I put an old screen door on my pantry when we built our retirement home to remind me of my grandparents house. My grandmother always yelled as we ran out the back door, “Don’t slam that door!” I love the sound of mine slamming today; reminds me of fun times with my cousins down on the family farm! ❤️

You are so talented ! Does your husband realize what a gem you are ?? I can’t believe you made a screen door ! So pretty

❤ Aw Mary, this video brings tears to my eyes… I SO enjoyed growing up on a farm…our home was built in 1904, and I just loved the character of it! Most everything had a special uniqueness in the way it was designed and materials used! We lived simply, had cows, chickens, and pigs…had a large vegetable garden, about 1/4 acre of raspberries, a fruit orchard…had no close neighbours, and as we were a family of eight children, we had each other to play with, do chores with, and loved singing together, made cord wood, and had two work horses, Maggie and Jesse, that my dad would use to pull a handheld cultivator to till the garden and raspberries, etc. My oldest brother owned a Model A…loved it! And one of my responsibilities was to use the milk/cream separator…and then with a butter churn I made countless pounds of butter, using the wooden butter form. And of course, there was the butter milk for mom to use! We never wasted anything in those days…when chickens were roasted in the oven of the beautiful wood stove, we ate the chicken feet, the necks, the gizzards, liver and heart! I could write SO much more for the next hour or two! With that being said…I am incredibly thankful and grateful for my upbringing in such a way! My Christian parents taught us about God and we faithfully went to church… We have truly lost a lot of precious lifestyle…and have traded it off with the modern too much techy stuff that has changed people! Yes, we worked hard, but it was a healthier way of life for countless reasons! I miss those days.. through the good times and the hard times! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Ah, yes, the wonderful screen door memories! When my Grandpa died I wrote a poem titled " The Old Back Screen Door" and read it at his funeral. There wasn't a dry eye in the place! My dad gave me the spring off the door as a keepsake. Oh the creaking and slamming sound it made. If the adults only knew back then how much that sound would mean later in life, they would've let it slam every time without getting onto us.

Mary I found this video to be the sweetest thing! The screen door that you created, drinking from a tin cup, the hook board and the curtained space all struck such a harmonious note with me! Thank you for those lovely, old fashioned and useful touches being brought back to my memory. Absolutely charming.

Mary, Mary, Mary! This takes the cake, there’s nothing you can’t do and you do it all so well. I love it all, great job.

If no one has told you today Mary, you are so inspirational..crafty and encouraging us to enjoy the simple and serene in life. Thank you.

This was definitely my favorite video I’ve ever seen of yours. Adding these nostalgic elements to your home just adds so much character! Please continue to do this and make it a series!. When we were restoring our old house, we went to California(from Idaho) and bought a vintage screen door for our pantry. I really like it. I also remember the slam of the screen door when I was a kid. I need to have one put on my back door so I can hear it again. Thanks!

Hi Mary, I know I keep saying this, but you never cease to amaze me! I love the screen door! You have such amazing skills! The new "old" touches to your kitchen, are things I also remember from my past. I would love to see more videos like this one, maybe even a series. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us!

Mary, you never cease to amaze me! I love old farm houses too! I grew up living in one. Love the sound of old screen doors. I can hear my Aunt now, “Don’t slam the screen door when you go out!’, of course we always did.😂

Ah...the slam of the screen door! How that takes me back to my childhood. So much that you added (floral shelving, lace edges, curtained cabinet coverings) all bring me back. Also, me or my sister having to run out to get the clothes off the clothesline when the rain started. Playing kickball in the street in front of our house. Playing outdoors all day in summer, coming home only for lunch and then dinner. And still going outside to play after! Beans, hot dogs, and brown bread every Saturday night, followed by Saturday night baths. Thank you, Mary, for this VLOG and for allowing us to join you for a walk down memory lane.

Happiest time was spending a week or two in summer at my Grandparents house. Hiding in the barn, feeding the chickens, running from the rooster, petting the calves, laughing till we couldn't stand. Every night a bath in that old clawfoot tub and the ticking of the clocks to fall asleep by. My parents are gone and now I have the clocks. Oil lamps in every room ( handy when the power goes out). An old clawfoot tub in our bathroom. Most everything in our house is old. The curtain under the sink, I've got the rod now to make the curtain. These are the memories of my roots. It's the beginning of what defines who we become. The essence of who we are. Sounds silly I suppose to some but I loved that time. Financially it wasn't a great time but it was a time with a slower pace. Thank you Mary. God's Blessings, Susan NW Georgia

The screen door is absolutely beautiful and I agree, I too love the sound of a wooden screen door.

Thank you for the walk down memory lane in this video. I, too, have many great memories of the old farmhouses in my family. I love watching you re-create the good old days!

I love that your adding touches that are doable and yet are neither stupid expensive or tacky. The screen door is killing me. My great grandma had a slamming one. ❤ With a hook and eye closure. Your featuring things my great grandmother had, kerosene lamps, scales, screen doors. Things that made sounds, smells, and were often pretty. Lastly I’m subscribing because your starting out with a regular modern house, like me it seems, not already a real farmhouse. Your not trying to recreate a pretend farmhouse but you are recreating MEMORIES from being around a farmhouse or people who raised food and animals. Now others who did not experience those things can enjoy and understand better the charm of “those days”. I am delighted to find you ma’am.

MARY!!!!! You have done it again! I’m blown away by your skills! I’ve watched you for a few years now and I think this might be my favorite of all! So inspiring!!! That screen door is perfection! ❤

The screen door! I just love it when you say " I thought I'd just make it myself." Out come the tools and wood -- away you go. As I watched I knew that the Big Box stores carry old style wood screen doors, but you built like your grandfather did! Wonderful. I had patterned shelf liners with lace trim in my home and miss them. I have no open shelves in my downsized space. I think I will add lace behind doors as it will make me smile every time I open a cabinet. Thank you for a pleasant tour of farmhouse things.

Love this video! All of the things you added are great, especially the screen door! You did an amazing job building it Mary. I also love the old farmhouse style. It’s just so cozy and nostalgic. It’s all about the memories and feels 🥰

The things from our past sometimes bring us the most comfort.

Mary, you are so amazing. I am so impressed with your updates, creations and how blessed you are with the ability to build and make things. That door, the cupboards, and the rest of your work is just perfect. Thank you for sharing with all of us.

This is probably one of my favorite videos you have done! I love everything you did! Your talent amazes me. Your home is beautiful!

I love the lace trim!! The screen door is the icing on the cake!!

You're an amazing lady, Mary. What beautiful accents you added, and the screen door is absolutely gorgeous. While watching you make it I was thinking, "Nothing is too difficult for her." You are a true artisan.

What a sweet video hearing you reminisce about your happy childhood and the memories you still hold dearly.

I absolutely love the farm touches you've done! That screen door is amazing!! You are truly inspirational 😊

I don't often comment, but I watch most of your videos because they're peaceful & relaxing after teaching ESL all day...🇰🇷 But I have to say, the way you just made your own screen door was amazing!🎉 It looks nice on your home and sounds good, too~😂👍

I absolutely love everything you did! What beautiful updates!

Oh my. So many memories from my grannies farm. I spent so much time there. The happiest childhood. The curtain under the sink, lol, I used to hide there when I was little. The wall hooks, no closets, so much more. I am bringing all this back to my home. The memories , I love this. My happy place.

Good morning Mary. I was raised on a farm in Tennessee and one of my fondest memories is making gingerbread and quilting with my grandmother. One of the things I hold closest to my heart is watching her put butter in a small wooden mold and getting to push the butter out onto a small covered plate. Lastly, the smell of lilacs remind me of those days.

I grew up in the city, but most of my family on both sides lived on farms. I spent alot of time visiting and helping on farms growing up. My mother was not Amish, but grew up on an old fashioned farm. My father spent all of his summers on his grandparents farm so that I too love the old houses. Those are very fond memories . Over 25 years ago my husband and I got to move out in the country and I will never go back! Thank you for all of your wonderful videos! You really brighten my day!

My grandma always said don’t slam the screen door. Lol now we all love that sound.haha

I love that there isn't music in this video. The quiet is refreshing.

I love the screen door - just beautiful. All those things look so authentic and to me they give the house a "soul"... Love your house and admire your skills Mary! xx

Mary, I am always so impressed with your willingness to just leap out in faith and make it happen. I love the screen door, my grandmother had one and I miss that sound of a screen door - although when we were children that constant in and out of the house might have driven her crazy, but she never said so. I love the ironwork at the bottom, and I have to agree with you, I would have left it the color it was - as the black is just so expected.

I didn’t grow up on a farm, but I was sent out to my aunt & uncles farm to help out ~ they had me through wood down the old wood chute into the basement & then go down & stack the wood. They had an old woodstove that they cooked on & kept the large house warm (I was a gradeschooler when I was out there). *Your old screen door is sooo beautiful!

My Uncle was a farmer and they lived out in the country in Arkansas. I loved the screen door and the sound of it slamming, and drinking from the tin cups 😊 Also inspired me to make some cute curtains for my kitchen doors .❤ Keep all the great ideas coming !! Love everything you do!💖💖

Thanks for a walk down memory lane with you Mary. So much fun! You are so talented and I loved watching you create and make your own screen door. It's beautiful. So peaceful and charming to watch!

Mary....thank you for making me literally laugh out loud today 😂. Your story about the oil lamp and the hilarious question your boys asked about seeing dinosaurs killed me...love your channel and your precious family ❤

" I'm just gonna go ahead and make my own screen door " ............... love the slight slam of a wooden screen door

I thought I was crazy wanting things in my home that reminded me of my childhood but I love everything I have. Thank you for sharing. I love all the things you've added!❤

Loved the curtain, below your sink. The oil lamp is beautiful! Loved the gorgeous paper on your open shelves! The lace is so sweet, adorable! Oh my goodness, Mary, the screen door is stunning! I honestly believe you can do anything! I absolutely loved all the changes!💕

Love all the old fashion touches in your kitchen. Nothing brings back memories like a screen door slamming shut ! Thanks for all you do Mary , I appreciate you !

This video brought me to tears. Remembering my Mamaw’s house!! Miss those years so long ago!!!! Thank you!

I think that this is one of my favorite videos. You really encouraged the viewers, I’m one of them. I am in the process of brightening my living room. Changing my beautiful knotty pine paneling ceiling to antique white chalk paint walls leaving the ceiling and trim. I agonized over making such a radical change. I just love it , thank you Mary !

Mary - more videos like this would be amazing! I have incorporated so many things from my grandparent's homes into my home and I just love the warm, nostalgic feel it gives. I have my grandparent's screen door and first kitchen table, both of which my papaw built. I have an old jelly cabinet that was in my granny's kitchen - my dad and I restored it together. And I have so many small pieces that I use just as decor. I love your channel and watching you create!

Mary, you always amaze me with your carpentry skills! The screen door is beautiful 😍❤️.

Aww the sound of old screen doors closing reminds me of my childhood on the farm.

So many good ideas, but the screen door was absolutely a work of art and brought back so many memories.

Thank you for bringing back those precious memories while watching this! Love the old farmhouse looks! 😊

I adore this video, Mary! It brought back so many memories of being on our family farm as a child in the old farmhouse with my grandparents. So many memories to share in the comments but some are the wood cooking stove and my grandma having us go get eggs from the chicken coop and fruit and vegetables from her giant garden to make a huge breakfast on the old kitchen table with mismatched chairs- how she made biscuits in a wood stove I’ll never understand 😅 We had the oil lamps, a piano in the “parlor”, slamming screen doors, eating fruit she canned in beautiful china cups and dishes, eating mulberries off the trees while soaking our feet in the irrigation ditch, making thing in my grandpa’s barn shop… so many more! I am very lucky that we still have the farm and I plan to retire there though unfortunately the old farmhouse had to be taken down. We saved all the old wood and I plan to repurpose some of the wood. Thank you again for sharing your experiences Mary

I loooove the sound of an old screen door. Brings back good memories!

I remember the sound of the banging screen door that we had on our cabin in the north woods of Wisconsin when I was a kid. Thanks for the memory. ❤

Mary, it all looks so cute! Just because these ideas are not in the "current" decorating magazines does not mean you can't do it. That is how things get popular, by doing something no one is doing currently! I remember my mom always had those copper molds hanging in the kitchen and the great big fork and spoon on the wall. I recently found a bunch of the molds at Goodwill for only $1.99 so I hung them up in the soffit above my cabinets. I found an old breadbox with a copper door at a flea market for $10.00 so had to buy that! I do have the big spoon and fork from my mothers house, so thinking I will repaint them and hang them, too. 30 years ago I found a similiar self-adhesive lace. I never did put it up, but never threw it out ......maybe I need to hang mine now.

I really loved watching all the projects come together and I REALLY enjoyed the nostalgic moments of memories from my childhood. Thanks Mary!

I think you need to teach a carpentry class Mary. There's nothing you can't build. So impressive. LOVE the screen door.

Well now I need a homemade screen door! My husband loves the sound of an old screen door slamming. 😊

Mary, you always amaze me with everything you build and the special touches you do in your home!!

Love the screen door and so amazed that you could make it your self. Love the farm house look too !

My grandparents had a little farm in North Carolina. I'm 67, so these memories come from the 1960s. There was a big blue enameled cast iron wood burning stove where biscuits were baked every morning, and a pantry full of food that she had "put up'. To this day, if I smell dried apples, I'm taken back to that pantry.i

I remember all the natural woodwork, the unfitted kitchen with the big long sink, and the large kitchen pantry that held the dishes and home canned food.

You always inspire me. I LOVE all of these things. We live in a 120 year old farmhouse and I love the older farmhouse style (not so much contemporary farmhouse). Thank you for sharing your talent!

When you spoke about the sound of a screen door slamming , I heard that sound in my head. And then “Since I couldn’t find a screen door I’d go ahead and make one” Oh…Mary…you are incredible! And what a great job you did, not only with door, but with everything else! My mother used to buy shelf liner in Woolworth’s 5 & 10…it had a paper lace border that you folded down over the edge of the shelf.

I love the screen door. It’s beautiful! The scalloped lace on your shelves looks so vintage and pretty. ❤️

Making that screen door was impressive! There is not much you can’t do Miss Mary!

My favorite video! You are so calm and peaceful and your beautiful light shines through in all of your videos, thank you ✨️

Absolutely loved all of your farmhouse memories and that you made them come to life for you again! Your screen door is fabulous!

I've wanted a screen door for so ooooo long. The sound brings back such wonderful memories of my grandmother's home!!!! I can just smell the pork chops and biscuits cooking right now!

Slamming the screen door at 8 am and playing ‘til supper time, yes, fond memories. Thank you for all the beauty you share, Mary!

The screen door is the prettiest thing I have seen you make so far.... I absolutely adore it!!! I'll have to add that to my to do list! So cute!!!

Hi Mary! Everything is beautiful! The screen door is stunning! I LOVE the shelf liner!❤

❤the screen door!! When I moved to my home in Florida 35 years ago …..a screen door was the first thing I ever added!! Cannot live without! Enjoy the breezes!

My favorite aunt had an old pop belly stove in her farmhouse where we kept our horses. She would make like party mix and keep it in the pan on top of that stove to keep it warm. Yum...I loved it! However, I live in an old farmhouse built in the late 1800s. Our bricks were made by hand across the street. Only one other family, besides the original family, owned this house for about 10 year, before we bought it. A few years ago, I had the original wood floors done with all the flaws left in. They are beautiful. I have all the original Ash wood trim, not painted, transit windows, and many small antiques from this milking farm, like buckets, wash tubs, milk pitchers etc. I love all of it!! I use or display just about everything. Then I myself collect antiques. My dining room furniture is antique, my living room furniture is antique French Provincial, but I did buy an antique replica set for my bedroom. My favorite bedroom has a iron twin bed with 2 oak chest of drawers and an antique night stand. I also have some of my grandparents antique items, like a trophy case from my dad's family and desk that we got from my mom's parents. It was given to use after my mom passed in 1983 and my dad stripped so many layers of paint that my grandfather was known for doing, and behold, there was a gorgeous antique desk. I also, have our family kid's rocking chair that my grandchildren sit and read in. I love all of it! So very grateful that I have been able to enjoy it.~~Jen

11:37 if you look just behind the face of the scale, there's a little knob... Turn that to "zero" the scale. We used it to negate the bowl when measuring flour. 💖🌞🌵😷

I've also live in a farmhouse. You bought back so much memories us living with my grandparents. Love the screen door. Great job,Mary. ❤

The screen door came out AMAZINGLY. You had the sweetest smile when you first slammed the door after having installed the spring. So many nostalgic pieces. It's beautiful to surround yourself with sweet memories of our past. ❤❤❤ T.Y.V.M. for sharing with us.

When I was a kid my grandparents had a tiny lake cottage that my grandfather built. There was an old fashioned pump at the kitchen sink which I loved. Was so disappointed when Nana got a new faucet. Boring ! Now I have a replica pump spout faucet in my bathroom. Nana also had an old washing machine wringer mounted on a big tree to wring out our wet swim suits. Sweet memories.

I love all of what you added to your home! I love cottage style, and all of what you did will work in cottage style, too. I especially love the screen door.

Unbelievable Mary! You are so talented in anything you set out to do! The projects just come together so beautifully, I love them all! Anyone who needs to learn how to do anything creative should definitely be watching your channel. You have learned so much growing up in your Amish community. it's just beautiful how you bring everything to life here for us to watch. Thank you for sharing another jaw dropping video that always inspires me to tackle something in my home. And by the way, I just love my drop cloth curtains you made for me several months ago! I have 2 sets and they are just hanging so lovely in my home! XO :)

I miss hearing my grandma's door shutting but we couldn't let it slam. we had to hold it as it shut. It turned out beautiful.

Congrats on the screen door. Brings back memories of my grandparents'/great-grandparents' farm. Thank you for honoring past generations with your creativity and skill.

I grew up in an old home (not in the country though,) my grandparents lived on a farm, and I remember my great-grandparents' home too! I LOVE these nostalgic touches! I have a few in my home already. What a sweet video.❤😊

Oh Mary. I just adore you!! I’m just 5 minutes into it & I HAD to tell you I’m so excited about THIS video. Even though I watch every single video you create ( often watch some more than once ) this one in particular has me so thrilled to see what you have in store for us!!

I really enjoy listening to you sharing with us how you grew up, your traditions and your life in general. I would never fast forward any of your videos.

You are an amazing woman, Mary. If you can't find what you're looking for, build it. Love the screen door and all the other touches you added to your home to remind you of the past.

Absolutely beautiful projects!! You are such an inspiration and so humble, I love your videos!

As you were building the screen door I was hoping it would slam like the one we had when I was a kid. 😊 I didn’t grow up on a farm but we had a few of the things you made like the skirt under the sink and the trim on the shelves. My mom would attach the decorative trim with matching colored thumb tacks. Sweet memories.

On our grandparents' farm, we used the door leading into the dining room of the big white farmhouse with built in closets. The first closet had walls lined with hooks (no rods) each holding multiple jackets and the floor was lined with boots. You opened the door, stuck your feet in boots and grabbed a jacket that fit. No one had their "own." We had our favorites and were respectful of those preferences...but owned nothing on for ourselves. The kitchen cabinets were white metal framed in a thin line of black paint. I do not ever remember having a Christmas tree or any such fancy things. Never missed any of that. The screen door was a wood frame lined top and bottom with gray screen. The white farmhouse on the other side (a 2 mile dirt road walk) of the almost 400 acre dairy farm had a half door and its own wood screen door leading into the kitchen. That perfect sound you have replicated with the beautiful door you made here. There was always 2-3 gallons of sweet tea on the kitchen table. I love your work. But, I think it's the memories your channel brings that keeps me coming back time and again watching some videos multiple times.

We grew up in an old farmhouse with the screen door. Mama and Grandma Grace would yell at us not to slam the door. We always had a curtain under the sink also. We had to wash the sink curtain often because as kids we were messy. Thanks for bringing back the memories. Nothing more satisfying than sitting on the front porch at dusk with our kitty cats listening to the whippoorwill singing. Great job on the screen door! Love it

I grew up with a tin cup sitting by our sink. My dad always drank from it. What memories!

I grew up spending time on my grandma and grandpa's farm in Barnum, IA. It was the best. My grandma would have loved all your farmhouse projects.

I remember my grandmother’s kitchen and the sink cabinet with a curtain to hide what was stored underneath. 😊

Love the screen door! I can still hear my momma saying, you kids stop slamming the door! 😊 That really brought back some good memories! Thanks so much for sharing this video! Love your channel! God bless!

I love the sound of a slamming screen door! All of your nostalgic touches are so sweet!

I grew up on a farm and remember very well the " dont let it slam", usually, right before it slammed. Lol. I also remember my grandpa lived (right before we moved him onto our farm) in a little town that had a grocery/hardware/gardening tools in it and wooden floors and a huge covered porch on the back and had wooden screen doors and we would sit there and drink "soda pop" while the people caught up with everyone. Thank you for the memories, Mary

I can’t wait for more my grandma had curtains on the sink

I am that way with wooden porches, they take me back to childhood. My mother would paint the porch gray each spring. 🤍🤍🤍🤍

I like how you just made a screen door when you could not find one. You did such a beautiful job. You are very talented.

Oh my goodness, I love the screen door! And the sound it makes closing...sweet memories.

My grandparents were Amish and I remember the smell of the oil lamps burning, I have one and have recently been lighting it in the evenings-the glow is so lively and the scent so nostalgic. I also remember the coal burning stove and the coal bucket that sat next to it, I was always happy to be the one to put the coal in the stove. I remember the fresh cows milk in the jar that my grandma would skim the fat off of the top. Oh, and the windmill and water pump right outside the backdoor!

Mary you never cease to amaze me with your ideas and your talents used to bring them to life. I admire you! ❤