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The Farmhouse Life – Lifestyle & Decor Blog
“I'll come back time and time again because with Gillian you'll not only getting an incredible designer but a visionary and your biggest cheerleader.” – Korilyn Martin
The Farmhouse Life is a home and lifestyle blog, ran by the fabulous Korilyn Martin. Kori and her family purchased a 1700’s colonial farmhouse and moved out of the city to pursue #FarmLife. She has spend her time and energy renovating the beautiful house to turn it onto a home for her family. In making the move to the farmhouse life, she's also acquired a collection of animals; pigs, chickens, turkeys, a bunch of cats, and a dog. I personally am in love with the pigs!
Korilyn uses her blog to share her renovations, DIY's and style tips. Everything from seasonal to daily tricks. I love how she build her house around her children and always makes their space special for them! She's definitely one to keep an eye on.
VIEW KORI'S WEBSITE HERE
Tell me a bit about your business and what brought you to start it in the first place?
I'm a blogger – Influencer – and E-designer. I came to Gillian because it was time to take my site up a notch. I'm a DIYer and did the best I could… but without the background in design, I felt I went as far as I could.
What is one lesson that you wish you knew from the beginning?
Gillian taught me how important a sidebar is in my blog posts for getting new subscribers. I was having such trouble with my old theme that one day my sidebar disappeared and I didn't bother setting it back up. Gillian answered all of my questions.. even when they came one after another and in a million different emails. I never even noticed the time difference… She always seemed to be around when I needed her!
What was your “AH-HA” moment that made you take the plunge into this business?
When my husband and I bought our home that was built in the 1700s I started documenting the renovation process on social media. It turned out people were really interested in it! So that's when I decided to start a blog… and that snowballed into E-design. I hope it keeps on rolling into an online store in the next year!
Out of all the amazing designers out there, why did you decide to work with us?
Gillian is just so talented … I fell in love with all the designs on her site! But what really got me was her tenacity. She saw my work and became my number one fan! Her vision for my new site was instantaneous and I became a believer. I'll come back time and time again because with Gillian you'll not only getting an incredible designer but a visionary and your biggest cheerleader.
What was your favourite part of the design process?
My favourite part of the design process was definitely the initial mood board. Somehow she knew what I hoped to accomplish and was able to get it all down. As soon as I saw that board I knew that I had made the right decision In deciding to rebrand.
You guys, I’m so excited to be joining up again with Cindy at Country Road 407, and several other talented bloggers for a whole new year of Pinterest Challenges! Welcome to those of you making your way here from The Farmhouse Life!
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