I feel a little bit better today.....thank you for the well wishes.....I'm trying to get over this
stuff before the Valentine banquet tomorrow night at church.....
DH and two of our friends/neighbors are grilling boneless pork loin chops on the big grill.
They are also fixing the baked potatoes,salad,rolls and dessert!
Blackberry, peach and cherry cobblers in dutch ovens and a pineapple cake in a huge cast iron skillet is the order for dessert......I'm bummed because I can't taste a thing with this stuffy head!!
You go guys!! :-D
I thought I'd show you a couple more trunks that I have.........
The top picture is one that originally had old canvas all over it........
I removed all of the canvas and cleaned the old glue residue off of it......
Then, all I did was paint the hardware black and apply a coat of marine urethane to the wood...... the marine urethane is used on boats.......the trunk used to be in front of our sofa and it was great for setting a glass of iced tea on with no coaster........no white rings!
The bottom picture is another one I did back some time ago......I just painted it almond color and did the trim in a antiqued old gold color. The trunk matched an old iron bed I had before the four-poster one....that was during my country/victorian phase.......
We have two more in other rooms and I have another large one (it has embossed metal that looks like alligator) in storage......not enough room for all of them!
I sure wished I had a new CS or Mercantile Gatherings to look at this evening......
Well, I hope you each have a nice evening and a Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow!
Backwoodsprim





7 comments:
Those are so nice! You are so lucky to have so many!
Have a Happy Valentine's Day!
Oh,my goodness you did such a great job on them, I have a small one by my couch, it's domed, I'll have to take a picture of it. The one down in the basement is huge and square, we were going to put the flat screen TV on it...now I wish we had:)
Rondell
I really like your trunks!...and also love the little quilt that is on top of the one at the end of the bed.
Glad to hear you are starting to feel better.
Cindy
You did a great job, I just love old trunks like these.
Love the trunks! The white one is my fave! Looks great with the quilt!
Nicole
I have a trunk exactly like the one you have at the foot of your bed. It belonged to my Mom and I stripped the canvas off years ago and varnished it. I use it as a coffee table. Take a look here:
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2343611630102608773dbexto
Have a great weekend. Happy Valentines Day!
Love them both, but the wooden looking one appeals to me most. You know how I love old wood! LOL!
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