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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

PART II A LEG UP adding legs to furniture

Ive given you some tips to adding legs to your furniture projects,

now I want to share different styles and types with you.

The 3 legs used on this corner unit

were salvaged from a little queen anne side table.

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NEW Lee Valley cast iron lions feet were added to this little shelf.

Next an example of cast iron stove legs.

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The legs on this media console are sections cut from uprightson an octagon 70s side table.Most of you know the ones, next time you see onestop and grab it.

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Even a bed frame can have bun feet added to lift it up.

These bun feet if I recall correctly were found on a curb side love seat.

Just stop the car, jump out, unscrew each leg, and your on your way.

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I dont have one great source for legs, I simply watch for them every where I go.

An important thing to keep in mind when thinking about installing legs

is the weight of the furniture and the strength of your legs and install.

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And of course if your furniture is better suited for casters

dont stop until you find a great industrial set.

Who doesnt like furniture that moves easily?

KEEP AN OPEN MIND!

More inspiration can be found in Part I here

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Sunday, April 17, 2016

New Bedding and Stair Project Update Part I

Hey there! Im back! Thank you so much for all the lovely comments on our FB page. The encouragement you gave me touched my heart. Thank you.
I wanted to share with you the new bedding I purchased for our bed. Weve had the same bedding on our bed for about 10 years. It was a duvet cover and shams that I made from two sheets as seen on our previous master bedroom photos. It was perfectly fine, but it was time for something new, you know? I have admired this ruffled, scrunched up bedding for a while and even considered making one myself, but decided against that tedious sewing project. So, I was so excited when I found exactly what I wanted at Target. I purchased the duvet cover and two shams for around $60, which I didnt think was bad at all. It is so feminine and romantic. Heres a look.....

Love!! I wanted to stick with white because I love the contrast between the white bedding and the rustic barn door behind the bed.

Its simple and pretty, exactly the way I like our bedroom to feel. Because of the close proximity to the outside door, we are limited to what we can have on that side of the bed, hence, no second bedside lamp and a tiny rattan storage box for a night stand. We really like to open that door on warm summer evenings and let the breeze blow through.

I cant tell you how excited I was to find this bedding so I didnt have to try sewing it myself. The throw pillow is from West Elm, a gift from several years ago. It had been in storage and I had forgotten about it, found it while looking for something else,
and thought it went perfectly with the white bedding.
What do you think?

So, I finally finished our stairs. The second part of the project will be figuring out what to do with that awful half wall. I dont mind saying that I hate it. It is a huge eye sore and I want it gone, however, we arent sure if its possible with a light switch right there at the front of it....I dont do electrical and neither does hubby. So, Im trying to figure out what to do, if we can take it down, alter it somehow, or what. Id love to hear some suggestions from you!
Heres a look at the stairs before I removed the icky carpet.

And here they are after removing the carpet and 4 billion staples.
A project I never want to ever do again.

And after sanding, painting, staining and sealing.

The stairs were covered in lots of paint spills from the painters who painted this house before we moved in so there was a lot of sanding involved. Not fun, especially after suffering a bout with bronchitis and a torn rib muscle. But, the stair portion is done, thank goodness and Im pretty proud of it. I didnt want to do anything fancy or trendy. Just classic and in keeping with the rest of our home.
I was thrilled with how the wood looked after removing all of the yuck on it.

I stained it dark walnut and sealed with high gloss Varathane for floors.

Now to start on the half wall redo/demolition/whatever! What do ya think?
We originally wanted to use the giant barn beams hubby brought home, however, they are covered in some kind of oil that is nasty and not wanted in our home.
Would love to hear your ideas for the wall!
Have a great day yall!

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

PART I A LEG UP adding legs to furniture

A very popular question I get asked about is the legs I add to many of my furniture pieces.

So I thought I would share some project photos and information

to show how dramatic and fun it can be.

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Im not going to suggest its simple or easy.

Most every piece needs to be altered in some way to accept a set of legs.

On this particular dresser I had to add an apron around the exterior and bracing between the legs.

Measuring, cutting, gluing, clamping and screwing are needed to be done

when doing these kinds of installs to vintage furniture.

The set of solid wood legs used on this dresser came from a MDF topped coffee table.

Below are some examples of bedside tables Ive added legs to ...

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I generally only use 2 fancy legs on the front and stock lumber legs

on the back. Below you can see the 4 solid oak legs used on this set above.

This was the bottom of a very strange open box cabinet thing I found at a yard sale.

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Once I added these mini Queen Anne legs this dresser was looking fabulous.

Here is another dresser that originally sat flat on the floor before coming to me.

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This black beauty needed to be re-enforced before I could safely add the new feet.
The legs used were purchased new at Windsor Plywood in Langley.

Getting any ideas yet?

More ideas available on Part II found here

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Friday, April 1, 2016

WALLPAPERED DRAWER LINERS part 2

Part 1 showed you how to cut and fold your drawer liner.

Part 2 is how to adhere non pre-pasted wallpaper in your drawers.

You can buy a bucket of wallpaper paste

or you can use double sided tape.

Your drawer has to be dust free before you start.

I run a strip along the front and back edge of the drawer bottom.

Next I run strips along the papers edge on the front and back flaps.

Inside the drawer, start exposing the stick side of the tape.

Now drop your paper liner into the drawer, smoothing from the center out to the exposed tape.

Next remove the tape backing on the front and back flaps.

One at a time, press the front and back flaps into place.

Always start in the center and work your way to the outer edges.

Here is the front edge once smoothed out and stuck into place.

Now its time for the side flaps. As before stick your double side

tape to the top inside edge of the side flap, expose the sticky side and press it into place.

There is your completed drawer lining.

I chose not to trim the excess paper on this job because the

extra volume adds a pillowy or padded effect to

the sides which I wanted. If I was using a pre-pasted

paper and gluing it in, I would trim the excess.

Part one can be found here

and this wallpaper can be purchased here

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

PART II A LEG UP adding legs to furniture

Sunday, April 17, 2016

New Bedding and Stair Project Update Part I

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

PART I A LEG UP adding legs to furniture

Friday, April 1, 2016

WALLPAPERED DRAWER LINERS part 2

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