I did a square side table last week too. First it was painted off white and then it was glazed with a little umber to help with the visibility of the pressed pattern along the skirts. The graceful curve of the legs is soooo wonderful. I was also so happy to work on a Victorian [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Not Completely Chair Obsessed
Posted in The Shop on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Heart Stopper is Finished and Gone
Posted in The Shop on October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is the chair that you can see below as it was being stripped down. This is the chair that didn’t have a million stashed into the seat. It was sold before it was finished. Very lovely and elegant. The following stool was also redone last week in a similar style.
Closing Early
Posted in Uncategorized on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As some of you know I almost never close early– But in honor of the wedding of one of my marvelous neices we will close at around two today. Stop by on Sunday. I’ll have a pot of coffee going and be tagging linens.
Lemon Curd
Posted in A Preserve Cottage on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Every so often I am asked about the various uses for Lemon Curd. The most traditional use is to serve it as a spread for scones, biscuits, muffins, toast, etc. Whenever I am running very late in the morning, I like to take a croissant out of the freezer and have it after I [...]
Another Cottage Baby
Posted in At Preserve Cottage on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We have a lot of pieces of furniture we are working on at the moment….nine pieces in some stage from patching and glueing to just waiting for some poly. Of course I love them all in their own way. But this little baby….is really tugging at my heart strings. I have to enjoy it while [...]
Respect your finds…let them speak to you
Posted in The Shop on October 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
When my husband asks me what my plans are for a piece of furniture, particularly any piece that requires fabric, sometimes I tell him that the chair or whatever hasn’t spoken to me yet. He’s a psychologist and hasn’t had me committed yet because there is no danger involved in listening to furniture. And besides [...]
Art Deco, Chairs and Clamp lights
Posted in At Preserve Cottage on October 10, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Over the weekend I finished this pair of chairs and the telephone bench. As I was photographing them I noticed the Art Deco elements in them.
I also started to come to grips with my interior photos– I have been using a clamp light which seems to help considerably. I just clamp it on a ladder [...]
Coffee Tables, Art Deco Glam and the International Furniture Show
Posted in At Preserve Cottage, The Shop on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Let me start to sort out those Late Night Ramblings.
Coffee Tables
In 1981 I got into the antique business because I had too many oak dressers in my garage….Oak dressers and a few other things too. When we were newly married we bought much or our furniture at auction. As we went along I would inevitably [...]
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