tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40343743408523527352024-02-07T14:14:53.388-08:00living a cottage lifeCaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716893330306814788noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034374340852352735.post-18167021041378481682018-05-25T14:54:00.000-07:002018-05-31T15:03:57.169-07:00Before and After: Living Spaces<div>
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There are two living spaces in this house,</div>
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one at the front which I call the living room,</div>
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and one at the back which I call the family room.</div>
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Living room at move-in,<br />
ugly carpet, popcorn ceilings and all.</div>
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Family room at move-in, ditto.</div>
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more family room,</div>
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and another angle of family room.</div>
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This is the first manifestation of the living room.</div>
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The walls were painted a coffee color and we installed</div>
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some molding on the bottom of the walls as wainscoting.</div>
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The furniture was just moved in from our old house, as-is.</div>
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This is the first look of the family room.</div>
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The walls were painted blue and the furniture,</div>
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again, came straight from the old house.</div>
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A look from the living room into the family room.</div>
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You can see it is very open, but the family room was</div>
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an add-on and has a separate feeling to it.</div>
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I decided I wanted an all-white room,</div>
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so I covered the leather sofa with linen</div>
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and painted all the furniture white.</div>
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This worked well for awhile until I thought it would be a better fit</div>
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to move the all-white room to the front and the older (and more colorful)</div>
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furniture to the room that held the television and got more family use.</div>
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A good idea until I realized it meant not just moving furniture,</div>
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but rugs, artwork, chochtkies and large shelves as well!</div>
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It took quite a while to get everything moved,</div>
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and I lived with combination rooms for a week or so.</div>
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But, eventually everything found their proper place.</div>
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Mostly white and neutral, with a touch of pale blue,<br />
very light and airy.</div>
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The family room got a fresh coat of yellow paint</div>
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Both rooms continued to evolve,</div>
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U<span style="color: #000018;">ntil we come to the present day,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000036;">with some of the old.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000013;">Using the same flooring throughout the house</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000025;">In fact, see that chair in the corner?</span></div>
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Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716893330306814788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034374340852352735.post-56979946191078259672018-03-03T16:25:00.001-08:002018-05-31T14:45:29.292-07:00Back to Basics- Why I Started This Blog in the First Place: Before and After Curb Appeal<div>
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The last couple of years have been a little hectic (okay, crazy) around here.</div>
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You probably noticed that my posts have dwindled to practically nothing</div>
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But now I am going to get Back to Basics and return to the original</div>
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purpose for this blog: documenting the remodel of this House with Potential,</div>
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turning it from a Rundown Ranch into a Cute and Cozy Cottage.</div>
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So, let's start at the beginning: Curb Appeal</div>
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This house had none. Zero.<br />
But it did have a nice neighborhood,</div>
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a workable floorplan, a big yard and a low price.</div>
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It's not any better from far away.</div>
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I hated those arches from Day 1.<br />
I just thought, "We'll take those downright away". <br />
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Trouble was, we had never worked on a stucco house before</div>
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and had no idea just how hard it would be.</div>
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We tried various tools and methods, but in the end, it was</div>
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sheer brute strength with a sledge hammer that took them down.</div>
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It actually took a couple years to complete this project and I</div>
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But it was worth all the hard work!<br />
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We built up the columns and painted <br />
all the trim a beautiful bright white,<br />
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to compliment the newly painted grey of the house,<br />
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and the pop of turquoise on the front door.<br />
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Add some cottage charm with a turquoise milk can, weather vanes</div>
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and crocks, even a turquoise beach cruiser,</div>
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a white fence and lots of cottage flowers,</div>
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like lavender, roses and geraniums.<br />
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When we bought this House with Potential,</div>
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there was an ugly metal shed in the backyard.</div>
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Not in a corner or out of the way place,</div>
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but right in the middle of my view out the</div>
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Just look past the cute kids to that metal shed with the brown trim.</div>
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Not what I wanted to see every morning!</div>
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My first thought was to move it, far to the end of the property</div>
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where I wouldn't have to look at it.</div>
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But, then I would have to schlep all the way out there</div>
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to get the Christmas decorations or the camping gear,</div>
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or whatever else I might need.</div>
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So, I took Husband's advice and began a camouflage strategy.</div>
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First up, I mixed some outdoor paint to a pretty green color and</div>
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painted over the brown metal trim. Instant improvement!</div>
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I wasn't sure it would last, painting regular paint on metal,</div>
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but it's been 2 years and doing just fine.</div>
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Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716893330306814788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034374340852352735.post-48139487290860397572017-07-03T12:11:00.002-07:002017-07-03T12:11:45.325-07:00Happy Birthday America!<div align="center">
I know I have been terrible at posting lately,</div>
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And what's better than celebrating 241 years of our country's freedom!</div>
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I started with Memorial Day, framing my old (48 stars) flag</div>
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But I wanted more for the 4th of July.</div>
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I have been going through old boxes and found these</div>
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and Lady Liberty.</div>
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I knew I'd use these again some day!</div>
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Add some patriotic pillows and quilts and the room is complete.</div>
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Even my Amish goose is celebrating!</div>
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And what's more American and summer </div>
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Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716893330306814788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034374340852352735.post-86299996789296132602017-06-05T10:30:00.000-07:002017-06-05T10:30:52.684-07:00Memorial Day Mantel<div align="center">
I seem to be a week late on everything these days!</div>
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We recently finished up our local vintage market, Roses and Rust.</div>
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I asked Husband to take a look around the shed and yard</div>
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and see what he could come up with, using only what we had,</div>
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and this is his masterpiece!</div>
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It's technically a potting bench, but nice enough</div>
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to be dressed up, either inside or out.</div>
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This is what he started with, a large tile crate.</div>
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He turned it on its side and framed out the front.</div>
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Then he added some strips of wood to the shelves</div>
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and I stained them and washed grey and blue paint on some.</div>
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Looking for a top, we found this old twin headboard in the pile, </div>
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took out the center, painted it white and added chicken wire.</div>
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The front frame I painted white also,</div>
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but I decided to dry brush the sides.</div>
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It made a great centerpiece to the market booth</div>
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and was gone before I knew it!</div>
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Just finished up another fun market, Roses and Rust!</div>
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I decided to bring my antique camel-back sofa</div>
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and see what happened.</div>
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Well, it sold!</div>
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Which is a good thing (though I will miss it!),</div>
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but it left a big hole in my living room.</div>
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So I reshuffled the chairs and tables.</div>
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While I was doing this, I noticed my cow mantel was still there!</div>
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A little past time for a Spring mantel, I would say!</div>
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A quick look around for some springy items,</div>
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and this is what I came up with!</div>
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Pickets, garden sign and flowers, all say Spring!</div>
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Yesterday was the first day of Spring,</div>
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and even though I'm knee deep in projects</div>
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for the spring market in two weeks,</div>
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When we finally replaced our old behemoth televisions a few years ago,</div>
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I had three large armoires sitting in the garage, taking up valuable space.</div>
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I had to either get rid of them or find a new use for them.</div>
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The first was the biggest, a pretty pine armoire from the 1990s.</div>
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I had painted it white in its next life,</div>
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but at this point, I knew it was on its way out.</div>
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I found a spot for it in my garage craft area</div>
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First armoire, useful.</div>
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The second one we bought at an antique store when we</div>
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as a Nintendo cupboard for the boys in the '90s, then used</div>
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as a paint cupboard when I decided to do something with it.</div>
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I painted it a pretty shade of blue and white,</div>
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thinking I would sell it.</div>
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We added bead board to the back and some pretty things.</div>
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So now it's filled with toys.</div>
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The last one was my least favorite, but now it's most favorite,</div>
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because it is the most changed.</div>
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but the doors were solid and it was black when it lived in my bedroom.</div>
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I had Husband cut out the insides of the top doors</div>
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I put a piece of green tin over the hole in the back</div>
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that was cut out for the tv,</div>
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Now it lives on the back porch with my new swing.</div>
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Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716893330306814788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034374340852352735.post-43169098253247932222017-02-08T14:33:00.000-08:002017-02-08T14:37:00.020-08:00From Log Bunk Bed to Rustic Garden Benches<div style="text-align: center;">
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This rustic garden bench began life as a bunkbed for my boys,<br />
way back in the 1990s.</div>
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Most recently, it lived in my grandkids' room.<br />
Until last summer when we built a <a href="http://livingacottagelife.blogspot.com/2016/11/building-triple-bunk-bed.html" target="_blank">Triple Bunk Bed</a> <br />
to accommodate the seven (and counting) grands.<br />
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I tried to sell it, even give it away, but it was pretty big<br />
and heavy, so no takers.<br />
So, I did what I usually do with headboards that I<br />
don't want any more, I made a bench.<br />
Two benches, in fact.<br />
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There were 2 taller headboards and 2 smaller ones,<br />
perfect for 2 benches.<br />
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First thing we did was cut the smaller ones in half.<br />
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They would be just right for the sides of the benches.<br />
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Which was the next step, attaching them to the back.<br />
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To do this, we routed a hole to fit in a long carriage bolt.<br />
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Next, we needed a seat.<br />
We wanted to use some pine 1x1s that we already had,<br />
but this proved to be a little tricky, because they had to stay<br />
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I have a beautiful handmade four-poster bed.</div>
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Unfortunately, the bedroom in this House with Potential</div>
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So, I took off the footboard and mounted the headboard to the wall.</div>
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The footboard I stored in the shed, figuring I would be able to use it</div>
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again in another house.</div>
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Over the last few years, I have decided I liked not</div>
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having a footboard, so I began to think about what </div>
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I could do with the one taking up space in my shed.</div>
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I decided on a porch swing.</div>
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This time, I was right!</div>
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It really was pretty simple.</div>
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The first thing we did was take off the posts and<br />
straighten out the sides.<br />
We then added arms, made simply out of wood left<br />
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The seat was made from slats with 2x4s on the bottom<br />
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I thought it might be tricky to hang it, but it too was simple.</div>
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Just measure from the top to the arms and add about 10"</div>
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It's now a favorite spot for the kids!</div>
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My last child got married a few months ago.</div>
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My daughter, my middle child, my independent, strong-willed child.</div>
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Finally!</div>
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And just like her, the wedding was</div>
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elegant, fun, beautiful and intimate.</div>
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When my boys got married, I made a quilt for each bride,</div>
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featuring their wedding colors and incorporating blocks</div>
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that are personal or representative in some way.</div>
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For instance, the wreath surrounding the house</div>
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is not only traditional for wedding quilts,</div>
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it is also reminiscent of the olive branches that covered the tables</div>
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The blocks that surround the house and wreath represent</div>
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the building blocks for their life together,</div>
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such as love and faith and joy...</div>
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They chose to have all the children in their life, </div>
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the groom's son as well as their nieces and nephews,</div>
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participate in the ceremony, and pinwheel blocks always </div>
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make me think of children.</div>
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I also like to add a note on the back that explains</div>
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so the quilt will become a keepsake for generations.</div>
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Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716893330306814788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034374340852352735.post-39211427345170928452017-01-10T14:21:00.000-08:002017-01-10T14:39:39.168-08:00A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Market...A Farmhouse Mantel<div align="center">
I bought this great cow picture over Christmas,</div>
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But a funny thing happened on the way to market.</div>
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I was inspired to just try it out on the mantel.</div>
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I added an antique milk pitcher,</div>
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and a milk crate for emphasis.</div>
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An old window and farmhouse sign completed it.</div>
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A little antique milking stool is also a great addition.</div>
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We had a regular bunk bed in the grandkids' room, but as they have grown in size </div>
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and number (8 and counting!), it was becoming obvious that something more was needed.</div>
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So I looked on Pinterest for ideas and showed Husband what I was thinking.</div>
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This is what we built.</div>
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I will now try to go through the steps we took to get here.</div>
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I hope I don't forget anything!)</div>
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Lumber List:</div>
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2" x 4"-- 4 @ 6'</div>
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6 @ 6' 11"</div>
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6 @ 38"</div>
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3 @ 40"</div>
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2" x 2"-- 6 @ 5'9"</div>
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6 @ 34"</div>
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2 @ 41"</div>
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4 @ 35"</div>
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4 @ 15"</div>
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14 @ 35"</div>
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Other: 18 3" carriage bolts/nuts</div>
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lots of 3" wood screws</div>
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You will want to measure your mattresses to make sure these</div>
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rails/ladders, and we just put them on one side because the wall did</div>
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the job on the other side, so if you want them on both sides, you will need more.</div>
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6' pieces for the long sides, 38" pieces for short sides of bed frames.</div>
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The dining table proved to be a good place to put</div>
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The 2" pieces worked well to make a lip for the slats.</div>
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We glued and screwed them together.</div>
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1x3's for the slats, 7 per bed, 35" long.</div>
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You only need to do this for 2 of the beds, </div>
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the bottom one sits on the floor.</div>
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When it came time to put it all together,</div>
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we brought some tables in to hold up the bunks</div>
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You can see here how they went together.</div>
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One frame sat on the floor.</div>
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The 6'11" pieces became the posts that held up</div>
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the top bunk and part of the middle bunk.</div>
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These were bolted to the top and bottom bunks.</div>
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The middle bunk is bolted into 2 of the posts,</div>
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the top (figure this out first, it was a lot of extra work!)</div>
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Final heights: the bottom of the top bunk frame is 51" from the floor,</div>
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the bottom of the middle bunk frame is 28" from the floor, and</div>
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there is 15" between the top of the mattress and bottom of the</div>
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These measurements can be further adjusted to suit</div>
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and sleep all little ones there.</div>
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The remaining 1" pieces became safety rails and ladders.</div>
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We put the ladder rails on the short sides of the beds,</div>
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The final product has been great, sleeping all kids together <br />
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Fall has got to be my favorite season!</div>
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After the heat of the summer, I love the cool, crisp breezes,</div>
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I bought some new flowers and artichokes for the front door basket,</div>
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then added a thankful banner for November.</div>
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I know I said I love the colors of Fall, </div>
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but this year I went mostly neutral.</div>
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I think I wanted to keep things simple and relatively uncluttered</div>
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after a very busy and chaotic summer.</div>
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The bell jars came out and were filled with dried pomegranates,</div>
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dried artichokes, and small pumpkins and gourds.</div>
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Wheat stalks and cotton stalks in white pitchers.</div>
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Neutral and simple.</div>
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I brought back my large window chalkboard,</div>
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but kept everything else simple on the mantle</div>
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with a lot of white candles and acorns.</div>
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A grey-washed box with white pumpkins </div>
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amid a dresser filled with white dishes.</div>
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White flowers add pretty, while keeping it neutral.</div>
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Okay, I had to add some color!</div>
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I pretty much kept it confined to the family room, however,</div>
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which is already more colorful.</div>
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The dining room stayed neutral with the white dishes</div>
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White burlap, white and green pumpkins and flowers.</div>
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This is my favorite table décor!</div>
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This is what that same table looked like last weekend.</div>
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It's the reason my summer was so busy and chaotic.</div>
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My daughter got married!</div>
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And because she got married out of town,</div>
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we had a reception for friends and family </div>
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who were not able to attend.</div>
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It's also one of the reasons for the neutral color scheme, </div>
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the colors of her wedding.</div>
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But I love the neutrals and I am so thankful </div>
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for everything God has done this year!</div>
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With the number of grands growing (8 at the moment)</div>
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and all of them getting bigger, the kids' room needed a bit more space.</div>
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We had a bunk bed with a trundle, but it just wasn't cutting it any more!</div>
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So I showed Husband some pictures of triple bunks and we settled on a style.</div>
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By putting the beds at perpendicular angles,</div>
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the space in between could be cut down to 12 inches.</div>
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so the top bunk wouldn't be too high for the little ones.</div>
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red, white and blue quilts and pillows.</div>
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desks and small chairs, plus the little extras that make it so cute!</div>
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I wanted to do something a little different</div>
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this year for the summer mantel.</div>
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Instead of the usual "cottage garden chic",</div>
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I dug out some shells and this cool picture that</div>
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This was my inspiration, blue and white, the ocean...</div>
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Filled a glass vase with shells gathered when we lived </div>
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Stacked some sand dollars in a bell jar.</div>
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Moved some shutters in front of the fireplace opening.</div>
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I am always looking to get rid of the "junk" around my yard,</div>
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So, we took an old window, some fence boards</div>
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and my father-in-law's very old (and falling apart) work bench,</div>
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put them together and, voila, a potting bench!</div>
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pots, gardening tools, mulch...</div>
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And it's pretty to look at!</div>
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Added bonus: it helps disguise an ugly shed,</div>
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I wanted to keep it simple this year,</div>
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eggs in a nest, birds and birdhouse, sprig of cotton</div>
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all white mantel,</div>
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lavender and vintage Easter cards,</div>
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True to form, the master bedroom in this</div>
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When we first moved in, I painted the walls a soft</div>
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Robin's Egg blue, put up the black four-poster,</div>
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But when I <a href="http://livingacottagelife.blogspot.com/2015/06/family-room-reveal-before-and-after.html" target="_blank">updated the family room</a>, I was missing </div>
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those cottage-style touches, like the red-checked curtains</div>
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and Mount Vernon family tree.<br />
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So, I decided to finally work on my bedroom and add</div>
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The red curtains looked great with the wall color</div>
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and the family tree worked well over the bed.<br />
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I also painted the bed white and took down the footboard posts</div>
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to make the room feel larger.</div>
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Next, I needed bedding.</div>
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I wanted something simple, but it had to bring</div>
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together all the colors and work with the cottage theme.</div>
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I looked everywhere, to no avail, until I realized</div>
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the solution was right under my nose!<br />
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I brought in some quilts and pillows I already had</div>
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and just played with the combinations until I was happy.</div>
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To tie it all together, I went to my fabric stash and pulled out</div>
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this Waverly fabric I bought years ago for $1/yard </div>
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(that's right, $1)!</div>
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I glued a strip of the red checks to the bottom and,</div>
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viola, a bedskirt!</div>
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Then, I just raided my stash pile and other rooms in the house</div>
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until I had a collection of frames, old windows,</div>
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white plates and other miscellaneous items</div>
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I framed a baby dress that had belonged </div>
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I liked it so much, I hung another one</div>
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I was painting this $5 dresser to sell</div>
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This wall was already decorated,</div>
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I have a few things left to do, and probably</div>
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a few tweaks along the way, but overall,</div>
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happy cottage bedroom!</div>
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Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716893330306814788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034374340852352735.post-2487274256408836072016-02-23T11:41:00.000-08:002016-02-23T11:41:02.123-08:00Aprons Made From Drop Cloth and Scraps<div style="text-align: center;">
When I was getting ready for my last market, I decided to use up<br />
some fabric scraps and make a couple of aprons with<br />
big pockets to hold cash, pens, etc. during those<br />
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I started with some dropcloth left over from a slipcover.</div>
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Then I made straps from other leftover slipcover fabric.</div>
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I didn't bother to sew them right sides together, just folded</div>
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Then I cut out details from the fabric to add to the aprons.</div>
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This was a project I have always wanted to try, </div>
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so when a friend brought over an old headboard, I thought, "now's my chance!"</div>
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Actually, I decided to use the footboard rather than headboard</div>
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because it was a little shorter and I thought the dimensions would be better.</div>
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See the pretty acorn finials and carved lines?</div>
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and before it left home, but apparently they are lost</div>
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This could not be easier!</div>
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I had my son make this box for me out of a new leftover fence board,</div>
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First I dry-brushed some grey paint on.</div>
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You can sand it a little, but the wood is already showing, so you don't need much.</div>
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Cute as a button!</div>
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January is always a great time to do something new in the living room!<br />
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Once all the Christmas decorations and wrappings </div>
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I seem to want to move the furniture around!</div>
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With a new couch in the family room, </div>
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the old one moved in here right before the holidays.</div>
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I didn't have any time to play with arrangements then,</div>
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so now was my chance!</div>
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For Christmas, I put the couch facing the fireplace,</div>
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with the back facing the entry. This was so the Christmas tree</div>
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could still be in the window.</div>
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It worked okay, but it really closed off the living room,</div>
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so I tried a new spot after the holidays.</div>
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I moved it under the front window and started moving</div>
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It was a little better, but still feeling pretty crowded,</div>
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and the two wing chairs were giving it that closed-off feeling again.</div>
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I knew something was going to have to go, whether I liked it or not!</div>
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As soon as I moved the table out of the corner by the bookcase,</div>
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the room made sense again!</div>
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It opened up and felt more spacious.</div>
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Once I had the furniture figured out, I was able to move on to the mantle,</div>
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which is where I usually like to start!</div>
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I loved this new chalkboard so much, I brought it out again!</div>
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as well as silver candlesticks and an ivy wreath.</div>
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This is what the table looked like when</div>
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I bought it at a yard sale a few years ago</div>
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for $25.</div>
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All dark wood, but a really cute shape, </div>
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just very hard to see the legs.</div>
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The first thing I did was stain the leaf</div>
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a darker color to match the table better.</div>
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The leaf didn't come with the table, I just had</div>
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it laying around (like so many things)</div>
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I always had to keep the leaf covered,</div>
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otherwise it would drive me crazy!</div>
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It may not be perfect now, but it's</div>
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a whole lot better, not to mention it was free!</div>
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Next, I got out my can of good old</div>
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white paint! It's never let me down yet!</div>
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I love being able to see the shape of the legs now!</div>
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I think if I could only have one thing to decorate with,</div>
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