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SleepyDragon
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Location: One f?tid lair or another.
05 May 2008, 8:23 pm
Gromit wrote:
What does it mean, when you stare into the abyss, and it winks at you?
It means you've finally gotten your dosage right.
Happy holiday, Nan!
05 May 2008, 8:26 pm
05 May 2008, 8:30 pm
05 May 2008, 8:51 pm
morning_after wrote:
Oooh, I bet restoring must be fun. Sounds like it's a little like going back in time to a different culture.
That's one of the reasons I like listening to Old Time Radio shows. When you listen to the ads or the news bits they give you a glimpse as to what life was like in a different time.
Especially when listening to the cigarette and tobacco ads.
That's one of the reasons I like listening to Old Time Radio shows. When you listen to the ads or the news bits they give you a glimpse as to what life was like in a different time.
Especially when listening to the cigarette and tobacco ads.
Yeah, restoration work is one of my favorite things. I really like taking something that has been misused and bringing it back to what the original maker intended.
Here is a picture of a pre-radio house (1880s) that I've worked on. I restored almost everything in the room down to upholstering the furniture. I'm kind of an old-house geek!
Z
05 May 2008, 9:34 pm
05 May 2008, 9:47 pm
nannarob wrote:
Gasp, Zonder! I love that room!
Thanks, nannarob!
I don't know why, but the good Lord gave me the ability to do a couple of things - including restoring old houses and finding what to put in them. (I used to write museum labels for the stuff I collected when I was in grade school.) You should have seen it before I started. The butternut woodwork was painted beige, the ceiling had water stains, and there was some really soiled beige wallpaper. The furnishings came from all over the place. It was a lot of work but fun for me.
Z
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sinsboldly
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06 May 2008, 2:23 am
SleepyDragon wrote:
Gromit wrote:
What does it mean, when you stare into the abyss, and it winks at you?
It means you've finally gotten your dosage right.
Happy holiday, Nan!
hehehehehe!
Have a good time, Nan and tell Yosemite Sam hello for me!
Merle
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06 May 2008, 2:25 am
Zonder wrote:
morning_after wrote:
Oooh, I bet restoring must be fun. Sounds like it's a little like going back in time to a different culture.
That's one of the reasons I like listening to Old Time Radio shows. When you listen to the ads or the news bits they give you a glimpse as to what life was like in a different time.
Especially when listening to the cigarette and tobacco ads.
That's one of the reasons I like listening to Old Time Radio shows. When you listen to the ads or the news bits they give you a glimpse as to what life was like in a different time.
Especially when listening to the cigarette and tobacco ads.
Yeah, restoration work is one of my favorite things. I really like taking something that has been misused and bringing it back to what the original maker intended.
Here is a picture of a pre-radio house (1880s) that I've worked on. I restored almost everything in the room down to upholstering the furniture. I'm kind of an old-house geek!
Z
OH< that is soooo nice, Zonder! I am impressed!! I have done upholstery and it is not an easy task! IMPRESSIVE!
Merle
06 May 2008, 4:42 am
06 May 2008, 7:23 am
SleepyDragon wrote:
Gromit wrote:
What does it mean, when you stare into the abyss, and it winks at you?
It means you've finally gotten your dosage right.
I think I was pretty fast, considering I had to balance chocolate, chili and turnips while avoiding sugar overdoses, and adjusting for fern spore count, tide level in Tobermory, and the opossum population in Tennessee. But it's paid off. Now that I feel more blaanced, I can take short cuts in my commute.
06 May 2008, 8:14 am
Zonder wrote:
SleepyDragon wrote:
If I were standing in that room, I wouldn't be able to take my eyes off the wallpaper borders. The silhouette picture above the fireplace is fascinating too. Beautiful work, Zonder.
The fireplace is original and made out of painted slate - the scene is a hunting scene and the things at the sides are rifles and powder horns. The mirror came from a completely different place but pretty much matched what was in the house.
The wallpaper is available online (and a lot more expensive than when this was done in 1989). The company is called Bradbury & Bradbury and they have more of those wide borders.
The room is really nice on a cold winter day with a fire in the grate.
Z
How amazingly beautiful that room is. We live in an old house, about 100 years old I think. We were young and stupid (stupider
) and made so many mistakes thinking they were improvements. If only we had the sense then to leave the house as it was instead of trying to modernize. Ugh. We had all our windows replaced with modern thermo-pane windows. Duh. We actually had magnificent windows with transoms above each window. We could have put stained glass in the transoms. We put knotty pine in the living and dining rooms. Nice yes, but not period. We blocked (covered over) doorways that were useful and allowed more freedom of access. Duh! We were idiots. Ah, my dream is to restore it but that won't happen unless I hit the lottery or my husband turns into a clone of you. I am completely awed by your talent.
06 May 2008, 9:39 am
cosmiccat wrote:
We live in an old house, about 100 years old I think. We were young and stupid (stupider ) and made so many mistakes thinking they were improvements. If only we had the sense then to leave the house as it was instead of trying to modernize. Ugh. We had all our windows replaced with modern thermo-pane windows. Duh. We actually had magnificent windows with transoms above each window. We could have put stained glass in the transoms. We put knotty pine in the living and dining rooms. Nice yes, but not period. We blocked (covered over) doorways that were useful and allowed more freedom of access. Duh! We were idiots. Ah, my dream is to restore it but that won't happen unless I hit the lottery or my husband turns into a clone of you.
) and made so many mistakes thinking they were improvements. If only we had the sense then to leave the house as it was instead of trying to modernize. Ugh. We had all our windows replaced with modern thermo-pane windows. Duh. We actually had magnificent windows with transoms above each window. We could have put stained glass in the transoms. We put knotty pine in the living and dining rooms. Nice yes, but not period. We blocked (covered over) doorways that were useful and allowed more freedom of access. Duh! We were idiots. Ah, my dream is to restore it but that won't happen unless I hit the lottery or my husband turns into a clone of you.My parents did a lot of modernizing when I was growing up - nailed shut pocket doors, ripped out original fireplace mantles etc. I got interested in history and then kept at them to restore instead of modernize. (I know they thought I was really annoying!) I always figure that people make the decisions that they do because it works for them at the time.
The house in the picture still had its original gaslight chandeliers and wall fixtures. The kitchen was the only thing that had been remodeled, and who wants to work in an 1880s kitchen?
I don't suggest that anyone get an old house to restore unless they are really handy or have mega-lottery amounts of cash! Your husband probably is able to enjoy things other than stripping woodwork!!
Z
06 May 2008, 9:44 am
06 May 2008, 9:45 am
Zonder wrote:
Here is a picture of a pre-radio house (1880s) that I've worked on. I restored almost everything in the room down to upholstering the furniture. I'm kind of an old-house geek!
Z
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