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today’s first sneak peek belongs to amanda orcutt of siloam springs, arkansas. amanda runs a beautiful online shop, amandromeda, that specializes in vintage furniture and home accessories, and recently- with the help of her husband and a contractor- renovated the top floor of a 100 year old building in historic downtown siloam springs. i was instantly taken with amanda’s home (especially the hammock in the living space), each space has a wonderful mix of new and old objects and an open, lofty feel that would make any tiny apartment dweller envious. thanks to mark jackson of mark jackson studio for lending us these images of amanda’s home- i hope you’ll enjoy amanda’s home as much as i did.

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We live above a flower shop in historic downtown Siloam Springs, AR. This building is over 100 years old and previously there was nothing up here. My husband Matt grew up in Bolivia and the hammock in the lounge area (top image) is from there.

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I bought my entire kitchen on eBay the only exception is the fridge and it’s a hand-me-down from my parents that we covered in chalkboard paint and my son, Isaiah, loves to draw on it (see additional image after the jump)! My dad built my dining table.

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The claw foot tub in the master bath was found in another building down the street and I got it for free. All I had to do was get it re-glazed and buy new plumbing hardware.

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CLICK HERE for the rest of Amanda’s peek (including additional, full-sized images) after the jump!

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The chandeliers in the master bedroom and bath were my grandmother’s.

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The words painted on the wall above the bed in the master are lyrics to the song my husband Matt wrote me and sang in our wedding.

Wow is right. I looked at the pictures before I finished reading the post and was surprised to learn this was in Arkansas and not NYC. Great to know that interesting design is alive and kicking all around the country (but we already knew that!).

Sharon, thanks for the compliment on my house! The floors are sheets of plywood that we sanded and stained and put a lot of urethane on. They are just screwed down so you can see the screw holes and everything! I mixed the stain myself from two different colors.

Oh my!! Amanda!
Siloam Springs is such a small town and my mother grew up there in the yellow victorian on the corner of the main street of “downtown”!! It was her grandfather’s house and he was the town Doctor for 50 years at least, in the late 19th century! He had the house built! We visited 3 years ago when we were adopting our daughter from Kansas. It’s sad cuz some guy in Oakland, CA (across the Bay from San Francisco) owns it and has done nothing to it. I wonder if he has yet?
We became friendly with the lady who works in the Sil. Spr. chamber of Commerce across the street from the house. She keeps us up to date with whats going on. I am so impressed with your style and taste, a gorgeous , relaxed home. Siloam breeds people with great taste! as my mom has oodles of it too! Take care!

Beautiful space! I’d like to know how you painted the fridge. Did you sand and prime it first? …then paint with chalkboard paint? This would perk up my tired old fridge–and it’s a fantasticly clever idea.

I used to visit my Aunt who lived just a few miles outside of siloam springs, arkansas. After years of visiting we relocated to Bentonville Arkansas and visted Siloam Springs often but after 2.5 years we moved back to Lincoln Nebr. because the are was just growing so fast and the schools just were not what we wanted for our kids. The area is a treasure chest of beautiful things and creative people. Love the space! Where did you purchase the black chandy in the top image? LOVELY SPACE!!!

I love all the comments! It really is such an encouragement! Well, the fridge went through many transformations-first we painted it white (it was cream) then we wallpaperd it, then chalkboard painted it green and then black. I don’t think we ever sanded it though. For the chalkboard paint you can just roll it right on. And most of my rugs came from Urban Outfitters. I love that place! And it’s so nice to read so many comments from people from Siloam!

Love the whole place. Makes me want to move downtown in my own city (as long as we get the whole top floor).

What does it cost to have a claw foot tub reglazed?

Great job getting the appliances on Ebay! How do you handle shipping? Do you go get this stuff in person, and then check it out to make sure it really works, etc.

Eileen

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