Shopping for old wood...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday everyone! I mentioned that I have been "shopping" around here on the property for old wood and had found some tongue and groove boards I wanted to use. </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/AVvXsEhWWlRbwf4T3SrFrPo2M4yVziYLHeJL567O9eEoRlnBlH1iytgBkN7yjerGECRgWCSlwvwizVEA01H415ve6qntwl5EpDPNRV9nsXrtioMJYXhDEL8se6uLyMkjy91qt9tkDumRnAJTl4E/s1600/hallbathwood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWlRbwf4T3SrFrPo2M4yVziYLHeJL567O9eEoRlnBlH1iytgBkN7yjerGECRgWCSlwvwizVEA01H415ve6qntwl5EpDPNRV9nsXrtioMJYXhDEL8se6uLyMkjy91qt9tkDumRnAJTl4E/s1600/hallbathwood.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My wonderful husband cut them to size for me and we worked on this little bathroom project Friday, then I had some staining and painting to do to get it finished which turned into more painting. You're getting a sneak peek at the ruffled shower curtain I made too...</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/AVvXsEhGaxj54oQfdJ1DXxHR9yKn7vGUIP-bU1-WGR9ccMFoO4Htp5lY8Wetj4jMi8mlo0NNQLnG_JhGctEi5JKSPhz8bOP4uCuzjc-7HgIi1vrBGNeBN_W6TON6EX8t03Fu33UUGMBgCRUIqYY/s1600/hallbath4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaxj54oQfdJ1DXxHR9yKn7vGUIP-bU1-WGR9ccMFoO4Htp5lY8Wetj4jMi8mlo0NNQLnG_JhGctEi5JKSPhz8bOP4uCuzjc-7HgIi1vrBGNeBN_W6TON6EX8t03Fu33UUGMBgCRUIqYY/s1600/hallbath4.jpg" /></a></div><br />I am so in love with this color, that seems to be everywhere in the old house, that I took one of the boards to Walmart (it's the only thing close) and actually found the exact color. What are the chances of that? It's kind of between gray, green and blue.  It's a Walmart Colorplace paint and oddly enough called, "Grand Smoky Mountain." Considering where we live, that works for me. These boards are around 100 years old, and have not been repainted at all so I am really excited to have a historical color to use. I did not paint these boards, but am using them in their "reclaimed" state. I did, however buy a gallon of the paint to use as I think I have found the color to paint over the white trim and french doors.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHM0ZT4U2z9L5JLvfOUBLVt3OJLRKQCbpxsbSToKb2KnbV2MYMlk1Iy1vZ43-XI17F_H3uuFL3KiusCtDUlV04iK8k6r-Rj1-DgIkqbjWN_h504fX0JQODuywTICoyvV-UGQ6KWOBgSQ/s1600/hallbath21paintcolor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHM0ZT4U2z9L5JLvfOUBLVt3OJLRKQCbpxsbSToKb2KnbV2MYMlk1Iy1vZ43-XI17F_H3uuFL3KiusCtDUlV04iK8k6r-Rj1-DgIkqbjWN_h504fX0JQODuywTICoyvV-UGQ6KWOBgSQ/s400/hallbath21paintcolor.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned for the whole bath makeover...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div>

Shopping for old wood...

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Old windows and architectural finds...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I wanted to share some changes/additions I have made using some reclaimed items from my great grandfather's 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/AVvXsEg5MjcnkyxKp8Et14VbYzK_0ONuJbB9VOgginZWCjvDnr_mPo3qrfVUQZa-FRyHLpQgngx23PPOhqC7AHyN33hnbU9CJbfKdmROgIrOj_UL-vxYbKzlLp9xHa6yiFzrw7HY1lMPm3w6yUk/s1600/2012piano6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MjcnkyxKp8Et14VbYzK_0ONuJbB9VOgginZWCjvDnr_mPo3qrfVUQZa-FRyHLpQgngx23PPOhqC7AHyN33hnbU9CJbfKdmROgIrOj_UL-vxYbKzlLp9xHa6yiFzrw7HY1lMPm3w6yUk/s1600/2012piano6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a reminder, here is my English inspiration photo from <a href="http://www.charlesedwards.com/">Charles Edwards HERE.</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/AVvXsEjNklKXDzrIoyJNlZHB_1eIQgLM4vx95jQQjsnCxiaWUjIVJ0WnMS3MmCm_sTMIRLnj7SIrf6JYXpOmOu7k4HhkTKdoONvpH1b3v5oonbt13IHE2ArmsVtGiKmlcDF2X9Cil_MaRLHiIUA/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNklKXDzrIoyJNlZHB_1eIQgLM4vx95jQQjsnCxiaWUjIVJ0WnMS3MmCm_sTMIRLnj7SIrf6JYXpOmOu7k4HhkTKdoONvpH1b3v5oonbt13IHE2ArmsVtGiKmlcDF2X9Cil_MaRLHiIUA/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" /></a></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;">I put this old window up right before Christmas and I had also hung up an old print and an architectural find in this configuration below:</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMXCjL_ZEu6N4xfmPc0seTDLqbVO0FBPbhbk6ZjMIsxTzdcq5ceiCAalOhgMkowkIEdGIdHxh929Sow9kx9VznKXMECqD2720J-TgP4mD8zzVfbZaRe58XNddgi4Q4ymtZYNMlMy1VcI/s1600/2012piano10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMXCjL_ZEu6N4xfmPc0seTDLqbVO0FBPbhbk6ZjMIsxTzdcq5ceiCAalOhgMkowkIEdGIdHxh929Sow9kx9VznKXMECqD2720J-TgP4mD8zzVfbZaRe58XNddgi4Q4ymtZYNMlMy1VcI/s1600/2012piano10.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I decided I wanted to try hanging the print over the window, and I really like it this way. I also found several more of these wooden squares and decided to hang them diagonally.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuaQ2C1lAc7mEh-9forVDfTCVD4yyTn8A07za_kgBwUWaN0AHUh2jTCViQMVYkgRrVdL5C1ot1aWBMTzJLAWaGv-UTXzROvDlzkIUn__i9kTf99lMT96ab0XY3zhJBmEWekqm8KxUfAA/s1600/2012piano1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuaQ2C1lAc7mEh-9forVDfTCVD4yyTn8A07za_kgBwUWaN0AHUh2jTCViQMVYkgRrVdL5C1ot1aWBMTzJLAWaGv-UTXzROvDlzkIUn__i9kTf99lMT96ab0XY3zhJBmEWekqm8KxUfAA/s1600/2012piano1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My dad said they were in an upstairs room in this house that he grew up in, which was covered floor to ceiling in wormy chestnut bead board.</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/AVvXsEgeASswOlJbtD1u1eCDjWPAKXsA9AiCPtXoZ_a9XOFdzz_e6XTRTNP_f9MvtLN-7GOTdM_X466yJsikHmO7aDT3X9p894TW37FyL5N7EHEEBc4yM4bBbJ2vZ3qNbHsk07jRV540cxKr-1Q/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeASswOlJbtD1u1eCDjWPAKXsA9AiCPtXoZ_a9XOFdzz_e6XTRTNP_f9MvtLN-7GOTdM_X466yJsikHmO7aDT3X9p894TW37FyL5N7EHEEBc4yM4bBbJ2vZ3qNbHsk07jRV540cxKr-1Q/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;">If you have been by here much, you will remember that my grandfather took all of the wood in this house, bundled it and stored it here in the little guest house that once stood behind the main house. This is my favorite place to "shop."</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/AVvXsEjkxcErtHuQOiQ2_EN6v_lwDoktcV4okIJbzZvVrfvDwuf-zTS6lMqp5Dy9PwFWxCHgnOVCogcmzLLd7-ZyhscRZM3fqwK4sL9-m2HPNFvVIslgoUKyXHnzX2-B7-oXHK7sWbN30W6-EAc/s1600/dukeshousesnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxcErtHuQOiQ2_EN6v_lwDoktcV4okIJbzZvVrfvDwuf-zTS6lMqp5Dy9PwFWxCHgnOVCogcmzLLd7-ZyhscRZM3fqwK4sL9-m2HPNFvVIslgoUKyXHnzX2-B7-oXHK7sWbN30W6-EAc/s1600/dukeshousesnow.jpg" /></a></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;">Gotta figure out what to do with this bed. See the light blue/grey color?? You will be seeing that in several different places as spring approaches. I have antique tongue and groove bead board wainscoting in that color just waiting to be put up. Funny, but that same color is on the window trim in my inspiration photo above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIAfZKNfEKPt03HEtdBBoDZq1n4KygrZbLZYHCkshxdl0JnvcGFnzBQb7mP1A67yCcpo6OmdrML0NkpDgZfWSMjYtG-aJtTCbBu2R681I6qdi_421O_k85QfSpggE0D2z1ljcAdn84oI/s1600/guesthouseinside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIAfZKNfEKPt03HEtdBBoDZq1n4KygrZbLZYHCkshxdl0JnvcGFnzBQb7mP1A67yCcpo6OmdrML0NkpDgZfWSMjYtG-aJtTCbBu2R681I6qdi_421O_k85QfSpggE0D2z1ljcAdn84oI/s1600/guesthouseinside.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here is the old window and an old print that I found in my parent's basement. This print is an English cottage by R. Weber, and ironically, the original painting is listed on ebay right now. </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/AVvXsEjhuCFNdbIZNDny-zwj1JLr7wG0zyDbXbMTP0NZ6LXtzPsmbAsoE45i_4Zp26X04l9dQN7DxPcsColhHJD-BinrTHvH3wC-HP9Wi3iMnDirTodFwbJ0rjKRSDV9BHGe825cZFg7RWeEJc0/s1600/2012piano7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuCFNdbIZNDny-zwj1JLr7wG0zyDbXbMTP0NZ6LXtzPsmbAsoE45i_4Zp26X04l9dQN7DxPcsColhHJD-BinrTHvH3wC-HP9Wi3iMnDirTodFwbJ0rjKRSDV9BHGe825cZFg7RWeEJc0/s1600/2012piano7.jpg" /></a></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;">I love these pieces hanging here, and happy that they are together. There are a couple more of these to use somewhere else. </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/AVvXsEiO_DfE0QNHu_nowCnzcqYI8_CCjFHEfO8xOgEgp8q0tOm4wzRjOkr5WPOXLMVISL5hnUw-Ipqptx_Zwp7ACwEb4JgkIP3W3F_BCteT3xe4oGCRpjrbtjPTLNT7HTzmjbHVBiAs1ecdQRA/s1600/2012piano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_DfE0QNHu_nowCnzcqYI8_CCjFHEfO8xOgEgp8q0tOm4wzRjOkr5WPOXLMVISL5hnUw-Ipqptx_Zwp7ACwEb4JgkIP3W3F_BCteT3xe4oGCRpjrbtjPTLNT7HTzmjbHVBiAs1ecdQRA/s1600/2012piano3.jpg" /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi487rSIb23opLbWn2YYpYcJQN5kj1yGHtIVVDc2z2Y_BJnjzCTSEfNQKj1Bnw2TBsOaCgt7ASP6f38XJRC4Esz_ojci74Bl-KZcXvfzbqrDA7tdGDDcJtB4CyUu7TAAaksXCaUg0z5tDM/s1600/2012piano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi487rSIb23opLbWn2YYpYcJQN5kj1yGHtIVVDc2z2Y_BJnjzCTSEfNQKj1Bnw2TBsOaCgt7ASP6f38XJRC4Esz_ojci74Bl-KZcXvfzbqrDA7tdGDDcJtB4CyUu7TAAaksXCaUg0z5tDM/s1600/2012piano2.jpg" /></a></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;">It's a nice place to practice! </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls4JvIgxN48tIGssjjTJ_89vM22CEnBBZffzAv60DSPN1wkpMv0CvrEABBRm1jekC9Dnc23XuJOz0CttRiQYT07w1aKdnzcwWsuV3gPF0HKvA-6k-wFEU6GshWX_O_KynrvoVg-DQvr4/s1600/2012piano8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls4JvIgxN48tIGssjjTJ_89vM22CEnBBZffzAv60DSPN1wkpMv0CvrEABBRm1jekC9Dnc23XuJOz0CttRiQYT07w1aKdnzcwWsuV3gPF0HKvA-6k-wFEU6GshWX_O_KynrvoVg-DQvr4/s1600/2012piano8.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/AVvXsEh0vPesd6ggA_CyqeJBaOK5a7hsgmiR7UPrkWu7H6ndKlvV1BYc3eOpO0hDgObCdRzDlLN0bHQIRkefmP-vh8RRfdoRD_JTHekGErYkj8mL-ph6AVcXnTz26DxkDOgsdWBtPyRBAMBLymk/s1600/2012piano9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vPesd6ggA_CyqeJBaOK5a7hsgmiR7UPrkWu7H6ndKlvV1BYc3eOpO0hDgObCdRzDlLN0bHQIRkefmP-vh8RRfdoRD_JTHekGErYkj8mL-ph6AVcXnTz26DxkDOgsdWBtPyRBAMBLymk/s1600/2012piano9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case you noticed my new chandelier...it was a steal on ebay for $19.99! </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/AVvXsEh_sn5iatu3A-UxLzY2sUvNE33wTduq-1k8NF5jtvxDEymTUAIRGGT06FsYimU9K3sd9sVCtcXCMGjaB0RBgrmUmzxFXbTNlnJY7Y8ON4H5rQygPA46ohzZUcd9YuBzDxS5ryX-7nh3b-c/s1600/2012piano5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sn5iatu3A-UxLzY2sUvNE33wTduq-1k8NF5jtvxDEymTUAIRGGT06FsYimU9K3sd9sVCtcXCMGjaB0RBgrmUmzxFXbTNlnJY7Y8ON4H5rQygPA46ohzZUcd9YuBzDxS5ryX-7nh3b-c/s1600/2012piano5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is how I'm using some of the reclaimed wood, windows, etc., I have found. There are so many more things in the old house I want to use when we get time. I'm about to put some tongue and groove wainscoting in one of the bathrooms, and waiting for Luis to trim out the mirror with some chestnut trim. I'm really hoping to change out the white baseboards for the 8 inch chestnut baseboards, but only if I can talk Luis into it! There is a lot more work using old wood because it is usually not straight and fitting together odd pieces is a bit like a huge puzzle. It is always worth it in the end though.<br /><br />And did I mention that this was all free????!?!? I think I need to go on one of those penny pincher shows where people compete to do things with the least amount of money. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so very much for stopping by!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://chattychics.com/2012/02/14/need-inspiration-wild-wednesday-3/">Wild Wednesday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a><br /><a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/2012/02/treasure-hunt-thursday-44-highlights.html?spref=fb">Treasure Hunt Thursday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I<a href="http://atthepicketfence.com/">nspiration Friday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/">Home Sweet Home</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div>

Old windows and architectural finds...

Hi everyone! I wanted to share some changes/additions I have made using some reclaimed items from my great grandfather's house... Just a...

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