tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41554994280121579902024-03-13T10:08:28.530-04:00Homespun HappeningsTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-45222560833959945412020-04-04T13:47:00.003-04:002020-04-04T13:47:56.822-04:00Instagram Happenings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm not sure how many people actually look at or read my blog anymore. </div>
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I have been posting on Instagram for at least 5 years. I have found it quicker and easier to share things. I was never a writer, so blogging for me was more pictures than anything. Here on the blog is where I shared my 'how-to projects'. Lately my 'how-to projects' have dwindled. Instagram has made it easier to share my projects and my home. I have added an Instagram Button in which you can follow me now on Instagram.</div>
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Occasionally I may post a project on here in the future, but I am more likely to post on Instagram weekly or more.</div>
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So....please click the Instagram button to your right and Follow along!</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-31532667561942489952018-12-11T10:56:00.000-05:002018-12-11T10:56:04.331-05:00Spindle Feathered Tree DIY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I found these cute spindle legs from a table which had these glass claw foot feet. </div>
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I grabbed them at first because I knew hubby would like to use the claw foot for a cane topper. </div>
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And..... he and my older son did use them on their canes.</div>
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Good job guys!</div>
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That left me with the spindle legs. With Christmas crafts on my mind, the thought of a feather tree hit me as I was moving the spindles around in my garage. I quickly made a base for the trees, screwing it to the spindle..</div>
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I had these pieces of greens from a project years ago.</div>
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I drilled holes in the spindles, alternating sides to tier the tree. I then used hot glue and glued them into the spindle.</div>
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For the ends I added some Styrofoam balls with wire.</div>
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So Prim...</div>
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So simple...</div>
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So me ....</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-50887062315702387272018-12-04T11:11:00.001-05:002018-12-11T10:56:22.371-05:00Three Corner Cabinets DIY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Not wanting to pay the price of an old corner wall cabinet for my living room, I settled on the idea of making my own. I found these cabinets on Craigslist . I was only going to get one, but the guy was wanting to just get rid of them so he threw in an extra corner and that odd shaped filler piece.</div>
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You can see from the collage how these cabinets were supposed to be pieced together. I thought that the center filler piece would make a neat primitive cabinet.</div>
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They all had these footers on them that I had to take off and fill in the holes with wood filler.</div>
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I also removed the trim and added some framing piece that was missing.</div>
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After sanding them, I made some doors for all three out of planks of wood--some new wood and some from an old toy box. I carved the locks and door knob with hubby's wood carving tools. (oldest son did start me out on the locks because he was worried I'd slice myself <strike>again</strike>) I bought some neat hinges and just painted them. I used chalk paint as a primer on the hinges first and then painted them with Benjamin Moore's Woodstock along with the cabinets. I then stained all 3 with Min-wax's Espresso.</div>
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I love the way they turned out. My favorite one is the 'filler' piece that I turned into a cabinet. I also love the character the stain brings out in the door made of the old toy box planks.</div>
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I kept the small one for myself and hung it in my dining room.</div>
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It just fits :)</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-4358092946094239392018-09-21T14:18:00.000-04:002018-10-22T14:01:01.277-04:00DIY Fireplace Surround<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am so excited to share this with you. </div>
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We moved here 2 years ago this past July. From the first moment I walked into this Colonial Revival home, I have wanted to make a surround for this fireplace. It just looked incomplete to me....sooo much brick. </div>
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I have been searching Pinterest for ideas since day 1. I am glad we waited 2 years, you wouldn't believe the design ideas I have gone through and changed over and over in my head....Panels or no panels? In the end we, hubby and I and our "Architect Son", agreed on a very basic shaker style surround. This house is very basic in its woodwork and baseboards too.</div>
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I am going to share with you our journey of building the surround. </div>
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We are by no means professionals. </div>
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So please forgive us if we didn't do something just right.</div>
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First we did research on Code for leaving so many inches of brick and not protruding out so many inches and measured accordingly. </div>
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With 1x2" boards for our 'Skeleton', </div>
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we used screws and liquid nails to attach the wood to the brick.</div>
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Next we used a 3/8" sheet of plywood for the "skin" to cover all that brick.</div>
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Tacking it in with brads.</div>
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Now for the fun part!</div>
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Using a nail gun, we attached a solid piece of 1x12" cut down to 1x10" board for the top part. For the 'legs' we used a 1x8" board cut to length. We turned the 1x8" on its side to mock up the baseboard at the bottom of each 'leg'. </div>
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The previous owner had leftover trim for the baseboard which made it super easy to figure out. This made it match up with our current baseboard. With it being a corner fireplace, we had to cope two of the angles on the quarter round at the very bottom of the baseboard. Our oldest son and Architect son carved and figured that all out for me.</div>
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Love Homeschoolers!</div>
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I am a visual person so I'd like to share the different phases in pics.</div>
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We added crown to our Living Room and Dining Room too.</div>
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Here it is today!</div>
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I painted it in Benjamin Moores' Whipoorwil. (That $10 can I couldn't resist on buying!) </div>
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I love it!...so much brighter!!</div>
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I am super excited. </div>
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The fireplace looks like it has always been like this.</div>
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If you try to build one on your own, take lots of pics. </div>
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It helps as reference for us nonprofessionals :) </div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-81700785037358287122018-08-13T12:40:00.001-04:002018-08-13T12:42:09.526-04:00Waxing No. 49<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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No this is not the 49th piece of furniture that I waxed.</div>
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It is just what was painted on this crate.</div>
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This fantastic old wooden box was given to me by a friend who was sure that I would know exactly what to do to make this a nice decorative piece. It has so much character for an old crate/box. Just look at the handles on the side, the two compartments on the inside, and the great stenciling which shows the original use for this box. </div>
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I decided to wax the box to bring out all of the amazing worn detail accrued over the many years of use. First I lightly sanded it to get rid of any splintering edges and then vacuumed it out really well. </div>
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Using Annie Sloan's Dark wax and a cheap $1 brush, I began to wax the piece. I was so excited to wax over the stenciled part, because I was so sure it was just going to pop. I even recorded it so that I could share the process. </div>
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UNFORTUNATELY, I was so wrong!</div>
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Instead of popping, the stenciling disappeared.</div>
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So when waxing over old lettering be Cautious!</div>
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Here's the video:</div>
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Despite my huge mistake,<br />
the wax really made this crate/box a beautiful piece!</div>
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I just feel terrible that the white lettering is gone.</div>
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Thank you my friend, you know who you are :)</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-25806512347996961462018-08-05T22:51:00.002-04:002018-08-14T12:20:11.834-04:00Cookbook Holder Made from Cutting Board<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The lady informed me that this little metal stand was wide enough and would hold my cookbook. After all it was standing up in the store when it was stacked together with other metal stands of its kind. When I came home it would not stand up on its own. I then added the book and the book fell forward.....No support whatsoever. </div>
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I was upset that I even put money into this.</div>
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Then I remembered this little cutting board I found at the thrift store.</div>
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I thought it would make the perfect thing to mount my stand to.</div>
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I needed to add something to the board for support.</div>
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I love how worn it looks!</div>
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I realize now that I am so happy it was a flop in the beginning. </div>
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It's a true decorative and useful piece now. </div>
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I have been in search of the perfect lamp for my piano. I needed one that would blend in with my decor yet give good lighting for the pianist. In my search I found some great options, but they came at a cost that really was not going to work for me. </div>
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Then I came upon this beauty!!</div>
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She caught my eye. I took a double take...hmmm...looks like candle holders and it looks colonial. </div>
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Oh! and the price is $5?! I'll take it!</div>
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Would you buy it?</div>
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I thought I had some candle covers that would fit over the light fixtures, but they were too small. Plan B was to grubby them up with my mixture of coffee grounds and cinnamon...smelled good:)...and apply with glue.</div>
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Here is a pic of before and after they dried. You can see the plastic cover is chipped. No problem! You cant see it anyway!</div>
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I painted the lamp with two coats of Annie Sloan's Graphite, letting it dry 24 hours between the two coats because I just wanted it to adhere well with less coats. It did not chip at all! I then waxed it in dark wax.</div>
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It buffed up so lovely!</div>
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The lighting in the first pic is too bright. The truer color is on right pic.</div>
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Now would you buy it?</div>
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It fits this space perfect and the lighting is amazing!!</div>
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I have only ever used latex/acrylic paint and chalk paint to paint furniture. I have greatly enjoyed using chalk paint on furniture pieces for the simple fact that there is no sanding required. I have always wanted to try Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint because I really like the chippy/distressed look and I really like her colors. I had a friend give me some Real Milk Paint to try and I painted a few little pieces, but I really didn't understand what to expect. I read up on MMS Milk Paint and watched her videos to learn more about milk paint. I finally decided to try out MMS Milk Paint. </div>
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I chose the color <i>Kitchen Scale. </i></div>
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Here is my adventure with MMS Milk Paint:</div>
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It all started with this. A mixture of a hutch top and dresser. I wanted to paint them the same color to blend the pieces together. I was concerned that the milk paint would chip on the hutch and the green/gray would show through especially since it had two layers of Hunters gray and the original red color that I bought it as. Plus I had a coat of stain over the gray. I didn't think the green/gray would look good through this Kitchen Scale color and I thought it would not blend the two pieces together with the natural wood work chipping through on the dresser.</div>
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I did hand sand the gray paint with a piece of sand paper--not sure if that is what helped the milk paint to grab and stain into the wood or if it was just because the hutch itself is pine and pine seems to absorb a lot.</div>
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I followed the directions <strike>carefully</strike> almost, but on the first coat of the hutch I forgot to let the paint set for at least 10 minutes to let the paint dissolve and the pigments to come together. I did notice some yellow streaks because I did not let it dissolve. For the rest of the coats, I did let it set.</div>
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I was a little disappointed that the hutch didn't chip at all. I ended up distressing it with sand paper and dark wax.</div>
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I also purchased Hemp Oil to try on the plain wood. I sanded the top of the dresser and applied the oil. The wood was a little too light in color for me, so I did mix it with some dark wax. It tinted it a little, but I am not sure if the wax really took. The Hemp Oil may have resisted most of it, because when I buffed the top, a lot of dark wax was on my rag. </div>
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I really wanted that deep green-blue look that I saw in pictures of other pieces painted in Kitchen Scale. The paint honestly reminded me a little of Annie Sloan Duck Egg, but when I applied the clear wax, that deep tone popped!</div>
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The dresser on the other hand chipped like crazy and I love it! They both reacted the way I had hoped. Having the top being more solid and not showing the green/gray color helps them blend as one piece that </div>
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I really like dark wax on pieces. </div>
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I like the distressed look on furniture. It makes me relax :) </div>
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To me a piece doesn't feel finished without the antiqued look...just my opinion.</div>
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Here it is before I buffed wax.</div>
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Here they are together!</div>
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A few of you have asked me to share how I built my garden fence. </div>
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This is how my garden looked last spring. I was so excited about my cold boxes I built. I still have English lavender growing in the one box. Little did I know then how many bunnies come and feast on my flowers and plants. We did get some fruit from our labor, but I wanted to have a fence around my garden this year to make sure those bunnies stay outside the garden!</div>
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<li>I wove the extra branches through the chicken wire at the ends of each section to look like it is woven between the stakes. I wanted the garden to look rustic and natural--chicken wire kind of takes that look away from a garden.</li>
<li>The next group of pics shows how I made a frame for the gate and added chicken wire to the back. I finished it off with the woven sticks just like I did to the sides of the garden.</li>
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Here is what it looked like on Saturday after my son and I built a trellis for our beans to climb. He also is working on a stone path in there too. The sides are thicker looking up close than what they appear on this photo.</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-60247318117585905062018-03-20T19:30:00.000-04:002018-03-20T19:30:00.442-04:00Wax Malfunction--Not for every piece<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Okay, to give the wax some credit, </div>
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I was not smart enough to think this through when I applied the dark wax to the table top. </div>
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I was very impatient, after all this was a new to me table that I purchased to have just in time for Christmas dinner and gatherings. I needed it finished, and I needed it done in one day. </div>
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Here is the dark wax finish.....So beautiful and so soft and that is what I forgot! </div>
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So soft that when hot stuff comes in contact with wax bad stuff happens! </div>
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So here are the original Marketplace pics. I didn't realize how scratched up the surface was until hubby brought it home. I knew that I wanted to darken the top and paint the legs anyway, so I decided to strip and sand it down. After all Christmas was just around the corner. Our other table was 3' x 6' and this one measures 3'8" x 6' with (2) 18" leaves to go on either end, giving us so much more room for guests to sit and food to be placed on the table. </div>
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I finished the top in one day! I was so excited! </div>
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I could wait until after January to paint the legs now that the top was beautiful! </div>
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I was so foolish (still am). </div>
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Wax is not a good finish on surfaces that are used with hot dishes, </div>
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plus I did not allow any curing time for the wax or any other finish. </div>
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After Christmas I decided that I like the darker Espresso stain vs the Oak or early American stain that I had. </div>
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I stripped it again, sanded, and this time stained the top. </div>
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I added poly and let it cure for the time it was to cure. (Good Girl!)</div>
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Here are the different stages it went through.</div>
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I painted the bottom of the table in Annie Sloan's Graphite; I only used dark wax over the Graphite.</div>
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Here it is how it looks today.</div>
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The poly still chipped and bubbled at spots, which never happened to me before. </div>
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I did clean it with mineral spirits before applying the stain. </div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-79199757143929309712018-01-13T15:57:00.002-05:002018-01-13T15:57:47.654-05:00A New Year and a Sign For a Friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I know I am a little late. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I really enjoyed the season this year. It was so nice to actually enjoy our family, our friends, and our home.<br />
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One of my favorite things this Christmas was having a fire in our fireplace.<br />
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It was the first time we used our fireplace since we moved into our home in 2016. It was wonderful just sitting there with the hubby and kiddos, listening to Christmas music play in the background.<br />
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The holiday season passed by quickly, and we found our selves in the longest cold snap. We found out some pipes in our house do not like it when the temps drop below 0 degrees...no major problems though.<br />
We recently enjoyed some warmer weather; with that came an energy in me to finally work on a sign that a friend of mine had been ever so patiently waiting for.<br />
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I glued two boards together, sanded it down to the natural wood, and then let her choose between the stains that I had on hand.</div>
I am not a natural at calligraphy, so I must cheat with fonts on the computer. (Using the <a href="http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-made-sign.html">Charcoal Method</a>)<br />
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When I printed the words off, the spacing didn't look like it was correct between the letters in the word Tractor. In this pic (above) you can see that 'Tractor' doesn’t quite look right, and I was hoping to fix it as I applied the paint marker, but I really didn't do a good job. <br />
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This is why special orders make me nervous.<br />
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My friend was sweet enough to like it no matter my flaws.<br />
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I wanted to hang a small wreath on the corner cabinet in my kitchen. To buy one was very pricey--I thought. I was able to purchase this bunch of Greens for Half the price. I found this little wreath at a thrift store for 50 cents. </div>
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I just needed to do the work.</div>
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I took some linen and ripped a piece to hang my little wreath.</div>
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I bought this beautiful oak cabinet for $20 thinking that I would make it look a little shaker style to put in my living room. Instead I made <a href="http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com/2017/10/building-corner-wall-cabinet-before-and.html">This Cabinet</a> to go there. My son told me this oak cabinet is too small for the Living Room corner, and he is actually the one that persuaded me to build the other corner cabinet. He said that they really needed a cabinet in their bathroom and this was the perfect size. </div>
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Although I love the dark wood, with the screws showing, it needed to be painted. My son proceeded to take off all the beads and wood carving, which probably made it worth something.....Oh well. </div>
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Here is their bathroom during our inspection.</div>
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We tore out that big cabinet. It was good storage, but it just looked like a huge elephant in the room. I painted the vanity Annie Sloans Graphite with dark wax. </div>
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This is what I painted the corner cabinet. </div>
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I used the same hinges, but I bought a new knob for the door.</div>
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It's just perfect in the corner with my little child's chair.</div>
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I just find it to be an amazing product to freshen up some old, not so lovely wood pieces I have. </div>
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This little stool I found for $4 had character, yet it was a little junky looking with paint marks and wood putty spots all over it.</div>
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I got out my dark wax for a little sprucing up.</div>
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You can see the difference the wax makes. </div>
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It just looks cleaner to me.</div>
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My love for distressed colonial (as my son refers to it)</div>
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As I searched, I soon found the prices of these things was either going to make me creative or just keep dreaming!</div>
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I chose to be creative!</div>
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It was easier to see it once I found this corner cabinet on the FB Market Place.</div>
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I just needed to find a door....right?</div>
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The size of the opening made it impossible to just find the right cabinet door.</div>
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I decided to make one. </div>
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Taking an old toy box I had and recycling the wood made it look like a possibility.</div>
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I glued two pieces together and secured them with some wood lath.</div>
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I had to use my plane to help it to fit.</div>
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I have limited tools to cut wood ( skill saw and miter saw), there was a lot of uneven lines.</div>
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Still is :)</div>
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Here it is before and after sanding.</div>
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I really liked it in its raw state, but knew it was not going to go well in my living room.</div>
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Using hubby's hand carving tools, I had to hand carve the little "lock" for the door .</div>
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Gunsmith gray is the color in our living room. </div>
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This is what I painted the cabinet, but I also stained it with 'Early American' Stain. </div>
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The color turned out perfect!</div>
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I had the paint and the wood for the door.</div>
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I have been looking at these blanket chests in antique stores, not really caring to buy one. I really didn't need another chest, but I loved the dovetails, key hole, and candle box inside. </div>
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Free with a little bit of work was just the right price for me. </div>
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What a neat roadside find!</div>
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There is an interesting mystery to me behind this little blanket chest find.</div>
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The first owners of our home were the Heiseys.</div>
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I found this chest at the other end of our small town. When I opened the lid, there were two names written in child-like cursive writing, Dorothy and Beatrice Heisey. I was curious to find out whether these two girls were related to the first owners of our home. I believe they were from a Mennonite background, so I was actually able to match who I believe is the first owner of our home with two sisters named Dorothy and Beatrice. Am I positive? no...but it is neat to think that the guy's sisters' hope chest is in a home that he once owned.</div>
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Here it is the day I picked it up. Stained and broken, hubby was not very enthused.</div>
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I am not sure how old it is.</div>
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It was painted with a wood graining technique.</div>
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The wood that chipped off of the chest's lid where the hinges are was still in the trunk. </div>
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I had high hopes that I could fix this and actually use it.</div>
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It was beautiful just sanded.</div>
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I left the writing on the inside lid, but I don't think you can see it in the picture.</div>
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I used Annie Sloans' Dark wax to finish it.</div>
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It turned turned out beautiful, and the lid seems pretty solid.</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-60980167123632165392017-10-02T13:56:00.000-04:002017-10-02T13:56:48.035-04:00Another Waxed Piece<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This tool box was a gift from a friend many years ago. For years I stored my plants in it and loved using it that way. Now I am ready for a change.</div>
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There was a lot of water stains inside from all the years of watering my plants.</div>
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I was hoping the dark wax would hide that. I decided to leave the paint blobs that were on it originally just because I liked the idea that at one time someone's dad used this at his job.</div>
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Here is how I am using the tool box today. </div>
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I am sure the man that used this never thought I would store plants in it or collectibles.</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-49999832799830804962017-09-25T15:00:00.000-04:002017-09-25T15:00:38.645-04:00My Herb Friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I got a very special call one day from a sweet lady who found my blog and realized we had a lot in common. When she saw my post on herbs, she extended an invitation for me to harvest some of hers that she was not going to use this year. It felt like Christmas! She led me down to this cute little shed and shared her special place with me. </div>
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It was beautiful!</div>
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I would love to have a place just like this in my garden.</div>
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What a great place to work on your flower cuttings!</div>
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So cozy!</div>
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She let me have as much as I wanted. I really could have talked with her all day. </div>
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The Lord just sends people into your life at just the right moments.</div>
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I was so excited to come home and bunch up my clippings.</div>
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She gave me lots of Sweet Annie which I love!</div>
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They complete my decor.</div>
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Oh what a fragrance!</div>
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Love the smell!</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-89279774505269273312017-09-18T16:37:00.000-04:002017-09-18T16:37:07.541-04:00Finally, The Stairs Are Complete<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Finally! Our stairs are finished! </div>
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It took months. but they are finished. </div>
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I just wasn't excited about the idea of dealing with family traffic and staining stairs. However, looking daily at the contrast between steps and floors, I became more motivated.</div>
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As you can see we did not paint the Risers on the steps when we painted the trim. </div>
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This is the color of the original stairs. </div>
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Oh look at that dusty floor!</div>
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I stripped and sanded the stair Treads and then just painted the Risers to match the trim in our Living Room.</div>
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I used Espresso colored stain on the treads to match our new floor color.</div>
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Here is the process they went through. </div>
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The first pic is from the inspection day last year.</div>
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We lived at pic #2 for almost three months. </div>
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Finally they match the floors and the Balusters and Handrail!</div>
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The before is on inspection day (previous owners furnishings).</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-22108145667688074062017-09-12T11:25:00.000-04:002017-09-12T11:25:08.640-04:00Fruit from my Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last year at around this time I was browsing stands and markets for flowers and herbs to dry just longing for a garden. I missed my flower gardens so much! There are so many things that play into making a place YOUR home.</div>
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Having your loved ones near is the sweetest thing. My family is truly my home, but I always wanted to make the buildings, that we dwelt in over the years, cozy, peaceful, and warm. You know, which truly starts with our hearts. When Mama isn't right in her spirit then it really reflects on our husbands and children. (I put that in there as a good reminder to me. Sometimes I can get so caught up into the outward, that I am not taking care of the inward. We all have good and bad days though.)</div>
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Anyway this post is to share my excitement about the smell of dried flowers/ herbs</div>
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I hung this ladder in our mud room in hopes that I could dry my own flowers/herbs.</div>
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I have oregano, dill and lavender drying. </div>
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I did not get flowers from my English lavender this year *sigh* maybe next year.</div>
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The smell is wonderful!</div>
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Oh the memories those smells bring. </div>
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I have had dried flowers in our home since we married 22 years ago.</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-79401897624406214972017-09-05T15:51:00.000-04:002017-09-05T15:51:00.959-04:00Craft Room Change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After a year in our new home, I decided that I do not like doing projects in the basement. Even though it is a big open space, I still find myself upstairs with the family and the sunlight.<br />
At first I wanted this room to be like a breakfast nook/office. I still want to use it as an office, but I am bringing all of my craft supplies upstairs.</div>
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This is were the sun shines so brightly, and the plants drink in the rays!</div>
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It is also the perfect place for photos.</div>
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Yes, I want to work here not downstairs.</div>
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We still use this room like an office too. </div>
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I wanted to take a moment and share about this little table. When <a href="https://missmustardseed.com/">Miss Mustard Seed</a> advertised that she was having a moving sale, I wanted to go see what she was going to get rid of. She has some amazing things. One of the pieces she was selling was this drop leaf table. I believe it was her husband's childhood table. Anyway, I was scared to ask the price. I finally broke down and asked. She said $10! I couldn't believe it. When I learned it was a family piece, I asked "are you sure?". She said it is just 'stuff''. She was very generous and polite; a sweet lady. Glad I got to meet with her before she moved across the country.</div>
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I'm not sure what I am going to do with it, that is if I do anything with it. My daughter likes it just the way it is--all chipped and used looking. The light oak just really isn't what I like, but it does go well in this room.</div>
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I'm really enjoying the change and opportunity to be with the family and great lighting.</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-85477936301053814582017-08-31T19:29:00.001-04:002017-09-01T16:23:48.196-04:00Crate Find!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I can't believe it has been a whole year since we ventured out to Wisconsin to drop our son off for college. </div>
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As we were on our way to drop him off at his dorm, I slammed on the brakes to have hubby go check out this crate that was out with garbage.</div>
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To my surprise it had the name Glen Rock on it and Milwaukee, WI. Now that might not seem like anything to you, but to this mama that just moved to a new home in a different county and was dropping off her first born in Wisconsin it had some sentimentality to it. Where I took my son for his braces' appointment was in Glen Rock, PA (many trips back n forth). Now I was leaving that <strike>boy</strike> young man in Wisconsin. </div>
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Every time I saw it in our garage, it was a little reminder to me to pray for him.</div>
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It sat in our garage for a whole year, until today.</div>
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So all the mildew looking wood was dry and there were no critters living in the wood ;)</div>
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I just wanted to warm that wood up a little, so I got out my Annie Sloans dark wax (which is pretty brown compared to the Jacobean wax I have from Fiddes and Sons)</div>
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It turned out incredible! </div>
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It made the lettering pop and the mildew stain look less frightening.</div>
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It is a great keepsake from his first year at college!</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-53596768898937153882017-08-04T12:23:00.000-04:002017-08-04T12:23:13.875-04:00My Stepback Reveal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you've been following me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tammyhomespun/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HomespunHappenings/">Facebook</a>, you probably know of my recent purchase.</div>
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My mud room gets wonderful lighting, which stirred up the desire to use that room for working on projects. When we bought our house last year, I thought I would paint and work on projects in our big basement, however I kept finding myself working on things upstairs where there is more sunlight and people. Now I want to use my mud room for this purpose. </div>
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I love old cupboards, hutches and stepbacks. I like the idea of using them for storage. I was really excited when I found a reproduction of an old stepback for a great price</div>
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They are called stepbacks for the simple reason that the top is set back farther than the bottom piece. I loved the black crackled paint over the red, the old looking wood door latch, and the deep bottom cabinet. What I wasn't so crazy about was the berry red back.</div>
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I was less enthused when I set my little collection of yellowware on it.</div>
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Regretting the purchase of this cabinet, I told myself to just let it set and get inspired by Pinterest. So I did. I thought of repainting the whole thing, in the yellow color that I used in my <a href="http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com/2017/02/new-home-tour-4-mud-room-and-half-bath.html">mud room</a>, because there were some scuff marks all around the piece.</div>
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BUT I truly loved the black chippyness.</div>
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Searching Pinterest was helpful, but what really helped me was just looking at my <a href="http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com/2016/08/my-new-primitive-hutch-project-1.html">hutch</a> I painted last year. The one thing I loved was the wood background.</div>
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That would be my first step, to sand off that berry red background. If I couldn't fix the scuff marks then I would repaint the entire piece. As I sanded, I knew I made the right decision.</div>
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I started feeling extremely thankful for the person who painted it red, because it left a great layered look to the piece that wouldn't have been there had they not painted it. </div>
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It looked beautiful just natural.</div>
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Next, I was thinking about staining it, but I really liked the way the <a href="http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com/2017/06/school-masters-desk.html">School Master's Desk</a> turned out that I decided to use dark wax instead.</div>
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With my wax brush and cheap dollar brush (to get into the corners), I applied the wax. I soon realized I loved using the cheap brush over the wax brush. The wax went on so easily. </div>
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Here is a pic so you can see the wood with and without the wax.</div>
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Testing the dark wax on the scuff marks, I learned that it hid them well and decided to cover the WHOLE piece with dark wax.</div>
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She buffed up nicely</div>
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I am super excited at how it turned out, and I love all the room to store our school things! <br />
The other hutch looks great in the mud room and I look forward to organizing my craft supplies in that!</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374994439058433432noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155499428012157990.post-43542907808895101912017-06-26T14:12:00.000-04:002017-10-13T11:31:40.287-04:00School Master's Desk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I think I may have mentioned my<strike> addiction </strike> fondness of the Facebook Marketplace in my previous post. I like it better than Craigslist for the simple fact that you can actually see the person you are meeting.</div>
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I found this lovely schoolmasters desk that needed a little TLC. It truly was a joy meeting the owners. I was told it was from the 1800s and owned by his great grandfather who was a school teacher. Whether or not he used it for that purpose, I do not know. </div>
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It had some staining all around and rough wood at places.</div>
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I sanded it down inside and out.</div>
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I wanted it to look natural, so I used Annie Sloans Dark wax on it hoping that it would darken the filler that was all over it. It did!</div>
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The last thing to do was buff it.</div>
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I really miss our gardens!</div>
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Moving here,we have to start all over.</div>
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One of the things I wanted in my new garden was Cold Boxes.</div>
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My son and I gathered all kinds of scrap wood around our house and got started on building our own. We found three windows on the Facebook Marketplace <strike>which is very addicting.</strike></div>
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I painted them with some outdoor white paint we had.</div>
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We planted some Kale from seed in one and English Lavender in the other.</div>
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Here is some squash, dill, and a hanging gourd all from seeds.</div>
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So here is the beginning of our new garden.</div>
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We have found that too many bunnies live in our yard!</div>
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They love my oregano.</div>
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Kale is growing and my daughter also is trying to grow some zinnias too!<br />
Hubby also built the stone wall in the background. A stone wall must have been there years ago, because we found all those stones hiding under the bushes. Great find for us!</div>
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