tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90541546580103816972024-03-05T16:31:48.787-05:00The Olde Farmhouse on Windmill HillRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127062928579434477noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-64981277561576077962015-11-20T14:54:00.001-05:002015-11-20T14:54:19.454-05:00Boys Farmhouse Bedroom~Industrial LightingI always have room makeovers in my head for quite awhile before I actually start on them. I know what I want and I watch for deals on things I need for the makeover. I've had most of the smaller things I need for my two younger boy's room but I didn't have any lighting. I knew I wanted something industrial but everything I found that I liked was out of my price range. My plan for the room includes 2 beds and I wanted a wall light above each bed so whatever I chose would be 2 times the money. That meant I needed to find something really reasonably priced.<br />
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A few weeks ago, I got an email from Parrot Uncle wondering if I would review one of their lights. Perfect timing! I had never heard of Parrot Uncle so I clicked over to their website and was pleasantly surprised to see a nice selection of <a href="http://www.parrotuncle.com/vintage-industrial-lighting.html" target="_blank">vintage industrial lights</a> at very reasonable prices. I had a hard time deciding which light to review since I liked several of them but I finally settled on <a href="https://www.parrotuncle.com/vintage-industrial-style-double-layer-iron-wall-sconce-cycybdcknl.html" target="_blank">this one</a>. However, since the wall isn't wired for a light where I wanted to put it, I needed to convert it to a plug-in light. Don't be intimidated: it's not hard! I used <a href="http://thehappyhousie.porch.com/how-to-turn-a-hard-wired-light-fixture-into-a-plug-in/#_a5y_p=3154740" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> but there are several out there. Just find one and follow it. It greatly expands your selection of lights if you can make any wall light a plug in one!<br />
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Last week, I received the light and finally got around to installing it last night. I thought I would have it hung sooner but we ran into a flooring issue which pushed the project back several days. I had the ceiling, walls and trim all painted and the only thing left to do was the floor. I enlisted hubby's help to remove the old carpet so I could lay the vinyl plank flooring. Uh oh. When we ripped up the carpet we uncovered the original pine tongue and groove flooring in less than perfect condition. It's amazing what carpet can hide! The boards were cupping pretty badly in places and on top of that, the original floor joists were bowing. We strung a line from one side of the room to the other and discovered the floor dipped about 2 inches at the worst spot! Hubby declared that unacceptable and I commenced to ripping out all that original flooring. I was torn because on one hand, I knew it would involve TONS of work to refinish and even then would still sag but on the other hand, my old farmhouse loving self was crying inside to destroy all that antique flooring. A lot of hard work and aching muscles later, we have a very level, nice floor with vinyl planking.<br />
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So, because of that little (big) detour, I'm several days later getting my light hung. But, like I said, I did get it hung last night and here it is in all it's vintage industrial glory!<br />
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Isn't it so pretty?! The light is gorgeous and everything I hoped for but thought I couldn't afford! It's well made and arrived (from China) very well packaged and in perfect condition. I've ordered a matching one for above the other bed and I can't wait to get it and get it hung. I'm also eyeing their selection of <a href="https://www.parrotuncle.com/outdoor-wall-lights.html" target="_blank">outdoor wall sconces</a> since we are in need of some outdoor lighting too. ;)<br />
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Here's a larger view.<br />
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Since the room still isn't finished, there's nothing else to show at this point but I will update as I get it completed. I have one of the beds ordered and it's scheduled to arrive next week. I can't wait to get it situated below this light!<br />
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Here's another view of the light straight on:<br />
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*The tutorial I followed shows a 4" offset crossbar to mount and this particular light came with a straight one. That doesn't work in the surface mount application like I did. It's an easy fix since the 4" offset crossbars are available at Menards for a few dollars.<br />
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*Parrot Uncle is an international company with locations in China and North Carolina. Some of their suppliers are in China which means shipping takes longer. Not a big issue if you know what to expect. :)<br />
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*Parrot Uncle is running a sale now through the end of the year and their products are 20% to 50% off. They also offer free shipping and free returns for any order over $50. That's a step above a lot of companies!<br />
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*I was provided a light from Parrot Uncle in exchange for my opinion. I was not told what to say and all opinions are my own.<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
<i>from the farmhouse,</i><br />
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This one is huge! It's about 7' tall and 6' wide. it's all tongue and groove beadboard with a lovely old green paint. I picked it up really reasonably and there's *almost* always a catch to a good price. The catch with this one is, it was used in a factory and the inside is V.E.R.Y greasy. I'm still working on this one so to be determined how well it turns out.<br />
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Not much of the green paint is visible under the layers of grime but the inside shows it better. When I scrubbed the outside, the paint was so loose that most of it scrubbed off. I'm still undecided what I'm going to do on the outside. I thought I knew but when I started working on it, I became undecided. To borrow a line from <a href="http://victoriaelizabethbarnes.com/" target="_blank">Victoria Elizabeth Barnes.</a> (if you're not reading her blog, you should be! She's a riot!) "I wandered off to examine bark in the forest of indecision." I LOVE that line! Maybe because I can relate. It's such a big project that I want to get it right the first time. So, I waffle.....<br />
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Next up is a cabinet that I plan to use for a bathroom vanity when we get around to remodeling the upstairs bathroom. I have been watching for something with the right lines and dimensions for a long time and one Sunday I spotted this one on a Facebook group. It had been listed for a few hours and someone had beat me to it. *insert very sad face here* It was perfect and I couldn't believe it couldn't be mine. I messaged the lady that sold it to see if she knew if the person who bought it was going to resell it or keep for themselves. She told me the guy was going to refinish it and make it an island for his kitchen. So, I gave up and figured I'd need to keep looking. The following Sunday after lunch, I was cruising Craigslist and gasped out loud. It was a listing for my cabinet! Long story shorter, the guy decided he didn't have time to refinish it and was just getting his money out of it. He had tacked on $15 for his gas to go get it but since he was closer to me than it originally was, I felt like it was a win all around. I messaged him right away and asked him if he could hold it for me until Monday (since we don't do business on the Lord's Day) and he agreed! I felt like this cabinet was meant to be mine. A lot of people will not do holds but I was so happy he did and the cabinet is now mine and has joined the line of cabinets awaiting a new life. :)<br />
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I know it doesn't look like much but I have high hopes for it. The sink will go in the left side and the potato bin will be a laundry chute. I'll just cut the bottom out and where this goes upstairs lines up with the laundry room so the boys can just toss their clothes into the bin and viola! They will end up in the laundry room. That's the plan, anyway. ;)<br />
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The 3rd 'before' cabinet I'm showing is one I had encouraged my mom to buy at an auction for a specific use in her house but after she got it home, she decided it was too much work and decided to resell it. I felt obligated to buy it from her. I have some ideas to make it awesome but it remains to be seen if my vision is feasible or not.<br />
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And my last cabinet is one I don't have a 'before' picture for, just the 'after'. (Albeit, not a very good one.) This cabinet is in my guest room which I also use for sewing and storage. I was looking for something kind of shallow and about 4' wide and with blind doors. I spied this one at an antique shop one day but the price was out of my range. I was going to leave without asking for a better price since it was significantly higher than I wanted to pay but something told me just before I left to ask the proprietress if she was firm on her price. I asked her and indicated which cabinet I was talking about. She walked over to it, studied it for a minute then named a price that was HALF of what was on the tag. Wha?! For that price, I couldn't turn it down. I had originally planned to use it the way it was but when I got it home, I decided the stain (paint?) was much too reddish to suit me so I stripped it and stained it with a brown stain. It's 2 different woods (not uncommon for old cabinets) so I used 2 different stains to try and minimize the different wood tones. It fits perfectly in the spot I bought it for and holds a TON of stuff.<br />
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It was cloudy the day I took this picture so I will include a better one when I do this room reveal. This was one of the biggest things I was waiting on before showing my whole guest room so I only have a few small things and then it's ready to show you. I can't wait! :)<br />
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And I can't end this post of farmhouse cabinets without showing you one my friend, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeekPillowOriginals" target="_blank">Wendy</a>, scored at the local thrift store last week. I think I squealed a little when she texted me this picture and said it was at the thrift store. Every time I look there, it's junk! She has great plans for this sweet little cabinet and I can't wait to see it made over. She does great work (and SHOULD have a blog to show the world her awesomeness) so I know it will be just the cutest! She gave me permission to share these pictures with you and maybe she'll let me share the 'after' when she gets it finished. ;)<br />
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I had a french provincial style headboard and footboard that had been languishing in my shop for at least 3 years. I bought them at a garage sale for $5 with the intention of making a bench but when I got them home and realized the footboard was much too low to make the seat, I became discouraged and that's why it sat so long. </div>
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I tossed around different ideas but nothing seemed feasible. Until one day I had the idea to put the seat where it should be and divide the open space for baskets. Because the footboard has the corner posts that extend up, I realized this was probably my best option. Once the idea was hatched, I decided to find baskets before I started the build so I could make the openings exactly the size I needed. You know, make it look intentional. ;) I found these baskets at Ikea. Because it was a 'design-as-you-go' project with a lot of 'fiddle factor', I don't plan to give a tutorial. There are already a lot of headboard bench tutorials online. I'm just sharing to maybe spark ideas for anyone who has a similar problem with a too-short foot board. Following are a few progress shots so you can kinda get the idea how it's built.</div>
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One problem I spent way too much time trying to resolve was this foot. Half the ball had broken off and unfortunately, I no longer had the piece that fit it. I didn't want to leave it like it was so my first idea was to make a clay mold of the opposite side. After letting my mold dry a day or so, I used clay to make a new piece. Another day to let that dry only to discover, the 'curl' went the wrong way. DUH! Because I used the opposite side, the curl was a reverse of what I needed. :( So, next, I took a mold of the curl on the top of the same post. Double DUH! Same problem because it is upside down. When I placed it on the bottom, the curl still went the wrong way. By this time, I was getting pretty frustrated. I had 'wasted' a half a week waiting on clay to dry and still couldn't use it. So I began to brainstorm for other ideas. I went to Hobby Lobby and found a wooden toadstool in the unfinished wood section. In the first picture of the collage below, I had already cut off the stem section and shaped it with my sander in preparation for the 'ball' part. For the ball, I cut off the top of the toadstool and glued and nailed it in place. As you can see, there were still some gaps but nothing a little vinyl spackling couldn't take care of. It doesn't match the other foot and that bothers me a little bit. My perfectionist husband told me I was being too much of a perfectionist so I decided to 'let it go'. :) It does look better than it did and isn't very noticeable unless you're looking for it so it is what it is.</div>
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Most of the wood used to build it came from my scrap pile. I did have to buy some bead board for the ends and some quarter round (used double on the front to make half-round on the top edge). The seat cushion was a different story. Even with a 50% off coupon from JoAnn, that stuff is expensive! I used the 3 inch (I'd have like about a 2.5 inch but they don't make it) and wrapped it with batting. The front corners needed notched out for the front legs. A tip for those who don't know: Cut foam with an electric knife. It works like a charm! The floral fabric came from Hobby Lobby and the ticking stripe is from Etsy. Most of the ticking available in-store is an ecru color and I needed as white as I could to match the floral fabric. I found this real vintage ticking that is pretty close to white. It's not perfect but it looks good to me.</div>
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For the paint, I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Napoleonic Blue. It's been awhile since I've used the ASCP and I'd forgotten how easy it is to work with. It went on beautifully with very minimal brush strokes. It's expensive but it does have beautiful coverage. For the white highlights, I used the small cans of white chalk paint from Hobby Lobby. To seal the paint, I used Rustoleum's Ultimate Polyurethane in Matte. I purchased mine at Lowes but it's also available on Amazon.</div>
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I feel it will be a more durable finish without the upkeep that wax requires. As I mentioned at the beginning of the post, this is going to be auctioned at our school's benefit auction so I wanted it to be as carefree as possible for it's new owner. Reviews I read also said it will not yellow like other polyurethanes do. With the paint being dark, I wasn't necessarily worried about that but just thought I'd mention it for someone who might be wondering. </div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15771782400643588437noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-28224174329644463662015-08-04T15:35:00.000-04:002015-08-05T15:10:21.463-04:00Farmhouse Kitchen Phase 2 ~ DIY Pantry w/ Antique Screen DoorOnce upon a time, a long time ago (before there was Pinterest), I spotted this image<br />
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If someone knows where it's from, I'd LOVE to link to the originator.<br />
I found the image <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/home-maintenance/organization/g295/kitchen-pantries-1106/?slide=3" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr>
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and fell. in. love. At the time, my kitchen looked like this<br />
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and I didn't have any nice little closets to convert to a pantry. (That door leads to the laundry room.)<br />
So, I tucked the idea in a back corner of my mind and dismissed it as an unlikely-to-come-true dream.<br />
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Then one day, as I was dreaming about <a href="http://oldewindmillfarm.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-which-farmhouse-kitchen-gets-painted.html" target="_blank">turning my kitchen into a farmhouse kitchen</a> with painted cabinets, an idea occurred to me: Why not create a pantry?! I had this narrow space beside the laundry room door that was too small for cabinets. The wall was offset from the dining room side of the beam (deeper on the kitchen side) making a 'nook' of sorts. It was about 4 inches on the kitchen side and only about 2 inches on the dining room side. On the other side of the room where the other log beam is, it's about 6 inches on both sides. So, I decided this was the place for a pantry and I would 'build' the beam out to match the other side and make an indention about 8 inches. The side of the pantry toward the laundry room door sticks out into the room but it's not enough to be intrusive.<br />
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I began watching for an antique screen door similar to my inspiration photo but any time I found one, they were way out of my budget. I mentioned to my mom that I was looking for one and a few weeks later, she texted me this pic:<br />
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It was $25 (I think); did I want it? Oh yes! I DID want it! Granted, it looked pretty rough but she told me the wood was mostly solid and the door was sturdy. It laid in the garage for quite awhile until last winter when I FINALLY began to realize my dream of a pretty farmhouse pantry. I used 1 X 8 lumber and built the shelves, top, bottom, and sides. I had already wallpapered the wall with beadboard so it wasn't necessary to put a back on it. I spray painted it white and screwed it to the beam on the side. I had already been gathering my Golden Harvest Canisters at garage sales and thrift stores so I custom made the shelf spacing to best utilize the space. These canisters are pretty widely available in my area and usually pretty inexpensive. I paid as little as $.10 and as much as $2.00 for mine. I saw them for as much as $10 - $15 apiece in antique stores (and on eBay) but since I was in no hurry, I would only buy them if they were less than $2. I have a few more in my cupboards that aren't pictured. The lids come in several colors but I knew I planned to paint them to coordinate with my kitchen so was unconcerned with the mismatched lids.<br />
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After I got the shelves built, I filled and labeled the jars and organized the shelves. It sat like that for awhile until I got the door re-sized and hung. Then, just last week, I finally painted the lids (Krylon Pistacio).<br />
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As you can see from the previously shown picture, the door was pretty rough. Red paint that had faded to a brownish-pink and very dirty. The screen was very torn and the surface of the wood was very weathered. I began by removing the screen and the MANY staples and tacks that were attempting to hold it in place. I then carefully removed one side and the bottom of the door because it was too tall and wide. I cut off what I didn't need and made new 'pockets' to slip the tabs into to make it sturdy. I used my Dremel since I don't have fancy joinery tools and it worked fine. A little crude looking but once it was all glued and stapled back together, it looks fine. Some of the corner braces were broken or broke when I removed them so I used plywood the same thickness and using a good one for a pattern, I cut new ones with my jigsaw. They are on the bottom of the door: can you tell which ones? :)<br />
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The picture actually makes them look more visible than they do in real life but it's because the wood wasn't as weathered. I used MMS milk paint (tricycle) and dark wax. The dark wax really went into the grooves and toned down the red. Since the plywood had less grooves (weathering), it's brighter red. After the door was re-sized, painted and waxed, I stapled in new screen. I used the black fiberglass screen from Menards and doubled it on the bottom where I didn't want the items to be as visible. I hung the door using cabinet door hinges.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Tupperware Modular Mates fit perfectly and I didn't even plan it. I love when things like that happen!</td></tr>
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For my spices, I got square spice jars (unfortunately, I don't remember where I got them!) that fit perfectly into a Coke crate. A little story on the crate.... I had been looking and looking for one but they were all more than I was willing to pay. I looked locally, eBay, and Etsy. One evening, I decided to check online again and checked eBay first. Finding nothing, I switched over to Etsy and a few down the list, I spotted this one. The first thing that caught my eye was the price and the second thing was the date of manufacture. It is stamped 7-76 inside; my birth month and year! The price was much lower than any I had found so far and in my price range. After a quick conference with hubby, it went into my cart and was on it's way to being mine. After I bought it, I noticed it had only been listed less than an hour! Providential, I say! :) I love how it's framed perfectly when the door is closed.<br />
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I know some of you will wonder about my labels and where I got them. I made them myself using the printable vinyl from Expressions Vinyl and my Silhoutte Cameo to cut them out. I will probably end up re-doing the spice labels because I used red for some of the text and it's a little hard to read.<br />
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And just for kicks, a side by side comparison:<br />
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The third and final phase of the kitchen makeover will be my island. Hoping to share soon!<br />
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Note: The spice jars I used are similar to these* but were less expensive. I think I paid around $12 for 24 jars.<br />
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*POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127062928579434477noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-55268359126405565622015-07-09T22:06:00.000-04:002015-07-10T13:52:53.509-04:00Dresser Repurposed to Bathroom VanityHere is a quick post with before and afters of a project I finished up this week.<br />
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Antique marble topped dresser repurposed to a bathroom vanity.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the only before picture I could find. Not awful but in need of a little lovin'.<br />
(Please pardon the messy shop. It's cleaned up now. ;) )<br />
The center drawer was broken. 2 of the pulls were broken and the finish was very tired.</td></tr>
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My plan of action included fixing the broken drawer, shortening the middle drawer and modifying the top long drawer to accommodate a drain pipe, and paint. I used MMS milk paint in Ironstone and waxed with clear wax to seal and dark wax to bring out the lovely details. Since the center top drawer never had a pull (I suppose you were supposed to open it with the key but I don't have it.) and 2 of the other ones were broken, I found 3 similar and a bit smaller pulls for the top row of drawers. DH helped me drill a hole in the marble top to accommodate the sink drain. We used a diamond hole saw and water. Drilling very slowly made for a nice clean cut. It's now for sale here: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/271925921609?" target="_blank">FOR SALE</a><br />
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<i>from the farmhouse,</i><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85997/oldefarmhouse/e9507b4851d996f3ea306d2773e90188.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127062928579434477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-22926973988022951492015-07-06T23:27:00.000-04:002015-07-06T23:27:22.950-04:00Pergola UpdateNW Ohio had a LOT of rain in June. Like record setting amounts. It rained almost every day which made for a lot of flooding. It was impossible to do any outdoor work like mowing, gardening, etc. for several weeks. It has been on my agenda to stain the <a href="http://oldewindmillfarm.blogspot.com/2013/07/patio-updatepergola.html" target="_blank">pergola</a>. When we built it 2 years ago, we knew it would need to weather a few years and then be stained to preserve it. It was looking pretty weathered after 2 hard winters and it was time. However, getting enough dry days proved to take awhile. I bought the stain at the end of May and the first consecutive 3 days of sunshine didn't happen until last week. But, we did have some gorgeous sunny days and after letting it dry 2 days, I took the 3rd sunny day and stained it. It was quite time consuming to cover all those surfaces and I was thankful for DH's help halfway through. He saw I wasn't going to get done in one day unless he helped so he postponed some of his work to help me. I had a hard time deciding what color to stain it. I wanted white but DH vetoed that. I decided to go with a dark brown (Cabot Cordovan Brown) in a stock color. I think it looks nice with the white house but we are planning to re-side sometime in the near future and it will most likely be dark gray (which was why I wanted white). Not sure what the dark brown will look like with that but it's done and I sure won't be changing it any time soon. :) I snapped a few photos this afternoon before the next rains begin. They aren't anything fancy - I didn't bother to sweep the sidewalk - there are weeds (which are sprayed but haven't died) - a cute little photo bomber and his toys - flowers that had too much rain, etc. But it's real life here at the farmhouse. We have weeds and dirt in places they shouldn't be. We have boys and their toys that are sometimes where they shouldn't be. But I wouldn't have it any other way. We are so blessed and I'm thankful.<br />
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Still loving my old washtubs. Flowers do really well in them. (Thanks, Susan! :) )<br />
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This area wasn't finished in my <a href="http://oldewindmillfarm.blogspot.com/2013/07/patio-updatepergola.html" target="_blank">first post</a>. I'm still trying to get figured out how to make a functioning hose reel so technically, it's STILL not finished but I took our old front door, a curbside enamel sink, cedar fence boards and a curbside wreath (I added the bow) and created a potting bench of sorts. Underneath (accessible by a door) is a wooden spool that I have dreams of making a functioning hose reel for that messy hose lying beside it. :)<br />
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2 years ago, in the front bed, I planted 2 very tiny wedding ring hydrangeas and a dwarf crape myrtle. Unfortunately, our winters are too hard for the crape myrtle and I lost that. The hydrangeas have been valiantly struggling to survive and are actually blooming this year for the first time. The bloom is almost as big as the plant. :) This bed still looks rather bare due to the fact that the plants are still so small. I replaced the crape myrtle with a pink knockout rose (it's between blooming seasons right now) and a clematis (in hopes it grows up the ladder).<br />
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You may or may not have noticed something missing in these pictures from the first time I posted. The old shed is gone! A neighbor man came and salvaged most of the remaining siding and the floor. He is planning to reuse most of it in a cabin he's building. He also took some of the beams after it was down. The only thing remaining is the flagstone foundation which we are stacking on pallets. I will keep some and we will probably sell some. The roofing is still undisposed of and I would like to keep some of it for a project that's been in my 'queue'. ;) Here are a few 'UN'beauty shots of what remains.<br />
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Today I finished up a repurpose project that is for sale. I'll try to share before and afters of it sometime later this week.<br />
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<i>From the farmhouse, </i><br />
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Over four years ago when I began blogging (completely on a whim), I shared about the Victorian Room which is our guest room. The room had been redone for several years before I shared it. It was redone before <a href="http://oldewindmillfarm.blogspot.com/2011/05/mothers-day-without-my-angel.html" target="_blank">we lost our little girl</a>. When I did the room, I had dreams of it being a little girl's room someday. God saw fit to take our little girl to Heaven and give her a MUCH BETTER room. Time went by and I got the itch to redo the room and make it a combination guest room and sewing room. It might seem ridiculous to some that I am redoing a room so soon when there are other rooms that need it worse but it was a painful reminder to me of the girl I'll (likely) never have.<br />
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For over a year I gathered ideas and began making purchases when items I wanted would go on a good sale. I wanted a neutral room so I could change out accessories when I got the urge to change it up. I love the navy and green color combination. Interestingly, a Pinterest search didn't yield much with that color combo for a room. The one room that came up led me to a really neat blog: <a href="http://roomsforrentblog.com/" target="_blank">rooms FOR rent.</a> This is not the way her living room currently looks but I liked the color combination. I wanted these colors but less of them. I have yet to put my room together so I don't know if I'll achieve my vision. I encourage you to visit Bre's blog if you like farmhouse style. She's got some great ideas!<br />
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Back to the guest room. Like I said, I've been planning this makeover for over a year. When my friend announced that she was getting married, I decided that was my deadline. I wanted to have it finished before her wedding. Hubby was already on board for a redo so it was just up to me to decide when. As if in confirmation that the timing was right, one of the groom's cousins contacted me about staying here over the wedding.<br />
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Since I had redone the room about 6 years ago, I thought it would be a simple matter of just pulling off the 'easy to remove' wallpaper I had hung and I would be painting in no time. I should have known better since nothing is that easy in this house. I THOUGHT when I had removed the wallpaper the first time I redid the room that I had taken it down to drywall. But when I started peeling off the wallpaper this time, I discovered that there was actually old wallpaper under the paint. Ugh! And to make it worse, they had never primed the drywall before hanging the wallpaper so it was like peeling paper off of paper. So I painstakingly worked at it and was able to get most of it off without damaging the drywall. There was a patch on one wall that the paper came off the drywall when I peeled the wallpaper off. I had a lot of repairing to do to the spackling because when I soaked the wallpaper to get it off, it softened the original spackling on the nail holes and joints. FINALLY, after a lot of work, I was ready to paint.<br />
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I ran into another problem when I pulled up the nasty pink carpet. Instead of carpet padding underneath like I expected, there was another older layer of nasty pink carpet. EWWW! And this layer had the the black foam backing that had literally glued itself to the plywood subfloor. I scraped the whole thing with a scraper but there was still a fair amount of foam so I started in with a wire brush. My arm got tired after about 1/4 of the way through so my DH finished it for me while I followed him around with the shop vac. Then I was ready to try my hand at laying vinyl plank flooring. There was a small learning curve but it was very easy. The hardest part was being down on the floor. This old lady got pretty sore. :)<br />
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My facebook followers already saw a sneak peak but here is one for those who didn't see it:<br />
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This old farmhouse has mostly wide, old pine trim but for some reason, this room didn't. I searched online (craiglist, etc.) for someone with some for sale that would match but came up empty-handed. Since it is a fairly simple design, DH said he could make me some at Uncle's cabinet shop. He whipped it out in no time yesterday and I painted it last night. I'm hoping to get it installed tomorrow. I'm excited to see it coming together! I'll share more in a later post.<br />
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Before I go, I want to share a list of the 99% completed projects so I'm accountable to get them finished. My goal is to finish them all this summer. Here is the list:<br />
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<li>Kitchen Island</li>
<li>Main bathroom (HOW long ago did I start that?!)</li>
<li>Pantry</li>
<li>A few furniture makeovers</li>
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Thanks for reading! Have a great day!<br />
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<i>From the farmhouse,</i><br />
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If you follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheOldeFarmhouseOnWindmillHill" target="_blank">facebook</a>, you already know that we hit 600 followers on the page. Woo Hoo! I'm having a giveaway to celebrate the occasion. A $50 gift card to Target is up for grabs. The only requirement is that you 'like' my facebook page. That's it! Giveaway is open to residents of US and Canada. Must be 18 years or older to enter.<br />
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Yesterday, one year ago, my sister-in-law texted me as I was working in our one rental house. She had seen something out for garbage pick up that she thought I might want. Since I was not in the area, she conned her hubby (my hubby's brother) to help her load it and get it to her garage. It was an antique empire style buffet.<br />
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When my DH and I went to pick it up, he and his brother tried hard to discourage me from taking it home. But, if you've been around on the blog any length of time, you know I love a makeover challenge.<br />
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We brought it home and it sat. And sat. And DH threatened to burn it because it was occasionally in his way and he couldn't see the vision. :) This fall, I finally started in. At first glance, it didn't look too bad but upon closer inspection, it was really rough. It was covered with dirt. It has veneer that was badly chipping and peeling. The top was splintered and in pretty bad shape.<br />
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The first thing I did was use DH's air compressor and take the first layer of dirt off. Then I got the garden hose and a scrub brush and scrubbed it down. After I let it dry, I made a plan of attack. The top was too far gone so I tossed it. Where the veneer was loose, I scraped it off. Then I filled in with Bondo (yep, the car body stuff) and wood putty. After sanding it down and cleaning it again, I painted it with MMS milk paint in Shutter Gray.<br />
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This particular buffet was rather plainly styled and I felt it needed some 'fancying up'. Using <a href="http://missmustardseed.com/2014/09/hand-painted-empire-buffet-take-two/" target="_blank">this buffet for my inspiration</a>, I sketched a design for the doors and drawers. I then traced it off and using white craft paint, I painted it on. Finally, I finished it with MMS white wax. For a top, I found thick slabs of pine at Menards. It was too big so DH cut it down to size using Uncle's fancy saws. I wanted to keep it light to match the soft, light look of the body. I also wanted to minimize the yellowness of the pine. I used Minwax Early American stain which is a nice brown without being too dark. I did one coat of stain and then 2 coats of MMS furniture wax (after the stain was dry). I painted the interior white and lined the drawers with scrapbook paper. The bottom of the bottom drawer was really sagging and splintered so I replaced it. I finished the buffet off with new knobs from Hobby Lobby and now it awaits a new home.<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse,</i><br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse,</i><br />
<img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85997/oldefarmhouse/e9507b4851d996f3ea306d2773e90188.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127062928579434477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-21324691405972589622014-07-09T18:28:00.001-04:002014-07-13T20:37:58.980-04:00In the which the Farmhouse Kitchen gets painted cabinets {and wooden countertops}Here it is; the post some of you have been patiently waiting on. It's posts like these that make me wish I had mad photography skills (like my friend Wendy) but I did my best to show you how awesome my kitchen looks now.<br />
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I neglected to take a full set of before photos but I do have just enough to show you how drab and dull my cabinets were. They look so different now. In fact, my sister-in-law was here over the weekend and saw them for the first time. She (mostly jokingly) remarked that she thought she went into the wrong kitchen. It really does look like a totally different room. Enough blathering. I know you really want to see what I'm talking about. So.....<br />
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I didn't get them from quite the same angle but hopefully this side by side gives you an idea of the vast improvement. (How do you like my little photobomber?) :)<br />
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You may have noticed I had already started tearing off wallpaper and removing hardware in these 2 pictures. I literally decided to paint my cabinets that week and started in immediately. After working awhile, it occurred to me that I should take some before pictures so I snapped these few but unfortunately, it doesn't show some things that we changed. When I started, I was ONLY going to paint the cabinets but then I got the idea to move my stove to the other side of the kitchen (it was tucked in beside the refrigerator and I never like feeling hemmed in while I was cooking) and install a microwave above it. The microwave had always resided on the countertops and hogged precious horizontal surface. Quite some time ago, I had gotten an older GE under-the-cabinet microwave for $40. It was pretty dirty and although I had been assured when I bought it that it worked, I had never tested it.<br />
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So anyway, the refrigerator and stove were beside each other with a 10" cabinet between them. The fridge was so big that it stuck out past the doorway trim and bothered me. So, with hubby's approval and help, I set out to improve the layout of the kitchen. I moved the stove straight across the kitchen to where we had torn out a desk soon after we moved here. (My Hoosier had been sitting there.) On either side of the stove, we added cabinets. On the right, we put the 10" cabinet that had been between the stove and fridge. On the left, a cabinet that I had previously rescued from Uncle Cabinet Maker's burn pile. Hubby made that into a pull-out trash can cabinet using a door from one of the upper cabinets that we were no longer using. Above the stove we used a cut-down cabinet and mounted the microwave to it. A friend with electrical experience did the wiring for us. (The microwave works great, by the way.) So. much. better!<br />
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Now on the other side where the stove had been we had a space. I was game to put in some odds and ends from the Habitat ReStore but hubby wanted to build one. Using Uncle's shop, knowledge, and help, he built a 36" base cabinet. We didn't have any more leftover doors/drawers so he used something from Uncle's discard pile. It's noticeably different but similar enough to be okay.<br />
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In the space above, we used another cut-down cabinet (When we moved here, it had been on the wall above where the stove currently is sitting.). It has an open area that I use for displaying my Celebrating Home stoneware.<br />
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This sweet little butter dish isn't Celebrating Home but I sure love it. I just picked it up at TJMaxx this week. I have been looking and looking for a butter dish that isn't just blah. This one looks so "farmhousey" and it didn't break the bank. I think it was only $5.<br />
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Here is full view:<br />
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I was planning to reuse the hardware but DH didn't like that it was all knobs so he told me if I could find something I liked under $4, he would buy new. Challenge accepted! I found what I liked but unfortunately, they were NOT under $4 each. So I kept searching different websites until I found one that had them under $4 and free shipping! Score! (At the end of the post, I will provide a link.) I love how they look! We did reuse the hinges and honestly they are not noticeably different from the knobs/pulls.<br />
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So now that we did all the changing around, that countertops were an issue. Again, I was willing to just put in some odd pieces from the ReStore to fill in the gaps but hubby wasn't happy with that. Since it was his wallet, I wasn't going to argue with him. ;) We priced new laminate but since we plan to upgrade our flimsy cabinets in the future, we wanted to go a less expensive route this time and do nicer countertops with the new cabinets. We tossed around other ideas and for awhile, DH was seriously considering attempting concrete countertops. He watched lots of YouTube videos and priced forms but ultimately decided it was too risky. The next option (and obviously the one we went with) was wooden countertops. This route cost us around $500 (less than half the laminate quote) but COUNTLESS hours. DH (with Uncle's help) did 95% of the work. Using Uncle's shop, tools, advice, and help, he sawed hard maple lumber into strips, glued them together, sanded them down, etc. I'm not going to go into detail on how he made and installed these but I will just say, he's a perfectionist and the countertops are lovely. I used Minwax dark walnut stain and Waterlox sealer on them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See how smooth and hard this paint is? HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend!</td></tr>
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And now, I never really addressed what paint I used and how hard the cabinets were to paint. So let's take care of that before I go. After much online research and reading of reviews, I decided to use <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MIRCSI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000MIRCSI&linkCode=as2&tag=theoldfaronwh-20&linkId=2F52XUQGB2BEUP3Z">Insl-X Cabinet Coat Acrylic Satin Enamel</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=theoldfaronwh-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000MIRCSI" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. I was able to find it locally at one of our Ace hardware stores that is a Insl-X dealer but I bought their last gallon and she told me they wouldn't be carrying it any longer. So, I HAD to make that gallon do my whole project. I could have bought online and had it tinted (Swiss Coffee) at Lowes or Menards but I didn't really want to risk it not matching. The steps I took to paint the cabinets are as follows:<br />
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#2. Wash cabinets good with TSP and tape off any areas not being painted.<br />
#3. Fill any holes with spackling. Let dry and sand smooth.<br />
#4. Number all the doors and remove. It's nice if you have an area you can set up sawhorses and lay them all out at once. I did it in my workshop and I had to lay them out in 2 batches.<br />
#5. Prime with a stain blocking primer like Kilz or BIN<br />
#6. Paint 2 coats of paint on the cabinet faces and doors/drawers. Because I was trying to conserve paint, I only painted the backs of the doors with one coat of paint.<br />
#7. Let dry and cure the recommended time and re-install.<br />
#8. Put your hardware on and stand back and admire your hard work.<br />
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Ok, it's not quite that simple. :) The actual painting is not hard. The hard part is having your kitchen torn up while trying to carry on normal life. Obviously, this is not very detailed instructions. Because this post is getting too long, I will leave it at this. If there are enough questions on the how-to, I will do a separate post and address the questions. For now, I've kept it simple.<br />
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If you use these names and do a google search, you can probably find them for a better price if you are buying quantity. Menards also has these in stock of you live near one of them.<br />
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Just popping in for a quick heads-up. Last week, we finally installed and finished the countertops in the kitchen so early next week, I'm hoping to share pictures here on the blog.<br />
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The weekend prior to Charleston, we as a family traveled to Harrisonburg, VA to my brother's wedding.<br />
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Then from there, our 3 boys went to Maryland with my parents and DH and I started south to Charleston. We arrived at our motel in North Charleston late Sunday afternoon and left Thursday morning. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday we tried to hit some of the highlights of Charleston but with the weather not cooperating, we ended up doing some antiquing. (Which is not a bad thing :) ) I found something for my Etsy shop which I hope to list soon.<br />
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Monday evening the weather cooperated enough for us to go on a dolphin watching tour. It was very hard to get a still shot but I did get several good videos. Here's one of the few shots that show more than a circle on the water. :) Also, some other 'water' shots.<br />
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Charleston is called the city of churches. Here are 2 of the many we saw. Gorgeous old architecture!<br />
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On Tuesday it rained pretty much all day so we went to an old plantation house, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton_Hall" target="_blank">Drayton Hall</a>. Drayton Hall is being preserved, not restored. Therefore, there is no running water or electricity. The rooms are huge and grand. I didn't take many pictures because it was cloudy that day and there is only natural light in there but here are a few:<br />
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And a few shots of some of the gorgeous flowers:<br />
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And finally, my better half and I:<br />
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Our anniversary isn't actually until the end of May so I'm hoping to celebrate again. ;) With at least a dinner out.<br />
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Those of you who may still be looking for pics of the kitchen, I haven't forgotten. We still have the countertop to finish and install. We talked about several options for them, one of which was concrete, but we ended up going with wood. DH is making them in Uncle's shop. We hope to have them finished soon.<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse,</i><br />
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The weather here in NW Ohio has been brutal and some days I feel like all I get done is feed wood into the woodstove (our main source of heat). This week, though, the cold has relented a little and we had some 'balmy' temps in the 40's. That has made for lots of melting snow and flooding. But I'm not complaining; I'm glad to see the snow go! I'm getting anxious for Spring.<br />
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And now for the purpose of this post: Red Velvet Torte. I made this cake on Valentines Day but am just now getting it shared. It looks fancy but I assure you, it really is easy. The recipe I got from my mom was chocolate and I wanted something 'Valentiney' so I adapted it to suit me. It was a big hit at our house; really moist and not overly sweet. To make it, you will need:<br />
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1 Red Velvet Cake Mix<br />
1 small box chocolate pudding<br />
1 stick butter - melted<br />
1 cup water<br />
1/2 cup milk<br />
4 eggs<br />
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Mix all this together until well blended and divide evenly into 2 9" round (or heart-shaped) pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 325*F for 30 min. or until done. Cool 15 min. then overturn them out onto a plate to completely cool. When cool, carefully slice each cake in half.<br />
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***A tip for baking cakes to be flatter on top instead of domed is to bake them at a lower temperature. This allows the center to bake evenly with the sides.<br />
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For the frosting, mix in small mixing bowl the following:<br />
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese<br />
2/3 cup brown sugar<br />
1 tsp. vanilla<br />
Beat until color lightens then fold in 1 8 oz. container of Cool Whip. Divide frosting into 4 equal parts.<br />
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Assemble the torte starting with cake and topping each layer with frosting. For the top layer, you can 'decorate' however you wish. I dusted the cake with powdered sugar then made rosettes around the edge. Chocolate curls or hearts would be neat too.<br />
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***A tip for getting the frosting on the layers without smearing a bunch of crumbs into it is to put it in an icing bag (or Ziploc with the corner cut off) and pipe it on beginning with a ring or 2 around the outside edge and filling in the middle in a back and forth motion.<br />
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Refrigerate the completed torte if not serving immediately. Also refrigerate any leftovers {if you have any}. :)<br />
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<i>from the farmhouse</i><br />
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Like I said, I started before Christmas but as I mentioned in my <a href="http://oldewindmillfarm.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-update-from-farmhouse.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, I got really busy during December and I didn't get them finished. So this week I decided to dust them off and finish them. They are now listed in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheOldeFarmhouse?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">my shop</a>. I realize the one is 'off-season' but I went ahead and listed it in case someone is looking for decor for the next holiday season.<br />
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I used Miss Mustard Seed Milk paint for the door and craft paint for the lettering. I just printed the sign off and transferred it to the sign by tracing the letters over carbon paper. (No Silhouette Cameo needed!)<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse</i><br />
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We have a rental house (which is actually the first house hubby and I lived in after we were married) and in November our tenants informed us they were moving at the end of the month. *sad face* We have done very little to the house since we moved out and have allowed tenants to paint if they wish. This time, however, we decided that WE would paint (I've discovered that not everyone knows HOW to paint) and while we were at it, do a few other 'updates'. Most of the light fixtures were the same ones we bought the house with and honestly, I can't believe I lived with them for over 2 years. They were U.G.L.Y. 80's style lights. Also, the bedroom carpets have needed replaced for a long time. We finally felt like we were at a place financially to do it so they got replaced. It is a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath and the half bath had carpet. YEEE-UCK! We had them lay vinyl in there and it's so. much. nicer. In addition to new flooring, I replaced 5 light fixtures. I changed a bunch of 2-prong outlets to 3-prong ones. I patched holes in walls. I painted trim and walls. I installed trim in the half-bath and replaced a leaking faucet in there. Hubby replaced both toilets (we discovered one had been leaking!) and we raised the rent! :) All of this work took up most of 3 weeks, not counting the 3 days I had the flu :(, and just last week, I handed the keys over to our new tenants.<br />
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So that pretty much shot the month of December and Christmas was upon me before I had time to prepare. We had traveled to Maryland over Thanksgiving and had Christmas with my family then. Christmas Day was spent with hubby's family and trying to dodge the flu bug that was going around. Thankfully, only 1 son got it. I did zero decorating for Christmas and 2 days after Christmas, it dawned on me that I still had some fall decor up. It's been bare basics around here and I'm looking forward to having more time in January to focus on things around here and do a few projects before we start our next 'big' project.<br />
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Recently, we had an amazing opportunity to buy a house and property (separate pieces) for a super price. The house is small and needs curb appeal but the inside of the house doesn't need much. It is a 3 bedroom/1 bath and the bedrooms are very small. To make it more re-salable, we are looking into making it into a 2 bedroom, 2 bath. But first we have to get rid of the squatter. :( We were told at closing that the tenant was moved out but we never went and made sure this was the case. Lesson learned. We closed for the house on December 9 but were so busy with the rental that we didn't have time to go check out the other place. On Christmas Day, we took our key and went (with some of hubby's family) to check it out. We had a not nice surprise in the form of the door screwed shut and a note saying the premises were still occupied by ___________ and if we entered without his permission, he would press charges for breaking and entering. (Pretty sure he can't do that since he is there illegally!) Anyway, our key did not let us in and now we have to go through the eviction process of removing him since he obviously doesn't plan to move on his own. :( That will be at least a month so in that waiting time, I'm hoping to work on some things around here. Hubby mostly has my 'new' shop ready to move into so I want to start on that this week.<br />
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Hopefully this gives you an idea what I've been up to and why I've sorely neglected my blog the last month. I'll leave you with our 'Christmas' picture and wishes for a HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br />
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<i>from the farmhouse,</i><br />
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Here is what you'll find in the store so far.<br />
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AND, in honor of finally getting 'opened up', I'm offering 10% off through the end of the month! Use the code GRANDOPENING to get your discount. Think Christmas gifts! ;)<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse</i><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85997/oldefarmhouse/e9507b4851d996f3ea306d2773e90188.png" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px !important;" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127062928579434477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-69056659791161867772013-10-17T21:19:00.000-04:002013-10-17T21:19:16.622-04:00Home Canned Tomato Soup {that tastes like Campbells}Today I made the last item on my canning 'to-do' list; tomato soup. It is such a GOOD feeling to be finished and put the canners away for another year. My shelves are now full of rows of shiny jars. I just want to stand and stare at them. It's such a satisfying feeling to know that I can feed my family this winter with foods that are a little healthier than store bought food. (And I'm certainly not knocking anyone that eats store bought food; we eat our share of it!)<br />
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Anyway, back to the tomato soup that I canned today. This was a first for me and I'm very happy with how it turned out.<br />
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It really does taste like Campbells! And it's super simple to make. It does require pressure canning but if that doesn't scare you off, you will be surprised how easy it really is. I started with the <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/campbells-type-tomato-soup-to-can-for-winter-332677" target="_blank">recipe found on food.com</a>. After I added the baking soda, I did a quick taste test and found it was much too acid tasting for my liking so I added more sugar a little at a time until it had the flavor I was going for; CAMPBELLS. I ended up adding close to twice the amount the recipe calls for. (Just shy of another 3/4 cup.) After adding the extra sugar, I did the second boil like the recipe directs. The recipe states that it makes 14 pints but I ended up with 15 1/2. I canned the 15 and ate the 1/2 for supper. Just to test it, you know. ;) I always add milk to my tomato soup and I was delighted to find it tastes very much like the Campbells that I love. :)<br />
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The recipe as I made it is:<br />
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<b><i>1/2 cup roughly chopped onion</i></b><br />
<b><i>1/4 teaspoon celery seed</i></b><br />
<b><i>3 cups flour</i></b><br />
<b><i>1/4 cup salt</i></b><br />
<b><i>1 3/8 cup sugar</i></b><br />
<b><i>1/2 teaspoon pepper</i></b><br />
<b><i>7 quarts tomato puree (juice) NOTE: I strain cored and cooked tomatoes in a Victorio strainer</i></b><br />
<b><i>1 teaspoon baking soda</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><i>Follow the <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/campbells-type-tomato-soup-to-can-for-winter-332677" target="_blank">directions on Food.com</a></i></b></span></span><br />
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So now that canning is finished, I hope to start on another project soon. I've been cruising Pinterest a bit, getting some inspiration.... ;)<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse,</i><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85997/oldefarmhouse/e9507b4851d996f3ea306d2773e90188.png" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px !important;" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127062928579434477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-26674527398240915152013-09-21T12:41:00.000-04:002013-09-21T12:41:44.923-04:00A Workshop. For ME!I know I've been embarrassingly absent here on the blog. I haven't been working on any big projects (or little ones either, for that matter). Unless you count canning and school as projects. :) My older 2 boys went back to school at the end of August and I haven't really felt like starting into anything. Mind you, I have a TON of pending projects and when canning is finished, I will take on a big project again. I currently have 2 bushels of pears to can and 4 bushels of apples to turn into sauce yet before I can say I'm DONE canning for this year.<br />
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Anyway, enough excuses. :) Today DH and I are working on insulating the old chicken coop. We're (mostly he) converting it into a workshop for me. I normally work on projects in the garage or the kitchen (depending on how messy the project is) but we want to park the van and the car both in the garage this winter so my stuff needs to go.<br />
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The "chicken coop" that we're converting is the white building attached to the barn in the above picture. It is the back part of DH's shop and there was a wall separating them. He tore out the wall so now my shop and his are joined. It won't be anything fancy but it will be much better than the uninsulated and unheated garage. And it has room that all my things can be together. Woo hoo!<br />
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I will try to do an update post when we get everything in place. Have a great weekend and Happy Fall, y'all!<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse,</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got a little carried away and started into the project before I remembered to take a picture.<br />
It was extremely hot the week I was working on this so I brought inside, thus the icky pictures.<br />
Here I had taken the top off and glued and clamped it to sturdy it back up.</td></tr>
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It sat in my garage for about a year until several weeks ago when I was cleaning out the garage and getting things ready for a garage sale at my friend's house. I decided it would make a sweet little vanity for a powder room or small bathroom. Having just used the MMS milk paint on the<a href="http://oldewindmillfarm.blogspot.com/2013/07/mms-milk-painted-buffet.html" target="_blank"> buffet</a> with reasonable success, I was anxious to try another piece. I had used all my linen color on the buffet and all I had was ironstone. I painted it on and it was much whiter than I wanted but I went ahead and did my 3 coats and scraped it where the paint chipped up. Then I wiped the piece down with a soft cloth that was soaked with Minwax stain. (I forget which color, but any color will work. I would stick with the browner colors.) That 'aged' it nicely with the stain settling in the grooves and crevices. I wiped it down with a clean, soft cloth and let it dry. Finally, I waxed it with Annie Sloan soft wax (because that's what I have on hand).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is after painting, aging, and waxing.</td></tr>
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Since the original top had a hole cut in it where the sewing machine mounted, I needed to come up with a different top. Enter Uncle with the woodworking shop. He had some thick oak boards that he wasn't going to use so he kindly planed, cut, glued, and sanded them into a solid oak butcher block. I stained it with Minwax stain and waxed it with soft wax. I then fastened it and cut holes for a vessel sink and faucet that I had on hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had bought this faucet several years ago and never ended up using it for what I planned.<br />
The sink was an ebay purchase. I got it awhile back with this project in mind.</td></tr>
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I found these cute ring pulls at Menards and thought they looked like they belonged on this piece. Here is a close up of the chipping and crackling on the front. I love how this paint has a mind of it's own. It just does this by itself.<br />
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And finally, the whole piece in all it's beauty.<br />
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It didn't sell at the garage sale but I'm not really sad. I love it so much that I'm seriously considering putting it in my master bathroom. DH has given his approval.<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse</i><br />
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DH 'engineered' the plan and did the heavy work and I helped cut boards and hold things in place. It was a fun project to work on together and I totally love this space now.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I found these vintage chairs and table at a garage sale. I had been looking for something to sit by the fire instead of always dragging the dining chairs over. This little 3 piece set was perfect and a deal at $15 for the set. DH and I like to sit by the fire after the kids are in bed.</span></div>
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This summer has been so temperate that we have eaten our evening meal out here quite often.</div>
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This spring a neighbor was sprucing up her property and purging. I'm very honored that she thought of me several times during the week. One of the things she was getting rid of and called me to see if I wanted was these sweet little old wash tubs with their stand. I gave the base a coat of white paint and planted some impatiens it them. Now they brighten the space beside the grill.<br />
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And another planter that greets you as you come down the walk toward the back door:<br />
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This spring I mentioned on Facebook that I was building a stone wall (or two). I got the one finished and still haven't gotten the other one done. It sure wouldn't get me a job on a landscape crew but it's an improvement over what was there. The driveway side of the house has never really been landscaped since we moved here 6.5 years ago. This year I started some plants in hopes of having a pretty, landscaped bed in a few years. I bought really small plants (because they're the cheapest) so it doesn't look like much this year.<br />
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Here is the 'BEFORE' of this area:<br />
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I still have one area to finish up (the far left area of this picture). I hope to get it finished sometime in the next couple weeks. Summer is rapidly getting away and school will be starting before I know it.<br />
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<a href="http://oldewindmillfarm.blogspot.com/2013/05/patio-progress.html" target="_blank">(Find the first patio update here.)</a><br />
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I have pictures almost ready for my other MMS milk paint project. I hope to get the post up later this week; stay tuned!<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse</i><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85997/oldefarmhouse/e9507b4851d996f3ea306d2773e90188.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127062928579434477noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054154658010381697.post-63736997733485458752013-07-19T19:28:00.001-04:002013-07-20T06:34:14.919-04:00MMS Milk Painted Buffet {and some tips}Hellooooo!? Anybody out there?<br />
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It has been so long since I've posted on here that you've probably all given up on me. Unless you follow me on facebook. Then you have an idea what I've been up to.<br />
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A few weeks ago, I decided the garage had been a catch-all for too long. It was getting cleaned out! Risking life and limb, I waded in. Tossing junk, unearthing projects, and organizing tools. I think we can actually park 2 cars now if we need to. :)<br />
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I had a goal to refinish/repurpose two of the bigger projects I had uncovered by this weekend because one of my friends was having a garage sale. She had invited me to put things on it. I realize, these were not really garage sale pieces or prices but publicity is good, right? As it turns out, I did not sell either piece but I did have a couple people take my number so who knows, I might sell them yet.<br />
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Anyway, this post is to show before and after of the one piece; an antique oak buffet.<br />
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The piece was mostly sturdy but had some rough areas. The left front leg had obviously sat in water for quite awhile. It had rotten away and made the buffet sit un-level. The veneer on the top was bubbling and peeling in places.<br />
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The top also had a gap at the back where the top used to fit down into. Using my heat gun, I stripped the veneer off the top. I then sanded it well and glued an oak board on the back where the gap was. When the glue was dry, I filled the holes and imperfections with a stainable wood filler and stained the whole top with Minwax Special Walnut.<br />
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To fix the rotten leg problem, I cut the front legs off level with the bottom of the buffet and added feet from Lowes. They were about an inch or so shorter than the other feet had been so I cut off the back feet to match the height. Now it sits level again. :)<br />
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For the buffet 'body', I gave it a good washing and a Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint treatment and coated it with clear wax.<br />
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Here is what I learned about MMS Milk Paint:<br />
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<li>Mix it thicker than the suggested ratio. I did a 1:1 ratio</li>
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I ended up doing 4 coats. The first coat I mixed the recommended 1 part paint to 1 1/2 parts water. It went on very runny and when it dried it just looked like a light wash. I went back online and began reading what I did wrong. On one blog I found where the blogger recommended mixing a 1 to 1 ratio if painting a light color over dark. For the second and subsequent coats that's what I did and it went on a lot better. The coverage still isn't all that great and I did 4 coats until I was happy with the coverage. I noticed in places where the paint kinda pooled (like crevices) the paint dried crackly. It didn't chip necessarily but it just got an old crackly look. After the second coat (which is what most people stop with), I had zero chipping and very minimal coverage. I was very discouraged, thinking all the hype about this paint was just that; hype. I decided to do at least one more coat. Low and behold, after that coat dried, it began to chip a little and crackle. The coverage still wasn't what I wanted so I did a fourth coat before scraping it to peel off the chips. I finished it with clear wax.<br />
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Since the inside was pretty dark and nasty, I decided to paint it an line the bottom surfaces with wallpaper that looks like old newspaper. I also added new hardware from Hobby Lobby.<br />
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So there it is. I hope to show you the second MMS milk paint project soon. Stay tuned. ;)<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse</i><br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse</i><br />
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on May 4. That's the day DH (left) and a friend poured our sidewalk and patio. I've been waiting a LONG time for a patio so this was an exciting day for me!<br />
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We've had some beautiful weather so most of my 'spare' time has been spent outside sprucing things up after a hard winter. This post is mostly to share some quick shots I took of our patio. They are not pretty, staged pictures. Just real life as it happens at the farm. :)<br />
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Sidewalk (above) and patio (below) formed and ready to be poured</div>
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These are steps to the basement door the back of the house.</div>
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May 4, 2013 - freshly poured concrete!</div>
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May 9, 2013 - We seeded grass where it had gotten torn up by equipment.</div>
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This picture was actually taken today and you can see the green peeking through the straw.</div>
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May 18, 2013 - Grass is up. Moved the patio set and grill onto the patio.</div>
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A few notes of explanation about this picture:</div>
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The patio set was free from one of DH's friends. Yeah, he's a good guy! :)</div>
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The orange paint is me trying to figure out a configuration for the landscape bed.</div>
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Those things poking out of the concrete is where the legs of the pergola get attached.</div>
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The green chair is explained below. :)</div>
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Remember on facebook I told you I found a chair in the back shed (showing in the May 9 picture)?</div>
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Well, here are some (sorta) before and after pictures.</div>
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I forgot to take before pictures until after I had started priming. The back shows it original.</div>
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After - in Green Apple </div>
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Hope this gives you an idea of what I've been up to. I still have a lot of landscaping to do around the house so I will try to update you when that and the pergola are finished.<br />
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<i>From the Farmhouse</i><br />
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