BEHIND THE SCENES - making of a hall tree

Everyone who took a guess yesterday was right on or very close.
Well Done!

 

The hooks installed on the hall tree I just finished came from
this huge road side chandelier.


My daughter got schooled really quickly how to get the van turned around
when mommy sees junk she wants.

 Here are some more behind the scene photos ...









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FURNITURE RECYCLING 101 WITH A TEST - hall tree parts

As promised 


Here are some of the bits and pieces
used to build this fabulous hall tree.
1 OLD MIRROR

1 HOMEMADE RECORD CABINET



4 DRAWER FACES



2 STAIR SPINDLES


Can you figure out
the 4 parts that make up this section of the hall tree?
Take a guess then scroll to the bottom for the answers.

(INSERT JEOPARDY MUSIC)
How about these fancy hooks, any ideas what they use to be?

If you have a guess leave it in the comments below
and I'll reveal the answer tomorrow.

I bet some of the answers will be thought provoking
and maybe inspire other great ideas.

More pics can be found here.

Now for the answers to the first question ...

How did you do?


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CABINET REDO - second time around




This is a newer updated look for a cabinet I had already made over once. She has been given a softer younger look rather than showing her age.

Check out the before and after photos below ...

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THIS LITTLE PINKY - pink chandelier


I've been able to get a few projects underway around here just for us.
70% of our Christmas decorations put away, only because I'm doing a full re-organizing of them all.
We've had our first big snow fall Saturday, more on Monday and still more forecasted this week.
Not typical for a Vancouver winter.


I did take advantage of the pristine white snow when photographing this daring
chandelier I just finished.


Just last week it was warm enough to spray paint outside and have it dry in 10 minutes.

I only do chandeliers every now and then because they
 can take countless hours of painting and embellishing.

Someone did try to DIY this one before I got it but they must have lost steam.


I used a soft pretty pink spray paint from Krylon.
The 5 light arms are lined with several meters of garland beads secured with nylon line.
I added the metal crown feature at the top stolen from my electrical parts department.
** Parts Department = Rubbermaid bin sitting on the shelf **


The hanging beads and flower embellishments I used on this chandelier
were all purchased at Michaels for a pretty penny.
But I had a goal and I'm extremely pleased with the finished look.


The flowers are a translucent acrylic material.
Hand made in Thailand, each petal is stitched around a center crystal.
They are extremely cool.


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VANCOUVER SNOW FALL - winter photographs


 Yesterday I mentioned our big snow fall, well I made sure I got the evidence to show you.


All these photos were taken in our yard.
I was playing with some editing features on the pictures when the big oil truck
arrived to deliver our furnace fuel. Earlier that day I had shoveled the regular pathway to the tank
through the thick snow. Little did I know the only one to benefit from this would be me.
In the form of a good workout.


We ordered the fuel long before the snow was forecast and now I was
worried there would be some trouble getting the truck up the driveway.
George told me not to worry but he was also not going to be home
to deal with the delivery if anything went wrong.


The beginning of our driveway has a quick incline but the driver made it up first try.
(YAHOO!)
Unfortunately he needed to be turned around to access the filler hose.
So he backed down the driveway and turned around on the road to make a second attempt.


He informed me we had to use the shortest route to the tank
due to a shorter filler hose then they normal carry.
This meant stopping the truck in the middle of the incline
and then hoisting the hose up a bank and dragging it through the heavy snow.
(THIS DIDN'T SOUND GOOD)


The driver stopped the truck and had to set some things up from inside the cab leaving me to freeze on the bank for almost 10 minutes. When he finally got out to open the side to access the hose
the truck started to slide on its own down the driveway as he stood in shock watching.
I was looking down watching this whole process kinda like a movie going wrong.


Now don't worry ...
just then he found his wits and managed to hop back in the cab and get control of the situation.
But now with all the tire treads on the snow it was pretty packed down and slick.
(THIRD TIMES A CHARM?)
He started from the bottom again.


He finally managed to position the truck tires in the heavier part of the snow.
Working together we dragged the hose up the bank, through the deep snow all the way to the tank
and we got the tank filled. All the while hoping the truck wasn't going to move on it's again.
(WE DID IT!)

Guess who arrived home just as we finished getting the hose
back through the snow down the hill to the truck.
(WELCOME HOME GEORGE)
"No you didn't miss anything honey"


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I INSPIRED AND THEY SHARED - followers projects

Two of my followers have sent me their
BEFORE and AFTER pics
of painted furniture they were brave enough to take on.



*J* you did a fabulous job redoing this sideboard.
This is why I do what I do. This piece has a new life and is newly loved.
Thank You so much for sharing this save with me and my readers.



I gave *T* some pointers before she started this beauty.
I think they worked, it's stunning.
Tomorrow I'll show you what I did to this chandelier:

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ITALIAN RENAISSANCE - gramophone cabinet makeover




This is a unique piece compared to today's style of furniture, and I'm sure most didn't see potential in it the way it was found at the auction. It did have a makers mark though so we could do some research on it.
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LISA'S NEW BATHROOM - old dresser to new vanity







We took an old vintage bedroom dresser and the matching mirror, up-cycled them and turned them into the perfect bathroom vanity.




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ARTICLES DE PARIS GRAPHIC ON A DRESSER - french furniture makeover





During an online craft competition was running I would stop in to see all the project each week to cast a vote. The first week brought many diy projects using graphics from The Graphics Fairy. This inspired me to create the ARTICLES DE PARIS DRESSER.


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