the collected home
I love me some pine ya’ll. In my opinion it is a humble and beautiful wood. I love the way it ages and I love the way it takes paint and stains. Plus it is usually more in my budget unlike mahogany or oak. Today’s victim: I found this table on a Facebook yard sale site for $30. It may…
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According to antiquefurniture.net the antique drum table is the second most common form of antique furniture there is. They were quite popular in England during the 18th and 19th centuries. The website goes on to say that the piece was specifically designed to look impressive from 360 degrees. Well you can always reel me in with one. That is a…
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You know everything I do does not have to be a huge deal. And every now and then it is really nice to paint and refinish something simple that doesn’t need to be completely rebuilt or requires every single tool that Big Daddy owns. Especially right now since Big Daddy in out of commission and well, some of his tool are just plain…
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Ya’ll I have a tremendous newfound respect for people in Home Health. It is unbelievably hard. Especially when your husband is your patient. And your patient can not walk. We are over a month in to this Big Daddy ruptured his Achilles adventure with no end in sight. In our 31 years together this is defiantly not the worst of the…
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Big Daddy has remarked several times lately that I have all but quit distressing my pieces. I haven’t really thought about it but he is correct. I love a bit of distressing but it makes the piece more casual in my opinion. To me a really good paint job has just the opposite effect. I don’t think I am done…
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OK two things: This is A Beer & A Lawn Chair kinda post, meaning its gonna take a while 🙂 And ****** This post contains affiliated links. It allows us to make a small commission from your purchase while you cost remains the same. Thank you for supporting this blog! ******* I have learned that a simple dresser is the most versatile piece of…
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