Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Elliott was knocking a lot of things off of his honey do... I mean house project list. :) He repaired and installed all of our storm windows which means extra insulation from the elements and slightly lower utility bills this winter. He also did some tidying inside, repaired the leg to a table that we inherited with this house, raked, mowed and much to my surprise- even did a little laundry!
Monday when I was in my morning routine (i.e. coffee and checking my favorite blogs and websites) I ran across a great dining set on Craigslist. A man recently lost his grandmother and inherited her set which has been very well maintained. The price was right and we snapped it up! Just in time for the dinner we had planned Friday night... which will be nice considering we were planning to dine on a card table!
We need to reupholster the seats but for now it is great! I mentioned Elliott repaired the leg on a table we got with the house. He had to core it out and insert dowel rods... atta babe Al Borland. It was also in desperate need of refinishing and we thought we would give it a shot on our own. We have no money in it so if all fails, no big deal. This is what it looked like at first.
Pretty rough shape. I actually took these pictures to send off to a furniture repairman who quoted me almost $700 to bring it back- which was out of the question, ridiculous. I bought some Restor A Finish with reservations and gave it a shot...
YEHAW! It looks good, I am so excited it worked and that we only spent like $10 as opposed to $700... We still have to buy drawer hardware, but not too shabby! Cheers to progress!
More to come soon. We are lucky enough to have an interior designer friend bringing a student to our house tomorrow to help with "master planning." The student is shadowing her through a professional organization and the designer called and offered to bring her to help us and give the student experience... so excited!
Love to all!
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