tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35040218850300645032024-03-18T23:47:55.331-04:00The 1829 Farmhousejudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-16666083219646402272013-01-18T12:31:00.000-05:002013-07-02T20:46:27.581-04:00hello? are you still there?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">as you are well aware, i have been completely absent from my blog for months <span style="font-size: small;"><em>(cringe)<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></em></span> please forgive the absence, i have been having difficulties with posting, adding photos and no extra time to figure it all out. i'm frustrated to say the least and am surprised that anyone is still out there reading my blog. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">if you are, thank you for sticking with me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in the interim, while i try to figure this all out, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">you can see what i've been up to on <a href="http://pinterest.com/1829farmhouse/">pinterest</a> by following me <a href="http://pinterest.com/1829farmhouse/">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">i promise to be back, just not sure when that will be. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">among other things, we have a few major tasks this year, of which I will disclose as soon as permissible.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">yes, i am hyperventilating but i'll be ok </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">once i find a paper bag to breath into. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">i'm really trying to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3504021885030064503#editor/target=post;postID=8466527716224111617">dance in the rain</a> and above all</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">sorry for not having any pretty pictures to look at while reading, as we all know, a picture's worth a thousand words.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>and then i wouldn't have to write so much!</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/let-there-be-light.html">Let TheRe Be a LiGhT!</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2012/10/parade-of-homes-2012-tour.html">parade of homes 2012</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(there's more coming with this one)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">here's to a </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><em>repurposing</em> </span><br />
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judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-83668576097977003462012-10-07T21:36:00.000-04:002012-10-07T21:38:03.384-04:00parade of homes 2012 tour<div style="text-align: center;">
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judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-11653983781455917522012-03-31T12:53:00.173-04:002012-04-17T23:06:54.439-04:00monkey business<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ok, so i am probably the <span style="font-size: large;"><em>LAST</em></span> blogger <em>evah</em> to set up a <a href="http://pinterest.com/1829farmhouse/">pinterest</a> account</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">but since doing so, i am hooked. line. and sinker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">this is the best thing since sliced bread</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">47 boards and counting...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">the next best thing was finding <em><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Pic</span>Monkey</a></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i was stressing a bit with what to replace with picnik </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">once that closed down for good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">my new friend karianne from</span> <a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/monkey-see-monkey-do">thistlewood farm</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(you MUST go visit, she's a hoot)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">posted recently about PicMonkey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">as did</span> <a href="http://missgracieshouse.blogspot.com/2012/04/white-wednesday-fun.html">miss gracie</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it is the BEST.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">look at some of the things you can do...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">1. soften</span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 5. black & white with soften</span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 6. gritty</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(looks like a pencil drawing..my favorite)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the possibilities with your photos are endless</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">really. you must go try it out. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">it's fun</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">plus </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">it's FREE </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">now go on.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">what <span style="font-size: large;">are</span> you waiting for?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">go engage in some <em><span style="font-size: large;">monkey business</span></em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">really, i promise, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">you won't get in trouble for it</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">do you have a favorite photo editor?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">which special effect is your favorite?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-27293839771712808862012-03-04T17:15:00.007-05:002012-05-26T04:36:18.108-04:00coffee table transformation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hey friends, i'm back with another</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> project post. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sorry i've been mia, life has been full. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a funeral, a wedding, parade of home projects, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thrift store / antique shopping, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and tax prep have kept me busy</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this project was pulled from my archive of pictures that i've taken and not posted.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so although it's new to you, my new coffee table is really about 6 months old.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as i've said before, this is the way i roll. better late than never?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">prior to the upstate home debut in october 2011,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> i was busy with a loooong to do list.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the dated hunter green coffee table was one of those "to do's"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">so i lugged the brute out to the front porch</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">aka my work area</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please ignore the peeling house paint, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we're working on a new color scheme</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the three legged table</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">the <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/3-old-chairs-1-renewed-bench.html">chair bench</a> from long ago for the legs and table skirting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">with a few coats of black, some distressing, hand applied wax,</span> </div>
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<center><a href="http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com/2012/05/rustic-restorations-weekend-linky-4.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Homespun Happenings" border="0" src="http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/monahan6/homespun%20happenings/Ourbedroom2012055-1.jpg?t=1336019037" /></a></center>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-5411147920618762022012-02-11T22:15:00.001-05:002012-02-15T22:18:44.204-05:00windows of opportunity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">old</span> <span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><em>windows</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zV202-x8eamGT_mNvZbAtLXzC8CmpjGFy_bS27Sa6wuN1pRqesFVmiTo1z6kTKJeQkg1o7-QoH3p-1b7DuWgR1LYurlsmxGAPtnm7OB_q3KJpAhsta55cE_HrByeXxpi3Tf3l_xIuqQ/s1600/Home+Decor6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zV202-x8eamGT_mNvZbAtLXzC8CmpjGFy_bS27Sa6wuN1pRqesFVmiTo1z6kTKJeQkg1o7-QoH3p-1b7DuWgR1LYurlsmxGAPtnm7OB_q3KJpAhsta55cE_HrByeXxpi3Tf3l_xIuqQ/s640/Home+Decor6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hey friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">there's been an obvious absence from my blog. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">blogging has taken a back seat.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">life has been incredibly busy, bordering on chaotic, but also very blessed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">the theme of</span> <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><em>"old windows"</em></span> <span style="color: #666666;">on </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1247916048"></span><span style="color: #666666;">funky junk interiors</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> <span id="goog_1247916049"></span>saturday nite special</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">was just the <strike>kick in the pants</strike> catalyst i needed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">i happen to </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ea9999;">LOVE</span></em> </span><span style="color: #666666;">old windows, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">in fact so much so that i have a stash of them in all shapes and sizes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> so without further <strike>in</strike>stalling...here's what i have done with some of those windows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the porch pic above is a window original to our home, i believe from the chicken coop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the glass is long gone but the shabby, rustic vibe is just loverly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqSpX9RcBcNVpvckXvBl_O7s_enHFmKrrYWUNuHY5jRbWDrz33sMbyiQuJWMx0CzWKVE2qGEMze5Jlig1MIDexGFoHdpKPPPohReBKI7fanPmzot8kd8QacjsOKDq57Agk71XcEQmsmA/s1600/bathroom+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqSpX9RcBcNVpvckXvBl_O7s_enHFmKrrYWUNuHY5jRbWDrz33sMbyiQuJWMx0CzWKVE2qGEMze5Jlig1MIDexGFoHdpKPPPohReBKI7fanPmzot8kd8QacjsOKDq57Agk71XcEQmsmA/s400/bathroom+024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">see what's behind window # 2 </span><a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/11/house-tour-bathroom.html"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">here</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">in it's former life it was hiding in the cellar </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS2ivEuYmpopD0X_VmxzZU2uwyvTk04qlrC5wUcklzquz4rS6OvKDER9y1sojt5dA4XqT3jPOGdvaput_oq-krz-8dsSPRZrQ8ZFllsPfVvkqVAibhuNdnacJ-be7mELCH1uhOPA_vok/s1600/bathroom+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS2ivEuYmpopD0X_VmxzZU2uwyvTk04qlrC5wUcklzquz4rS6OvKDER9y1sojt5dA4XqT3jPOGdvaput_oq-krz-8dsSPRZrQ8ZFllsPfVvkqVAibhuNdnacJ-be7mELCH1uhOPA_vok/s400/bathroom+017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">a sneak peak</span> interior view</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHkabeTH1IR2XYUUU3EI-n_rJ9RDQLJqVTcCCnIz5FEiOUDfqnsmm7UtOyVF0BDYN_yDTf1J5iYesC3Y6NOPST79v0nAaGRVEsLfQutoklzgq0Rec2iTNof6ZtBK6i9fWTNriKfwbPcw/s1600/house+tour+upstate+home+071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHkabeTH1IR2XYUUU3EI-n_rJ9RDQLJqVTcCCnIz5FEiOUDfqnsmm7UtOyVF0BDYN_yDTf1J5iYesC3Y6NOPST79v0nAaGRVEsLfQutoklzgq0Rec2iTNof6ZtBK6i9fWTNriKfwbPcw/s640/house+tour+upstate+home+071.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">added some architectural element in a corner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>love</em></span> that tall narrow window</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5nV3nKIaX1hBwLxiq4HjoU7RipHcATomcMTEWtW3TrdTRnyxOdeuHeA2XYxR_r8ZIaOeGXMoZKSZmxfDHCwrT1Iu8xV4qB1t_f9HG__s33PfFPDutZASeIL4wMhbJA4bPndx8XW1isE/s1600/house+tour+upstate+home+050a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5nV3nKIaX1hBwLxiq4HjoU7RipHcATomcMTEWtW3TrdTRnyxOdeuHeA2XYxR_r8ZIaOeGXMoZKSZmxfDHCwrT1Iu8xV4qB1t_f9HG__s33PfFPDutZASeIL4wMhbJA4bPndx8XW1isE/s640/house+tour+upstate+home+050a.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">another cellar window used as an</span><span style="color: #666666;"> entryway photo frame</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">in my stash for years...and they now have a happy home</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQafxLOrZGvogRuHGTYh31-v4aXbJo0cI2-AZQxp4If6yUPBPriOxLHctNIKwczDaJTFR6nELqOXslZuprK2mjQVXMrO4N0FxwCHhfmfPhiZlYIDCCPebj-tjyucm9Gj12w35Px4K_jU/s1600/house+tour+upstate+home+001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQafxLOrZGvogRuHGTYh31-v4aXbJo0cI2-AZQxp4If6yUPBPriOxLHctNIKwczDaJTFR6nELqOXslZuprK2mjQVXMrO4N0FxwCHhfmfPhiZlYIDCCPebj-tjyucm9Gj12w35Px4K_jU/s640/house+tour+upstate+home+001a.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the chicken coop window has come in from the cold </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and is now hanging around </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the livingroom</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">and now the <span style="color: #999999;"><em>opportunity</em></span>...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">another reason for my busyness.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i was contacted by a local interior designer who found me</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">on<a href="http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/profile/itsnotjunk2me"> junkmarketstyle.com</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">we chatted a bit before the holidays via email and finally</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">met face to face a few weeks ago</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">that first meeting lasted six hours</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">yes, six hours!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">we had so many common interests </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and she wanted to </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">share with me her vision for </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">designing a house </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">that will be in the parade of homes this fall.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>and</em></span> </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>to ask if i'd be willing to help with the design aspects of the home</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>so my dear readers, that is </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>my</em> <span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>window of opportunity </em></span></span><br />
<em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i am so excited to work with taylor and assist her in choosing</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the decor for this house. i didn't realize how much detail and design</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">work goes into one of these homes, but no matter, it's going to be </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">an opportunity of a lifetime and i'm ready for the challenge.</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">until next time...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">"interior designer in training"</span></em> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">linking up and joining the parties at:</span></div><br />
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<center><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad357/NoMinimalist/houseart-2.jpg" /></a></center></center>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-87940784623013372172011-12-01T20:12:00.000-05:002011-12-01T20:12:30.510-05:00etsy shop<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my absence lately has been due to yet another task at hand.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/The1829Farmhouse?ref=si_shop">my etsy shop</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and yeah, that's another project that has taken me foreva to complete.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">however, i made myself a goal to get over 50+ items in the shop before black friday. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>mission accomplished! </em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and this is what has happened since then...</span></em></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWEXQKcPdA36mjK9GTSqTYcl8LIdoRRXsb5I_bsNIlaiX3SagtLPhZvp2In8nsxtIZ8WVqPhetylXVVbw5GlqZeWTEQJhfNd_HdaUiR9bBiFveNsNBoj9vFeAAhL0qcvVHphK5YYQ1rY/s1600/Etsy+507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWEXQKcPdA36mjK9GTSqTYcl8LIdoRRXsb5I_bsNIlaiX3SagtLPhZvp2In8nsxtIZ8WVqPhetylXVVbw5GlqZeWTEQJhfNd_HdaUiR9bBiFveNsNBoj9vFeAAhL0qcvVHphK5YYQ1rY/s200/Etsy+507.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mc coy bowls sold!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zSB_5ZClWofzrCC7O5ky8dccZbH0Rq0c37ONZqszGYqoe91C3Cs8fzbAI2otP-lOow_VDqGK1Pb1t3biHL_OnrgNluQWeE2YAa1BwGOz8uBTBtPlpl_HX3RvryhDHDsQ1uP4xz-tFCI/s1600/Etsy+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zSB_5ZClWofzrCC7O5ky8dccZbH0Rq0c37ONZqszGYqoe91C3Cs8fzbAI2otP-lOow_VDqGK1Pb1t3biHL_OnrgNluQWeE2YAa1BwGOz8uBTBtPlpl_HX3RvryhDHDsQ1uP4xz-tFCI/s200/Etsy+024.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hutzler measuring cups sold!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltKLw7cUiEkRjRZpGx6aI9M9bx99qXCrCgGdebmCELpYqXU10AM1bftaMgctH3JexDkrNJZ_N3lYvloyo-Ju0SNJq7ViMkCNtwhFeTbLguBQZVbE4b-YqjwWG2ZLmlgSgpjnSwATD0B8/s320/Etsy+449.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="213" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mini barbie look alike sold!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">leather travel bag sold!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cape cod souvenir tray sold!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">perhaps this doesn't seem like much of a feat</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">however</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i've had to find a spot for my photo taking set up (um,did that twice), wait for the right time of day for that "natural" lighting, take the photos, and retake photos, then wait for the dead battery to charge (a 2nd battery is now on my christmas list), load all those pics onto the laptop, edit, figure a fair price for item, post a draft for each, and figure shipping cost.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yes, that 5 pics per listing and if you care to do the math...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well, let's just say that's well over 200+ photos!</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i think i finally have a system in place. for me it's getting over the "how, what, when, where" questions that roll through my brain with anything new. once i got the ball rolling, it was much easier. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">goal setting and <span style="font-size: large;"><em>perseverance</em></span> is the key. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">yeah, but you probably already know that.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">for me it's a learning curve.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(see my <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/11/house-tour-bathroom.html">bathroom</a> post)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">anyone else have challenges with learning something new?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">how do you get over the "stage fright"?</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">any etsy helpful hints?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">please share..i could stand to learn a few things!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more house tour coming your way..stay tuned</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(thanks for your patience!)</span></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-23966639089655510612011-11-29T11:14:00.000-05:002011-11-29T11:14:48.588-05:00the bathroom project rewind<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here is where the <span style="font-size: large;">bathroom</span> project </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">all started.</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is how our bath looked prior to the gut out. over the years i did what i could with </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">minor cosmetic improvements; paint, window coverings, accessories and tried to ignore the not so pretty but retro sink, countertop and backsplash.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the before photos are going clockwise around the room</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and the sink was straight ahead as you walked in.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">this wall is now where the pottery barn hooks are hanging.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFOn7Z0Aj0kA9k4g1ylrQV6vVGFcFSE9l-OP9giP2DJ40QyA9kkHrabDJzFWshXd2AFJhGSnYuyI0EBp63lFRFVt_WZC8LV-Ozkde9ROrDlYjTGrywOVICB7h-WdNGOSokUfOk6HGJA4/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFOn7Z0Aj0kA9k4g1ylrQV6vVGFcFSE9l-OP9giP2DJ40QyA9kkHrabDJzFWshXd2AFJhGSnYuyI0EBp63lFRFVt_WZC8LV-Ozkde9ROrDlYjTGrywOVICB7h-WdNGOSokUfOk6HGJA4/s400/Bathroom+Before+After+021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B_qHs1vJ_CMZ0XTMbBPsN0bWjfgn2aM6B2aNqTsoiZ10zbClLDBIFmuaqZdRRedotCZjzeCxi47AV8U4kUmRZ6yWRHmlkyKECbM5mYWe38YQAyZvq3hdbXG2Yu28ptWMOU7XXr2Yoh0/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B_qHs1vJ_CMZ0XTMbBPsN0bWjfgn2aM6B2aNqTsoiZ10zbClLDBIFmuaqZdRRedotCZjzeCxi47AV8U4kUmRZ6yWRHmlkyKECbM5mYWe38YQAyZvq3hdbXG2Yu28ptWMOU7XXr2Yoh0/s400/Bathroom+Before+After+018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdslwaMwP7TYXgGeNZDFhFF5i-7lWHwdRyDiBNUK0WdIpg4V0wSoJTaVA5-UUTDFeNswKmrqiG8pSNts2iJmCl2nC6rYp0UHXQMBUVG7uitQbKsKBudkmjlkvGZmZU-Rkqm05wD8LVW0/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdslwaMwP7TYXgGeNZDFhFF5i-7lWHwdRyDiBNUK0WdIpg4V0wSoJTaVA5-UUTDFeNswKmrqiG8pSNts2iJmCl2nC6rYp0UHXQMBUVG7uitQbKsKBudkmjlkvGZmZU-Rkqm05wD8LVW0/s400/Bathroom+Before+After+022.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and here is that little medicine cabinet and vintage toilet (below) you saw <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/11/house-tour-bathroom.html">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the wavy countertop was created that way because below was a radiator that</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">kicked out bucketloads of heat. this is a high class joint, we had heated tp!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-GeKvZNUsPDNQpaOm4QWLd4C1706m8W3hZa7a0FRVZXzTXcS53a_qwBLB11YSrhjcnmpJx0B6dgd5QxTtASB3gkH68qb33m6Zqc8ITwxiE9fut_kuaPhg6xsPrleLYBymA9MBXqmhec/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-GeKvZNUsPDNQpaOm4QWLd4C1706m8W3hZa7a0FRVZXzTXcS53a_qwBLB11YSrhjcnmpJx0B6dgd5QxTtASB3gkH68qb33m6Zqc8ITwxiE9fut_kuaPhg6xsPrleLYBymA9MBXqmhec/s400/Bathroom+Before+After+023.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the barn door is now where the toilet once sat</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and don't you love the tank top decor?</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">this room was SO ready for a renovation, especially since the shower hadn't been </span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">used in several years due to the "vinyl" shower walls coming unglued from </span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> <strike>lovely</strike> plastic tile walls underneath. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLEkwDgJOuiOS3uOpvXHVlLnslFIBHizGErWAbtmw89sJtYfr6uAvkFPvMetU5H4o4SUNV6orsHvUvKJ7z2-G1ic8eohpz00Zk2OB0aiaoqWQxw7YhirVPc-fC3mNdcnWLKjYjA1ZtoU/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLEkwDgJOuiOS3uOpvXHVlLnslFIBHizGErWAbtmw89sJtYfr6uAvkFPvMetU5H4o4SUNV6orsHvUvKJ7z2-G1ic8eohpz00Zk2OB0aiaoqWQxw7YhirVPc-fC3mNdcnWLKjYjA1ZtoU/s400/Bathroom+Before+After+048.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">white, yellow or red..which color do you prefer?</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">you can see the old tub in the corner of pic</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">this was taken from outside the window opening</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the shower walls were installed before we moved in 29 years ago. the caulking</span> wouldn't stay anymore and it was just a mess. thus the reason for having two shower curtains to hide the ugliness. we didn't want to put one dime into this bathroom until we could gut and make new.</span> <br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the day finally arrived in june 2010 when mr.1829 pulled out his crowbar & sledge hammer and went to work. first he removed the <span style="font-size: x-small;">tiny</span> window so he could throw the debris directly outside vs. hauling it through the house. smart man.</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPgi5tFEfuQbdLH5FtfFrCPW_Srd1epjDAbgq3QcVMw-BPTOpL3ZoJlTxdSJbFYmX3Hn_A9g09Yv1CEJvh03B8eQbgf7ejjACy7g4JCLcQQOdiQXrtSau5zU5bTtFFyC1HACpMnz7BAg/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPgi5tFEfuQbdLH5FtfFrCPW_Srd1epjDAbgq3QcVMw-BPTOpL3ZoJlTxdSJbFYmX3Hn_A9g09Yv1CEJvh03B8eQbgf7ejjACy7g4JCLcQQOdiQXrtSau5zU5bTtFFyC1HACpMnz7BAg/s400/Bathroom+Before+After+011.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after he started removing the clapboard, we realized that once upon a time that window was larger, <span style="font-size: large;">much</span> larger.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">alway wear your safety gear!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4N9eqtoosq2WHWdzNFIc9b4w49wb_cvLoaKcnZ3daRCcg9tALdjPuuQcaRFQDWN9FHY88WEoJSFIFXltCledc0PTZEjoffu3MdH_-x79NH7lKciEOgyZ-U2hJswWZr1YNglVtfXv8XE/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4N9eqtoosq2WHWdzNFIc9b4w49wb_cvLoaKcnZ3daRCcg9tALdjPuuQcaRFQDWN9FHY88WEoJSFIFXltCledc0PTZEjoffu3MdH_-x79NH7lKciEOgyZ-U2hJswWZr1YNglVtfXv8XE/s400/Bathroom+Before+After+025.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the door is where the tub is now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(sorry about the house color being washed out)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFUX696qRlsWk1yeJCcQU78uHyxrA8xxyqaLE0R47inI-SJWBGNsqSdbfQ1Kx_E7CWT6OpwebWfmeQk5mUIBE5cnsS8tghK7hXF9ZaZXx-sfZlMMJrwIPNxny8hcM8ddcK5rnNZBJ-GA/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFUX696qRlsWk1yeJCcQU78uHyxrA8xxyqaLE0R47inI-SJWBGNsqSdbfQ1Kx_E7CWT6OpwebWfmeQk5mUIBE5cnsS8tghK7hXF9ZaZXx-sfZlMMJrwIPNxny8hcM8ddcK5rnNZBJ-GA/s400/Bathroom+Before+After.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">once the demolition started, we found SO many hidden problems. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the tub wall was up against the livingroom wall which housed an outlet.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">a.bare.wire.outlet.</span> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thankfully, we had quit using the shower which probably saved us from having a fire or being electrocuted. yikes! </span></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the toilet had been leaking for YEARS and left a big rotted mess underneath. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but as with all things, you work with what you have and make the best of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYHkTInIFZNawYvZPsowW6DujAYYCugsjrqWjEVGVSmaS6TTFAXv2cS8qOPR7StJidc0Xnz5RhglPiDIWCrvJJjdmD5lmU9ZUF_KP4uegaP1RdU51ulP6cwO0UMZtYTpKAwPOC2VF9sk/s1600/bathroom+before+after+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="401" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYHkTInIFZNawYvZPsowW6DujAYYCugsjrqWjEVGVSmaS6TTFAXv2cS8qOPR7StJidc0Xnz5RhglPiDIWCrvJJjdmD5lmU9ZUF_KP4uegaP1RdU51ulP6cwO0UMZtYTpKAwPOC2VF9sk/s640/bathroom+before+after+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">much better don't you think?</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">see (below) those huge planks of wood on that wall?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">those were used to make the sink vanity.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpEpnuDNx2nN5zfPWDzc5BBexSIyrLhjgPayWyaOihv3jgUPWbLdqJ0NwF0Ss8iyBniYt9cbNy0z96FzKs2YBKMOxxzHw1yRhyrQfywTS5FL7TnR79hKRlY4gurS51me8Rj4Cho0hhOc/s1600/bathroom+before+after+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpEpnuDNx2nN5zfPWDzc5BBexSIyrLhjgPayWyaOihv3jgUPWbLdqJ0NwF0Ss8iyBniYt9cbNy0z96FzKs2YBKMOxxzHw1yRhyrQfywTS5FL7TnR79hKRlY4gurS51me8Rj4Cho0hhOc/s640/bathroom+before+after+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that doorway in the far left corner (below) goes to the kitchen and the area behind the shop vac</span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">where the outlet is, we figured was once a doorway. since the house was built 182 years ago, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">this room was probably once a pantry prior to indoor plumbing.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and this is DURING reconstruction</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS_HHh7ZQvwNwY0utZQpPGLoy4aGkOJ2KmCxvx9vP_uaEnmIZVDWnzqlGvVyO2W2rC8Mwi5AoFqpNiXaeNSudWPMcL-Lr5O4MII938PzpiVj_OCgCkk378qwLeY13usfZQ7Jfgnxccyc/s1600/Bathroom+Before+After+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS_HHh7ZQvwNwY0utZQpPGLoy4aGkOJ2KmCxvx9vP_uaEnmIZVDWnzqlGvVyO2W2rC8Mwi5AoFqpNiXaeNSudWPMcL-Lr5O4MII938PzpiVj_OCgCkk378qwLeY13usfZQ7Jfgnxccyc/s640/Bathroom+Before+After+047.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can see the porcelain light fixture where our mirror and vanity once sat.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and there is always interesting carpentry work that we uncover in our</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">renovations. it amazes me. diagonal pieces that do nothing. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">uneven cuts. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">miraculously, the house is sturdy as it is.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">once the gutting was done, we moved onto the wiring, which we left to a professional. after that was the plumbing which included radiant heat since we removed the radiator (destined for the mudroom). next was sheetrock, wood paneling, painting , installing the flooring, vanity, tub and toilet, fixtures and finally the decor. whew!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and yes, it took over one year to accomplish all of this.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">is there an award for the longest renovation of a bathroom?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and if you missed the farmhouse tour of the bathroom </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">you can see it <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/11/house-tour-bathroom.html">here</a> </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">until next time,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-31032918116403390402011-11-05T23:12:00.000-04:002011-11-05T23:12:23.018-04:00upstate home feature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziRR_tuVN5vayacF-4dGq6CYLqrYnzyIMTOFkDlDF_DIBFiF0qSw1xkm7dFbParCmqOho0M_c7_SWdqBOmkm3ZqV1B-1GRBXr-G7XCr1hphn77L4hAKBBRxStOLhLrDjHV474tYS6H8c/s1600/1222167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziRR_tuVN5vayacF-4dGq6CYLqrYnzyIMTOFkDlDF_DIBFiF0qSw1xkm7dFbParCmqOho0M_c7_SWdqBOmkm3ZqV1B-1GRBXr-G7XCr1hphn77L4hAKBBRxStOLhLrDjHV474tYS6H8c/s640/1222167.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">hot off the press!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">see the article <a href="http://shopping.syracuse.com/SS/Page.aspx?sstarg=&facing=false&secid=110492&pagenum=1">here</a>:</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">note correction: </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the picture on page 5 is of dan's grandma, mom and uncle in front of our fireplace.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-27430048263912027752011-11-03T14:46:00.027-04:002012-03-17T03:31:34.461-04:00farmhouse tour: bathroom<div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here is chapter one of the 1829 farmhouse tour:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>the bathroom</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">recently finished after a year of renovation</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">yes, you read that right, one.whole.year. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and some.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(good thing we have two washrooms)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the entire renovation was done on a very low budget,<br />
re-using, reclaiming or buying on the cheap.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the pictures are counterclockwise around the room</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">to give you some perspective.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-09EOAmr0eL-pogCOfn5KvrR53NqgHUQCib8pNGL8Zm00UrDo5F0Os5bVkMBlN18kPClEsjQrTfFKklSErB0DNU9xsmAE4DcGTupuqp2KEF0sUXIr-xK6iq_silcnXeo3yvhRngYibcQ/s1600/bathroom+054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-09EOAmr0eL-pogCOfn5KvrR53NqgHUQCib8pNGL8Zm00UrDo5F0Os5bVkMBlN18kPClEsjQrTfFKklSErB0DNU9xsmAE4DcGTupuqp2KEF0sUXIr-xK6iq_silcnXeo3yvhRngYibcQ/s640/bathroom+054.jpg" width="425" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/help-needed.html">vanity</a> was created by using the wood pulled </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">from the wall during </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">renovation </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(wall b</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">ehind the vanity was rebuilt). </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjT-tFzSkCZCgWO1YHPzSEvV528qRqxueSjCnCDUaw1ugZrHGllKXatJStxFKFSFsfQbA8XRZGKwkHygFGRvb-6HD8EWZkW6TFDHHqXmYoK8G37yZPDLNxnf4zPcBOwbq3OIxG4ZrhO4/s1600/bathroom+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjT-tFzSkCZCgWO1YHPzSEvV528qRqxueSjCnCDUaw1ugZrHGllKXatJStxFKFSFsfQbA8XRZGKwkHygFGRvb-6HD8EWZkW6TFDHHqXmYoK8G37yZPDLNxnf4zPcBOwbq3OIxG4ZrhO4/s400/bathroom+015.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">diy lights made from vintage porcelain ceiling fixtures,</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">vintage metal shades, electrical conduit pieces, and new wiring.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the cost: under $10 each.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKbplRa4HHcspACYHnSeTt0I01J7yN-BvuTxrKCodgS397OMpoEJQvBlkXgseHueotaP9TEwQKq3UddWtE6fZJEXKoe4eWjUmYWT2r-spwtTBo6KK8J7NgsZQKVWOTCR6EpTvxV6ohhY/s1600/bathroom+031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKbplRa4HHcspACYHnSeTt0I01J7yN-BvuTxrKCodgS397OMpoEJQvBlkXgseHueotaP9TEwQKq3UddWtE6fZJEXKoe4eWjUmYWT2r-spwtTBo6KK8J7NgsZQKVWOTCR6EpTvxV6ohhY/s400/bathroom+031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sink was a craigslist find that was originally listed for $25, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">upon arrival she wouldn't take any $ for it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">faucets were purchased on ebay, they are vintage but in </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">better condition than what i had on our <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/help-needed.html">other sink</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kishLh6u5ocPBPEIs2q237_KzpipoKD7-BuxR9sm7PgdQfx9pJKc1oUQ6zhTmFan6pb00QTRTxfV7ortXS0F0wT3P0dJg8XibctxdKIlkZo3uNRDo1TOqLeu7k3GZORZOtMGPBsxY7Y/s1600/bathroom+064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kishLh6u5ocPBPEIs2q237_KzpipoKD7-BuxR9sm7PgdQfx9pJKc1oUQ6zhTmFan6pb00QTRTxfV7ortXS0F0wT3P0dJg8XibctxdKIlkZo3uNRDo1TOqLeu7k3GZORZOtMGPBsxY7Y/s400/bathroom+064.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drawer knobs are retrofitted porcelain faucet handles that were </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in a </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">box lot of porcelain goodness </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">purchased on ebay for $15-$20</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">cost: less than $2 each</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs0EeYbEkGCMjo43eemaSDBINwtzhKrH-t_-eecMIyhNeH78T8oXTZXYYNzechig0v9rJw7MAKOI77hxdx89bXapDCRLYxjRUkI8lOkBRai1zcf1gCs_v0hgBV_IHzAb5gqOBJvi0RDQ/s1600/bathroom+065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs0EeYbEkGCMjo43eemaSDBINwtzhKrH-t_-eecMIyhNeH78T8oXTZXYYNzechig0v9rJw7MAKOI77hxdx89bXapDCRLYxjRUkI8lOkBRai1zcf1gCs_v0hgBV_IHzAb5gqOBJvi0RDQ/s400/bathroom+065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this was my first real design project and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i am so pleased with how it came out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3O2Xjqb1jRhkXhvtxhdN3O1ke1v91aLMvsF8-DNRjKY5rLo9o1RZ0C7dPfA0_Wmbl3ub4oYg65QZf0cmE5w-jbRta2kwBBBjmbw3S72vCHGjBW803ezr_rgotoHffF54kJJW5ju8xRUg/s1600/bathroom+055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3O2Xjqb1jRhkXhvtxhdN3O1ke1v91aLMvsF8-DNRjKY5rLo9o1RZ0C7dPfA0_Wmbl3ub4oYg65QZf0cmE5w-jbRta2kwBBBjmbw3S72vCHGjBW803ezr_rgotoHffF54kJJW5ju8xRUg/s640/bathroom+055.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">original toilet with updated pipes & fittings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the new window was yet another craigslist find for $50</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i {heart} craigslist.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb5-cICl7AF0h474bSV01luuhV-Wpd3VTzoY0FnZXeNlmO3nPKXNreKCJVNuAUtRP3DpNkmzbX4ZjCpE0smOaRpLd4dZDRPn3yttaQ5u5Vq6WTgt0nvcYf9eD8vyI-5DiktDnzmickPQ/s1600/bathroom+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb5-cICl7AF0h474bSV01luuhV-Wpd3VTzoY0FnZXeNlmO3nPKXNreKCJVNuAUtRP3DpNkmzbX4ZjCpE0smOaRpLd4dZDRPn3yttaQ5u5Vq6WTgt0nvcYf9eD8vyI-5DiktDnzmickPQ/s640/bathroom+013.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vintage medicine cabinet with mirror door removed found years ago at a garage sale</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">needlepoint picture is a family treasure and</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> now has a weathered frame</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(see pic above this one)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozLndUgP_jh61zD-ulLpMTKLC-6BaqB54liwIEuzTlpC49DTLa0no8o3870hS0ujF9gwNB3Ru5cqpdxDShCQauYomMRq8mGCp4FT6EL5Qyhaw2vjOeOpqYibJaIK-4esWKTMUeynAKpc/s1600/bathroom+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozLndUgP_jh61zD-ulLpMTKLC-6BaqB54liwIEuzTlpC49DTLa0no8o3870hS0ujF9gwNB3Ru5cqpdxDShCQauYomMRq8mGCp4FT6EL5Qyhaw2vjOeOpqYibJaIK-4esWKTMUeynAKpc/s640/bathroom+007.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this was a frame i had on hand that was<br />
updated with real sea shells from various beach vacations.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">most of the wood in the renovation was</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reclaimed or re-used from the original bathroom</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">probably about 90% of it.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt44ipXuptk5v-DEJhJFggf6KW6eqT1hw7x_6t1Wi4luq3CbKKfhVSdDZgjhVvtoPdHG1HyKMzt9VHbh_lFhbv0X-z4yEiuf18A9HQ2eauCzNRy0KADSXE8tzrH9P_GGD6KjW27cQbdw/s1600/bathroom+059a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt44ipXuptk5v-DEJhJFggf6KW6eqT1hw7x_6t1Wi4luq3CbKKfhVSdDZgjhVvtoPdHG1HyKMzt9VHbh_lFhbv0X-z4yEiuf18A9HQ2eauCzNRy0KADSXE8tzrH9P_GGD6KjW27cQbdw/s640/bathroom+059a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the vintage tub was another craigslist find a few years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">purchased for a mere $40, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the feet were sandblasted and waxed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the fixtures were purchased </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">online from signature hardware</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOh2M42jZC1lsZwaXid6Wdr7A8dGGG4ukzBDfQLFJNEINQ_9HbdUwrglukaV_ykQN_kGDZEdiwAjrWseDU7V3lxTeJb5OM7ha9XNHA3w6nqLBy2AXlV3Y8Mx9WCeO06ulMfXHm3DP7xA/s1600/bathroom+062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOh2M42jZC1lsZwaXid6Wdr7A8dGGG4ukzBDfQLFJNEINQ_9HbdUwrglukaV_ykQN_kGDZEdiwAjrWseDU7V3lxTeJb5OM7ha9XNHA3w6nqLBy2AXlV3Y8Mx9WCeO06ulMfXHm3DP7xA/s400/bathroom+062.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rainshower head was purchased from tuesday morning</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">for around $35</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmQcGW6kHVcalmKlD8VGOSZIx7pqjnqyj6svkuqxDnOqAAH9UHYFVFIlEdYPSmCrVBxCqy99QJ8oV6MSwSTLMjGRkC7PPezWJ25cYoa4Ca9uUeO6vWBgTHGkIe0xqIJNUpMTTnW895Ns/s1600/bathroom+060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmQcGW6kHVcalmKlD8VGOSZIx7pqjnqyj6svkuqxDnOqAAH9UHYFVFIlEdYPSmCrVBxCqy99QJ8oV6MSwSTLMjGRkC7PPezWJ25cYoa4Ca9uUeO6vWBgTHGkIe0xqIJNUpMTTnW895Ns/s400/bathroom+060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the shower control was a three part retrofit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the escutcheon was found at a salvage yard in sarasota, fl. for $20</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the knob was part of my stash and the piece between the two </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">is a porcelain screw ring used on vintage light fixtures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bottom line- we made it work!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnB0fgcVbQy4_GAgkfOlaq4F-wPncGpizNFQ0-H84UYLnQZ_ff-k_pjrA9iVEi-S5qy4OMvTTNnyILKC3AXsv_D26nszWwOLfzquAMgmXsVNYNsnpsUumdbW5Y8porTA26lCdp02oNqM/s1600/bathroom+057a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnB0fgcVbQy4_GAgkfOlaq4F-wPncGpizNFQ0-H84UYLnQZ_ff-k_pjrA9iVEi-S5qy4OMvTTNnyILKC3AXsv_D26nszWwOLfzquAMgmXsVNYNsnpsUumdbW5Y8porTA26lCdp02oNqM/s400/bathroom+057a.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the exterior</span><span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wall light was purchased for $10</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">years ago from a discount </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hardware </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">store</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">the patina on it closely </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">resembles </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">aged copper.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it hangs at one end of the tub for some ambiance lighting.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">original hinges were left intact for authenticity</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the ikea light hangs from metal roofing that was applied to the ceiling </span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to reflect more light into the small footprint of a room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for some character & functionality</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that was purchased on craigslist to fill in missing wood on our <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/sighkitchen-still-in-progress.html">kitchen</a> floor.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">sorry for the <span style="font-size: large;">very.long.post</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">at least its not as long as the renovation took.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i will be working on a <span style="font-size: large;">before</span> post </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with some not so pretty pictures</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here's a peek at what we uncovered</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when the demolition began.</span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8TC3q35D9p2_n_1YE-k8N3HTVfEMTWZqVhDDC0W7gKTm6MYt3HcMOnqMtWiMeWDRd6NReQxkEQ3ics37itIKD2O7YxbdbvGbYDEBCgDAuxl0jtsUizuaHn88-A4PXHL3EQBoIzOh3hw/s1600/house+tour+upstate+home+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8TC3q35D9p2_n_1YE-k8N3HTVfEMTWZqVhDDC0W7gKTm6MYt3HcMOnqMtWiMeWDRd6NReQxkEQ3ics37itIKD2O7YxbdbvGbYDEBCgDAuxl0jtsUizuaHn88-A4PXHL3EQBoIzOh3hw/s640/house+tour+upstate+home+026.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">as paul harvey would say </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><em>here's the rest of the story</em></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">shortly after the <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/08/bouckville-yard-sales-and-what-ive-been.html">bouckville antique show</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i was contacted by a local newspaper publication editor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(who is also a <a href="http://myvintagesoul.typepad.com/">blogger</a> and an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/myvintagesoul?ref=pr_shop_more">etsy shop owner</a>)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after she had visited my blog.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">she asked if i would be interested in having my home </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">featured in a decorating supplement </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">called </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://shopping.syracuse.com/SS/Page.aspx?ptype=SS_TILE&secid=91344&pagenum=1&facing=false">upstate home</a></span></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">who me? </span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">my home? </span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">are you kidding?!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i pondered for a mere fraction of a second</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and responded,</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">yes!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(in a bit more reserved manner, of course)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i was then contacted by mj, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the editor of upstate home.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">we arranged for a day to meet and </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">within a few short weeks </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">we had the interview.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">mj spent some time with us </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">visiting, talking and taking notes </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">on the history, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">details, paint colors, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and styles </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">of the decor and house.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">she made it so easy </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and relaxed </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it was really a delight to work with her</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(thanks mj!)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the next step was </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">photo shoot</span></span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">which was set </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">for october 13th.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i had<span style="font-size: large;"> 4</span> weeks </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">to get our home <em>picture perfect</em> ready.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> i had started working on projects </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">prior to the interview </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">had accompished much in a few short weeks.</span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">this</span> is </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">what was completed from the lengthy <span style="font-size: large;">to-do</span> list</span> </div><ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">removed paint from fireplace mantel </span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">painted fireplace screen black & distressed</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">laundry room was finished & the decor put up</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">back porch floor was painted</span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> the stairs</span> rebuilt</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">"fake" attic door was added to garage & </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">window frames painted</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">house numbers were painted black <span style="font-size: x-small;">(they were blue & faded)</span></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">paint was removed from window frame in sitting/tv room</span></div></li>
<ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">"camp" decor added</span></div></li>
</ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">wallpaper was removed from back entryway</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">painted the upper walls of entryway & </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">changed decor</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">paint was removed from stairway baseboards</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">wallpaper border was removed from upstairs hall</span></div></li>
<ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">which also removed some of the wallboard which led to...</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">removing the peg rail, spackling holes, and painting upstairs hall & stairway</span></div></li>
</ul></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">painted the sewing studio/guest room</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">made new pillows for master bed</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">finished <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/chocolat-anyone.html">lap quilt</a> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(yes, finally!)</span></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">added ladder to wall to hold <em>said</em> quilt</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">removed paint from lid of blanket chest</span></div></li>
<ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(to be continued-part 2 to remove paint from rest of it)</span></div></li>
</ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">made new pillows for livingroom</span></div></li>
<ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(which i hated & have changed already)</span></div></li>
</ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">sanded down coffee table;</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">repainted & </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">added stencil to top</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">purchased lots of mums, pumpkins, gourds & corn stalks </span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">paint touched up here and there</span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">changed decor & furniture on porches</span></div></li>
<ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">added mums, plants, pumpkins, gourds, stalks and pinecones to said porches.</span></div></li>
</ul></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and then after all that was done</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i tweaked</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrHkZAi36eadeed69dfppms_C2mwUcm6eGp2V-yQWB6jjyFnX83fVrwy7A2274hkedF9hDRK_ghl5SXMHmY589sTosm7BpnwkjwLoZhhJak4woZ3o6cdEfeXRJm3he-YvjXZ4UJpRVhE/s1600/house+tour+upstate+home+029a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrHkZAi36eadeed69dfppms_C2mwUcm6eGp2V-yQWB6jjyFnX83fVrwy7A2274hkedF9hDRK_ghl5SXMHmY589sTosm7BpnwkjwLoZhhJak4woZ3o6cdEfeXRJm3he-YvjXZ4UJpRVhE/s320/house+tour+upstate+home+029a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">tweaked</span></div><div align="center"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as much of the above had been</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was exhiliarating, tiring, and mind-blowing </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but we got it done!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><em>can you say exhausted?!</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">i.can.not.wait!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">have you ever been <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>blessed</em></span> by something </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">unexpected?</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i hope to be posting a house tour soon </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">room by room </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with before & afters</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em> <span style="font-size: large;">however</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please bear with me </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as my laptop & blogger have been </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">giving me fits. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it is taking me for-evah to post</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(i either need a new laptop or an html course!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-56726051391199495762011-10-03T21:15:00.001-04:002011-10-03T21:24:12.396-04:00absent-minded<div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">am i inattentive or have forgetful behavior? </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">no, not really</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">could i be lost in thought and preoccupied?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">yes</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">absent from my blog?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">big time</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i <span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">am</span> deep in creative thought</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> busy with a <span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">huge</span> project that is</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">to debut in a few weeks.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i am beyond excited about this</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(opportunity)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and can't stand the suspense in revealing it to you...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">but i must for now.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">thanks for bearing with me as i work behind the scenes</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</span>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-66870325835720092532011-09-10T01:15:00.002-04:002011-09-21T20:50:45.040-04:00vintage washtub love<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we are in the midst of a laundry room renovation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTcabp42kEdQuB6wWBIc7_BqtycDdO87kT-CT2T-aylHjMcjBxEuGxbOvnuWYurlbJ7NdMZyreSVBkAGgUMfiNzsf9VDwFT7FVOUyuywT7hR8TwOYWoJ3yWWfCglFrb2K75m6Ge_-tZQ/s1600/laundry+room+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTcabp42kEdQuB6wWBIc7_BqtycDdO87kT-CT2T-aylHjMcjBxEuGxbOvnuWYurlbJ7NdMZyreSVBkAGgUMfiNzsf9VDwFT7FVOUyuywT7hR8TwOYWoJ3yWWfCglFrb2K75m6Ge_-tZQ/s400/laundry+room+004.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">the former exterior clapboard wall has been exposed. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the plumbing, gas line and electrical has been re-routed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">a half wall has been built to hide all the above.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the sheetrock is repaired and installed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the floor is awaiting its debut</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">in the midst of all this</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">while surfing craigslist the other night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">i found </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">this</span> beauty</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0RpGbiqI0NemWnVc1Vr6-BqmcVOmE4RJCs6V4UTaDavtvuDvOr6iCEmR_ZbT6rZSTGEjuE2oLehnHQu3pA4-e4ZJWXp29uN-jZF0i4Wt351Wm0ZXX7GbtbnSfN315HpTxgnVrMa1NQo/s1600/laundry+room+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0RpGbiqI0NemWnVc1Vr6-BqmcVOmE4RJCs6V4UTaDavtvuDvOr6iCEmR_ZbT6rZSTGEjuE2oLehnHQu3pA4-e4ZJWXp29uN-jZF0i4Wt351Wm0ZXX7GbtbnSfN315HpTxgnVrMa1NQo/s400/laundry+room+006.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and my <span style="font-size: large;">heart</span> sang </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">there setting before my eyes was a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">vintage laundry tub with a cover</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObXmctkpyEFpyNsANQIXcEHcZoBgRdCfGhN8AutiBmGSflN33-C4Z-AEoWMerHYuCkJ5qefZBun7UOyBDLH33VADGl3H8oMPX0lvDPIEIiCQuGLiPPSvVSe8OtlhEtIU143mntAcENL0/s1600/laundry+room+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObXmctkpyEFpyNsANQIXcEHcZoBgRdCfGhN8AutiBmGSflN33-C4Z-AEoWMerHYuCkJ5qefZBun7UOyBDLH33VADGl3H8oMPX0lvDPIEIiCQuGLiPPSvVSe8OtlhEtIU143mntAcENL0/s400/laundry+room+003.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i anxiously waited for the next morning to arrive</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">so that i could make a phone call</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">within a few hours, it was in my car and on its way home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh48YcUtg0XFqyFK-03nW8eK_-fwOWsCG6F6rK9LEGm4AyIX4L2Xsx7ScLWP8g6a_Scg7sxJosPX3R7Nd5WoxAuwHNQRimDwG8MwExbvdG4vSGMErV_FefXEctgl0_JTylf6R47KNncdQ/s1600/laundry+room+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="266" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh48YcUtg0XFqyFK-03nW8eK_-fwOWsCG6F6rK9LEGm4AyIX4L2Xsx7ScLWP8g6a_Scg7sxJosPX3R7Nd5WoxAuwHNQRimDwG8MwExbvdG4vSGMErV_FefXEctgl0_JTylf6R47KNncdQ/s400/laundry+room+001.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">with a bit of retrofitting, it now has a real drain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">it will </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">be installed next week in its rightful place.</span></span> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">testing the drain for leaks</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">this wasn't the original idea for a laundry tub </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">but it has evolved into something much nicer.</span></td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i can't wait to show you the mudroom/laundry room</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">with its updated look</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">but like me, you'll have to wait patiently.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(i'm generally not a patient person when it comes to projects)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">what treasure(s) have you found lately?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">please share, as i'd love to know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">have a great weekend,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">linking up to:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/09/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no79.html">coastal charm</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-house-party_21.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoMinimalistHere+%28No+Minimalist+Here%29"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">no minimalist here</span></a></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-67109764112681432932011-08-26T22:44:00.001-04:002011-08-27T11:14:26.726-04:00bouckville, yard sales and what i've been up to...<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">i <em>finally</em> took some pictures of my bouckville treasures to share with you. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the scalloped syracuse china plate matches a small set (sans the dancers) that i bought a few</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> weeks ago</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and isn't that record the cutest..that's what really sold me on it..only 6 in. in diameter</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">see those creamy bundles of crochet cotton?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">laura from</span> <a href="http://52flea.blogspot.com/2011/08/madison-bouckville-review.html">52 flea</a> <span style="color: #666666;">and i split the box full</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">these were originally from f. w. woolworths</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">handy little trash can, about a foot tall</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i love the old leather and gold embossed lettering</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">it was a really fun day & part of it was spent with laura from </span><a href="http://52flea.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">52 flea</span></a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. we met in the butternut hill area at vicki's booth, the rose arbor. vicki is formerly from the syracuse area but now resides in virginia. after much chatting, i realized that i had met her a few years earlier at a yard sale, right before she moved. and vicki, if you read this, the mirror i bought from you at that yard sale now hangs happily in our renovated bathroom. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(post coming)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after vicki's booth, we sat down for a bite to eat and then gina from <a href="http://vintagejunkinmytrunk.typepad.com/vintage-junk-in-my-trunk/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">vintage junk in my trunk</span></a> came strolling by. this was the first time we had met; we swapped stories, good places to shop and gina shared some great blogs with me. gina and her husband come to bouckville every year and shop for a week! that is so very <span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">cool</span>!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">on saturday of that week, mr. 1829 and i ran some errands and along the way passed by a yard sale. we stopped and found some great items. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the fishing line and extras were a box lot. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i thought the wooden spools & the norelco shaver were too good to pass up.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">do you see all the barbs on that fish hook?</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">owee!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i thought the author's name was rather ironic</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i wonder if they call him tho (toe) for short?</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(ok, i know that's a stretch but i couldn't resist)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the bakelite handles of the pinking shears are a marbled blue..very unique</span> </td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> we then stopped by one of my favorite antique shops called <a href="http://theheckledhen.com/">the heckled hen</a>. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">jo anne, the owner, is fun to talk to and has a wealth of information. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i left mr. 1829 next door, while i perused her shop. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i have been looking for syracuse china dinner plates in plain white. they are sturdy and functional. why in 30 years, i am just now realizing that my mom and aunt were wise in purchasing this china is beyond me...it is all still going stong. the stuff doesn't break or chip </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(at least not easily or like some dish sets i've owned)</span>. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">so anyway, back to the dishes...yes, well jo anne had a pile of dishes <span style="font-size: x-small;">(and i mean pile</span>), so i checked them out and they were syracuse china <span style="font-size: x-small;">(happy dance)</span><span style="font-size: small;">, </span>then i asked her the price. let's just say it was less than $.30 piece. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(another happy dance)</span><span style="font-size: small;">. really, check out that pile. AND go check out her shop if you're in the area, she's having a huge sale now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i use to have a thing for chairs, now it's doors. i'm hoping to actually use this in our home. although i love the crackle of the paint, the green just has to go. i will give it a few coats of multistrip and then repaint it. don't you just love the window and the details? and by the way, i paid the same amount as the dishes! and.i.am.not.kidding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">after we returned home, i began the huge chore of cleaning out the <strike>messy</strike> <strike>black hole</strike> garage that has become my studio/storage unit/workroom. for some reason, after being in bouckville last week, i got inspired to get organized. strange, but it happened...maybe due to the fact that the mess is holding me back from being productive with repurposing and selling. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">here is what the work/storage area looked like a day ago. i didn't take any before, before pics, i know i should have but the shock, well, it may have been too much for you. really, it was <span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">that</span> bad. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">see the ledge in the corner to the right of that last unit?</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">two of the units had been put together last year to fit this ledge...so it just meant 3 more had to be done. i must have screwed and unscrewed these bolts at least 200 times, i kid you not! </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="color: #666666;"></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> there are at least 50 bolts/nuts per unit. the problem was that i kept screwing up <span style="font-size: x-small;">(no pun intended)</span> and the flat head screws are best done by hand. the shelves also had stuff on them, so it was a musical chair kind of game emptying, moving, sorting, and moving again within the confines of this area. and not to mention the bazillion spiders that i </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">sucked up into the vacuum being the best part of it all! </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">ewww, i don't like spiders!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the reason i am persevering this week especially is that i would like to have a sale sometime in september. a kind of a antique/flea/yard sale to clear out alot of stuff from the house and the garage and my stash. it's time to<span style="color: #666666;"> gitter done</span>! i am in the mood and on the move, so watch out people <span style="font-size: x-small;">(that live in my house)</span>. if it's not been used in the last 3 years, doesn't have a prospective use, or isn't nailed down...it's gone!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and stay tuned for more adventures in "how to clean your garage in 200 easy steps"</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i will update as soon as i have taken back control of this <strike>mess</strike> garage.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">linking up to the following blog parties</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/08/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-29.html">at the picket fence</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/2011/08/fridays-unfolded-31.html">stuff and nonsense</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/08/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-and-pottery-barn.html">coastal charm</a></span></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-17841604732246918372011-08-11T17:03:00.000-04:002011-08-11T17:03:35.574-04:00bouckville or bust!?<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fHseOf5vXXnm8p4DeO_p4i7x68nm7mDwpvUrmhM2mGZtMPTF8CIocNiKL8H2_CUqC2f21KczTeDZk84X-TaABUc9dko1dEy_lPDJONAhZ0526HrFI5GUQnN9EMZ9iXgVgyJJIzxFAJM/s1600/bouckville.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fHseOf5vXXnm8p4DeO_p4i7x68nm7mDwpvUrmhM2mGZtMPTF8CIocNiKL8H2_CUqC2f21KczTeDZk84X-TaABUc9dko1dEy_lPDJONAhZ0526HrFI5GUQnN9EMZ9iXgVgyJJIzxFAJM/s400/bouckville.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">anyone heading to <a href="http://www.madisonbouckvilleantiqueweek.com/page/page/7917342.htm"><span style="color: #b45f06;">bouckville</span></a> next week?</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">it runs from august 15-21st all along route 20</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">i know that laura from </span><a href="http://52flea.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">52 flea</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> is going, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">we met up <a href="http://52flea.blogspot.com/2010/08/madison-bouckville-2010.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">last year</span></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">wouldn't it be fun to have a meet and greet </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">with fellow bloggers?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">not sure what day i'll be going yet as i have to work around mom's therapy appts...but mostly likely during the week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
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judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-53926281037534373272011-08-06T20:50:00.000-04:002011-08-06T20:50:13.943-04:00chalkboards anyone?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i decided to make a culmination of posts and one dedicated specifically to chalkboards. they are the rage as you know and there are SO many items and surfaces that work incredibly well with chalkboard paint. so without further ado, here are my chalkboard paint projects. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this one was used at <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2010/11/fall-wedding-and-decor.html">this wedding</a> and again at our son's a few weekends ago </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(pics coming soon!). </span></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilW50HiLUc_-G1JnpuudhMi8SWDUJ5xZMGgSNWOu0fwai1DeTAwjvtXgY1GVsuqknsP5cDuHA4n1-qWPaQ0AGKWp00VbJm6Mag8iMB_Za3GYZfg8j8bJhHzuLYLohAP3b8zk84tqmLxao/s1600/Jess+%2526+Steve+Bogran+Wedding+042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilW50HiLUc_-G1JnpuudhMi8SWDUJ5xZMGgSNWOu0fwai1DeTAwjvtXgY1GVsuqknsP5cDuHA4n1-qWPaQ0AGKWp00VbJm6Mag8iMB_Za3GYZfg8j8bJhHzuLYLohAP3b8zk84tqmLxao/s640/Jess+%2526+Steve+Bogran+Wedding+042.jpg" t$="true" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it now hangs in our kitchen after i stenciled MENU on it </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for the last wedding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVThA5zPKZhfcLQDR8jR61EDAyT-2jerQdKcKQY6HuuZ55iL1QxyAW5EDjDLSOP2jK1W_BfHDWrs7qQcbZ5AhHDS90TqghO_fzE1eBOuV3-M0wjqYyVmLnVNlS4GK20_c6HOha2PWOvpc/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVThA5zPKZhfcLQDR8jR61EDAyT-2jerQdKcKQY6HuuZ55iL1QxyAW5EDjDLSOP2jK1W_BfHDWrs7qQcbZ5AhHDS90TqghO_fzE1eBOuV3-M0wjqYyVmLnVNlS4GK20_c6HOha2PWOvpc/s640/Repurposed+Goods+104.jpg" t$="true" width="425" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">you will find the tutorial for the next chalkboard</span> <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/little-bit-of-this-little-bit-of-that.html"><span style="color: #0c343d;">here</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. </span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">this was a gift for my bff and so fun to embellish with </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><em>a little bit of this and a little bit of that</em>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSlkkOzyhwQNyJl2_dcrOr32v6UvIW8XihCyj_fX4UeHXXJQkTkzK-uFZMcePXy7phdRgeYOlENpMD7EA-lajE-LTcmvtEKQhQvhitpMXUdOewwzGefU3Qcds-MRZMOGUIcrIVjikjTI/s1600/RePurposed+Goods+080a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSlkkOzyhwQNyJl2_dcrOr32v6UvIW8XihCyj_fX4UeHXXJQkTkzK-uFZMcePXy7phdRgeYOlENpMD7EA-lajE-LTcmvtEKQhQvhitpMXUdOewwzGefU3Qcds-MRZMOGUIcrIVjikjTI/s640/RePurposed+Goods+080a.jpg" t$="true" width="346" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the side of our vintage kitchen cabinet is covered in chalkboard paint</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">where i like to add quotes, scripture and birthday/holiday messages </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRn9HRUaYH9E3smNqm4SSgsjIqrSW8NRKeU9byAQQ-6alSRAoGDy1Mty36pRXoW1p4dF6gt4pxCnCMbnQSP1oXauA0uJjl6c-BnnQmogt2hSVLoBQ-QQQCWhBvAvc0PGviTQOtVRqS2Q/s1600/KitchenBeforeAfter+067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRn9HRUaYH9E3smNqm4SSgsjIqrSW8NRKeU9byAQQ-6alSRAoGDy1Mty36pRXoW1p4dF6gt4pxCnCMbnQSP1oXauA0uJjl6c-BnnQmogt2hSVLoBQ-QQQCWhBvAvc0PGviTQOtVRqS2Q/s400/KitchenBeforeAfter+067.jpg" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like this </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mB1Wr-qU_jB9bGBowI2Ic64YFOt8cVSI459zjbWkeSVobLKw5fjWMW-y2VuNRIIkeEZk_U8fLqG4zMhlkpvU74da3pg6g8F47ksizqSIeiF7ARw8j9HwpmJVLG5nR4yFBcL8blXx5eM/s1600/Valentine+Decor+021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mB1Wr-qU_jB9bGBowI2Ic64YFOt8cVSI459zjbWkeSVobLKw5fjWMW-y2VuNRIIkeEZk_U8fLqG4zMhlkpvU74da3pg6g8F47ksizqSIeiF7ARw8j9HwpmJVLG5nR4yFBcL8blXx5eM/s400/Valentine+Decor+021.jpg" t$="true" width="210" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and this</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">this wedding was done on a very<strong> </strong><em>low cost budget</em>. i am very proud of these two for committing to start their lives without any wedding debt. most everything used to decorate was either a bargain, low cost, re-used, borrowed or already owned. (<em>my kind of decorating</em>!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;">first on the list was the <span style="font-size: large;"><em>table numbers</em></span> that you may remember from </span><a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2010/11/fall-wedding-and-decor.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><em>this wedding</em></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. some of them came up missing afterward so i had the task of remaking 3 of the numbers. not much of an issue except that i couldn't find the file on either my desktop or laptop computer AND i couldn't for the life of me find the font that was used on them. no problem, i would just use a similar font (<span style="font-size: x-small;">as suggested by bride</span>) as they would be on separate tables anyway. but lo and behold, for some reason i had made a copy of some of the numbers and tucked it in with the iron-on transfer sheets. the remarkable thing about this is that the exact three numbers i needed were the ones on this copy! now if that isn't a God thing!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the vintage canning jars were filled with sand and a handful of sparklers for an evening send off for the bride and groom. the centerpieces were layers circles of seafoam green, sand, seashells and candles. several hand printed box of matches were on the table as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">next was a <span style="font-size: large;">bunting</span> banner made out of burlap left over from the above mentioned wedding. the bride wanted one for the gift table and one for the head table. she chose "just married" and of course "gifts". black lettering was the choice of color and looked great against the burlap texture.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the bride wanted to use vintage items in the decor. canning jars with wire bales in both aqua & clear were used for centerpieces & to hold the bouquets, various galvanized tubs held water bottles & ice, and a retro suitcase was used for holding cards. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the most important project that the couple wanted, to exude some <span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>beachy-ness</em></span> was a <span style="font-size: large;">trellis</span>. after seeing a pic of the "look" to achieve, i set out to do my homework. lowes had rustic poles for less than $7 each. we needed 8 along with 8-inch carriage bolts/nuts. once i sketched a pic for the mr., he and one of the groomsmen got to work building the trellis. it took about 4 hours spread out over a few days to get the project to completion. once they were done, the bride and i took a trip to jo annes to find ivory tulle and ivory fabric for the backdrop. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if you have any questions as to the making of any of this decor, just send me an email and i'd be happy to help out. these decor items are not our original designs but gleaned from many ideas & pics found on this wonderful world of blogs that we all share delight in. we, of course, added our own personal touches to make them unique & personalized for our son's wedding.</span> </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oh my, that happened to me on sunday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i was on my way home and spotted a sign similar to this. </span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span> <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my car couldn't turn fast enough down the road. as i rounded the bend in the road i came upon this older house with a pole barn next to it. i could tell right away that there was some goods to be found. i wish that i had my camera with me so that i could show you but alas i did not.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">there were years and years of collected items stuffed into this barn, a side garage and other areas, which included a parked tractor trailer! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">i.was.in.junk.heaven. </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">two brothers were selling off all that their father had collected and left to them. the dad, i was told, had collected & sold various items with his mom as a hobby, bought out a hardware store, and was a carpenter/builder who liked to have things on hand. there were tools that took up the whole garage, stacks of china, vintage hubcaps, boxes of canning jars, shutters, shelves full of glassware, enamelware, vintage car parts, yardsticks, glass baby bottles, safety glasses, knick knacks, linens, coke bottles, furniture, a "cadillac" baby buggy, metal signs, folding rulers, hardware galore, a vintage car and MUCH more.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">as i was talking to one of the brothers, i asked if he had any furniture castors. he said he thought there might be some in the trailer. at first, i don't think he was going to show me, but then said, <em>follow me</em>. well, he wasn't kidding...next to the barn was a tractor trailer <span style="font-size: large;">filled </span>with hardware. it was arranged in a somewhat organized fashion along the outside walls. he showed me where to start and then said, <em>have<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></em><span style="font-size: small;"><em>fun</em>. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and <span style="font-size: large;">fun</span> is what i had! i was in the trailer for almost an hour, solo with only the light from the door to illuminate the trove of pieces and parts. there were boxes, bins, shelves and a makeshift hardware cabinet with about 25 drawers. the drawer pulls were old nails pounded into the front.(love the thriftiness) while i was treasure hunting, i came across a gym locker basket filled with more hardware. i knew i couldn't leave that behind, so i emptied it's contents into another container. then i found a second locker basket and did the same. i filled the basket with castors, vintage coat hooks, locker hooks, latches, etc. it was great fun as long as you didn't mind the mouse poo, nests made from insulation, years of dust, and the lack of lighting inside i washed my hands 3 times with wipes, just to get the dirt off. mind you, i was wearing a summer dress and sandals... the perfect junking attire, dontcha think?.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">here's the best part. i asked the older brother what kind of deal would he give me. he said that the items i already had set aside were about $45 and that <em><u>didn't</u></em> include the trailer finds. whoa, that was much more than i had wanted to spend. i counter-offered and held firm. he asked his brother what he thought and he said, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i'll do it all for that amount. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>i like his brother's deals.</em> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mARfaxcDErIOmkS_ZP_0CYHYTXK4T9DUInRW7hWLfu6sIU9Pvgo6XxC8hrQGJQAO1sE9APraembGe1G5JdmesoogsfYCtYuNiU4v9gwyZBI6dJKnoQM9W5v0bSme0BtkoLktIVk82Hk/s1600/Barn+Sale+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mARfaxcDErIOmkS_ZP_0CYHYTXK4T9DUInRW7hWLfu6sIU9Pvgo6XxC8hrQGJQAO1sE9APraembGe1G5JdmesoogsfYCtYuNiU4v9gwyZBI6dJKnoQM9W5v0bSme0BtkoLktIVk82Hk/s640/Barn+Sale+001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">don't you just love the vintage galvanized patina?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it's about what i had in mind, considering i had 5 vintage folding rulers, 2 vintage metal signs, 3 aqua canning jars, a vintage baby bottle, lots of hardware, two locker baskets, 7 yardsticks and various other items.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i will most likely be going back...they plan to have this sale ongoing all summer long! </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">did you hear me <em><span style="font-size: large;">squeal</span></em> with delight? </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i have my list ready. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and as time allows some of these items will be in my etsy shop. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(i plan to use these on my chicken crate)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeu96qKghm192NywkzZOsF-lrvaVP8w7aiKIaG88B2uoQUzKiCzKpWH4mNu8-D4iV1HGJUFL2qRyVQY_IPrxVrWxw92Fw_kEnTo2trmO5B25WyR2oA-pi9sWn5jjASoh1Zryyk3ogATo/s1600/Barn+Sale+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeu96qKghm192NywkzZOsF-lrvaVP8w7aiKIaG88B2uoQUzKiCzKpWH4mNu8-D4iV1HGJUFL2qRyVQY_IPrxVrWxw92Fw_kEnTo2trmO5B25WyR2oA-pi9sWn5jjASoh1Zryyk3ogATo/s400/Barn+Sale+007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> the two pieces of dishware are syracuse china</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which i've started collecting because they are sturdy and last a long time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">my walmart made in china dish set is cracking and chipping.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">time to replace it with something that lasts</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ8NoeVH0cJe8bwFHlvTXF7FKbYYD1q18BucYd5n0NjIo-B2NXObBc3gG1ATp83wZMuq3KaV6Te1Aw6eeHgGtRVI_V0P5bHnEcH6G1Xmul5VgqMZEsqLBLUie8upvMNUBDJRMpwfTAD8/s1600/Barn+Sale+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ8NoeVH0cJe8bwFHlvTXF7FKbYYD1q18BucYd5n0NjIo-B2NXObBc3gG1ATp83wZMuq3KaV6Te1Aw6eeHgGtRVI_V0P5bHnEcH6G1Xmul5VgqMZEsqLBLUie8upvMNUBDJRMpwfTAD8/s400/Barn+Sale+002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">love the handlettered typography!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQBVn0Uhq6jyVL0CSSJbelfKkrTX1cHMxrBaa2ibcyimLltTUpz9PrM9-jxLA7rXg5K0WuKKhzHNhrr0PQ0aXzzINOSc0gWrRB05TGz2jvWlQYuV1dHmVsOBVQEexztP0BPUte3PYxwI/s1600/Barn+Sale+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQBVn0Uhq6jyVL0CSSJbelfKkrTX1cHMxrBaa2ibcyimLltTUpz9PrM9-jxLA7rXg5K0WuKKhzHNhrr0PQ0aXzzINOSc0gWrRB05TGz2jvWlQYuV1dHmVsOBVQEexztP0BPUte3PYxwI/s640/Barn+Sale+009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">folding rulers, worklight cages and lots of hardware!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFIG-tu_ShVe1S9BdfIcpy6IKgCnn1usastEjSibTa9ekFuKhWeDvNkWyDb61UpqGQQbsZEIcTbkUeloUOC0rYZBl-ZedsteTFOeaOxH7zlAAw6oxsB7VoSGrzdrgYXiLHOwEoB4NjRM/s1600/Barn+Sale+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFIG-tu_ShVe1S9BdfIcpy6IKgCnn1usastEjSibTa9ekFuKhWeDvNkWyDb61UpqGQQbsZEIcTbkUeloUOC0rYZBl-ZedsteTFOeaOxH7zlAAw6oxsB7VoSGrzdrgYXiLHOwEoB4NjRM/s640/Barn+Sale+010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hC2D-fb925jZ4vfGo9KSSJhKGLSyRjnBUNQ65IA5ap3phLJeNdY7ihPsBlCzwSo52FK2BKLsly82yEiGLcFLHl8uzepQGlAgahJ3iuyXd-awz29SNhqHhLKdJorQEC56YxVFszDJtrY/s1600/Barn+Sale+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hC2D-fb925jZ4vfGo9KSSJhKGLSyRjnBUNQ65IA5ap3phLJeNdY7ihPsBlCzwSo52FK2BKLsly82yEiGLcFLHl8uzepQGlAgahJ3iuyXd-awz29SNhqHhLKdJorQEC56YxVFszDJtrY/s400/Barn+Sale+011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">perfect zinc lids</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i'll be sure to let you see what else i discover in the barn.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><em>what awesome deals or sales have </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><em>caused your heart to beat faster?</em></span><br />
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</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">have a great week!</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-41352205796213866172011-06-15T21:50:00.000-04:002011-06-15T21:50:48.220-04:00building is for the birds!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">it seems that i am not the <span style="font-size: large;">only</span> one this week who is into building.</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX874xZ5V76ZsRWHY8i7WtYaiQp2BJ30ZqqbIGin13bn8Q-_fdrMcqCIGVueW5oLxIfJN-6n65kqph8yFrSxGP0WDkpvrdh2-3ioSwjqTT-_JOqUxjy_ShEU1U-bL1VbXORVRznD-OAhU/s1600/Birds+Nesting+001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX874xZ5V76ZsRWHY8i7WtYaiQp2BJ30ZqqbIGin13bn8Q-_fdrMcqCIGVueW5oLxIfJN-6n65kqph8yFrSxGP0WDkpvrdh2-3ioSwjqTT-_JOqUxjy_ShEU1U-bL1VbXORVRznD-OAhU/s400/Birds+Nesting+001a.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV9O_7HVXpoPlWO-WKrpMqmhZbbG_KNWHuyIA3CFJw5aT3tQeMhvNxGpn5l1k-_aiDSnOpyd8aOoYwlyF4W1bMxJbGUL-jLC2Y2vPr54fXD9F0An-mURsmivsQcHa7GNMBAv4wBZQyIU/s1600/Birds+Nesting+002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV9O_7HVXpoPlWO-WKrpMqmhZbbG_KNWHuyIA3CFJw5aT3tQeMhvNxGpn5l1k-_aiDSnOpyd8aOoYwlyF4W1bMxJbGUL-jLC2Y2vPr54fXD9F0An-mURsmivsQcHa7GNMBAv4wBZQyIU/s400/Birds+Nesting+002a.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these industrious little feathered friends decided that our dryer vent </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">would be a great place to </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">make a home for themselves. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well, we all know that dryer vents and nesting materials <em>do not</em> mix. so we had to send these little cuties packing, but not before i shot some pics of their nest building. they certainly did not give up too easily as we turned the dryer on (no heat) to get them out of the vent so that we could fix the problem. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">unbeknownst to us, the flap was stuck open, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so it was a perfect spot for a sheltered nest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXJuDH-9TxQRv3wwcsuS28S4579pHOhq9sTatQ2geO6wV5d-mLBhqiz3v11mTBV17yqnmWNhjNuEuWcFIWvYo3TcCRdQhi41mnb7p5WJMb0nDRgEkgTnEsZlfh_kAFJyf_zLfoEHecmM/s1600/Birds+Nesting+003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXJuDH-9TxQRv3wwcsuS28S4579pHOhq9sTatQ2geO6wV5d-mLBhqiz3v11mTBV17yqnmWNhjNuEuWcFIWvYo3TcCRdQhi41mnb7p5WJMb0nDRgEkgTnEsZlfh_kAFJyf_zLfoEHecmM/s400/Birds+Nesting+003a.jpg" t8="true" width="346" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">even with the dryer running and the nesting material flying out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">they kept coming back with dried grass & leaves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it was an entertaining afternoon...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuyx3YZgBInuL0SLz1DT4SkreWzlL3MoinilNv4bWU6YxlcSJtOKDk6huNL5MS1eobKAMXDpAnaxr0Jvua6Zjy3zHH5t-qIrhu-3nIMBxWKc5vbX9178vzV7N8ppXUk-H6QHocHqasPw/s1600/Birds+Nesting+026a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuyx3YZgBInuL0SLz1DT4SkreWzlL3MoinilNv4bWU6YxlcSJtOKDk6huNL5MS1eobKAMXDpAnaxr0Jvua6Zjy3zHH5t-qIrhu-3nIMBxWKc5vbX9178vzV7N8ppXUk-H6QHocHqasPw/s400/Birds+Nesting+026a.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8GT3xILGAiOsyNN9X9MtVUDhwX0s8WTtagOmZvTPDgMHd-7tdDKaedprJ4zbnT28fOmn40w5lnbRpMqJZdtm09chKjaadQhHJPLGNktR6puX8BQndrFxx-ijZFrQSp_h6b1qZMKDkV4/s1600/Birds+Nesting+027a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8GT3xILGAiOsyNN9X9MtVUDhwX0s8WTtagOmZvTPDgMHd-7tdDKaedprJ4zbnT28fOmn40w5lnbRpMqJZdtm09chKjaadQhHJPLGNktR6puX8BQndrFxx-ijZFrQSp_h6b1qZMKDkV4/s400/Birds+Nesting+027a.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the little love birds will need to find a new place for a nest...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">just not in our dryer vent!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNwLOpQicWGArZknsOfN3qgRnRvMhUQVpINpF0ls1K4o4ByHXYwCgqHG-jGUKRdyf1E9Ccv5QD2htAxlHFeteGwVz_J2Wz-X-JETOh93aAWIqIbLjNAEcqEM8I0BOlrAqqk7nitX3dLI/s1600/Birds+Nesting+010a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNwLOpQicWGArZknsOfN3qgRnRvMhUQVpINpF0ls1K4o4ByHXYwCgqHG-jGUKRdyf1E9Ccv5QD2htAxlHFeteGwVz_J2Wz-X-JETOh93aAWIqIbLjNAEcqEM8I0BOlrAqqk7nitX3dLI/s400/Birds+Nesting+010a.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> i think this one is either sulking or trying to figure out </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">how to get that vent flap back open</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stay tuned for more building projects</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(the human kind)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/349/092BE2425A2167E35916CB0C8833C038.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-70822970909490764182011-06-13T22:48:00.002-04:002011-06-16T00:40:59.728-04:00a gated deck<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you've heard of gated communities right?</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">well we now have a gated deck</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">for our puppy, laci.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my second project this past week required major power tools</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and let me tell you...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i LOVE me some </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">table saw, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">miter saw, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">cordless drill, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">nail gun action</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjhJJwmKDHfr0wgdM-uNP3F9NPBCoh5h8kVNTX2GRav-noK7b1Z-9FqE8aJV4g-cGZl6gxD6Zu2Mh0a_UPn99sklhjBWnjJjlwAgkq829taKUYnqpeIbweflMmpCQgT1CJ7dHQ-sSWAY/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjhJJwmKDHfr0wgdM-uNP3F9NPBCoh5h8kVNTX2GRav-noK7b1Z-9FqE8aJV4g-cGZl6gxD6Zu2Mh0a_UPn99sklhjBWnjJjlwAgkq829taKUYnqpeIbweflMmpCQgT1CJ7dHQ-sSWAY/s640/Repurposed+Goods+109.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a puppy gate for our deck</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> made from leftover pressure treated </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">decking and fence pickets</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkc5hoGTrg6VQdf9J9p_75eWMsKDaCHtEaGTO54fcscGwAgS2pprcPZTDnWuipBvre8KYIOp1HVadLSeO31a-wGCLLccGKkDtO4r9CN-vfm1eaiNaqWR2wJtaN_yqS-2Lca5mioXoHkk8/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkc5hoGTrg6VQdf9J9p_75eWMsKDaCHtEaGTO54fcscGwAgS2pprcPZTDnWuipBvre8KYIOp1HVadLSeO31a-wGCLLccGKkDtO4r9CN-vfm1eaiNaqWR2wJtaN_yqS-2Lca5mioXoHkk8/s640/Repurposed+Goods+122.jpg" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">first i cut the wood into two inch widths and the length that i needed,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">countersunk holes about 1 inch from the ends, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">squared up the corners and attached together with wood screws,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">when the four sides were all put together, then i added the pickets</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">that were previously cut to length with a nail gun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">all that was left was to put the two sections into place and add a hook & eye.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i rummaged through my hardware to find something cool or unique</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">but i decide that simple was best for now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">who knows when a better idea will pop into my brain, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">and if that happens </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">i'll be sure to change it up then.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbV9lTpC9OfFir9mQNsjHH2qENDMkx0ctJIiEMVoTnaPZ0XZygMAKDxDmo7Wtne2lUYFGNczxUJpkV5VLgTMlfnpOFndwJ0YHwsXNkRdFCP2cGMdHjtddy7Y3zyiZFkoFH4YAQxWTg_jg/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbV9lTpC9OfFir9mQNsjHH2qENDMkx0ctJIiEMVoTnaPZ0XZygMAKDxDmo7Wtne2lUYFGNczxUJpkV5VLgTMlfnpOFndwJ0YHwsXNkRdFCP2cGMdHjtddy7Y3zyiZFkoFH4YAQxWTg_jg/s640/Repurposed+Goods+110.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the two gate sections are wider than the width of the stairs</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and slide between the top railing balusters.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to open, unhook latch and pull one side in or slide sections apart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since our pup is small, no hardware was needed to secure to the railing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">much like <a href="http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/06/rusty-funky-dreams-for-patio.html">funky junk donna</a>, i LOVE using my power tools</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(ok, actually they're mr.1829's but he shares)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">there's nothing like the smell of sawdust, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the feel of raw wood, heavy metal and </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">some kicking power to get one's </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">creativity motivated</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><em>added bonus:</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> there was no cost to build this </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">other </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">than time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so glad to be back posting...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">oh how i've missed it so!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">until next time</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have a great week my friends!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">linking up to:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Beyond The Picket Fence" border="0" src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq266/bec8257/button2.jpg" /></a></div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-18970096585602368142011-06-08T22:48:00.002-04:002011-06-16T01:05:18.935-04:00bait and switch it on<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> just popping in to say hi,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i've missed you all,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and i so appreciate your sweet, caring comments regarding</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">my dad's passing and the grieving process.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">mr. 1829 and i were able to get away for 8 glorious days </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">to sarasota/siesta key, florida the last week of april. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it was just what i needed to regroup, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">get some much needed vitamin d and rest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">now that spring has <span style="font-size: large;">finally</span> arrived in the northeast, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">(our area had a record rainfall in april of 8.53 inches)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">we are getting our lawn mowing caught up,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> flowers planted, gardens cleaned out, veggie's planted, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and so on.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">i have a long list of to do's to finish before mid-june, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">so i am up and going every morning to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">git er done</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"> and now to</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> show you the reason for the title and what i've been up</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i've created a few things this past week. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">it feels sooooo </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">good</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to get my brain and hands working on a project!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and this happens to be a super easy one.</span><br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcXHuLQm-j0vfot7P79bKfHdgAMvfEGGjTyP66UbD9lNmrRYYR08VAR_0M9kXZdir-oNyF6iaWAEuXUyGm-2VvkUftRlq7nkYVBjUW5YrOHkDo5rVQscLNwNTRbMmzVWAQ94FEhwxU3U/s640/Repurposed+Goods+106a.jpg" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a peek inside</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsk_2ap2ewi3BDH9IkY0jr1EeYRGTjggot8gJ7zxDEepq-RuiM1nmDz_gDdafdA-Y14_8VcV9J7DoOpbPHeRsZ_DuUhu-6KnWbXYw5X4l7oJFC3iZRcGlb4Gc-HLeYdDO-XAJkLTQGMw/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+108a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsk_2ap2ewi3BDH9IkY0jr1EeYRGTjggot8gJ7zxDEepq-RuiM1nmDz_gDdafdA-Y14_8VcV9J7DoOpbPHeRsZ_DuUhu-6KnWbXYw5X4l7oJFC3iZRcGlb4Gc-HLeYdDO-XAJkLTQGMw/s400/Repurposed+Goods+108a.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">socket attachment</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRkMhVRND-ACu8r-CfVE3UYp4uwqLEvHaaYYqdByhmoT6enXoPUotB7FQ7A0wy9g2YnmXLrds9-ks3VPuOa0yXBKTsg7rWBrmywGt2HvAQPGsRnr2sliaR0LZ-vb4TnkRQnnFng2_BH8/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+115a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRkMhVRND-ACu8r-CfVE3UYp4uwqLEvHaaYYqdByhmoT6enXoPUotB7FQ7A0wy9g2YnmXLrds9-ks3VPuOa0yXBKTsg7rWBrmywGt2HvAQPGsRnr2sliaR0LZ-vb4TnkRQnnFng2_BH8/s640/Repurposed+Goods+115a.jpg" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">love the red handle...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">illuminating dontcha think?!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhQseuC5yA4cZfMn_OXGOZ7OlPm_nYiT-Xxf2kMPxsdxvEM8t6BKNxSpOAi5sfmoOp-Z7EQZiNkxe7yWEW4xFV8aGOoXuOs2OzSULJJIuR2xAyrYGxACyn_g31UTrX7HEADD37tJlODU/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+111a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhQseuC5yA4cZfMn_OXGOZ7OlPm_nYiT-Xxf2kMPxsdxvEM8t6BKNxSpOAi5sfmoOp-Z7EQZiNkxe7yWEW4xFV8aGOoXuOs2OzSULJJIuR2xAyrYGxACyn_g31UTrX7HEADD37tJlODU/s640/Repurposed+Goods+111a.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our screenhouse...</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a repurposed corn crib</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQn-kfHM_juM2UO-j79vL3Gu7fv_5h6y-j6C6eC0DB61lJDIEkRxa4HHZJdIP1CU55PNmbGFxJ3_Tg5sFd6EMz1XCMlZ4aVPaSC27yPZEwCulPg-Mj23icpgQYBL1dc4dU3Hms80PPIU/s1600/Repurposed+Goods+114a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQn-kfHM_juM2UO-j79vL3Gu7fv_5h6y-j6C6eC0DB61lJDIEkRxa4HHZJdIP1CU55PNmbGFxJ3_Tg5sFd6EMz1XCMlZ4aVPaSC27yPZEwCulPg-Mj23icpgQYBL1dc4dU3Hms80PPIU/s640/Repurposed+Goods+114a.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our summer set up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a new light fixture...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all because of some spring cleaning</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">and a desire for a more vintage look.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">necessity is the mother of invention!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">still have some tweaking to do but for now,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">the screenhouse is clean, neat and ready for use.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">my daughter said she'd consider sleeping out there this summer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">let the fun times begin.</span><br />
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</div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-1224946449009110202011-04-13T12:40:00.000-04:002011-04-13T12:40:35.497-04:00a time to pause<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKx-_6qTabOz4B4szcObmhxOfy6uG4Ox9APK6fo4LQK2oCY271K-l5e1PYqfGinjRtmPG_6lpNYzW84HSDqwJF-s43s9UrURM8N4eVsa1AswBf1D1maPJ6SEIwl7fYarya7FuQGy0XSM/s1600/tree-sunlight300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKx-_6qTabOz4B4szcObmhxOfy6uG4Ox9APK6fo4LQK2oCY271K-l5e1PYqfGinjRtmPG_6lpNYzW84HSDqwJF-s43s9UrURM8N4eVsa1AswBf1D1maPJ6SEIwl7fYarya7FuQGy0XSM/s400/tree-sunlight300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>to everything there is a season,</em></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time for every purpose under heaven:</em></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to be born, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to die; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to plant, </em></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to pluck what is planted; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to kill, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and <strong><span style="color: #783f04;">a time to heal</span></strong>; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to break down, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to build up; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="color: #783f04;">a time to weep</span></strong>, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to laugh; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="color: #783f04;">a time to mourn</span></strong>, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to dance; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to cast away stones, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to gather stones; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="color: #783f04;">a time to embrace</span></strong>, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to refrain from embracing; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to gain, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to lose; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to keep, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to throw away; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to tear, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to sew; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time to keep silence, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to speak; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="color: #783f04;">a time to love</span></strong>, </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>and a time to hate; </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>a time of war, </em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><span style="color: #bf9000;">and a time of peace.</span></em></span><br />
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<strong>ecclesiastes 3:1-8</strong></span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i'll be taking a break from blogging</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">my mom & family are the priority right now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> i apologize that my postings have been hit or miss...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>(due to the needs of my mom & dad these past many months)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> i need time </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to get my</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">emotions,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">focus, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">back to some sense of normal. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>i'm ok</em></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i just need <em><span style="color: #444444;">less </span></em>distraction</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and more <em>time</em> to process and <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">grieve</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">this <a href="http://the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-dad.html"><span style="color: #666666;">loss</span></a> has been more than i imagined</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">for all of us</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i shall be back soon</span><br />
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</div>judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443196847274122551noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504021885030064503.post-1461637283642381872011-03-29T21:28:00.002-04:002011-03-30T02:45:11.986-04:00my dad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">on monday, march 21st, my dad took his last breath and entered into eternity. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the phone call came on sunday afternoon, which started an hour by hour vigil by my dad's bedside. he was surrounded by his family until the very end with mom tenderly holding his hand. it was full of bittersweet moments, but also with love and care for my dad. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">we spent the past week deep in preparation for dad's funeral. the days were filled with friends and family sharing their condolences and love in so many ways. the funeral service was a wonderful, honoring tribute to my dad. the burial site with the color guard and presentation of the flag to my mom was beyond words. </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">my brother, sister, myself, 3 of his grandkids and one of dad's</span><span style="font-size: large;"> brothers shared what my dad meant to them at the service. it was a time of reflection, happy memories and tears. i'd like to leave you with the tribute i wrote for my dad. </span></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Our family was blessed to have a dad who loved us, instilled in us a great work ethic, enjoyed traveling and making us laugh. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>There were so many family vacations throughout the years from driving long hours to the Midwest (Kansas, Indiana, Illinois to name a few), flying all of us to California when I was 5, trips to various sites in New York when we had out of town visitors (Adirondacks, Howe caverns), the Panther Lake cottage and many visits with his twin brother in Washington, DC. One time, in particular, he even endured a spring break vacation to VA beach while a storm blew up the coast. We were fortunate to enjoy all this because of the long hours and extra jobs he worked.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>My dad loved to tinker with things, especially after he retired. He wasn’t especially refined in his skills but it was the thought and the love he showed by wanting to help. We use to tease him about it. I remember being a bit upset with him, one time, when he “fixed” my Barbie’s broken leg. Let’s just say, she was fondly known as “bolt-hip Barbie” after her “surgery”. I now treasure this because my dad used his hands and his heart to fix her.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>There were also many handyman solutions that my dad shared with us. His tools of choice were a bar of soap, scotch tape and a label gun. All in all, he taught me to be frugal and to not be afraid to fix something myself.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>My dad loved people and always had a smile or a word of appreciation. He so impressed me these last seven months with the thankfulness he expressed to medical staff no matter what he was enduring at the time. So many of these people said how they enjoyed caring for my dad and I’m sure it was because of his smile and those “thank you’s”. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Just a few short weeks ago, while mom & I were standing by his hospital bed, he asked me about the household bills. Even in his pain and weakness, he thanked me and told me that he was relying on me to take care of them. Ultimately, he wanted to make sure that we were watching over mom. If I were to list just one way that my dad has impacted my life, it would have to be his gratefulness.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>This past year has been a difficult one, but one mixed with bittersweet moments. The struggles of his medical issues were mixed with the valuable time we were able to spend with him and mom. We were exhausted physically but it was an honor to care for him in his time of need. We are so blessed that as a family we were able to be with him on his last day on this earth. The hours and moments prior will be something that I will always treasure.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>As we were going through pictures and memorabilia the past few days, I came across the eulogy of one of my mom’s older brothers who died suddenly in 1949. I believe my dad would want you to hear this, so I’d like to share a portion of this with you. The pertinence of this message applies today, just as it did almost 62 years ago. </em></span><em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In Luke 12:40 it says, “Therefore you also be ready: for the Son of man comes at an hour you do not expect.” The Lord saw around him much of the feeling and attitudes that are prevalent today. There were two attitudes prevalent then which are prevalent today. The one is the sense of self-sufficiency, the feeling of self security. Nothing is going to happen today that will alter our course or our life. We will live to a ripe old age, and in our old age we can begin to think on things that are eternal.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The other attitude is the sense of the unexpected. The unexpected happens. Life is changed. The family circle is changed. In a twinkling of an eye the unexpected can change life completely.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The two attitudes go together, yet are in conflict. One is the opposite of the other. How can the unexpected alter the course of the self-sufficient? How can the self-sufficient enter into the course of the unexpected? It does become a paradox. Life is full of such paradoxes if we but stop and think of them.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our Savior in His Holy Word answers this contradiction directly and clearly; ““Therefore you also be ready: for the Son of man comes at an hour you do not expect.” In this answer we also hear His Words from John 11:25-26, “I am the resurrection and the life, he who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live: and whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” This is the answer of our Saviour, this is the answer of His Word, and this is the answer of His Church. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Do you believe? Are you ready?</span></em><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">thank you for keeping my family in your thoughts and prayers. the days to come, as the reality of this loss continues to sink in, will be difficult. mom is a strong lady but she's lost the one who has been with her nearly everday for over 65 years. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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