A had a few projects that I want to do one of them is an old trunk that I
picked up from a friend. it was very rough looking but with a little
elbow grease a natural clearer some cedar boards wowzers its like
having a new trunk. I am going to store extra blankies and quilts in
here and its the perfect size.
I polished up the brass fittings and got the years of ick off the
outside and it now smells so nice when you open it up…..not too shabby
for a girl.
My
other project stems back to this time last year…..I have a few doors
to finish. they are the doors from the second floor that I am striping
of paint and then going to stain……this is more of a when I got the
time kind of a project…….its a bit time consuming but the out come
so far is awesome.
So between planting seeds for my weekly sales and now planting seeds for
the garden its keeping me busy but the warmer days are now upon us and
its just so beautiful and breath taking when i look out into the
valley. All the green fields the spring smells some nice and some not
so nice and of course the frogs…..every evening its absolutely amazing
to hear. Its a huge concert of nature with the occasional coyote howl.
So
my next project will be my treadle sewing machine and just a plug out
there for any of my antiquing friends i am looking for a sewing kit for a
Raymond treadle sewing machine if you happen to come by one by chance
please let me know. The wood was striped by the previous owner so i just
need to clean it up, re-stain it and clean up the metal and shes ready
to use. its rather exciting to have one and I cant wait to use it.
One of my other many projects I want to accomplish this summer will be
to paint the upstairs floors. it will have to be done in sections but i
think that it will be a good one just to kind of make it look a little
nicer upstairs. I’m really hoping that this summer will be the summer
of lots of changes here in the house as I am in need of wanting to
unpack my boxes of treasures sometime soon. I miss some of the
beautiful collections of things I have and this is the perfect house to
display them in.
So I think it will be a busy summer but most enjoyable too.
Well I gotta run for now…….talk with you soon
sending my love and hugs,
muddy boots old houses and the farm
Muddy Boots, Old Houses and The Farm 