Tuscan Rose

it's real

while out driving, I saw this

A giant spud on a flat bed trailer, what's not to love about that.

Spuddy Buddy

This made my day and when I came home, I picked my first ripe fig of the season.
Can a friday get any better!

 

seeking some shade

The white cabinet was fine for many years but I was tired of the white and it didn't fit in well with the the room I am using it in.

New paint and I like it.
Dark paint is hard to photograph.
I think the next project will be a book shelf so I can put things back in the cabinet like how I once used it.

I like the old faux patina of the new paint

and until I can find a better knob, this one will have to make do
I am also thinking I would like to maybe do mosaics on the shelves, just thinking about it but the cabinet needs a bit of spice

and that wall clock, something has to be done about that

the heat and humidity has kicked up to high gear, so it is time to hibernate with indoor projects

the sedums and succulents have been doing surprisingly well

things we did on our vacation

we took a week off and tackled a few projects around the house
first - hanging the vintage light fixture in the dining room


Probably from the late 60's or early 70's, I found this large wrought iron light fixture at a yard sale last summer. It's not exactly what I was wanting but the price was right.
I painted it silver and then finished with an antiuqing glaze.

Next project - little white painted cabinet
It has served me well over the years and it's a nice small size but great for storage.
I no longer cared for the white paint and it didn't work well in the dining room.

Sanded, painted and glazed -
The cabinet fits nicely in this little space between the kitchen and dining room.

I love the dark paint color and fits with the vintage tarnished silver collection and the light grey wall paint.

a basket full of found treasures that have been gathered over the years

"The Granny Cabinet" as my husband calls it was hung in the guest bedroom.
Now if only I can find the box of stuff that used to go in this cabinet. That is going to take some time to find since this is the first time in seven years that it has come out of storage and hung on a wall.A
In it's former life, it was a painted medicine cabinet with a mirror that has lost quite a bit of it's slivering.
I stripped the white paint when I bought it at least 30 years ago and took the silver off the mirror. The mirror has a nice bevel edge and was worth keeping for the glass in the door. Now, I wished I had the old foxy mirror but tastes change over the years.
I added the vintage wallpaper to the back yesterday.

It's kind of funny how the furniture morphs into different looks over the years.

When I get the glass cabinet end tables finished, I will post pictures.
My husband said they have a "greasy industrial look" not quite the look I was going for but I am happy with the results.

And will also share the outdoor shrine I made for lost and then found objects that have been dug up while gardening. It's still a work in progress.

stay curious

Max the Cat
15 years old
You gotta love a big orange cat

specimen box number 23