Great Grandmother's table...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently refinished a table that belonged to my great grandmother. I have had this table for years and was using it in my girl's room, but needed a round table in the living room, so I decided to give it a facelift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg809_5M7bkJGG5ADnzEBzZN52cTxdgeu_tIcFrgaSEtobgN0Jtj4zLYPFVl6f6TEL2ltK9cRviBaSi9UxpvJcXwCqsTv-Bcyg02kYEA-7HrhT8byR2OgYZZzsVn7j4EAQnOMVpOcen0J4/s1600/evetable6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg809_5M7bkJGG5ADnzEBzZN52cTxdgeu_tIcFrgaSEtobgN0Jtj4zLYPFVl6f6TEL2ltK9cRviBaSi9UxpvJcXwCqsTv-Bcyg02kYEA-7HrhT8byR2OgYZZzsVn7j4EAQnOMVpOcen0J4/s1600/evetable6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was coated in something that looked like a plastic/paper veneer. Here is the top after we sanded it with really heavy duty sandpaper on the belt sander. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirRJB88gjEwD6NNhfB5QCdCM7UjPMRcv-091Za3p_jgbAyFVn2GSEKTXmhmhDQ78ib34HF4BaCDa_Bjx8iJ-FXzdZ8aUotTErDhyphenhyphenLfWLwsVqyqialepQGEF67TYcx5FBgCxK1pdfPPRE/s1600/evetable7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirRJB88gjEwD6NNhfB5QCdCM7UjPMRcv-091Za3p_jgbAyFVn2GSEKTXmhmhDQ78ib34HF4BaCDa_Bjx8iJ-FXzdZ8aUotTErDhyphenhyphenLfWLwsVqyqialepQGEF67TYcx5FBgCxK1pdfPPRE/s1600/evetable7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely wood, but it was all covered by this sticky mess...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1SMZth1SZjq-Qsz7sjTR_m5hK-gZonV6IMQGejhzE630wYqzETpsSi3xEKhzRDUz8yUSdvqomPlPiFVjBg3mTVfZAHIRl2J0pb2NmJIIzZztsCe1RCRO7zgRrp6drWMikjgQIoCzJrQ/s1600/evetable8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1SMZth1SZjq-Qsz7sjTR_m5hK-gZonV6IMQGejhzE630wYqzETpsSi3xEKhzRDUz8yUSdvqomPlPiFVjBg3mTVfZAHIRl2J0pb2NmJIIzZztsCe1RCRO7zgRrp6drWMikjgQIoCzJrQ/s1600/evetable8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see it on this part. Not sure what it is and why they would have used it back then. It was hard to get off, but the belt sander worked with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">a little</span> a lot of elbow grease. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QXTCXVxzuD2Fu1dz86T6Pz9CGhnhwTf1z3grQHvHg0j0hqrS2YilWh7NEHiDb0cpxY2l8U1VGe4RDYEpuMzM9hqrN_oxauYvxOChlqMMQc7ZYlrAuDIl6MtgvnM1o2SMyE3M8gxrmO0/s1600/evetable9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QXTCXVxzuD2Fu1dz86T6Pz9CGhnhwTf1z3grQHvHg0j0hqrS2YilWh7NEHiDb0cpxY2l8U1VGe4RDYEpuMzM9hqrN_oxauYvxOChlqMMQc7ZYlrAuDIl6MtgvnM1o2SMyE3M8gxrmO0/s1600/evetable9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then used Minwax oil-based dark walnut stain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDW2uPLcPPIdrEBqtqm6HTYIT9HOtXX4YsLP8o9xWhj3Bjs1KpDSvIiaWkIFBuMdF-iCaWF5MlAmlaE8CAsYTHf58FFoLJTJeUDHkMy7rh6hVOCo4tPQDL5yZ1qwT3MYg1tMKhq9QeN20/s1600/evetable10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDW2uPLcPPIdrEBqtqm6HTYIT9HOtXX4YsLP8o9xWhj3Bjs1KpDSvIiaWkIFBuMdF-iCaWF5MlAmlaE8CAsYTHf58FFoLJTJeUDHkMy7rh6hVOCo4tPQDL5yZ1qwT3MYg1tMKhq9QeN20/s1600/evetable10.jpg" /></a></div><br />I really loved the color but it was not quite as dark as the bottom and the legs.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqBZOMUDaIKNvjQw-UuN8pV69pYe9X1vmWahufjqJ4ICAuESUFt2PjmTFwbyXy8i_ADVBTZQ2RbL6aA8QHbr1dlTvZDSIfiObEOqVcNpACShEznjkOwvIHZGqgfDb6TL5FEgK_FF2TcY/s1600/evetable11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqBZOMUDaIKNvjQw-UuN8pV69pYe9X1vmWahufjqJ4ICAuESUFt2PjmTFwbyXy8i_ADVBTZQ2RbL6aA8QHbr1dlTvZDSIfiObEOqVcNpACShEznjkOwvIHZGqgfDb6TL5FEgK_FF2TcY/s1600/evetable11.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a couple days of drying, I coated it with Minwax dark oak polyurethane stain and finish, which made the color perfect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTkB0dw997gu1LAqdLUHHApIbqivD_B4hwg_X1QJwgHV8VbLG_NwojC4oefMHs20Gbu9ShPXa_KFPNyYs5oiVi-sm9mTDIop21pGLNWk7kvOhAbEuby-dc34JylKhT6OhYdM9HVxK5iE/s1600/evetable13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTkB0dw997gu1LAqdLUHHApIbqivD_B4hwg_X1QJwgHV8VbLG_NwojC4oefMHs20Gbu9ShPXa_KFPNyYs5oiVi-sm9mTDIop21pGLNWk7kvOhAbEuby-dc34JylKhT6OhYdM9HVxK5iE/s1600/evetable13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still wanted it to look old and have some imperfections. I also cut the legs off about 4 inches so it would be a better height for an end table, and it works really well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpEKWrnP5M5PUUL1eVv4x6CwbftE3mh5wrImraLT0apPPcIeYtfvTC-XX2y8ijGnOUYnD6yftlFh0ItJ2ksJhADAbfDTYVKLSTncX0sgw9K_dEtjQRJJ6oTgE76Mm9NwVYe4Mi09_kHI/s1600/evetable14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpEKWrnP5M5PUUL1eVv4x6CwbftE3mh5wrImraLT0apPPcIeYtfvTC-XX2y8ijGnOUYnD6yftlFh0ItJ2ksJhADAbfDTYVKLSTncX0sgw9K_dEtjQRJJ6oTgE76Mm9NwVYe4Mi09_kHI/s1600/evetable14.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I topped it with my grandfather's old books, and some photos of his mom, who owned the table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ98_kA9_zJtqYSa5nq2BJo0K9zJ-Zdj3VQ4j0FP7d9GPcf8dkE0yfG-JGQfr6PMeu7gea1FhFXVkpvpVG9NJ5rAh80w0tE2pFDnj52hVwn2oIohI6JkUM5DuSeNJnadRdQLmyuOUyBh0/s1600/evetable3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ98_kA9_zJtqYSa5nq2BJo0K9zJ-Zdj3VQ4j0FP7d9GPcf8dkE0yfG-JGQfr6PMeu7gea1FhFXVkpvpVG9NJ5rAh80w0tE2pFDnj52hVwn2oIohI6JkUM5DuSeNJnadRdQLmyuOUyBh0/s1600/evetable3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ74-6B8krlFVIQc-z2j7SpXKtWoC3Er6prIfxI_Kktbol1cOcFIS5W6UNPJOn3duiLJzt-2NmyrqKeY-uMO3wlAkpaogl9qYXLBKA0wfsJhwenH8OTzY_12S77W6b4bcrqo4hGp6JGdM/s1600/evetable1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ74-6B8krlFVIQc-z2j7SpXKtWoC3Er6prIfxI_Kktbol1cOcFIS5W6UNPJOn3duiLJzt-2NmyrqKeY-uMO3wlAkpaogl9qYXLBKA0wfsJhwenH8OTzY_12S77W6b4bcrqo4hGp6JGdM/s1600/evetable1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkoc-VDwQQSoxw067Z52D7-pcpAx6Ajz8Vy8fZpx9E1ALDb_8v0VbnqmTSyGeSnE55vs_fUaqnVf1vGkBtYQPfRz8p6R3e1bo0mgIHgrQnL_hhdC_6KEwmLAujy1_xy3_1dcfujlN9wA/s1600/evetable5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkoc-VDwQQSoxw067Z52D7-pcpAx6Ajz8Vy8fZpx9E1ALDb_8v0VbnqmTSyGeSnE55vs_fUaqnVf1vGkBtYQPfRz8p6R3e1bo0mgIHgrQnL_hhdC_6KEwmLAujy1_xy3_1dcfujlN9wA/s1600/evetable5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm really happy with how it turned out. I love the dark wood, and now it can stand up to three kids, their cars, blocks, toy horses, etc., or a hot cup of tea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm happier knowing that I'm still using something that both my great grandmothers used. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by! We have been busy getting music ready for different things we have coming up, plus the usual music we do every weekend. I have a bathroom facelift to show as I made a ruffled shower curtain similar to the one in the kitchen. We need to trim out the mirror, and because I always use reclaimed wood, it takes longer getting it straight, etc. At least that's what my husband tells me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/">Home Sweet Home</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Great Grandmother's table...

Hi everyone! I recently refinished a table that belonged to my great grandmother. I have had this table for years and was using it in my gir...

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Vintage Treasures...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I hope you are not tired of the overload of posts from me:-) I wanted to share some vintage treasures that mean so much to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I write about things that have come from my great grandfather's house quite a lot here, so I wanted to share more about that. Here is the house in winter...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim50KnOiYUUjUDoZdhKw6IdkDf91gqFMKGuJrh7DByp8OqiY267DuNkXvT7UxFSDuu_1CLwhLGqq1nl8Shzbc-VmNoG2S7RT51d3q03RW5ebrF7jUO8sqHvJe8H09IKqomvSl4kL8TOeY/s1600/oldhousewinter052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim50KnOiYUUjUDoZdhKw6IdkDf91gqFMKGuJrh7DByp8OqiY267DuNkXvT7UxFSDuu_1CLwhLGqq1nl8Shzbc-VmNoG2S7RT51d3q03RW5ebrF7jUO8sqHvJe8H09IKqomvSl4kL8TOeY/s1600/oldhousewinter052.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never saw the house as it was torn down and replaced with a new brick rancher before I was born. My dad has told me so much about it as they lived there until he was in high school. The little guest house that I have featured, was behind this house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI6LKpMTtcpfN8JAsoes6rw-b-U6sQdVJhZ0tQuTGbY1B727I_UnyYfsM6WGJhZvYtUv5fSPz8pbLLBE9tQFYOKz5roodtV_0dERlB1VA4JwW3SmzKFAD6QLinbvKmo8JQHJ_QD0NCb0/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI6LKpMTtcpfN8JAsoes6rw-b-U6sQdVJhZ0tQuTGbY1B727I_UnyYfsM6WGJhZvYtUv5fSPz8pbLLBE9tQFYOKz5roodtV_0dERlB1VA4JwW3SmzKFAD6QLinbvKmo8JQHJ_QD0NCb0/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This house was filled with beautiful *never-painted* wormy chestnut woodwork that my grandfather carefully removed and bundled, then stored. If you have visited here much, you have seen us reuse and repurpose that wood. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luis started building a corner china cabinet a couple years ago from a walnut tree my dad had cut in the 1970s. We are finishing it with the wormy chestnut trim from the old house, but have yet to get the doors done. They will be made using the eight-inch baseboard mouldings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMZs1rd-Tp_lulIAvjeWkKE7CYe-Atn9RYcvOUNanPYsQT2NkXQ-n3_gqSc_y2It2gnsKP8AkM9YhrARuqqbJaTeC0TWojYGeiAwFc45BgcFGfkbXkQ6xbdA2MhVAxxb6gA0nAOiqXnQ/s1600/2011xmascabinet19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMZs1rd-Tp_lulIAvjeWkKE7CYe-Atn9RYcvOUNanPYsQT2NkXQ-n3_gqSc_y2It2gnsKP8AkM9YhrARuqqbJaTeC0TWojYGeiAwFc45BgcFGfkbXkQ6xbdA2MhVAxxb6gA0nAOiqXnQ/s640/2011xmascabinet19.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it is really large and doorless, I have accessorized it to remind me of the old store, which my grandfather owned here, with things from the store and the old house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYHFhzkEQRtfvR_fuZ_u_ZLrUegSj_Z-skHopB8GMxgf3x4547MO8AZIVfogJqrx8GwA4EKmbfsY51xKnrf2IXziVi2YP3_NTD1Uxhg08ZOsVJjIiIINidFTvoS2zOpIqpgXk9mRsNmA/s1600/2011xmascabinet3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYHFhzkEQRtfvR_fuZ_u_ZLrUegSj_Z-skHopB8GMxgf3x4547MO8AZIVfogJqrx8GwA4EKmbfsY51xKnrf2IXziVi2YP3_NTD1Uxhg08ZOsVJjIiIINidFTvoS2zOpIqpgXk9mRsNmA/s1600/2011xmascabinet3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cathedral photo belonged to my great grandmother who lived in Washington D.C., for a time, but I don't know what it is. I'm pretty sure it's not the Washington Cathedral, but maybe another Washington church since it came from there.  I also lived there, so it is special to me. All the books are from the late 1800s/early 1900s and belonged to my grandfather or his mother. All are inscribed with my great grandmother's handwriting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SqDGkG-OJB8F1_cV4_mQ_8XMZ1TL66U-0kGT73Os2NtnQmT7Gs_2LRkqtNOTQ2CZjOxxSjSFRlqt5-tFswMbDRdnaBHzaz-L-3hVTN02l92RmxPf-3qckdrULOexkBUufXaOmOhJPnk/s1600/2011xmascabinet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SqDGkG-OJB8F1_cV4_mQ_8XMZ1TL66U-0kGT73Os2NtnQmT7Gs_2LRkqtNOTQ2CZjOxxSjSFRlqt5-tFswMbDRdnaBHzaz-L-3hVTN02l92RmxPf-3qckdrULOexkBUufXaOmOhJPnk/s1600/2011xmascabinet2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This old, electric iron of my grandmother's is so heavy I cannot imagine using it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGwUF8PqMGkjLR2_7Bj5XTkMLQ1xf1O_1xIKn7NNN7sOmH3liNPiVm-S2sDbUBTbBBFYe1V4-lgpifrgg1C8ZCrKCf6UKE6clTo2kbUTON0xzeFIEIN492zZsVo3SZ1Sx82rA3N3qy1k/s1600/2011xmascabinet6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGwUF8PqMGkjLR2_7Bj5XTkMLQ1xf1O_1xIKn7NNN7sOmH3liNPiVm-S2sDbUBTbBBFYe1V4-lgpifrgg1C8ZCrKCf6UKE6clTo2kbUTON0xzeFIEIN492zZsVo3SZ1Sx82rA3N3qy1k/s1600/2011xmascabinet6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The box came from the old garage that is on the property here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdQ5uESi1KuO3fvWUMJZsPOPkKSI5PWGU8IQ9J27x0XxP9VzwS3ZT4ECL_sZZ8Am-YnjJIVrijArcab7QxX5yX0_FNm5OkLdrAH4kiV_9IjgXZjKPZOaXOQ6kTe2sz92YGR20MHrpz5c/s1600/box5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdQ5uESi1KuO3fvWUMJZsPOPkKSI5PWGU8IQ9J27x0XxP9VzwS3ZT4ECL_sZZ8Am-YnjJIVrijArcab7QxX5yX0_FNm5OkLdrAH4kiV_9IjgXZjKPZOaXOQ6kTe2sz92YGR20MHrpz5c/s1600/box5.jpg" /></a></div><br />You all go to antique markets...I go here:-)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb4FjQSyEvtDDz2llI1Z5cQgN3cUGAkY9Q8mroNZmgVUghFa4S88YluGe-G3ZReVDs6hguQMjRIlejb7MWw3sK8SPPQ9wd1k7ey8NoeHtde_8BL3kHIy76pSafw16AIq8y76PwAJa9B0/s1600/box6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb4FjQSyEvtDDz2llI1Z5cQgN3cUGAkY9Q8mroNZmgVUghFa4S88YluGe-G3ZReVDs6hguQMjRIlejb7MWw3sK8SPPQ9wd1k7ey8NoeHtde_8BL3kHIy76pSafw16AIq8y76PwAJa9B0/s1600/box6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trim moulding here on top was in the house, I found the coffee can in the smokehouse, and the photo is my late great grandmother with her children and sister. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4n1MCwejs6GolKQpD77jpRx5IWHITMo15EUDkFc9htYmUOLMOGX1ZvZxMV2GtThyphenhyphenJAwvlATzJ18QtnwQugYniqNPlqYEtKS9iMsFeVGqYCdlmV2Vp65XBm5pZpe3tGdBksx09KHVQWU/s1600/2011xmascabinet1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4n1MCwejs6GolKQpD77jpRx5IWHITMo15EUDkFc9htYmUOLMOGX1ZvZxMV2GtThyphenhyphenJAwvlATzJ18QtnwQugYniqNPlqYEtKS9iMsFeVGqYCdlmV2Vp65XBm5pZpe3tGdBksx09KHVQWU/s1600/2011xmascabinet1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hmj3gjvWz77_jJH1EsvC2J6XPCa91hbVeagehuW-7iIu533jROQCvfCvc5bG7M0Y0ZAVZ6na0jJCPV9hVoil-uTHoCl1_ohG0h6AIuZB_RBZKSP2UCrkV-pw2C7a7_UXYFXsVlEOuSw/s1600/2011xmascabinet4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hmj3gjvWz77_jJH1EsvC2J6XPCa91hbVeagehuW-7iIu533jROQCvfCvc5bG7M0Y0ZAVZ6na0jJCPV9hVoil-uTHoCl1_ohG0h6AIuZB_RBZKSP2UCrkV-pw2C7a7_UXYFXsVlEOuSw/s1600/2011xmascabinet4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom let me "borrow" the scales just for the photo. The date on these is 1912. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcYZ2dMOy4itcO4bv9N41f5TJn_2mcejjHMgPECFP9wzpf3iUKCQsxuQCZJMCMZf1wJoaJTXqIgNb2Gbl13N6dXsrcWMk8cErZTfgwq4476iDRKh06EmlQWf6QcQMoKLs1u8RCxnfZN8/s1600/2011xmascabinet7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcYZ2dMOy4itcO4bv9N41f5TJn_2mcejjHMgPECFP9wzpf3iUKCQsxuQCZJMCMZf1wJoaJTXqIgNb2Gbl13N6dXsrcWMk8cErZTfgwq4476iDRKh06EmlQWf6QcQMoKLs1u8RCxnfZN8/s1600/2011xmascabinet7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the same scales (top) in the old house, with my grandfather at the sink. Notice the window is the same as I have hanging by my piano. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qSoYYH_Exc6ReHr3uY0WQS5SyGdxzz_jvU4_jCNCwgKcI3esiBeMFeXjVSdMisLkp8gQm321FZ3yT9kTpxzShovgxnJa0qw-4iqCHXyNxOAuoIPPeQJ1e_853_3Nm_2FtNJJxV7ZK_U/s1600/oldhousekitchen032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qSoYYH_Exc6ReHr3uY0WQS5SyGdxzz_jvU4_jCNCwgKcI3esiBeMFeXjVSdMisLkp8gQm321FZ3yT9kTpxzShovgxnJa0qw-4iqCHXyNxOAuoIPPeQJ1e_853_3Nm_2FtNJJxV7ZK_U/s1600/oldhousekitchen032.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought the storage jars would be nice here with the balsam pine sachet my grandmother made for me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWSv-nYVrxwMEHMmciOs4zS-MTFq2qP13HbPFbbkp_Zfsdgxvrgi6sQE_n8HeuCv58sJyicA1uYazU1rrbIYBcpXMtqcgFvlj70fDOL4mSt03mUa-zmRK2ehpAGxEt2m1-FNSERRwJTw/s1600/2011xmascabinet5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWSv-nYVrxwMEHMmciOs4zS-MTFq2qP13HbPFbbkp_Zfsdgxvrgi6sQE_n8HeuCv58sJyicA1uYazU1rrbIYBcpXMtqcgFvlj70fDOL4mSt03mUa-zmRK2ehpAGxEt2m1-FNSERRwJTw/s1600/2011xmascabinet5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will eventually get the doors made--solid wood at the bottom, and seeded glass on the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHstzSlPDOyljefTsmA47i9ifDkbnfPMxO6iZh7NE4xNpEvN3p3VBt7RPQvH401ccaLFspvGo29C46MclqJudN1rQafP8-_6c7WpBo-KRBfKU6nxSmK2IEd8mxn5X0KQou9wRC9CxnY7E/s1600/2011xmascabinet9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHstzSlPDOyljefTsmA47i9ifDkbnfPMxO6iZh7NE4xNpEvN3p3VBt7RPQvH401ccaLFspvGo29C46MclqJudN1rQafP8-_6c7WpBo-KRBfKU6nxSmK2IEd8mxn5X0KQou9wRC9CxnY7E/s1600/2011xmascabinet9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by!! You all know how much I love anything that belonged to my family, so I appreciate your bearing with me as I share it all. Most people would just throw away a lot of these things, but even the tiniest, most worn out item is so special to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining  Courtney for <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/12/feathered-nest-friday-holiday-vignettes.html">Holiday Vignettes</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Debra for <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/12/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no92-and-giveaway.html">Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty, Thrifty Tuesday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so be sure to stop by!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCKbTcHO8iGc1QGIinMzWInpxZX2YDBREBNRpPl49TAQBJbG01wgQStU9u4GhFuVJXt5ggu0Xp2kYt_f76Z46q2TnxDUe_9n_4CD3U748Fj3KyMvY31FJ1lQEZYWgc4w1Axq2cydxWP8/s1600/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCKbTcHO8iGc1QGIinMzWInpxZX2YDBREBNRpPl49TAQBJbG01wgQStU9u4GhFuVJXt5ggu0Xp2kYt_f76Z46q2TnxDUe_9n_4CD3U748Fj3KyMvY31FJ1lQEZYWgc4w1Axq2cydxWP8/s320/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>

Vintage Treasures...

Hi everyone! I hope you are not tired of the overload of posts from me:-) I wanted to share some vintage treasures that mean so much to me. ...

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