Reggie went home today, and we may have to set up some playdays for him and Merle, they had a blast together. I had some requests to get a photo of both their faces- let me tell you, it wasn't easy. One would sit still, and the other would move- or they would just start rolling around like whirling dervishes. They are so cute when they play!
A while ago, I mentioned that Ted was restoring an Armoire for Janice, so here are some start to finish photos; she picked it up on Saturday.
Here is a closeup of how it looked before Ted started- this is some of the inlay detail.
It's laying on its side in this photo, that's the base for the drawer below it.
Here it is with the sanding partially completed.
After sanding, you can see that the inlay has mother of pearl, the green and the white parts.
Ted started the oiling, using Tung oil....
which really made the detail and the wood grain pop....
et voila! The finished product. Compare this to the first two photos.
On to the auction; there were some interesting antiques there along with all the usual household and shop miscellaneous stuff. Like these two John Deere ladies bicycles, which sold for $75 each (they are worth a few hundred on Ebay):
There were plenty of old implements and steel wheels, like this potato planter-
I thought it would look good as a planter. And these rake wheels caught my eye- and a lot of other people's as well- I was thinking of a garden bench like Lisa and Linda have.
There were these old cast iron bedframes, which are apparently popular as garden planters too.
None of these items came home with us. We did get a nice coal oil lamp for $25, and some old wooden boxes and a wicker washtub stand, as well as an old whetstone on a stand, and Ted got some tools and an oxy-acetylene cart and hydraulic tank with a pump (for future use on a log splitter; we're getting too old to chop firewood!).
Yesterday it was cool enough for me to light the wood stove, I guess that sure is a sign of the beginning of fall.
12 comments:
Nice pics, those pups are ridiculously cute.....way too cute.Great shots of the Armoire, I'm lovin it.
those are nice bed frames. too bad i couldn't snag em!
That armoire looks real nice! How come no pics of your items?
Shirley, you should of gotten the wheels! they would made great benches or arbor!
Pups are too cute! Ted is doing an amazing job on the armoire, it's gorgeous!
Ted did a wonderful job on the armoire! and all the auction stuff looks like fun , but I think I would have come home empty handed, nice but no room
First and foremost, when you post a picture of those pups, can you include the word "WARNING" on the post title? The potential for cute overload with those two is all but certain:0)
And that armoire looks beautiful! What a great job your husband did. I hope he's being careful with his cut hand.
ohmigosh that armoire is beautiful!! Ted did a great job restoring it.
Love the new header btw :)
Wow-What a beautiful armoire after Ted did his magic.
The puppy picture was worth the effort, I think. Definitely needs a cuteness overload warning. LOL
I like the bedframes. I wouldn't have minded having one of those to redo and use on in the spare bedroom.
Holy cow that armoire is gorgeous! What a nice job he did!
Ted's doing a great job on that armoire! The inlay is lovely! And the stuff from the auction looks fun! I love those beds! So pretty! Malcolm said to tell you that Northern Tool sells all the parts to build your own log splitter. He'd like to have one some day. We used my dad's when we lived in TN and oh my goodness! It's hard to go back to the old fashioned way after that! Talk about spoiling yourself!
That Armoire is beautiful, Janice should just love it! Those two pups are something else..very cute! :)
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