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Comments (32)jhosta, that's it! You have the kind of shed I wish I had. Functional for the garden, but cute enough to add so much charm. I also dream of a pond, but in reality it sounds like a lot more work than I want to make for myself. Yours looks really nice, and hostas always go well with water features. Lucky fish to have such good care. Do they overwinter in the tank somewhere warm? I had bad luck when I tried moving my aquarium fish to a new home and haven't gotten any more. Annette, that never occurred to me to dig the greenhouse into the hillside, ....which happens to be the way my house is built. I guess if they can be up against a house, they can be partially built into a hillside. Hmm. But I have so much shade, I don't know that it would work out even if I had the muscle to do it. The closest I come is my winter sowing containers, kind of mini greenhouses....See MoreFor those who asked me how rug hooking is done
Comments (5)Oooh, Bee, this is exciting! Here are some links to get you started. I've been using Scottish burlap (made for rug hooking) as the backing for my rugs, but I've been reading about how it deteriorates rather quickly over time, and linen is much stronger. You might want to use printed patterns, particularly at first, but if you want to design anything yourself you'll need to buy backing. The other day I found this 100% LINEN BURLAP at a quilt supply site. Great price!! (And it also has great prices for quilting stuff.) Yes, I use the "pasta-cutter-thing." They're expensive, but they last forever. I inherited mine from my father's cousin Peggy, who introduced me to rug hooking when I was a child. (But I didn't actually hook anything until my thirties.) The Model A, pictured at top, is what I use. When I had trouble with it last year, I shipped it back to Fraser for an overhaul. I think they charged me something like $15. Amazing! It probably dates back to the 1940s, but the design is the same as the new ones. Over the years I've bought most of my equipment--hooks, dyes, extra cutting heads for the Fraser machine, burlap, etc.--from W. Cushing & Co, which was owned by Joan Moshimer when she was living. Her book, The Complete Book of Rug Hooking, was the first book (of many!) I bought on the subject. Joan was a war bride from England who discovered traditional rug hooking when she arrived in Massachusetts. She was a fabulous artist and a kind, sweet lady. The latest addition to my rug hooking library is Wool Rug Hooking. The great price and stellar reviews seduced me. I need to learn a lot more about finishing rugs and mats. Last year I bought The Secrets of Finishing Hooked Rugs, and I'm reading it now. When I linked it for you, I couldn't believe the crazy prices! I paid about $15, and in fact sold one for about the same price. I really don't think anyone is going to pay $200 for this book. But I think I'd better start taking extra good care of it. :-) The Internet is full of beautiful websites selling rug hooking patterns. Lots of individuals have their own designs for sale. Have fun looking, and if you have any questions, be sure to ask. I love helping people get started on this great craft. Susan...See MoreLove my Durham Royal Cottage Quality Bedroom Set
Comments (11)les, my post disappeared that I wrote to reply to you and it has been 20 minutes so I will reply again. If you were in person at my home and was in my bedroom, you would agree that the set up I have now is optimum for my bedroom furniture and viewing of my TV and being able to turn on the lamps with the light switch since both lamp switches around the bed are affected by the light switch on the wall when one enters my bedroom. The most important reason for the Armoire with the TV to be by the windows closest to the wall entering the bedroom is because the cable outlet is on that wall behind the double dresser. I like my TV to be catty corner to be able to see the TV when I am folding laundry on my bed standing up. I like to watch HGTV for decorating ideas and a few TV shows I enjoy like Grey's Anatomy. To have a long cord wrap around my room would not be good for when I vacuum and it would make my TV even slower in switching TV channels and turning on. I love my new Toshiba LCD TV Panel but it is slow. Next, I like being able to switch on both lamps when I am doing laundry at night by switching on the light switch. That light switch on the wall when I enter the room controls the light switches on the sides of my bed the way it is now. I had to put in an extension type of cord (using a surge protector that has a long cord) to the wall behind the chest of drawers for my clock radio to be plugged into to prevent it from being turned on and off accidentally. I also like facing the door when I sleep for safety reasons in case I hear noise and want to see who it is. Finally, I like the way a bedroom looks when I walk in the room and the bed is on the wall I am looking at. I do wish my bedroom was two feet wider and three feet longer but I am lucky it is not smaller so at least I was able to figure out how to get all that furniture in my bedroom in a light color to not overwhelm the bedroom. I also think the triangle cathedral ceiling and the wall windows opens of the room some despite it not being too big for a master bedroom. I think the size of the pieces of the Durham Furniture look nice in my bedroom. I loved the Stanley Furniture bedroom set I had for a week but the pieces were big for my bedroom I can see now and I only could fit a night stand in that corner to put a TV on which allowed me no room for a VCR or eventually a DVD player. If my bedroom was bigger, I would have liked a chair next to my dresser by the light switch to put clothes on for setting up what I am wearing the next day. Since I do not have the room, I put a clear tiny hook over my door for this purpose and it is working out fine. Thanks for admiring my new furniture again. Do you like the Ivory Cream shades on my Satin Brass Lamps? Remember I used to have mismatched lamps there with one table lamp in a brass and ivory finish with a white lamp shade that was very old and the gold plated material was chipping and one floor lamp silver with a white and cream lamp shade. You can check out the link under the Stanley furniture since I still have those pics available for the public to see. I had wanted crystal lamps but I saw these lamps on sale at JCPenney and thought they looked so pretty and had thought the ivory lamps shades would be a white ivory and not a very yellow ivory. I do love the satin brass finish on the lamps a lot but do you think crystal lamps would look nicer? les, my post disappeared that I wrote to reply to you and it has been 20 minutes so I will reply again. If you were in person at my home and was in my bedroom, you would agree that the set up I have now is optimum for my bedroom furniture and viewing of my TV and being able to turn on the lamps with the light switch since both lamp switches around the bed are affected by the light switch on the wall when one enters my bedroom. The most important reason for the Armoire with the TV to be by the windows closest to the wall entering the bedroom is because the cable outlet is on that wall behind the double dresser. I like my TV to be catty corner to be able to see the TV when I am folding laundry on my bed standing up. I like to watch HGTV for decorating ideas and a few TV shows I enjoy like Grey's Anatomy. To have a long cord wrap around my room would not be good for when I vaccuum and it would make my TV even slower in switching TV channels and turning on. I love my new Toshiba LCD TV Panel but it is slow. Next, I like being able to switch on both lamps when I am doing laundry at night by switching on the light switch. That light switch on the wall when I enter the room controls the light switches on the sides of my bed the way it is now. I had to plut in an extension type of cord (using a surger protector that has a long cord) to the wall behind the chest of drawers for my clock radio to be plugged into to prevent it from being turned on and off accidentally. I also like facing the door when I sleep for safety reasons in case I hear noise and want to see who it is. Finally, I like the way a bedroom looks when I walk in the room and the bed is on the wall I am looking at. I do wish my bedroom was two feet wider and three feet longer but I am lucky it is not smaller so at least I was able to figure out how to get all that furniture in my bedroom in a light color to not overwhelm the bedroom. I also think the triangle cathedral ceiling and the wall windows opens of the room some despite it not beign too big for a master bedroom. I think the size of the pieces of the Durham Furniture look nice in my bedroom. I loved the Stanley Furniture bedroom set I had for a week but the pieces were big for my bedroom I can see now and I only could fit a night stand in that corner to put a TV on which allowed me no room for a VCR or eventually a DVD player. If my bedroom was bigger, I would have liked a chair next to my dresser by the light switch to put clothes on for setting up what I am wearing the next day. Since I do not have the room, I put a clear tiny hook over my door for this purpose and it is working out fine. Thanks for admiring my new furniture again. Do you like the Ivory Cream shades on my Satin Brass Lamps? Remember I used to have mismatched lamps there with one table lamp in a brass and ivory finish with a white lamp shade that was very old and the gold plated material was chipping and one floor lamp silver with a white and cream lamp shade. You can check out the link under the Stanely furniture since I still have those pics available for the public to see. I had wanted crystal lamps but I saw these lamps on sale at JCPenney and thought they looked so pretty and had thought the ivory lamps shades would be a white ivory and not a very yellow ivory. I do love the satin brass finish on the lamps a lot but do you think crystal lamps would look nicer?...See MoreFor those who love vintage kitchen furniture -craigslist
Comments (7)It's pretty rough. I wouldn't pay much for it. You can find nicer examples in antique shops for as much or a little over what you would have to put into a restoration of the CL one....See Moreteeda
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