It's the little things...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have always thought the little details are what make things special. When trying to achieve true vintage style, the details are really important.</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/AVvXsEj3prmOq-0iG2aeaOIpZb7UPif5ctR9D4mNE4X2lEjzls_ZZiCJVY2cXdgbWoQhHjRPvibfpAJYvXpfHrJJ5zc509yRLwXE6gc7eEGBmWwT46MTiZuklWrLe9kxDIGCg8x_9CBzbROM3A/s1600/2014doors13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3prmOq-0iG2aeaOIpZb7UPif5ctR9D4mNE4X2lEjzls_ZZiCJVY2cXdgbWoQhHjRPvibfpAJYvXpfHrJJ5zc509yRLwXE6gc7eEGBmWwT46MTiZuklWrLe9kxDIGCg8x_9CBzbROM3A/s1600/2014doors13.jpg" width="306"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/04/its-little-things.html#more">Read more...</a>

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Choosing the right finish and going for it...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I agonized for days over what kind (water or oil-based) and color of finish to use on the wormy chestnut countertops. I made a lot of samples with extra wood.</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/AVvXsEjDLzYd7fcUyuB7ku_EJJ5ohKtSSqVvod5lXL3RQi4PC1CI9JnV9U17Fn4VNbjnX8QITg82l7BWmO_M7i7WGoDVOyRS6j9hKaXtm2zb0FBniWUIpxgw1UZExuw2Fb7stTPXAPQxTUjtng/s1600/counters43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLzYd7fcUyuB7ku_EJJ5ohKtSSqVvod5lXL3RQi4PC1CI9JnV9U17Fn4VNbjnX8QITg82l7BWmO_M7i7WGoDVOyRS6j9hKaXtm2zb0FBniWUIpxgw1UZExuw2Fb7stTPXAPQxTUjtng/s640/counters43.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div></div></span><br><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/08/choosing-right-finish-and-going-for-it.html#more">Read more...</a>

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Joining antique wood for countertops...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The countertop building continued today as we got all the boards glued and clamped. My countertop is really taking shape 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/AVvXsEikJ7a42X18oYxXZJ4jSDUjSHX7x-iW_F9KAKviQBHNss6KRThfBuFXFnIVuwWl1pfNB2ikirCCVASvZzzep-YcO0568roOX6BiQ0qCLm8p6_mHsZ7NKGRRQU6UoP3CI9WaQogymQU5NQ/s1600/counters53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ7a42X18oYxXZJ4jSDUjSHX7x-iW_F9KAKviQBHNss6KRThfBuFXFnIVuwWl1pfNB2ikirCCVASvZzzep-YcO0568roOX6BiQ0qCLm8p6_mHsZ7NKGRRQU6UoP3CI9WaQogymQU5NQ/s640/counters53.jpg" width="636"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div></div></span><br><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/08/joining-antique-wood-for-countertops.html#more">Read more...</a>

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The countertop building continued today as we got all the boards glued and clamped. My countertop is really taking shape now!  Read more...

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Making the cabinet...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br> Yesterday I showed the cabinet my husband made for me and how I filled it with family treasures <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-cabinet.html">HERE</a>. So today, I wanted to share how he made "something from nothing" using a tree, reclaimed and scrap wood. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was really excited when I talked to him about making it for me until I told him I wanted to use the walnut tree my dad had cut and had milled into rough boards. These boards had been sitting in my dad's garage for at least 20 years. That means they were warped, dry and not that easy to work with. Did I mention my husband is patient and a perfectionist? </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><div><br></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAUgo_3DJpksj7-7wEtgADzf7f4_fA0s4taRPKwSCVQSgLw955RAZL5pYNnuO435elECe01fNu9JYL0YtyaAD9O-geW4Lk6fkeW718rl3h0IJkiKfEdAz9DeznZJrewM2aqOwVAfOJTc/s1600/2013chinacabinet14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAUgo_3DJpksj7-7wEtgADzf7f4_fA0s4taRPKwSCVQSgLw955RAZL5pYNnuO435elECe01fNu9JYL0YtyaAD9O-geW4Lk6fkeW718rl3h0IJkiKfEdAz9DeznZJrewM2aqOwVAfOJTc/s1600/2013chinacabinet14.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He first designed the cabinet based on an old rule of proportion called the <a href="http://www.finewoodworking.com/fwnpdffree/011168048.pdf">"Golden Ratio."</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/03/making-cabinet.html#more">Read more...</a>

Making the cabinet...

 Yesterday I showed the cabinet my husband made for me and how I filled it with family treasures HERE . So today, I wanted to share how he m...

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