Home design and decor Mills 50, an Orlando Main Street District, is home to the Colonialtown, Lake Eola Heights and Park Lake Highland neighborhoods.
03/03/2025
Renovated my grandparents’ 1920s farmhouse which I inherited. They bought bare land here in southern Alberta in 1947, and they moved the original portion of the house here shortly thereafter. My brother continues to farm the crop land as we are now third generation cereal crop and hay producers.
This was originally a very tiny bedroom (8 x 11) directly off the kitchen, which I converted to a walk-in pantry. I wanted it to look like a General Store inside. The 9 pane door used to be the exterior door and is now the pantry access.
The farm sale poster is of my great, great grandfather’s auction and the yellow painted sign was from when my grandparents sold eggs. The old sewing machine cabinet belonged to my other granny. The leather post card belonged to my great grandmother… I could go on, but run the risk of boring everyone lol So I’ve really tried to pay homage to my family history and the past as well as incorporate them into the design.
I realize it would not be for everyone, but I’ve always had a fascination for old country stores and this was a way of not only having extra food and small appliance storage, but also incorporating it into displaying some of my vintage collectibles. I luv how it turned out; so if you don’t, just keep scrolling rather than trolling.
