The third rocker in my life came to me from my other grandma who also passed not long before my mom’s mother passed. Both of my grandmas out lived their men by many many years. I have now lost all of my grand parents. What can I say? It was a very hard year. As I mentioned in the top of this post the old rocker is carved and ornate as all get out. I ripped all of the upholstery off of it and found that the “wooden” seat that would have been there had been replaced by a whole hellofalotta fabric and straw. Ugh. I ended up buying a couple 8 foot pieces of 1/4 inch by 2 inch board (I wouldn’t be surprised if it was probably some kind of trim…), cutting it and creating slats on the back and the seat. From there I purchased myself my first glue gun, a decent stapler and finally found some fabric I liked. I’m still not positive about the fabric and if you look at it you can tell that the seat is crooked… but for my very first upholstery project I think it came out pretty good! I also sanded the chair down, stained it and put on a satin water based poly so it would be protected but not shiny. It isn’t as dark as I wanted it either but I guess I’ll shut up about it. One day I might redo this.
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- Move in Day!!!
- Floors and deck are done!
- Original floors and a deck!
- Photos of the paint done!
- Paint in flat white!!
- On to trim!!
- Survive
- Spring is here!
- Ceilings and lights
- Rock and bead board
- The Meaning of Home
- Drywall Tape and Mud
- SPRING IS HERE!!!!!
- Making a mess
- 22 below
- Whittling
- Brace Yourselves
- Holiday Burnout
- Love and Siding
- Keeping the stove going
- Starting the Electrical
- I’m still plumbing
- Drains and Melt downs
- Dead trees and cleanup
- Engaged in the Fall
- Getting Projects Done
- Setbacks
- Heroes
- Injured During a Renovation
- The Farm Yard
- The Basement Dungeon
- New Staircase completed!
- Demo finished!
- Renovation Days 19-??
- Renovation Days 16-18
- Renovation Days 11-12
- Renovation Days 6-10
- Renovation Days 4-5
- Renovation Days 1-3
- What is with the weather!?
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Thoughts
- Will I always refer to my mud room as the "wood shed"?
- When I go to my office will I think I'm going out to the screened-in porch?
- How hard will this process be? Is this why they sell the homes because the still-living family members just can't bear to go in them and change anything?
- Will I ever NOT refer to this house as my grandma's house?
- We will be sleeping (and doing everything else we do in our bed...) in the room my mom and her sister grew up in... huh.
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