Mr Blandings builds a dream house - Page 2

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gbarmranch

I love retro and antiques.. and that house is adorable.. Those items will fit so beautifully in there.. Congratulations.. You will post photos when you have it all done, won't you.. I can't wait to see it finished..

Thanks. You will love my retro bathroom then.

And a light fixture like this.

So I went with the pink flow with these curtains and shower curtains and I will use the matching pillow cases to make a gathered sink skirt!

This lace vinyl shower curtain liner.

This wool needlepoint rug to cover my vintage stool.

And I will use the cotton braided rugs I made.

**Diamond_Y** · 07-06-2009, 11:33 AM

I love the depression glass - I've been collecting green depression for almost 30 years. I could spend hours looking at it!

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Diamond_Y

I love the depression glass - I've been collecting green depression for almost 30 years. I could spend hours looking at it!

Hey!

We finally found something in common!

What patterns do you collect?

I have mainly Dogwood with a sprinkling of Lace Edge and Hobnail with Bartlett Collins blank stem/glassware.

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 12:16 PM

This is very similar to my kitchen -- same colors and everything only I have two windows over the sink.

With this kind of sink.

The vinyl floor matches the countertops and this is the fabric I have for the curtains with this trim on the bottom.

And that is all that is there -- that one wall of cabinetry and the two windows over the sink. On the left side of the cabinets is a space designed for a gas range, and my range will just fit on this wall that opens on the dining room.

There is a great backsplash material that will be real cheap to install behind the range and under the cabinets cause I won’t need much of it.

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 12:21 PM

I found these 3 wall lamps online for a total of $20 -- one for over the range, windows, and by the refrigerator.

On the small wall opposite the range, there is room for this stuff with my 1930‘s chrome Kitchenaid model G mixer on the cabinet.

On the last small wall opposite the cabinetry there is just room for a stool [I‘m begging my auntie for her vintage stool], and my mom’s cart, which will be topped with a great heavy thick 24 by 24 inch butcher block that I got for a dollar at a used appliance shop. They just took it from an old portable non-working dishwasher. Right over the cart, I will wall mount my huge neat store fixture knife display rack which is full of vintage Sabatier carbon steel knives.

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 12:24 PM

Over the range, the refrigerator area, and on the stool wall, I will use as many of these shelves I can to hold my vast collection of cookware.

I have collected yellow, flame, and red enameled cast iron cookware for years, so I will store them on the shelves along with my canisters and bottles [aqua vintage jars and bottles].

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 12:26 PM

There is a tiny rear entrance/basement access that I will line with shelving as a pantry for overflow kitchen stuff.

Whew! That's my plans and I'm sticking to them!

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 01:14 PM

I guess I should finish up this part of the thread by pulling together the only other room in the house that I did not fully go over with you. Let’s finish the interior by pulling together all the dining room items.
On one wall I will hang a thrift shop mirror which I will paint white, over my wicker desk that will act as a bar that holds this Ebay tray and a lamp. I will use the tulip fabric bordered by the solid as a skirt for the bottom of the desk for additional storage with a shelf holding liquor and wine on the desk supports underneath it. The desk drawers will hold my silver flatware.

A white wicker baby changing table I have will act as more storage and as a small buffet.

Over the freshly painted white enameled ice cream bistro dining table [with it’s new 42 inch glass top] will be my inspiration chandelier, with the rose flowers darkened to red. The four ice cream stools will be white with new cushioned fabric seats. I will make a tablecloth and napkins from the tulip fabric and valances. My yellow curtains will have the red fabric trim.
　

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 01:18 PM

　
To hold my new collection of pink depression glass, I will find a cheap oak curved glass china cabinet.

Three of these will hold my library on the last wall.

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 01:28 PM

The front of the house has two big Catalapa shade trees and I want to plant pretty and fragrant flowers around it.

　
And a wild strawberry bed to the side

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 01:42 PM

The back yard has a tiny shady patio and I have two wicker bistro sets which will be white with this Ebay $1 a yard fabric cushions.

I will use railroad ties to create beds for perennial onions, garlic, asparagus, and herbs.
I will plant a small orchard of 3 peach trees, 3 apple trees, and 3 yellow cherry trees.

　
Gravel on the driveway and parking area will finish the landscaping, since here is no garage or carport.

Druydess · 07-06-2009, 02:40 PM

Well ya shoulda thought of turquoise, for pete's sake..
LOL...you're too funny...

libbytn · 07-06-2009, 03:33 PM

All the fabrics that you have chosen will look great with the wall color. That (flower) chandelier and fabric will look awesome together!!!!

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by libbytn

All the fabrics that you have chosen will look great with the wall color. That (flower) chandelier and fabric will look awesome together!!!!

Thank you so much!!

It was a real lucky find when I was looking a couple of weeks ago on my favorite online discount fabric site --fabric guru! The more I looked at it, the more I just had to have it!

The fabrics I ordered were in such limited quanities, I had to get them right away. I may never see those patterns again, and I would have kicked myself real bad.

I bought the gold checked fabric I am using in the living room, master bedroom and the guest room 31 yards @ $6 a yard. The tulip fabric was 4.8 yards for $34. And the red checked fabric was 11.9 yards for $36.

And I bought the tulip chandelier on Ebay last year for about $30 to $40 including shipping.

**Diamond_Y** · 07-06-2009, 04:07 PM

I'm not terribly particular about the patterns, though my very first piece was given to me by my grandfather and it is a wheat pattern. One of my favorite pieces is a cherry blossom cake stand. I enjoy mixing and matching the patterns together.

SheriK · 07-06-2009, 04:25 PM

I love your house and all the furnishings. Your taste is very similar to mine

The front porch just screams to sit down and have a glass of sweet tea and chat.

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 06:31 PM

Thanks loads!

It is so cool and peaceful on the porch, even in the hottest weather. I have a couple of old chairs on there right now. I may get a white wicker porch swing one day.

tallyho · 07-06-2009, 06:36 PM

my goodness, you ARE a magazine .....do you have all that stuff in hand, or this is what you have planned?...............how long have you been collecting????
makes me wanna toss aside my 275 yr old farmhouse and start from scratch!

what a glorious collection you have assembled for your surrounds!...everything will flow so nicely room to room...and i love the idea of the rug for a stool cover......

LadyAshen · 07-06-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tallyho

my goodness, you ARE a magazine .....do you have all that stuff in hand, or this is what you have planned?...............how long have you been collecting????
makes me wanna toss aside my 275 yr old farmhouse and start from scratch!

what a glorious collection you have assembled for your surrounds!...everything will flow so nicely room to room...and i love the idea of the rug for a stool cover......

Thank you!!

I have to buy: a stack washer and dryer, an antique oak curved glass china cabinet, armoires for the living room, a rug for the guest room, a large glass table top, the chrome shelving for the kitchen, the curtain rods, and the plants for the yard.

I have everything else.

I have been a collector/hoarder for most of my adult life..........

Thank you, I worked real hard to try to make the colors/patterns/fabrics flow from room to room. I am so glad my last plan is working!

gbarmranch · 07-07-2009, 04:58 AM

I love that kitchen.. all of your ideas.. That place is going to be gorgeous..

I also collect depression glass, and make reproduction 1930's quilts - by hand..

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07-06-2009, 11:33 AM
Diamond_Y Administrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,717	I love the depression glass - I've been collecting green depression for almost 30 years. I could spend hours looking at it! __________________ Diamond Y Quarter Horses - Breeders of Quality Foundation Quarter Horses Home of King of Cooke County, 2004 Perlino son of Cooke County ETC

07-06-2009, 12:16 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	This is very similar to my kitchen -- same colors and everything only I have two windows over the sink. With this kind of sink. The vinyl floor matches the countertops and this is the fabric I have for the curtains with this trim on the bottom. And that is all that is there -- that one wall of cabinetry and the two windows over the sink. On the left side of the cabinets is a space designed for a gas range, and my range will just fit on this wall that opens on the dining room. There is a great backsplash material that will be real cheap to install behind the range and under the cabinets cause I won’t need much of it. __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend

07-06-2009, 12:21 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	I found these 3 wall lamps online for a total of $20 -- one for over the range, windows, and by the refrigerator. On the small wall opposite the range, there is room for this stuff with my 1930‘s chrome Kitchenaid model G mixer on the cabinet. On the last small wall opposite the cabinetry there is just room for a stool [I‘m begging my auntie for her vintage stool], and my mom’s cart, which will be topped with a great heavy thick 24 by 24 inch butcher block that I got for a dollar at a used appliance shop. They just took it from an old portable non-working dishwasher. Right over the cart, I will wall mount my huge neat store fixture knife display rack which is full of vintage Sabatier carbon steel knives. __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend

07-06-2009, 12:24 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	Over the range, the refrigerator area, and on the stool wall, I will use as many of these shelves I can to hold my vast collection of cookware. I have collected yellow, flame, and red enameled cast iron cookware for years, so I will store them on the shelves along with my canisters and bottles [aqua vintage jars and bottles]. __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend

07-06-2009, 12:26 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	There is a tiny rear entrance/basement access that I will line with shelving as a pantry for overflow kitchen stuff. Whew! That's my plans and I'm sticking to them! __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend

07-06-2009, 01:14 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	I guess I should finish up this part of the thread by pulling together the only other room in the house that I did not fully go over with you. Let’s finish the interior by pulling together all the dining room items. On one wall I will hang a thrift shop mirror which I will paint white, over my wicker desk that will act as a bar that holds this Ebay tray and a lamp. I will use the tulip fabric bordered by the solid as a skirt for the bottom of the desk for additional storage with a shelf holding liquor and wine on the desk supports underneath it. The desk drawers will hold my silver flatware. A white wicker baby changing table I have will act as more storage and as a small buffet. Over the freshly painted white enameled ice cream bistro dining table [with it’s new 42 inch glass top] will be my inspiration chandelier, with the rose flowers darkened to red. The four ice cream stools will be white with new cushioned fabric seats. I will make a tablecloth and napkins from the tulip fabric and valances. My yellow curtains will have the red fabric trim. 　　　 __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend

07-06-2009, 01:18 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	To hold my new collection of pink depression glass, I will find a cheap oak curved glass china cabinet. Three of these will hold my library on the last wall. 　　　　 __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend

07-06-2009, 01:28 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	The front of the house has two big Catalapa shade trees and I want to plant pretty and fragrant flowers around it. 　　 And a wild strawberry bed to the side __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend Last edited by LadyAshen : 07-06-2009 at 01:45 PM.

07-06-2009, 01:42 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	The back yard has a tiny shady patio and I have two wicker bistro sets which will be white with this Ebay $1 a yard fabric cushions. I will use railroad ties to create beds for perennial onions, garlic, asparagus, and herbs. I will plant a small orchard of 3 peach trees, 3 apple trees, and 3 yellow cherry trees. 　 Gravel on the driveway and parking area will finish the landscaping, since here is no garage or carport. __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend Last edited by LadyAshen : 07-06-2009 at 01:46 PM.

07-06-2009, 02:40 PM
Druydess Coming two Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Deltona, Florida Posts: 1,556	Well ya shoulda thought of turquoise, for pete's sake.. LOL...you're too funny... __________________ "Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match."

07-06-2009, 03:33 PM
libbytn Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atoka, Tn Posts: 545	All the fabrics that you have chosen will look great with the wall color. That (flower) chandelier and fabric will look awesome together!!!! __________________

07-06-2009, 04:07 PM
Diamond_Y Administrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,717	I'm not terribly particular about the patterns, though my very first piece was given to me by my grandfather and it is a wheat pattern. One of my favorite pieces is a cherry blossom cake stand. I enjoy mixing and matching the patterns together. __________________ Diamond Y Quarter Horses - Breeders of Quality Foundation Quarter Horses Home of King of Cooke County, 2004 Perlino son of Cooke County ETC

07-06-2009, 04:25 PM
SheriK Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Iowa City, IA Posts: 1,305	I love your house and all the furnishings. Your taste is very similar to mine The front porch just screams to sit down and have a glass of sweet tea and chat.

07-06-2009, 06:31 PM
LadyAshen Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 705	Thanks loads! It is so cool and peaceful on the porch, even in the hottest weather. I have a couple of old chairs on there right now. I may get a white wicker porch swing one day. __________________ And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying: "I create thee, Oh Arabian. To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle. On thy back, I set a rich spoil And a Treasure in thy loins. I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth... I give thee flight without wings." -- from Ancient Bedouin Legend

07-06-2009, 06:36 PM
tallyho Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Trappe, PA Posts: 1,974	my goodness, you ARE a magazine .....do you have all that stuff in hand, or this is what you have planned?...............how long have you been collecting???? makes me wanna toss aside my 275 yr old farmhouse and start from scratch! what a glorious collection you have assembled for your surrounds!...everything will flow so nicely room to room...and i love the idea of the rug for a stool cover......

07-07-2009, 04:58 AM
gbarmranch Pasture Pet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mayberry Posts: 32,635	I love that kitchen.. all of your ideas.. That place is going to be gorgeous.. I also collect depression glass, and make reproduction 1930's quilts - by hand.. __________________ http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Quality Foundation Quarter Horses If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself." Augustine of Hippo