My brain is mush from the pounding and the dry wall dust.
I forgot to post a Friday Finds post.
Here it is.
I am proud to say I have not purchased anything in two weeks.
Everything is from shopping my house.
Like this green metal market tote.
And a white baby's quilt with the sweetest animals appliqued on it.
Since the color scheme in the new kitchen is very different from before, off to the booth with blue stuff.
Like the rack for drying herbs. (And, yes, I did hang bundles of herbs to dry on it!)
And the door harp.
The washboard spice cabinet has stayed around through three houses - bought back in 1976.
Oak shelf found in the attic of our first house together.
Used to hold enamelware cups.
A side table created from a black suitcase on an iron table base.
It was old when I bought it 30 years ago.
So this idea of a luggage table is NOT new.
I will admit it has not made the trip to the booth, but maybe it will.
I have become downright dangerous on downsizing.
There are pieces of furniture and other collections trembling in the corners hoping they will not be next.
See y'all!
Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Kitchen Reno - Day Two
Kitchen Reno - Day Three
Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper! Hope to see you there.
Okay, okay, I keep referring to this dresser as having THREE drawers.
I finally noticed after reading comments and emails, there are FOUR drawers.
These dressers are great for beside the bed, by your sofa, blah, blah, blah - you've heard me extol the virtues of these cuties many times before.
Like the brown dresser yesterday, once I sanded it, I decided not to paint it.
Cute Samuel De Champlain grain sacks bags by Tina of What We Keep.
Even though all the back of the house furniture and household possessions are in the den and living room, I still found a space to Mod Podge.
The old kitchen table.
Image downloaded from the Graphic Marketplace on Etsy (Found here).
A grain sack label.
Offset to allow for the handle.
Remember to get those lines straight.
Larger image on the top.
Followed by two coats of satin craft varnish.
Hope to find yet another small dresser.
The top drawer has a neat organizer built in.
It can be found at Riverfront Antique Mall in Booth W-10.
It needs a home.
One last look at the label.
We are surviving the renovations - more posts coming this weekend.
See y'all!
Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Kitchen Reno - Day Two
Kitchen Reno - Day Three
Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper! Hope to see you there.
Time out from the renovations to show off two paint projects involving small dressers.
The first is this brown one with three drawers.
And a French label.
One of you recommended this Etsy shop to find lovely clean and crisp images.
Go over to Graphic Marketplace (HERE) to find images that are quickly downloaded after payment is received.
I sanded the dresser to paint, but then decided I liked it brown.
Found the perfect image to download and print.
Used Mod Podge to adhere it to the drawers.
The trick to the paper sticking in the milled groove design is to put the Mod Podge on the surface of the wood and not the paper.
I place the paper in the grooves first checking constantly to keep the image level.
Also I let it sit for at least 24 hours before adding a top layer of Mod Podge.
I used a larger image on the top.
Followed with two coats of satin craft varnish.
I offset the images on the drawers so the handle would not completely cover the image.
It quickly sold.
Which made me happy!
Another small dresser tomorrow.
See y'all!
Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Kitchen Reno - Day Two
Kitchen Reno - Day Three
Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper! Hope to see you there.
Day Three started with more demolition and electrical progress.
The demolition crew created a cased opening from the kitchen to the breakfast room.
I'd like to call it an arch but it is square.
Did you notice?
There is a string of lights all in a straight row!
Notice there is a light way down there in the laundry room.
Notice the moldy dry wall has been removed.
The AC vent has been capped off and will be relocated after the kitchen is complete.
The contractor dropped by to select and order a new back door.
Two minutes later the storm door had been torn off the house and thrown in the dumpster.
Chucks and I thought about NO cabinets, but I don't think that would be practical.
I looked at the cased opening and said out loud that I wished it could be higher.
One of the demo crew said my wish will be granted.
The pantry is the winner of the ugliest part right now.
The laundry room had the old flooring taken up and a new subfloor added.
The laundry room is in the closet under the stairs.
The washer sat where the dryer hose is lying.
The dryer right in front of the door.
The water heater is behind me in this photo.
The contractor has plans to remedy this layout.
I hope it works!
The light cans have regular bulbs for work lights right now.
After construction there will be plug-in LED lights.
Thursday and Friday were days for small projects as we waited for the city inspector to approve all the new electrical.
The dry wall guy came by Friday afternoon to measure.
As you are reading this, I am hoping the dry wall is being completed.
Stay tuned for the rest of the story.
See y'all!
Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Kitchen Reno - Day Two
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Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper! Hope to see you there.
Day Two lasted from 8 AM to 4 PM.
The noise was quite deafening.
First the demolition crew started ripping out the old flooring.
Gone was the blue and white checkerboard.
Revealing multiple layers that refuse to budge.
So they decided to tear out as much as possible and sand down the rest.
Then the electricians discovered a virtual spider web of old wiring crisscrossing under the ceiling.
They wondered why we had not had a fire.
A WHAT!?!
So the demo crew had to stop on the floor so the ceiling could come down.
It is amazing how fast your house can be torn apart.
Large holes behind the fridge to get to wiring.
The dryer and washer removed and donated.
(Thanks, Olive and Joe!)
This will be removed down to the subfloor.
Lucky for us this house was built in 1949.
Two by ten board construction throughout.
The laundry room ceiling torn out.
I was a bit afraid of the broken board, but in a few minutes it was gone.
All the old wiring was stripped from inside, under, and over.
New wiring was run through the ceiling and walls in an orderly fashion.
The end of Day Two.
The kitchen.
Yes, the stove has joined the dishwasher in the breakfast room.
Yes, we still have the fridge and the hot water heater to use.
The pantry - topless!
The door to the left leads to the dining room where we have a rudimentary camp kitchen set up.
The floor here will go tomorrow.
If you decide to stop by, there is a path to a seat on the sofa and a peanut butter sandwich to eat.
See y'all!
Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper! Hope to see you there.
