This used to be the kitchen at the Lodge. It’s now the entrance to the Lodge. Here’s what it looked like last February, just after we smashed it to smithereens.
Here’s what it looked like a month ago, after we hurriedly furnished it before having people over to watch a bloody UFC event just after Christmas.
It’s important to have a furnished home when you have people over to watch bloody UFC events. But still, we knew the entry needed some major league help. It looked like we just threw things in there to get them out of the way, which is exactly what we’d done.
The first thing we needed to do was get rid of those huge barrel chairs. They’re fun, but a little unwieldy and, uh…large.
They wound up fitting right into the master bedroom. The bed is a darker brown than the rest of the beds in the Lodge, so they coordinate pretty well.
So that left the entry.
My mother-in-law and I grabbed this sofa at a furniture store in the big city last week. They actually had one in stock, which was one of the reasons we took it. It’s DIFFICULT buying furniture right out of the store these days—it seems like more and more places are turning into showrooms, with an 8 to 12 week wait for orders.
I’m way too immature and impatient for that.
My sister-in-law Missy found this ottoman at Pottery Barn. I love that it’s sort of contemporary…and sort of not.
We scooted the chest with the nailhead trim over closer to the door—I’m not sure if that’s the best place for it, but it’s an improvement. And we threw a rustic/goldish pedestal in the corner, and a cowhide rug on the floor.
Again, I’m sure we need to tweak things here and there. I keep switching the bronze sculpture and the vase with the twigs.
But I think it’s an improvement, even though I’m going a little overboard with the neutrals.
Why do I love neutrals so much?
I might need an intervention.
Ree Drummond is the founder of The Pioneer Woman and a lover of butter, basset hounds and life on the ranch! Ree started her blog in 2006, and now millions visit ThePioneerWoman.com every month for her trusted recipes and fun family stories. Here’s what she has been up to since it all began:
New York Times Bestselling Author
Ree has written two memoirs (Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, and Frontier Follies) plus nine bestselling cookbooks:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl (2009)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier (2012)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays (2013)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime (2015)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! (2017)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier (2019)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Super Easy (2021)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready! (2023)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes (2025)
Food Network Host
Since 2011, Ree has been sharing simple, family-friendly recipes—and the occasional kitchen prank!—on her award-winning show The Pioneer Woman, filmed right on Drummond Ranch. Ree is also a regular judge on Food Network competitions, including Christmas Cookie Challenge.
Founder, The Pioneer Woman Collection
Ree has been creating and selling kitchen and home products at Walmart since 2015 and she’s involved in designing every piece and pattern. The line now includes best-selling appliances (you have to see the floral blender!), plus hundreds of pieces of cookware, tableware, and more. Ree doesn’t like to play favorites but the Agatha print has a special place in her heart.
Restaurant and Hotel Owner
Together with her husband Ladd, Ree has opened several bustling businesses in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, including The Pioneer Woman Mercantile—a bakery, restaurant, and general store that draws visitors from across the country (many come for the biscuits alone!), P-Town Pizza, Charlie’s Ice Cream Shop, and The Boarding House, a charming hotel with eight different rooms decorated by Ree and Ladd.
Media Personality
Ree appears regularly on national TV shows like Today, Good Morning America and more—all while managing to keep flour off her shirt.
Wife, Mom and…Grandma!
Ree’s kids (daughters Alex and Paige and sons Bryce and Todd) are all grown up, and as of December 2024, Ree is the proud grandma of the cutest baby ever, Sofia Scott, born to Alex and her husband Mauricio. Ree still cooks for Ladd (and the kids when they’re home), and she also looks after a few mischievous ranch dogs.
