tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71049933289205940282024-03-14T15:06:03.131-04:00Gretchen's GarageA place to display pictures of the projects I work on in my garage!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-70762830248596364322014-10-29T13:54:00.003-04:002014-10-29T13:55:14.789-04:00Emmy's New House<div style="text-align: center;">
Emmy & Nate bought a new house this past spring and she had lots of projects for me!!!</div>
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They found a great Tudor style home in a great neighborhood and I am really excited for them. </div>
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Here are some of the projects I did for her:</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Farmhouse Table</span></b></div>
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She asked me to build a table because she had a certain size she wanted, 4' wide x 7' long!!</div>
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It works perfectly in her new dining room with the chairs from her old dining set</div>
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that we painted and she recovered a few years ago.</div>
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The house had a small nook in the kitchen.</div>
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It was the perfect place for a little dresser Emmy had painted for her previous house.</div>
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She asked me to do some shelves for above it. </div>
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We bought the corbels at <a href="http://www.osbornewood.com/" target="_blank">Osborne Wood Products</a>.</div>
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In older homes extra storage is always a bonus!</div>
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We took an old record player cabinet from her grandfather's house painted it,</div>
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and now she has some extra storage in the front hall!</div>
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(I forgot to take before pictures of the next two projects so these are some pictures of in progress in my garage!)</div>
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It was in pretty bad condition so we decided painting was a good idea.</div>
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I rebuilt most of the interior to give her more shelves.</div>
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We used the original hardware after spray painting it gold.</div>
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I also made the chalkboard and Emmy had a friend do the chalk art!!</div>
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Isn't it great? You can see more of her work at <a href="http://erinbarkerillustration.com/" target="_blank">Erin Barker Illustration</a>.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Chest of Drawers</span></b></div>
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Emmy wanted some extra storage in her upstairs hall so we took an old dresser and painted it.</div>
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This gives her space for extra linens etc.</div>
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Sam and I decided it was time to do a room that fit his personality and age :)!! So .... here it is!</div>
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Sam choose a picture of a <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/50687/Night-Stand-05925-modern-bedroom-philadelphia" target="_blank">modern platform bed on Houzz found here</a>, </div>
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His dresser is one I bought at a thrift shop and painted for our office but we decided it would work well in Sam's room. More on that <a href="http://gretchen-gretchensgarage.blogspot.com/2012/02/more-office-storage.html" target="_blank">here</a><a href="http://here./">.</a></div>
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Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-81122629697692997852014-10-03T11:07:00.000-04:002014-10-03T11:07:42.054-04:00I'm Back!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow!!! I can't believe it has been over 6 month since my last post. This past spring and summer was wild and crazy around my house. I have been working in the garage, just haven't found time to post anything! So, my next few posts will be a dump of everything that has been going on in</div>
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Gretchen's Garage for the past 6 months!</div>
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First up are some items I made for a friend who owns a restaurant.</div>
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They serve barbeque so they have a rustic theme!</div>
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I made the post with pine 4 x 4, 2 x 6 and 2 x 4 boards.</div>
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coated with Minwax Polycrylic in Satin Finish.</div>
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A friend sews doll clothes and she go me interested in building a doll clothes wardrobe.</div>
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I have sold 5 so far - they are $35 if you are local and are interested leave me a message!!</div>
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They would make a great Christmas Gift.</div>
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A good friend gave me a few small pots of CeCe Caldwell's chalk paint.</div>
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So ... I made her a box.</div>
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I did a base coat in Young Kansas Wheat and a top coat in Michigan Pine.</div>
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Next step was sand lightly to reveal some of the base coat and then a coat of paste wax.</div>
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Next I freshened up a four post vintage bed that a friend gave me.</div>
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It was well used! I sanded it and painted it white.<br />
I sold it on Craig's List to a father who wanted it for his daughter's bedroom.<br />
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There were two tables that needed a bit of work but they came out great!</div>
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We have had a crazy winter and it has been too cold to work in the garage :(<br />
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First up a bedside charging box for my phone and iPad!<br />
All the cords are hidden in the box and I finished it to match the bed :)<br />
Looks better than all the cords I used to have there.</div>
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Next up - an iPad stand for the kitchen.<br />
I got this idea and plan from one of my favorite blogs <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/?s=iPad+stand" target="_blank">Shanty 2 Chic</a>!</div>
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When the iPad isn't in the stand it is a small chalkboard!</div>
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This last project is one I started last summer. This is a stool from Doug's parents.<br />
I took it all apart, cleaned up the finish on the wood and then cleaned up the white stool.<br />
The top stool was orange which did not match my decor so I put new fabric on it. <br />
I love how it came out!</div>
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A friend asked me to make a "large" crate for her daughter to help contain all the toys!<br />
Her daughter has one little girl and is expecting another little girl.<br />
Remember the crate I made for Madelyn Grace.</div>
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My friend asked me to make it similar to Madelyn's, so I made a large white crate.<br />
The special and fun part was she wanted me to put "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" on the front of the crate. So . . . I went to the scrap book store and they cut me letters out of pink polka dot paper,<br />
then I used Modge Podge satin finish to put them on.<br />
I think it came out very cute :)</div>
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The measurements are 28" x 28" x 18" high.</div>
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<br />Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-34530346847321450272013-11-17T13:33:00.000-05:002013-11-17T13:36:02.725-05:00Emmy's Tack Trunk<div style="text-align: center;">
As I mentioned in my last post my daughter, Emmy, moved her horse to a new stable and wanted a new smaller tack trunk.<br />
I made it for her out of 3/4" oak plywood and solid red oak trim.<br />
We both love how it turned out ~ here are some pictures:</div>
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I finished the outside of the chest and grooming tote with Minwax oil based Early American Stain and left the other areas natural.</div>
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I then finished everything with 3 coats of Minwax Spar Urathane.</div>
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Emmy bought the handles, latch and name plate through an online tack store and everything else was purchased at Lowes!</div>
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Here are two pictures of Emmy's horse Sadie and the tack trunk in their new home :)</div>
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I have been busy in the garage for the past few weeks working on some small projects for friends and making trunks!</div>
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Emmy wanted me to build her a new tack trunk. She is moving her horse to a new stable and wanted a small trunk that will fit the space better. I did lots of research on-line and Emmy gave me measurements and pictures but I wanted to build a practice trunk. It came out great but was bigger than Emmy wanted. I made it out of 1/2" oak plywood and trimmed it in pine. I learned a lot from this build so I built a trunk for Emmy out of 3/4" oak plywood and trimmed it in oak. </div>
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Here is my practice trunk:</div>
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It measures 35.5" wide x 25.75" deep x 24.75" tall on the outside and</div>
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33" wide x 23" deep x 20" tall on the inside.</div>
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I finished it with a mixture of stains so it is blue, gray with a hint of brown!</div>
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I have been busy in the garage finishing up a project for ME!!! I made a Farmhouse Queen Bed, using plans (I slightly modified) by <a href="http://ana-white.com/2009/10/farmhouse-bed-save-158100_7467.html" target="_blank">Ana White</a>, and a nice big bookcase, using plans I created myself. Doug and I have had the same bedroom furniture for 32 years!! So now that we have a new bed, bookcase and bench I plan to refinish our chest and dresser - more on that later! Here are some pictures of the new look!</div>
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I put the bench I made at the bottom of the bed. More on that <a href="http://gretchen-gretchensgarage.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-farmhouse-bench.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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On all the painted areas I used one coat of Benjamin Moore Pikes Peak Gray and then sanded it to expose some of the wood.</div>
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A sweet friend had a baby in May and I finally had time to make a little baby crate! She also has two older children so I made crates for them too! The baby is Sophie Elizabeth and she has two, two year olds, Annie Kathryn and a little boy that she fosters (can't share his name on the internet so I blurred it out on the boxes). </div>
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Today I am going to share a few projects that are for practical use, but I wanted them to be pretty!</div>
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First - a pretty trash can holder for the kitchen!</div>
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Again this was made from all the oak boards I have in the garage :) I am having lots of fun with those boards!</div>
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Next - dog gates! Our sweet black lab Moe is getting old :(<br />
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So I designed these pretty gates to block those areas.<br />
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Thought I would share a few home decor projects I made in the garage last month!</div>
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First up is a large 3' x 5' frame I made for one of my daughter's friends.</div>
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She wanted to frame some coffee sacks from Rohs Street Cafe here in Cincinnati!</div>
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This is the frame I built out of some old,oak shelves I had in the garage:</div>
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What a great idea and it looks perfect over her mantel.</div>
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Next up is something else I made from the old,oak shelves -a tray - looks pretty on my coffee table!</div>
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And the last thing I made was a tray centerpiece for my dining room table.</div>
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It is also made from some of the old, oak shelves and it matches my dining table!</div>
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Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-66699041007519940752013-09-26T16:09:00.000-04:002013-10-02T21:07:19.437-04:00I was featured!!!Two of my projects were featured recently on two wonderful blogs called <a href="http://www.betterafter.net/2013/09/desk-makeovers-mateys.html" target="_blank">Better After</a> and <a href="http://knockoffdecor.com/platform-bed-with-rustic-wood-headboard/" target="_blank">Knock Off Décor</a>. I am so excited :) Check out the blogs by clicking on the names above, they feature great projects from all over "blog world"! Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-47934841076369322842013-08-30T14:59:00.002-04:002013-08-30T15:02:10.019-04:00New Farmhouse Bench<div style="text-align: center;">
I made a Farmhouse Bench for my bedroom this week.</div>
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I wanted a taller than normal (18" is normal, mine is 21") bench for the bottom of my bed!</div>
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I plan to make a matching headboard one of these days!</div>
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I painted the frame with one coat of Benjamin Moore Pikes Peak Gray and then sanded it to expose some of the wood.</div>
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The top and shelf have two coats of the Early American stain.</div>
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Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-9462146038419374972013-08-24T11:53:00.001-04:002013-08-24T12:16:18.513-04:00A Desk Transformed<div style="text-align: center;">
A friend brought me this desk last week that needed a little update! </div>
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The desk is very solid but the finish and hardware were showing their age.</div>
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After removing all the hardware, I cleaned the desk, lightly sanded and applied 2 coats of Zinsser B-I-N Shellac Base Primer.</div>
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I lightly sanded again and applied 2 coats of Sherwin Williams Pro Classic Semi-Glass Paint in Extra White.</div>
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I used a combination of foam roller and brush to apply the paint.</div>
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The top of the desk is formica ( I think) with a mahogany look trimmed in wood. I sanded and stained the wood and finished it with Minwax Polycrylic.</div>
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The new hardware is antique bronze and was purchased at Lowes.</div>
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I love how it turned out!</div>
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My family and I spent an awesome week at the new Lake House a few weeks ago.<br />
My sister and brother-in-law did a wonderful job designing the house for comfort and fun<br />
when the whole gang is there - we really broke it in!!!<br />
We had between 8 and 12 people in and out all week.</div>
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So here is a small tour - mainly of the rooms that the furniture I made is in:</div>
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Front of the house with the 4 Adirondack chairs I made. My brother-in-law really wanted 4 colors, while my sister and I would have been more conservative.<br />
He was right - I love how they came out.<br />
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That is my nephew's wife in the picture - she painted the blue and yellow chair!<br />
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Love the front door they choose!</div>
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The dining room is to the left as you walk in. Barb and Stu helped me design the table based on a table they saw in Napa Valley.<br />
It is 90" x 48" and can seat 8 - 12! There are more pictures of the table <a href="http://gretchen-gretchensgarage.blogspot.com/2013/07/lake-michigan-delivery_16.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I also made this cute bench that can be used with the table for extra seating.</div>
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Just beyond the dining room is the beautiful kitchen and beyond that an awesome screened in porch.</div>
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The living room is on the other side of the kitchen.<br />
I made a large wood top for the metal coffee table in this room but it isn't in this picture.<br />
It will be perfect for playing games by the fire on a cold winter day :)</div>
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Upstairs there are three bedrooms.<br />
I made the queen platform beds for two of the rooms and painted the furniture in the twin bed room.<br />
We made the platform beds high so that large suitcases could easily slide under.<br />
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While I was building furniture for my sister's Lake House</div>
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Both my Mom and I had knee surgery this past spring.</div>
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My mom had both knees replaced and I had arthroscopic surgery.</div>
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I made this little device so we could do some of our exercises.</div>
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With some left over particle board, from making platform beds for my sister,</div>
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I designed these work tables.</div>
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I made two tables one 29" high and one 24" high. The lower table slides under the higher one.</div>
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This gives me lots of table space but when they are not in use</div>
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Here is the lower table already being put to work.</div>
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I love the height for painting furniture - it isn't as hard on my knees!</div>
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My parents asked me to build them a little table to use in their den to hold some</div>
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I bought the legs and used wood I had in the garage for the top and aprons.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
I will be back later this week with pictures of the furniture I made for the Lake House in the house!!!<br />
My whole family enjoyed a wonderful week at the Lake House earlier this month!</div>
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Last weekend Doug and I rented a U-Haul Truck and took the furniture I have been building up to the Lake House. The house isn't quite finished but we were able to put the beds together - the carpet installers were finishing as we arrived :) The table and Adirondack chairs were left on the enclosed porch so the floors could be finished this week. Barb and Stu plan to bring the rest of the furniture up next weekend. The house is beautiful and I can't wait to share pictures of my furniture when it's all done!!</div>
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But, for now here are some iPhone pictures for a sneak peak of what I have been up to this last month in the garage.</div>
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The huge and very heavy dining table - it is 48" wide by 90" long!</div>
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Two of the chairs I made - Barb and Stu will paint them. I made two more that I will paint and take up in August.</div>
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I was glad I go the 14' truck. We had some other furniture and mattresses to take up too!</div>
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I will post pictures once Barb has the beds made with their pretty comforters!!!</div>
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My sister and brother-in-law are building a house near Lake Michigan! It is scheduled to be ready soon so I have been busy making some furniture for her. Beds are top on the priority list because a place to sleep is a good thing :)</div>
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This past winter I made a headboard for one of my bedrooms to practice:</div>
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I like they way it turned out and here it is in the bedroom:</div>
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So, for the cottage we wanted platform beds high enough off the floor to put a suitcase under the bed!</div>
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So with a little inspiration from <a href="http://ana-white.com/2010/03/plans-reclaimed-wood-look-headboard-king-size.html" target="_blank">Ana White</a> and <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/mason-headboard/?pkey=cbeds-headboards&" target="_blank">Pottery Barn Mason Headboard</a> I got to work. I made the same style platform for both beds and changed up the headboards just a bit! As for the cost - I spent way less on everything than the cost of one headboard at Pottery Barn :)<br />
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Hi - I am back! I have so many projects to post about you all will be sick of me soon!</div>
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I made the first set of these planters for my parents as a Christmas gift.<br />
They look great on their deck and the big advantage besides being pretty is that they<br />
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When my Aunt Rosemary was visiting, and helping my parents after my Mom's knee surgery, she asked me to make her two planters!! I made a slightly different style and they are 20 x 20 rather than 16 x 16.</div>
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The one thing that made this job way easier was the new toy I got for Mother's Day.</div>
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A Ryobi Brad Nailer! I LOVE IT :)</div>
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Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-56643383508985229602013-06-27T16:26:00.000-04:002013-06-27T16:28:51.305-04:00It's been a while!<br />
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It has been too long since I posted, but I have been very busy! I had knee surgery 4 weeks ago (it went very well) and I had to take a break from heavy lifting and being on my feet too long!! I have lots of projects to post about though so here goes.<br />
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A friend of mine had an old family heirloom chair that had a broken seat and was very much in need of a makeover. I repaired the original wood with glue and then added new wood inside to support the wood that had been broken. I used Howard's "Restor-a-Finish" in dark walnut followed by Howard's "Feed-n-Wax" Wood Polish and Conditioner to refresh the wood. Rather than go to the expense of having a professional reupholster the chair my friend let me have a go at doing the upholstering. I think it will work well for a chair that is not used much but, I still have a long way to go with my upholstery skills :) What do you think?<br />
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My friend really wanted a zebra print but her sister had something more neutral in mind so I threw these pillows in as a bonus!!</div>
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<br />Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-86638274899781928012013-03-25T16:19:00.002-04:002013-03-25T16:20:07.222-04:00Spring Flowers<br />
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Even though the weather outside is snowy and cold we have a little bit of spring in the kitchen!!</div>
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I made a box out of scraps of wood in the garage, stained it with paint diluted with water and recycled some Starbucks Frappuccino bottles to create a little flower box in the house. A $5 bouquet of tulips from the grocery and I can feel the warmth of Spring heading our way!!!</div>
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Check it out!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-32922063291573665432013-03-11T14:33:00.001-04:002013-03-14T21:50:28.795-04:00Snow Day Fun!<br />
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Pottery Barn 50" x 50" $399.00</div>
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Art by Sam & Gretchen 30" x 30" $10 (for a piece of plywood)!!!</div>
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We think it will grace the wall in Sam's bedroom or the game room!</div>
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Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719297006634986701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104993328920594028.post-74464963286163275082013-03-04T16:18:00.000-05:002013-03-04T16:18:58.738-05:00Almost Done!I have been working on my LL Family Room all winter and I have everything finished except for painting the walls! This was a great project for the winter because it has been too cold to paint outside but I was able to paint in the basement since that's where the furniture was going anyway! Here is a list of everything I did:<br />
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1) Sold Furniture<br />
2) Bought a new chair and sectional from Pottery Barn<br />
3) Moved plaid chair and ottoman from upstairs to downstairs<br />
3) Made and finished a coffee table<br />
4) Refinished two side tables to match the coffee table<br />
5) Made a tray for the coffee table and a chalk board for the wall - both painted red<br />
6) Redid most of my accessories<br />
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By making the LL Bedroom into a game room I was able to eliminate lots of clutter from the family room - Doug says it looks like a grown up room now! I am very pleased with the way everything turned out. Now just have to have the walls painted or do it myself :) I am not sure what color they are now but they are very gold so I am leaning toward Sherwin Williams "Latte".</div>
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My daughter and son-in-law's church needed some tables to use for communion. They had been using plastic folding tables and wanted something more permanent and solid. I made two small farmhouse tables. They measure 24" x 48" and are painted with Sherwin Williams "black bean" on the bottom and the tops are stained with Minwax "English Chestnut". Everything is finished with Minwax Polycrylic.</div>
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I will update with some pictures at their church when they take some - hint hint!!</div>
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