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My Houzz: Ranch Home in the Northwest Suburbs
Newlywed couple brings the rodeo home with repurposed saddles, boots, and plenty of cowboy charm
Whitney Lyons is a professional photographer, writer and a design enthusiast. She has traveled the world working as a writer and photographer.
Her travels took her to Ireland, where she worked as a photojournalist and reporter for Imokilly People newspaper in Co. Cork.
Whitney spent a year traveling across Europe and Asia, further expanding her photography skills and experience. She eventually landed in New Zealand, where she photographed and wrote articles for Wild Tomato magazine in Nelson.
Whitney is now located in Portland, Oregon where she works as a freelance photographer and writer.
You can see more of her work at flavors.me/whitneylyons.
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What appears to be a typical suburban home from the outside is actually a rustic western hideaway for newlyweds Matt and Kimberly Weishoff. "We would love to live on a ranch, but we can't afford it right now. We've made our ranch [style] home into a small ranch." The newlyweds have been crafty with their decorating, building several things by hand with repurposed materials. Kimberly moved into the home in 2003. Bareback rodeo rider, Matt Weishoff, moved in with Kimberly in 2010.
Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here: Matt and Kimberly Weishoff
Location: Beaverton, Oregon
Size: 1,728 square foot, one-story house with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths
Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here: Matt and Kimberly Weishoff
Location: Beaverton, Oregon
Size: 1,728 square foot, one-story house with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths
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| A large mosaic-like photograph of Matt and Kimberly greets you in the entryway. The couple had the image enlarged and cut into squares, and it served as their wedding guestbook. Friends and family left messages for Matt and Kimberly on the back of the photos, and each piece is numbered so it would be pinned to a specific spot in the grid. The sections of the photograph have been secured with nails to part of an old fence, and can easily be taken off to so that the couple can read the personal messages on the back. Matt found a piece of wood outside of their house which works perfectly as a hat rack. |
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| "Pretty much everything we have is something we have either created or something we love as a lifestyle," Matt says. Matt built the bar and the saddle stools. Matt says they bought the saddles for next to nothing at a tack sale. "We're all about going in search of what's different, what's old and what has some history." The makeshift buffet table on the wall can be tucked away when not in use. It's held up using an old piece of barn wood and latigos from a horse saddle. On the opposite wall, Matt repurposed saddle fenders, which were leftover from the saddle benches, as wine racks. He used horse reins and other horse tack to make a strap to hold the wine bottles. They hope to make a little business out of selling the wine racks and saddle stools. |
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The antique blue pantry is from New Mexico; Kimberly purchased it on Craigslist 10 minutes after it was listed. She uses it as a liquor cabinet.
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When Kimberly moved into the home, she painted walls and installed barn-wood laminate floors. She added new kitchen cabinets and granite tile. "I pretty much re-did everything from the floor up. It was 1970s to the bone," says Kimberly.
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Kimberly collects cowgirl boots. She has around 40 pairs which she wears and uses as décor. "I need a 12-step recovery program!" she says. She has made a rule for herself to not spend more than $50 on a pair of boots. She finds her boots at antique stores and online through Amazon and Etsy.
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A painting of Matt riding bareback is by a family member who used a photo of Matt at a rodeo in Phoenix for inspiration.
The ottoman is handmade; Matt spent $5 on an old horse saddle pad and found stumps in a nearby forest to use as the legs.
The Weishoffs use saddle pads as rugs. "They're different, they're colorful and they're inexpensive. I don't think we've paid more than $8 for a rug," says Kimberly.
The ottoman is handmade; Matt spent $5 on an old horse saddle pad and found stumps in a nearby forest to use as the legs.
The Weishoffs use saddle pads as rugs. "They're different, they're colorful and they're inexpensive. I don't think we've paid more than $8 for a rug," says Kimberly.
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Pendleton blankets throughout the house add pops of color. A friend made the stained glass boots. The dining room table is from Mexico — another of Kimberly's Craigslist finds.
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Kimberly's brother bought her the boot artwork for Christmas from a flea market in Arizona. A boot has been cut in half and placed on barn wood for display.
Matt built the wine rack. He is in the process of building a similar piece that will extend from floor to ceiling. Other projects include sprucing up the guestrooms and working on the backyard. This summer Matt and Kimberly would like to install French doors extending out to the back patio.
Matt built the wine rack. He is in the process of building a similar piece that will extend from floor to ceiling. Other projects include sprucing up the guestrooms and working on the backyard. This summer Matt and Kimberly would like to install French doors extending out to the back patio.
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A friend made this sign for a wedding decoration. The signs point to places where Matt and Kimberly have studied, visited or lived.
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| "We come across things and think, 'What can we do with this?' " says Kimberly. She found an old rain gutter and turned it into candle holder. Kimberly made the stained glass artwork that reads "Lucky in Love," as a wedding decoration. The Weishoffs love the feeling they get when they walk into their home. "It's warm, cozy and inviting. You're almost transported to someplace you wouldn't expect to be from looking at the outside," says Kimberly. "It's a place we want to be." More: My Houzz: Whimsical Chateau in the Pacific Northwest Houzz Tour: Northwest Home with a Mountain View Next: Browse hundreds of inspiring homes |
Ideabook updated on Feb. 5, 2012.
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is fantastic and shows their love for each other, so creatively done. I never saw anything like it and I love to paint horses. I am in a sort of farm house, doing over my kitchen so I love the floors too.