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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Prior Lives

I have joined the Prior Lives Party for this month http://priorlives.blogspot.com/2010/06/prior-lives-party-4.html. What fun!!! One of my favorite repurposed items is the old iron gate that I turned into a pot rack. I just love the old green paint on it. It is plenty big enough to hold my pots and pans, colanders, baskets, etc. The funny thing is that I HATE to cook. I really truly do. But I love my kitchen. It is my favorite room in my house. It has a wonderful 1950 Wedgewood stove, is filled with great vintage treasures and is my favorite color. Red.  I have also included a pic of an old trunk I turned into a coffee table. I had hubs put wheels on the bottom, so I could move it around easily. See the funny little magazine rack on the side of it. I made that with my own two little hands. I walked right out to our huge firewood pile in the backyard and pulled out those pieces of wood. Than I nailed them together and screwed them onto the trunk. Every couple of months, I have to renail the bottom back together, because the weight of my magazines. I am not a very good carpenter. Than there is my carousel horse that had a prior life as a "Wonder Horse". Remember those??? Well now instead of a little kid bouncing on it, it lives in between my kitchen and diningroom. It always makes me smile:) Finally I finish with the vintage pinball machine. Or at least part of one. Found this at a swapmeet for $10. It called to me. That might be because it was red and yellow, my two favorite colors. Or that it had a bull on it. I love farm animals. It is now funky wall art in my diningroom. :)

7 comments:

  1. Oh, I am so happy to welcome you to the party! It is a bunch of fun, for sure. I hope you get to hop around. I, too , love your pot rack and yes, I not only remember "Bucky the Wonder Horse", but still have my kids, and if I just don't fix it back up for the grand kids, I have a spot for it in my dining room as well. I enjoyed your carpentry story, I'm thinking we have matching skills in that area! I'm gonna follow you now, because I want to see all of your creations that I know are brewing. Lezlee

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  2. I actually thought that was a real carousel horse! Tells you what I know! Love your vintage taste, Beverly!

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  3. Thanks for stopping by Tea & Honey Bread, and what a delightful space you have both in the blogosphere and at home. Whimsically inviting!

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  4. I always love seeing pictures of your home! That horse is such a treasure to have, as is the pinball machine. I love anything with farm animals on it, too.

    I think you did a great job on the magazine rack. Most things I've put together, hubby has taken apart and redone:)

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  5. Hopping over from Prior Lives~ I love all your re-purposed items! And I love your fluffy dog~ I have two fluffies, too~ they are on a diet right now, and not too happy about it...

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  6. great job, I love to cook and would love a pot rack but dont even have the room or ceiling height for it :( your table and magazine racks are very cool. great job

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  7. What fun is that horse! love it!!

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