Have you ever heard the saying, "The devil is in the details." Well, I'm not sure if the devil is in them but they are certainly time consuming. You can spend days looking for the right screw or touching up paint. Here are a few of the details I've been working on lately...
Here are the drapery rods I made. I absolutely refused to pay $29.99 for a rod and $30 for hardware. So I bought finials on clearance at Target (4.99 a pair), a pine rod from Lowe's ($2 a foot) and brackets I ordered from Target.com - I thought they were $10 a pair but it turned out there was only 1 in each packet so $20 for both. (Grand total of $21 ... that's better than $59.99)
This rod over the door is made from the spindle that was on the frame of an antique twin bed. There is a long narrow window beside the front door and I thought this would make a fun rod. The spindle was free (thank you Mrs. Merry) and the brackets were free (Thank you Mrs. Marcia). They were a thrift store find. I think they were $1. Originally they were painted shiny white but I spray painted them black and then sloppily painted brown craft paint to make them look like the ones from Target on the other windows.
Let there be light! There is now a new fan in the living room. The old white one was absolutely disgusting. I was going to install it myself :-) But after taking down the old one by myself some friends of mine felt the need to have a "fan-intervention" :-) Thanks for the help Mr. John and Mrs. Cecile.
The floor has been officially ordered. Here is a picture of the sample. It is called Burnt Barnyard Board. It is real Hickory. It's probably the nicest thing I've put in the house. It will be installed next week!! I do LOVE wood floors, so I think this is a good item to splurge a little on.
Last but not least, I want to show you this great Salvation Army find. This dresser is going in my dining room as a buffet. It also has a beautiful large mirror with an ornate frame around it. The finish was pretty cloudy and abused, but after some TLC it is looking Ponderosa worthy! We washed / scrubbed the finish with equal parts boiled linseed oil, mineral spirits, and vinegar using the finest steel wool. I love the tiger look of the wood on the doors.
Here are the drapery rods I made. I absolutely refused to pay $29.99 for a rod and $30 for hardware. So I bought finials on clearance at Target (4.99 a pair), a pine rod from Lowe's ($2 a foot) and brackets I ordered from Target.com - I thought they were $10 a pair but it turned out there was only 1 in each packet so $20 for both. (Grand total of $21 ... that's better than $59.99)
This rod over the door is made from the spindle that was on the frame of an antique twin bed. There is a long narrow window beside the front door and I thought this would make a fun rod. The spindle was free (thank you Mrs. Merry) and the brackets were free (Thank you Mrs. Marcia). They were a thrift store find. I think they were $1. Originally they were painted shiny white but I spray painted them black and then sloppily painted brown craft paint to make them look like the ones from Target on the other windows.
Let there be light! There is now a new fan in the living room. The old white one was absolutely disgusting. I was going to install it myself :-) But after taking down the old one by myself some friends of mine felt the need to have a "fan-intervention" :-) Thanks for the help Mr. John and Mrs. Cecile.
The floor has been officially ordered. Here is a picture of the sample. It is called Burnt Barnyard Board. It is real Hickory. It's probably the nicest thing I've put in the house. It will be installed next week!! I do LOVE wood floors, so I think this is a good item to splurge a little on.
Last but not least, I want to show you this great Salvation Army find. This dresser is going in my dining room as a buffet. It also has a beautiful large mirror with an ornate frame around it. The finish was pretty cloudy and abused, but after some TLC it is looking Ponderosa worthy! We washed / scrubbed the finish with equal parts boiled linseed oil, mineral spirits, and vinegar using the finest steel wool. I love the tiger look of the wood on the doors.
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