Sandra Downie
The Rustic Life

The Rustic Life is blogger Sandra Downie‘s way of sharing her life and love of the rustic chic lifestyle. Based in Connecticut, her blog is a creative outlet where she spends time sharing all the beautiful things that she loves and that inspires her: home decorating and design, entertaining ideas, recipes, style, beauty tips and much more. She aims to share fresh ideas for designing and styling your life in a pretty, yet classically comfortable way.
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How to Design an Art Wall
Sandra Downie |
The Rustic Life
This living room refresh has a modern, but French farmhouse vibe that’s cozy and inviting. Sandra Downie of The Rustic Life used a mixture of modern and vintage pieces to make the space come together. Read on to see how Sandra balanced the look with her modern farmhouse gallery wall. How to Design a Modern Farmhouse...
A Comfy, Formal Sunroom
Sandra Downie |
The Rustic Life
This formal sunroom makeover certainly is elegant, but scores high on comfort, too. What’s the point of having a lovely room that isn’t comfy? In her sunroom makeover, Sandra Downie of The Rustic Life managed to hit that elegant-and-comfortable sweet spot by carefully choosing the furniture, rug, tables and accents. Let her take you on a tour...
Mudroom Fall Makeover
Sandra Downie |
The Rustic Life
All it took was a few pops of color with mums and pumpkins to make this fall mudroom makeover a perfect way to celebrate autumn. Sandra Downie of The Rustic Life styled this mudroom makeover for our Halloween and Harvest Style Challenge. We sent her Home Depot fall decorations, and she did the rest. Pick up some...