":"summer-2025-our-full-farmhouse-property-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stylebyemilyhenderson.com\/summer-2025-our-full-farmhouse-property-tour","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2025: Our FULL Farmhouse Property Tour (With Before + Afters Galore)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, summer 2025 is almost a wrap, and we used the heck out of the yard since we finished in spring. It’s a pretty ridiculous property at this point. We know how lucky we are, and it feels most like the home we always dreamt of (when we lived in NY and LA) when there are at least 6-10 kids running around, four men playing corn hole and a bunch of ladies gabbing. While we aren’t DONE done, we have checked so many boxes that were big construction, and the rest of the rehab can be done WAYYYY over time. These photos were taken at different times over the summer (we shot different areas in different months), so you’ll see the plants grow in, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We thought it would be fun to show you the whole property layout from above because it can be confusing to know how it flows. We have about 2.75 acres, mostly usable and flat with pockets of extreme overgrowth that we aren’t touching for a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Driveway\/Entrance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Walking down the driveway felt magical 5 years ago, and we still love it. It’s full of invasives (Hawthorne trees lining both sides, ivy, and blackberry everywhere), but I can’t bring myself to get rid of it all – it’s too much of a project right now, and we’d lose so much of the rustic nature. If money were no object and if we could just snap our fingers, would we clear it all out and plant big beautiful non-invasive trees and clover? Sure! But it’s pretty great for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s funny, people in Oregon don’t find the driveway nearly as charming as our California friends when they visit (they don’t say anything, you can just tell). Everyone from other states reacts consistently like we did – so green, so rustic, so charming, but I think if you’ve lived here for decades, it’s just an old-looking long Oregon driveway:)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once you round the driveway, you get the reveal of the house, which always strikes me as WAY more “adult” of a house than I ever thought I’d own. As the chronically 27-year-old that I feel inside, this still feels wild that it’s ours. I really, really love her so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love seeing the covered walkway at the end of the driveway – still one of my favorite features. You MUST slide the before\/after slider below – it’s so satisfying and pretty wild to see where it came from 4+ years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t