Another of my "Hobby Projects"

the_jersey_lilly_2000 · Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject: Another of my "Hobby Projects"

This is an old end table that I couldn't pass up. I don't always know what I"m gonna do with it when I get it..but this is what I came up with. The cabinet to the right of the chair came out of my husbands great grandmothers house, they were demo'n it and I got both kitchen cabinets off the wall....crow bar n hammer...Hubby standin there shakin his head. The log walls, was another project...he really thought I was nuts!!!!
I'm not a big fan of painted furniture, I've had to strip wayyyy too many projects and hate it, but when it's nothin expensive, or collectable, I say..what the heck, why not?

End Table before pic

End Table after pic

greg · Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject:

Wifes been wanting log walls, had her convinced it couldn't be done thx alot Lilly

the_jersey_lilly_2000 · Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject:

It's only Paint....haha n we were just talking about her "honey do" list for you.

HAY MAKER · Rancher Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 5946 Location: Texas

Lilly,ya dun good girl,I like your style................good luck

Jinglebob · Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:10 am Post subject:

ranchwife · Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject:

Lilly---me thinks you need to make a road trip up north....somewhere in the general vicinity of my house and help me fix 'er up!!! Wink

Faster horses · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 9400

While we are on this subject, I need some advice. We are putting a window in upstairs. Our house has a steep peak to the roof. I would like to put some kind of a 'trendy' window there. What would look best? A window with two window above that are higher in the center to match the peak of the house? One window above two that open that is higher in the center, again to match the peak of the house?

Or a window with a top that curves up? I really am not good at these things. Our house has two dormers that go out onto the roof on the west side and this end of the house is on the south. You really see it when you are driving in, so I thought one of these type windows might look sharp.

Anyother ideas?

Really appreciate some input in this subject! Smile

the_jersey_lilly_2000 · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:20 am Post subject:

Got any pics? Of existing winders and where ya wanna put the new one?

(Im horrible at tryin to visualize)

mrj · Rancher Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 2746

Jinglebob · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:31 am Post subject:

I think the slabs would work, MRJ. Just nail them up the right distance apart and then chink in between. Put uprights at the ends.

Jerry's house looks really nice doing it this way and I think if you used slabs, they would look more like real logs. Wish I had some slabs to do this with.

I have an older barn we are going to tear down and do this kind of thing with the boards. Might even do it on our house, for siding.

Another older feller around here built him a small building and used rough pine boards for the siding and put them up like lap siding. Looked real good too.

the_jersey_lilly_2000 · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:

I'm an "old board" fanatic...hubby swears he can hear the gears turnin when I'm sleepin even.....gettin ideas for old lumber...or my many other project ideas. hehe

I wanted to use slabs in my livin room....but couldn't find the quantity needed. Most of the old slabs at the time of my idea were rotted too much for any kind of use.

nr · Rancher Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 2786 Location: DE

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