Found Treasures

 This weeks blog just seemed to fall in my lap. I was planning on doing one on pewter but this little dresser was crying out to be "fixed up" so here we go. My neighbor, Mary, was on her way to walk the dog when she spotted this little dresser setting on the side of the road with a huge "FREE" sign on it. She threw it in her trunk and dropped it off at my house and said, "Can you fix this up for your sale?

 Honestly, this dresser was a real mess when it arrived here, each drawer had something written on it in that black felt marker stuff, you know, the kind that is permanent, sort of.

 The sides and drawers were real wood but the back was that crappy stuff that doesn't even feel or look like wood. So off that came and in its place...real wood.    Side note:  My computer has taken over and won't let me print where I want to so I'm  going to try and do it its' way.                          

 I drew one of my sketches and Tim did his magic...He really doesn't like  me to brag on him, but I'm sorry Tim, true greatness is hard to ignore. I mean, look at this, it's so cute.

 I mixed light green paint with a pewter color and this is the outcome.  Of course I aged it a little.

 Here's the side view and the next picture is the finished product. I have to say "I love this".

 It has the look of an old wash stand, I think. OOPS! I took this picture before we put the drawer knobs on. They are green glass, just like the old dressers would have had. This is going in my sale but to be honest, I sort of hope it doesn't sell. I mean , Who can't use a few more drawers?

Well, that's all for this week...




So, from my porch to yours...





Have a Blessed Week.

Necessary Things of Life

There have been a lot of names given to this room over the years. Just to name a few,  Bathroom, Restroom, Water Closet or W.C. for short and before it was moved into the house it was referred to as the Out House. Well this room has come a long way baby, some are equipped like a spa with all the amenities.  Well all that is fine but I'm afraid that would not quite fit with the overall "style" of our home. When we were building it I knew that I wanted the old cast iron bathtub and my wonderful husband went along with the idea. We resurfaced the inside and painted the outside and she has served us well for 25 years or so.

 So now begins the story of the "Necessary Room" in our house. I guess what we are currently trying to do is leave the country style and go to the more primitive style. I love the old painted pieces and the cupboards made out of leftover pieces of wainscoting . That "Do and make do" attitude that our forefathers had. I believe that there are a lot of people out there that feel like I do...born 100 years too late. I remember going to my aunts house and she had an outhouse and it was wall papered and she had a few pictures hanging She certainly was ahead of her time. I believe that she had a great influence on how I thought about the spaces we occupy.

 I'm taking you through the door and around the room  going from left to right. I have to tell you that our Bathroom is very long so I am able to have quite a few pieces of furniture in there

 No, this is not a bottle of wine, it is a wine bottle though and I painted it and now it holds my mouthwash and sits on a silver tray. Why not add a little glam?

This is a collection of blue medicine bottles and the little green bowl holds vintage perfume bottles.  I've had little girls who didn't want to leave this room...they want to know about everything in there.

 This is two peg racks full of children's clothes and shoes..some belonged to my children but most are  antique ones that I get at auctions and flea markets.

 

 This basket is at the head of the bathtub and keeps the towels close at hand.

 More perfume bottles and bath items are here next to the tub, and the picture below is at the foot of the tub , I light the lamp when we loose power , which happens at least once a year.

The basket on the left holds extra wash clothes and is the very first basket I made 30 years ago.

 This is one of the cubbies that Tim made for our up coming sale...I like it here, it may not make it to the sale.

 Another cubbie I got at a tag sale for $2.00, just had to have it.

This cubbie sets on the floor and is behind the door, it surprises most people and kids love to move the bars of soap around.

 This picture came from the calender that was hanging in my Moms kitchen. When she went home to be with the Lord, my thoughtful sister, Mitty, took the calender and gave me the one that was used for August, the month of my birthday. The Scripture verse on it is Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.

 Just a reminder of how blessed we are to be able to hold on to the things of the past and enjoy the the conveniences of today.

 These two pictures are taken from the ends of the room...just to help orient you .. I still have a way to go  to get the prim look that I love but I'm on my way, I think.

Well, that's all for this week...so




From my porch to yours...

Have a blessed week.

ANTIQUES AND FOLK ART

Well this last weekend I went to the Antique and Folk Art Show in Breckenridge, Mi., what a great show, there must have been close to 80 booths and tons of people. I did manage to find a few treasures to add to my collections. Pictures in a later post.

Sense we're talking  Antiques & Folk Art shows I thought that this would be a great time to show a few of the pieces we have finished for our up coming  Antique & Folk Art Show.

This shelf has a lot of character it is painted in an old reddish brown and distressed  heavily ,would make a great addition to any home. There are five  old square nails to hang baskets, brooms or candles on.

Another shelf with lots of character and some of the small signs that add charm to shelves and cabinets.

Old clothes pins can add a bit of whimsy to the laundry area...decorating the laundry rooms makes doing laundry fun...well, not really but it makes it more interesting.

 These little clay pot totes are adorable hanging on a peg or setting on a shelf or window ledge.

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 Little wall pocket full of fun stuff can hang on a peg  or door knob, cute on a door too.

 Silver tray with creamer and cup, really, really cute.The picture frames  are message boards to be written on with dry erase pens...great way to say good morning.

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                                               Time in a bottle, or rather a jar.

 This display rack comes with its' own peg rack to hang on, pewter in not included. Wood bowls would be nice in this rack too.

This is a brooding hen box, great in the kitchen to hold all sort of things also in the bathroom to hold pretty jars of salts and bath oil, candles and such.

Just one more little shelf, this one will fit into those small spaces and add special touch with a vine  or a candle.



Well that's all for this week, so...




From My Porch to Yours...


Have a blessed week.