A Vintage Map, A New Bed and Little Guy's Room Redo

<div style="text-align: center;">Hey there!  We are in the process of redoing our boys' rooms upstairs and this past week, I worked on several projects for little guy's room.  I was so happy with how they turned out, but it sure didn't start out that way.  I have a tendency to get in a hurry when working on projects, because usually I have other things to do like laundry, dinner, and being a mom and wife, so I get in a hurry and do things wrong only to have to go back and redo.  Not fun.   First up was this headboard I made for his room using our collection of vintage yardsticks.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-ZcPWoVXXz6st-LjCSd19MZ0seRd_RWqQoZ7nRpQI0JUYuUS4csgZSk5t_H0qTo7H07-hhGNKeQcXRKWBU8AWnIMenRJPVkxG8RvHeArpJwSbg_c_nSYWQId1USnDLK09-zcRQhWwBw/s1600/005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-ZcPWoVXXz6st-LjCSd19MZ0seRd_RWqQoZ7nRpQI0JUYuUS4csgZSk5t_H0qTo7H07-hhGNKeQcXRKWBU8AWnIMenRJPVkxG8RvHeArpJwSbg_c_nSYWQId1USnDLK09-zcRQhWwBw/s640/005a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started out by building a simple frame using 1 x 2's and attaching the yardsticks to the front of the frame.  Because I didn't want to use all yardsticks, I also used groups of lattice strips that I already had from a previous project.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Originally, I stained those strips of lattice with Minwax special walnut stain.  But I didn't love it and it didn't look right.  So, after staring at it for a couple of days, I pried off the lattice strips and started over.  Luckily, I had plenty of those strips laying around.  Does anyone else ever do that?  Redo a project if it isn't just right?  Or do you just live with it?  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Redoing this project wasn't that much of a hassle, and I really did want it to look perfect for his room.  After they were all attached, I simply coated them with a clear water based polyurethane.  Then for the top, attached a 1 x 3 and that's it.  Here's a peek at it before I show you the rest of the room.  Total cost for this headboard?  Nothing!  We already had everything needed.  :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFTs4RIVbfJZnbQsOx2ory_N0uzmly_a7i3joJZazxthgMaCSX0XEzhbJjdtADanzw9dofpnnB6fdhY4Tr4iawrRBIE1UkLBcd_j2iNd3s3E3kPFTL5W_BR0NffCHln7K4YNx683-pDc/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFTs4RIVbfJZnbQsOx2ory_N0uzmly_a7i3joJZazxthgMaCSX0XEzhbJjdtADanzw9dofpnnB6fdhY4Tr4iawrRBIE1UkLBcd_j2iNd3s3E3kPFTL5W_BR0NffCHln7K4YNx683-pDc/s640/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next project I worked on was a vintage map.  I am crazy for those old vintage pull down classroom maps.  But we don't happen to have $600 laying around to buy one.  Maybe I'm exaggerating a little but not much.  I've never been lucky enough to find one for below $300 so I did the next best thing.  Made one myself.  I had already purchased a fun vintage classroom map from Etsy for less than 20 bucks but it was just a regular ol' map.  Not the pull down variety so, I turned it into the pull down variety.  :)  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started by completely coating the map with Mod Podge glue in glossy finish.  It gives the map a shiny, thick surface similar to the pull down kind.  Then I headed to Lowe's to pick up the supplies I needed.  Total cost for this project, not including the map, was less than 15 bucks.  I picked up a large round wood dowel rod that is used for hanging in closets.  Some vintage copper spray paint, a 3/4 inch wood dowel rod and two packages of white plastic closet rod sockets.  I cut the dowels to be about half an inch longer than the map on both sides and then stained them with Minwax special walnut stain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm_kiwXyUlj5O10_WJIDbUdBCdwmceWCDt-B8dbbTjIot1H1THGminswn8Xdq5baOXzJelKlo4hm603CdgnbWmUJoDIQKt0Qj-XRszKezUkNNRzY_1FfC8PC4frOKZLNW6R0qXQ1j4VY/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I lined up the map with the dowels and attached industrial velcro strips to the dowel and the map.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMHnU_F5sAHKTfWSORWzOdOgKYty3hyMlArZrhrSOaJNCdlX4gdmAkIsMqAWbxoL5Z-VlcqNSxbZ_I5HWWhdnkqJsfZ7FKbIHzGMxz0J6P4rnLsQruiWAL1BS-Gh3tkGnTKX7CVJyA2Y/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMHnU_F5sAHKTfWSORWzOdOgKYty3hyMlArZrhrSOaJNCdlX4gdmAkIsMqAWbxoL5Z-VlcqNSxbZ_I5HWWhdnkqJsfZ7FKbIHzGMxz0J6P4rnLsQruiWAL1BS-Gh3tkGnTKX7CVJyA2Y/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also used little dabs of hot glue.  I wanted to make sure it stuck to the dowel but also didn't tear the map.  Then I repeated that process with the smaller dowel for the bottom.  After that I took the plastic rod sockets and spray painted them with the vintage copper spray paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCoHuOSz-r5kcdOITyNEUK8VRZrvfvgL4j6ffj050gZqCW1P6INfAMMt_CsSBA5oVHpMBjDsKXX0_TLz9qWoA92lJC8jMjWbCXRIM8YWP27fDESMPaOh3lJHIqao31y1FD4CU0WHh_Wo/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCoHuOSz-r5kcdOITyNEUK8VRZrvfvgL4j6ffj050gZqCW1P6INfAMMt_CsSBA5oVHpMBjDsKXX0_TLz9qWoA92lJC8jMjWbCXRIM8YWP27fDESMPaOh3lJHIqao31y1FD4CU0WHh_Wo/s640/011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I attached those to the end of the top, larger dowel with hot glue and the screw included in the packet with the socket, leaving about 1/4 inch of it sticking out of the dowel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWB7sAbOQhHT8DPy64J0OcHb2vYXAE-JjTFZYGTOFD13G2FBzk947iKwy7AdT_ljgyE1NTILOcTYziJhMgD7k6jSkt9U7PUTlHfRsc0P92auG8CNLOBBuk9iUpKFwEUKNObClXMM_n3A/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWB7sAbOQhHT8DPy64J0OcHb2vYXAE-JjTFZYGTOFD13G2FBzk947iKwy7AdT_ljgyE1NTILOcTYziJhMgD7k6jSkt9U7PUTlHfRsc0P92auG8CNLOBBuk9iUpKFwEUKNObClXMM_n3A/s640/013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Repeat with the other end.  Next I took hemp twine and tied it around the screw head also attaching to the other side.  This will be what you hang the map from on the wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQGCcJgem1ixMs91E6r_nTPNOYtegJyQwWmlPf8EUMyTX_XinYFm_OgCz4GL-Fij0tvawup9KwCWcHsLpRe_xrAnf5i_Z5_F8KczOC81RLnWuHBuO39p7vcJbhl8TXHlKEdTTcbpRJUw/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQGCcJgem1ixMs91E6r_nTPNOYtegJyQwWmlPf8EUMyTX_XinYFm_OgCz4GL-Fij0tvawup9KwCWcHsLpRe_xrAnf5i_Z5_F8KczOC81RLnWuHBuO39p7vcJbhl8TXHlKEdTTcbpRJUw/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hadn't planned on putting anything on the bottom dowel but it didn't look right.  So, I cut two 1/4 inch pieces off the scrap of larger dowel I had from the previous step and spray painted both of them with vintage copper spray paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUixdRLPHPSCLmtF6XWqOR8bmXF6-SD-UvM7FxdY6Z5hLu5qpkGr63NLSi84V3K2-n48FPIHxhXeEhhJI9jw2FVf2ZwHZU4g3Uasz-bD1undHPjfYVu0MJ6r7YbLHycO7b7gz-Dj6kQSg/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUixdRLPHPSCLmtF6XWqOR8bmXF6-SD-UvM7FxdY6Z5hLu5qpkGr63NLSi84V3K2-n48FPIHxhXeEhhJI9jw2FVf2ZwHZU4g3Uasz-bD1undHPjfYVu0MJ6r7YbLHycO7b7gz-Dj6kQSg/s640/018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hot glued those to the ends of the smaller dowel on the bottom of the map.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2Kgm18OFeu3-jKSCUEpBegFXLhtCahfwSXJyBjTFjFioNk74WuDUIzFBp9By2ZRwqq3oD2T91pFmj_GnBTQ5-wZ2l1HaaO5vGor3o-rsC_cr1B5W-Bc4uWvR96YGXKemS86d0WsakxA/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2Kgm18OFeu3-jKSCUEpBegFXLhtCahfwSXJyBjTFjFioNk74WuDUIzFBp9By2ZRwqq3oD2T91pFmj_GnBTQ5-wZ2l1HaaO5vGor3o-rsC_cr1B5W-Bc4uWvR96YGXKemS86d0WsakxA/s640/019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love it!  Who needs a $300 pull down when you can make a faux one for 15 bucks?  And whenever we decide to store it, all we have to do is roll it up on the dowel rods instead of folding.  Here it is in the room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkVxxQLJ3QWy1tzKpeU4EjfL0H3-RbmxPC4JMcQhpGP0RP7SZ2MGV01qCMekfTzxRTylHKCGp_KZ3ad_uP-7cgN5BpdSzaohKWTMY9TPoXcsYrEc_ZkK9zWWVclDo0sk82-pwes2pKi4/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkVxxQLJ3QWy1tzKpeU4EjfL0H3-RbmxPC4JMcQhpGP0RP7SZ2MGV01qCMekfTzxRTylHKCGp_KZ3ad_uP-7cgN5BpdSzaohKWTMY9TPoXcsYrEc_ZkK9zWWVclDo0sk82-pwes2pKi4/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The other major project I did in this room was make him a new bed out of those awesome 2 x 8's and a couple of reclaimed beams my hubby found.  Total cost for the bed?  15 bucks!!  Who knew you could make a bed for so cheap?!<br /><br />I started by cleaning those beams hubby brought home.  Here's a pic of one of them before I sanded them down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sZ5T7UuY-mFDH2HSo4CloNjgTaQkpxqlxtVQyA1fc-LBmZLHbyO9ZulfDj0l21_Vn6rmvW9fiIKuhuOuftXVeUZSbUcoYk4bXXDM5J5kr0cxRCa7ZDPs0agF7oC11seA4tirLxUzXls/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sZ5T7UuY-mFDH2HSo4CloNjgTaQkpxqlxtVQyA1fc-LBmZLHbyO9ZulfDj0l21_Vn6rmvW9fiIKuhuOuftXVeUZSbUcoYk4bXXDM5J5kr0cxRCa7ZDPs0agF7oC11seA4tirLxUzXls/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And after sanding.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KekJHCDEfPhE0g_gjqZux8vQ1jX3IsKJGttyaxlrcQkJims7PwykjSm0ohcsQce6HErVaLlefBsEkYOnzXp2M2is-5gIfhm6eS0_G_ioqAowHYzSuFEwwqst1YZC-7cePiee94HD3r4/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KekJHCDEfPhE0g_gjqZux8vQ1jX3IsKJGttyaxlrcQkJims7PwykjSm0ohcsQce6HErVaLlefBsEkYOnzXp2M2is-5gIfhm6eS0_G_ioqAowHYzSuFEwwqst1YZC-7cePiee94HD3r4/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Beautiful.   I cut them into four 12 inch pieces and coated them with Minwax Finishing Paste Wax in natural.  I love this stuff.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincpi_AS_cwBLD28fWYcJnQgZe1zZWC7pR92J9Be2uFW5Ys2YjRuYPfl_QTmuIo2v9moV24LQVF7WO-MaLcfHQ2qsOJBBjzngGNu8fAysauAr6wSczNtyFt7__wRjzfd0Ay-FFjEqCrmg/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincpi_AS_cwBLD28fWYcJnQgZe1zZWC7pR92J9Be2uFW5Ys2YjRuYPfl_QTmuIo2v9moV24LQVF7WO-MaLcfHQ2qsOJBBjzngGNu8fAysauAr6wSczNtyFt7__wRjzfd0Ay-FFjEqCrmg/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This next part was hard and I endured all kinds of injuries while doing it.  I measured the old bed frame, which was just one of those metal ones with wheels and cut my 2 x 8's to the appropriate length.  Then I attached them to each other to make a box, then attached the reclaimed 4 x 4 legs to the inside of the "box".  I also attached a couple of scrap 2 x 4's to the inside to also act as a brace for the box frame to sit on.  It would also be sitting on top of the 4 x 4's.  I kind of followed <a href="http://www.migonishome.com/2012/03/west-elm-inspired-bed-frame.html">this tutorial</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />This is definitely a project needing two people.  My hubby was at work so I tried doing it myself and had the thing fall on me a couple of times leaving me bruised and bloody, before enlisting the help of my older boys.  You definitely need heavy duty long screws to make sure it's secure and that takes two people to get them into the wood.  I figured this out after trying to hold the 40 pound boards myself while also trying to screw them together, missing and stabbing myself in the palm with the power screwdriver.  Good times.  And then after my two older guys carried it upstairs to little guy's room......guess what, it was too big.  So, after I cried a little, or maybe a lot, I took the darn thing apart in the bedroom cause there was no way we were carrying it back downstairs and outside.  I took the two end boards and cut 3 inches off them, brought them back upstairs and reattached everything.  Then it was a perfect fit.  Finally.  It. Was. Hard.  And a project I don't want to do again.  But oh how happy I was with the end result.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9lIvtuC4Gl-LDV8fx_oLi76ZkZcoJTSg4SVVrvxKuFNbO71jhxctm_VqPPlZjq-sKLDVYSyjqOz6r_ET_oKDPUPwAOmcOagtIXT7N_bmL9meX5cJIIp5TCGkd5nhzrHs8715i27FGtg/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9lIvtuC4Gl-LDV8fx_oLi76ZkZcoJTSg4SVVrvxKuFNbO71jhxctm_VqPPlZjq-sKLDVYSyjqOz6r_ET_oKDPUPwAOmcOagtIXT7N_bmL9meX5cJIIp5TCGkd5nhzrHs8715i27FGtg/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I used the same process for aging my <a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2012/04/dining-room-table.html">dining room tabletop</a> to age these boards to match the reclaimed wood of the legs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugO_IR3T92XMfnCUrYT6Km8ePPzDOTJJqVTE6-8F2Kzi6svGIi58Qzv_ssyyruePjZR1j0KOuTNWt4a-QOCIlNUT1ojoiX2GdUzlT2yCp3GpKuoQLS6pQQlSDEYHtP-fNbYIhM8EYM8s/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugO_IR3T92XMfnCUrYT6Km8ePPzDOTJJqVTE6-8F2Kzi6svGIi58Qzv_ssyyruePjZR1j0KOuTNWt4a-QOCIlNUT1ojoiX2GdUzlT2yCp3GpKuoQLS6pQQlSDEYHtP-fNbYIhM8EYM8s/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Little guy was so excited and happy about his new bed so all this was totally worth it just seeing his happy face.  This new bed frame made his bed a little higher than the other one did, which he just loved.   I picked up this blue striped fabric at, of all places, Walmart, for $6 a yard and made a duvet cover for his previous bedspread.  I only had to purchase 3 yards for the front and I used a $5 flat sheet for the back, sewed them together, slipped the old bedspread inside and voila.  A new bedspread.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn1z7Ec-Gdfdv6FW-i0N4Mo8vnnFWSViRWMgkj1Oa-oQdWwyjKiYzBE3gk73JPIeBcglgLNrEpekkuBjLJoh30PUQaBiDXUa3MpJZrjwEVI4-qJE8h_E3ckbEYwkSlaWV7h2tAlbUdkU/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn1z7Ec-Gdfdv6FW-i0N4Mo8vnnFWSViRWMgkj1Oa-oQdWwyjKiYzBE3gk73JPIeBcglgLNrEpekkuBjLJoh30PUQaBiDXUa3MpJZrjwEVI4-qJE8h_E3ckbEYwkSlaWV7h2tAlbUdkU/s640/028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I repainted his walls, which were previously light blue, a color called Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore.  I liked it so much that I'm now painting our dining room the same color.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E7l7wlnXznmaCUBBdgQ0edPBjwipT_lrQce8njNmonp9lXyO-qAvx64xEYgrDSpFxZXSmrMO7G01JVlHSh8gehcoYUgyLTQuFG1acuGWfMdNUuoVFmm15c5kkuN0Pqs4mlrvZSVnZT8/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E7l7wlnXznmaCUBBdgQ0edPBjwipT_lrQce8njNmonp9lXyO-qAvx64xEYgrDSpFxZXSmrMO7G01JVlHSh8gehcoYUgyLTQuFG1acuGWfMdNUuoVFmm15c5kkuN0Pqs4mlrvZSVnZT8/s640/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I'm actually not finished with the other side of the room yet, so that will come in another post.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZXABb97lLUueLOu3dcl_WFAULQKbnBdwN8oLaTjt7XHdKwPSCs9MSro9dLfu4rPwXpOOnho5tZz0N4GOvf08Oo_a3iCHQZrCLyQRpmxs5-gK7s5LLTZBQYZkZ9j896m47W0LjhBs2dA/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZXABb97lLUueLOu3dcl_WFAULQKbnBdwN8oLaTjt7XHdKwPSCs9MSro9dLfu4rPwXpOOnho5tZz0N4GOvf08Oo_a3iCHQZrCLyQRpmxs5-gK7s5LLTZBQYZkZ9j896m47W0LjhBs2dA/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I attached the headboard to the wall, not the bed.  I am so crazy about his sweet little room.  And more importantly, he is crazy about it, too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bWJN8hpK4S8jixUm4TBP5_oZDfXk4Vp4ayVsZd7P5fetV2HgIjcYchD4d-zR-NSmKvMnQNRhJ6ud1XNm4h06Y-7gBUaNsjH6t3kX4zNg5jhKq6ne0ytMl4AGCFT515fbohFXZo8jr1c/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bWJN8hpK4S8jixUm4TBP5_oZDfXk4Vp4ayVsZd7P5fetV2HgIjcYchD4d-zR-NSmKvMnQNRhJ6ud1XNm4h06Y-7gBUaNsjH6t3kX4zNg5jhKq6ne0ytMl4AGCFT515fbohFXZo8jr1c/s640/018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The pillow on the left in the photo above is fabric that is also from Walmart.  It is orange and perfect.  The perfect thickness and only 2 bucks a yard.  Plus, it reminded me of baseball stitching so I just had to get it.  I actually bought the entire bolt of it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTZF_UclvT3-yyzjdUbnlfoSay2MQmgJInxGpKeVKUnavJGlsdbTB0zNhtZpI5kqUd7lnJoLweI0UB5DCdbsnIhdM_iC4IB0r_aloX-yudR2hfNJVTANy4vUogGGPyEylAQtfxjZ7Jso/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A Vintage Map, A New Bed and Little Guy's Room Redo

Hey there!  We are in the process of redoing our boys' rooms upstairs and this past week, I worked on several projects for little guy's room.  I was so happy with how they turned out, but it sure didn't start out that way.  I have a tendency to get in a hurry when working on projects, because usuall…

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Back/Side Porch Ideas For Summer and An Industrial Pipe Curtain Rod How To

<div style="text-align: center;">Hey there!  When we first found our home 6 years ago, I was absolutely in love with this side porch off the kitchen.  At the time of course, it looked awful because it was in the middle of being renovated, but, I saw what it could be.  I pictured pots of delicious herbs just waiting to be harvested for cooking, a cozy table to enjoy lunch or a morning cup of tea or coffee, or just a place to sit and read.  Funny thing was, it wasn't until now, 6 years later, that I finally filled the porch with those things.  I have no idea why.<br /><br />We have a large vegetable garden in our backyard, complete with herbs, so, it never occurred to me to also have some on the porch.  My hubby came home the other day with a crate that he found beside the road that I just loved.  I had it sitting on the porch for a few days waiting until I decided what to do with it when I realized how much I loved it on the porch.  And an idea was born; fill it with unique herbs that I don't have in my vegetable garden, but that I would like to experiment with in the kitchen.<br />I like to keep the decor on this porch simple, so, here's what I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKvX8khhQreGHLkg9yh_Pj1bDZ3ERe0hHq73M71YYK-pO7Bjfq8ckLb5FLulGoFd-8DSFjYjEe42gn8JclgJFrpH7XS3tOExrDB_uijLiJ3JIG8wuu088phcK8ULlM-_nr-BcezyoiJA/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKvX8khhQreGHLkg9yh_Pj1bDZ3ERe0hHq73M71YYK-pO7Bjfq8ckLb5FLulGoFd-8DSFjYjEe42gn8JclgJFrpH7XS3tOExrDB_uijLiJ3JIG8wuu088phcK8ULlM-_nr-BcezyoiJA/s640/016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last year when I made these porch curtains, I just hung them with rope instead of going to the trouble of installing a rod, very rustic and easy.  This year, after seeing <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/industrial-pipe-rods-b884/?pkey=cwindow-hardware">industrial copper pipe curtain rods </a>everywhere, I just had to try making some, so, I went to Lowe's and priced copper.  Uh....yeah, way too expensive.  So I stood in Lowe's for an hour trying to come up with a cheaper way.  Total cost, $25 for two 4 feet long rods.  Here's what I came up with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5q2yLGWkpcs0QZUhCNibtzQFyvJKrXgp1DddChggEFMa_O92VZn_lNwR1XsUK3wr_foe5KWRKSJ86hJz0gAuM9x1uxw2Q0kl3Mo7IjED5ttizqG62iMsfjwvIa8K534NS-VZ6vpbCCTA/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5q2yLGWkpcs0QZUhCNibtzQFyvJKrXgp1DddChggEFMa_O92VZn_lNwR1XsUK3wr_foe5KWRKSJ86hJz0gAuM9x1uxw2Q0kl3Mo7IjED5ttizqG62iMsfjwvIa8K534NS-VZ6vpbCCTA/s640/013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I used PVC pipe and spray painted it with the best metallic copper spray paint.  The quick tutorial will be at the end of this post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzmUhsEqatmZzfz74zuepNMysmYP3u7EvMsdpt4yHx_NYD3xQBbj_pmuBbDw8RkLGO3AgzvhKeB8SVxN8BB_EJ9s6LK-NEP6CNTk3_ZbtR1l_lo5HZt1YmKXC8ASyxdGkOzcDhiGOhV8/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzmUhsEqatmZzfz74zuepNMysmYP3u7EvMsdpt4yHx_NYD3xQBbj_pmuBbDw8RkLGO3AgzvhKeB8SVxN8BB_EJ9s6LK-NEP6CNTk3_ZbtR1l_lo5HZt1YmKXC8ASyxdGkOzcDhiGOhV8/s640/004.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how they turned out!  It's like a little surprise inside the porch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbJejgJA-LW_BA7-YrazIspfzXWdk6SwhU0HCyHcoujIcO5qvT3S3jdMndnJmajOo81U948ab5w9-vXpbXOG1jlfBGlW20ACTXNpe4519LpggMGWX65i7gY2NR0HWvh9b1Zq6bZIQZRQ/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbJejgJA-LW_BA7-YrazIspfzXWdk6SwhU0HCyHcoujIcO5qvT3S3jdMndnJmajOo81U948ab5w9-vXpbXOG1jlfBGlW20ACTXNpe4519LpggMGWX65i7gY2NR0HWvh9b1Zq6bZIQZRQ/s640/008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqaUwHfdRLtUU4EXk509btxzjSFP2T9OO1u21XDNuAKxWHFTF0w2uamOz9bFbWBG45E6YLzjDstFgBX-_ooDRoPQ6Fcqa4LM4iRuX1FVNTZcyA7fN3UauH6VtTfgxsZ4UkVkBjBDkq-E/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqaUwHfdRLtUU4EXk509btxzjSFP2T9OO1u21XDNuAKxWHFTF0w2uamOz9bFbWBG45E6YLzjDstFgBX-_ooDRoPQ6Fcqa4LM4iRuX1FVNTZcyA7fN3UauH6VtTfgxsZ4UkVkBjBDkq-E/s640/017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the crate my hubby found.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJbyRHXZkt0-hupF8SSWsPzYSXA9druQ41XwnZAee12bUkVcr97WGDb7QVGbvTJWBcXhAtAr5tVYgfU6zHYB7PJgra282gmQ0TzRZP64kNB7Q6Bfn4H7KlFluQ6c2bSn_Uxy8Kb722jc/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJbyRHXZkt0-hupF8SSWsPzYSXA9druQ41XwnZAee12bUkVcr97WGDb7QVGbvTJWBcXhAtAr5tVYgfU6zHYB7PJgra282gmQ0TzRZP64kNB7Q6Bfn4H7KlFluQ6c2bSn_Uxy8Kb722jc/s640/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I filled it with italian parsley, purple basil, chamomile, dill and cinnamon basil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SbtdECqQMqbKQ-zLJM7wbhuD_tlMxXnfJxbDWBfhygvduDJJiz2bpB7p2YU5IKoxi7TL_Icb9XrbeyYd7_Qdwnc6drz3Nvv8jW43qRixfM4vnmVokP0mHs-bCK7PBmMEghxm7Xca2OA/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SbtdECqQMqbKQ-zLJM7wbhuD_tlMxXnfJxbDWBfhygvduDJJiz2bpB7p2YU5IKoxi7TL_Icb9XrbeyYd7_Qdwnc6drz3Nvv8jW43qRixfM4vnmVokP0mHs-bCK7PBmMEghxm7Xca2OA/s640/024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The hand carved oar is vintage and was found by hubby.<br />I painted these stripes on our back porch last summer.  They match our <a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2012/04/springsummer-porch-ideas.html">front porch</a>, as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4rgiG-W4KqtuAY1iZDK7YHLWIDkT57-EiNF7vR60E-aONZ9ODlCTt2tfq62BIEWNDP7fioIJ3w9usLgKzTE9Cy6jQf_igCwQTF9UMwNycoij5sZuLT1CHSZzbhO-sAJpz0DH0XZAj_c/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4rgiG-W4KqtuAY1iZDK7YHLWIDkT57-EiNF7vR60E-aONZ9ODlCTt2tfq62BIEWNDP7fioIJ3w9usLgKzTE9Cy6jQf_igCwQTF9UMwNycoij5sZuLT1CHSZzbhO-sAJpz0DH0XZAj_c/s640/025.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hubby also found this metal garden planter.  I didn't care for the brown color, so, I spray painted it with the extra copper spray paint.  The vintage faucet towel rack I made a couple months ago,<a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2012/03/porch-project.html"> click here for the tutorial.</a>  It will be the perfect thing to hold my kiddos wet towels this summer from swimming, instead of piling them on the floor.  And is the perfect pop of color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V4VCGrY_epGqwJnW8yaKmrWNcvqzLOChSSzVxJgwo2u_KHxf2ZmHWd_RXLX3T8PP0b-zmCRaDt6VOOrlSha-viIsBprQ2F1Ue41AgqWLKSAncG6xPtpuopjBKlVthJHJ935rTfUIfB0/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V4VCGrY_epGqwJnW8yaKmrWNcvqzLOChSSzVxJgwo2u_KHxf2ZmHWd_RXLX3T8PP0b-zmCRaDt6VOOrlSha-viIsBprQ2F1Ue41AgqWLKSAncG6xPtpuopjBKlVthJHJ935rTfUIfB0/s640/023.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And that's it for the back porch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDmzE7XlW6PC3GEd9SejwGCTr7y1TCQF_3yaaKbyDeBxqaqpBQQk-zBaXWCfhbOSUD4AlYA0EYqJCcnkHPwguxePDjSDmWdtgi1y4zYWcxC3bGNiM8eU3EdTEsHROap1oCOMtisuOAEQ/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDmzE7XlW6PC3GEd9SejwGCTr7y1TCQF_3yaaKbyDeBxqaqpBQQk-zBaXWCfhbOSUD4AlYA0EYqJCcnkHPwguxePDjSDmWdtgi1y4zYWcxC3bGNiM8eU3EdTEsHROap1oCOMtisuOAEQ/s640/030.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Best thing is it's exactly like I pictured it 6 years ago. :)  Finally....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what you need to make the pvc pipe curtain rods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwpDJ3o1xHnnzySO7Z2sJrv0N6jrT6LNismmrz-EuvG0uB59gVS22i7vVEBQm7r0j4w3HauhZHXRkxobKEfo9HgA42oTB7CtW88OWuUf9PpvhDkxnNrEFzIHN8UQt9U0lJ6lLNlrLcDk/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwpDJ3o1xHnnzySO7Z2sJrv0N6jrT6LNismmrz-EuvG0uB59gVS22i7vVEBQm7r0j4w3HauhZHXRkxobKEfo9HgA42oTB7CtW88OWuUf9PpvhDkxnNrEFzIHN8UQt9U0lJ6lLNlrLcDk/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything was found in the plumbing department at Lowe's, except the spray paint.  It's important to note that if you make your rod any longer than about 3 - 4 feet like mine, you will need a middle support as they will droop a little from the weight of your curtains.<br /><br />I started by cutting the pvc pipe to size and then cutting four 1 inch pieces to use to connect the elbows to the adapter.   Then connect the elbow to the pipe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpcWq6INVDdX2-L2Teh5v2q5Jauy6PrH-DU6wIlOoyJdBHCAdDECKTxIQfcqS0Z0_5AxhlH8jfDc5Nq3EP_2mEe7LH7T5pLi7B8vDGJ9VNVjHFKEuVFlmjhq5cQj5oM_HIcrX64lmRvM/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpcWq6INVDdX2-L2Teh5v2q5Jauy6PrH-DU6wIlOoyJdBHCAdDECKTxIQfcqS0Z0_5AxhlH8jfDc5Nq3EP_2mEe7LH7T5pLi7B8vDGJ9VNVjHFKEuVFlmjhq5cQj5oM_HIcrX64lmRvM/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, connect your 1 inch piece of pipe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw67KBNtGLvLfTdDUWiXe6W5pbo4pzCN6SvlEZUNTtoBr7NJOCJPQjunQ7Kb1-6GSVVu8BbdIjH-35PV7sbqr8sDlqvs_nh43tSQhvG3ZiQr_jXIUB04u7DUns43VgA2uHIrIxgFGY-6E/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw67KBNtGLvLfTdDUWiXe6W5pbo4pzCN6SvlEZUNTtoBr7NJOCJPQjunQ7Kb1-6GSVVu8BbdIjH-35PV7sbqr8sDlqvs_nh43tSQhvG3ZiQr_jXIUB04u7DUns43VgA2uHIrIxgFGY-6E/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take your adapter/connector and flange......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwjEWu2ue_gmFRJMj2_zE61PpKqLAjLmiApcqSGKcFUiOfcwJfJRhyphenhyphenrKEg1fi321KH23WWlOY-Nq2k5l4t6zhiGoJ1rbmzvxg11bkz1sXPRy5rk8htv76gQ_2HweB_Lxk4qaciqKvrE0/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwjEWu2ue_gmFRJMj2_zE61PpKqLAjLmiApcqSGKcFUiOfcwJfJRhyphenhyphenrKEg1fi321KH23WWlOY-Nq2k5l4t6zhiGoJ1rbmzvxg11bkz1sXPRy5rk8htv76gQ_2HweB_Lxk4qaciqKvrE0/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Screw the connector into the 1/2 inch flange.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4jzXnFATjhibrYEBRiCrFb88mGxtbwlNbfeUWOX9eO-W018nAH6f79RBsh88oD57uIUeNhI-h1y0iLFSx4Gy-lCSdwaxjS9SZfeDRAikZbG9oA8YjMQ5SxS7FE_CutwEw2hAydUxXl8/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4jzXnFATjhibrYEBRiCrFb88mGxtbwlNbfeUWOX9eO-W018nAH6f79RBsh88oD57uIUeNhI-h1y0iLFSx4Gy-lCSdwaxjS9SZfeDRAikZbG9oA8YjMQ5SxS7FE_CutwEw2hAydUxXl8/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then connect it to the elbow and pipe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHKEMHPpF46DBZ4WNj0dg36tUxzVdC39e46pgIEzZrlDClk6zsAjOeXhyphenhyphenszjobvCF24jVCzkZmEYqJvrTMogeW-IbDXzUdUc760kYnT_yKm9KbSt5fZLCPH8epwxvRV152iUaGxrn5Ic/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHKEMHPpF46DBZ4WNj0dg36tUxzVdC39e46pgIEzZrlDClk6zsAjOeXhyphenhyphenszjobvCF24jVCzkZmEYqJvrTMogeW-IbDXzUdUc760kYnT_yKm9KbSt5fZLCPH8epwxvRV152iUaGxrn5Ic/s640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And that's it!  Spray paint next!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFc7Noqqjt2MhddeXnPQgsQkVYUtHht1Zd6RKABtid43tecFwF2hpvLw1ncbDSD0u5DHwwFb_LOIDDy6ZkksJeudT9mihuZOV5oQPl2NVBSAo3F6bbZjwev3FrFL0f2sgbh9ZAQd5guU/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFc7Noqqjt2MhddeXnPQgsQkVYUtHht1Zd6RKABtid43tecFwF2hpvLw1ncbDSD0u5DHwwFb_LOIDDy6ZkksJeudT9mihuZOV5oQPl2NVBSAo3F6bbZjwev3FrFL0f2sgbh9ZAQd5guU/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure that when you spray paint, you spray light coats, keeping the nozzle at least 12 inches from the rod, or the paint will run.  Let dry completely between coats.  I painted 3-4 coats.  Then attach with screws through the flanges.  I don't know the exact terms for these parts, so I hope this is helpful.  I should also mention that I had a nice Lowe's sales person help me find the right parts after I told him what I had in mind.  That helps a lot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaAkP1iiiVw75HR2fib7C_aI4PrZ0EjoBqm49dtWqT2b3v3G_mwei7a5O-L8MX4eXXIYUUbTFxKpoMMh8QaBIbmjY7l8jbWpSim69xuotvHDT7SWMhqLaiwxyM4cm6Q6ws1wACzyd5GI/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaAkP1iiiVw75HR2fib7C_aI4PrZ0EjoBqm49dtWqT2b3v3G_mwei7a5O-L8MX4eXXIYUUbTFxKpoMMh8QaBIbmjY7l8jbWpSim69xuotvHDT7SWMhqLaiwxyM4cm6Q6ws1wACzyd5GI/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">See how nice the spray paint goes on, even though it's plastic?  Perfect!  And so much cheaper than real copper!  As always, if you have questions, feel free to ask in the comments below or shoot me an email!  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Note:  After your rod is painted and complete but BEFORE you hang it, you can easily pull off the end to slide on your curtains.  Then reattach the end and hang.  Be sure to do this before you attach them to your wall or you won't have a way to put your curtains on the rod.<br /><br />I've got so many fun projects going and I can't wait to blog about them all!  And I'm still working on those tutorials, as promised!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Diana</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Back/Side Porch Ideas For Summer and An Industrial Pipe Curtain Rod How To

Hey there!  When we first found our home 6 years ago, I was absolutely in love with this side porch off the kitchen.  At the time of course, it looked awful because it was in the middle of being renovated, but, I saw what it could be.  I pictured pots of delicious herbs just waiting to be harvested …

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Dining Room Table

<div style="text-align: center;">One of the things I've <span style="font-size: large;">loved</span> so much about blogging this past year is how much I'm learning about home design, building my own furniture, and various wood treatments.  And I look forward to learning so much more.  Now that I work with wood for a living, I've also learned so much about different ways to age new wood, though, I'm certainly no expert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Several years ago when I decided to <a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2011/04/dining-room-redo-with-special-meaning.html">build a new dining room table</a> with the table legs that my dad made, I really didn't know that much about any of those things, but we really needed a larger dining table for our larger than usual dining room and<span style="font-size: large;"> I really wanted to give those special table legs a purpose. </span> The tabletop I put together then was okay, but, I wasn't happy with the dark stain and polyurethane combo I used.  It didn't absorb into the wood, instead, it sat on top of the wood and dried to somewhat of a strange shine.  Neither of which I wanted.  I also longed for a thicker table top.  Preferably barn wood, but, our supply was gone and the barn wood we <span style="font-size: large;">could</span> find was just the thin 1 inch variety.  Also perfectly fine, but not what I wanted for a top.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My go to wood source for projects around the house is the cheap craft wood aisle at Lowe's, the lower grade, with slight warps and knot holes, works fine for my projects.  It's cheap, even though sometimes you have to sort through the stack to find the best pieces, but again, cheap, and that's just how we have to roll around here.  As many times as I have made trips to Lowe's for wood over the years, I've never ventured into the "man lumber" section.  Well, wouldn't ya know, on a trip with hubby there the other today for deck lumber, I discovered 2 x 8's that were not treated, thick and in my price range!  Duh.  I thought that section only contained green, treated lumber. Well, that has opened up all kinds of possibilities.  And these were going to be perfect for a new tabletop.  I bought 5 of them (each 8 feet long) to make a 6 foot long x 3 foot deep table top.  They were 4.75 each......total cost was 31.00 bucks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really wanted to age the wood to make it look like barn beams, especially since my <span style="font-size: large;">sweet husband </span>gave me the <a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2012/04/reclaimed-wood-shelving.html">salvaged barn wood shelf</a> I built for him.  I wanted to make them match.  So I decided to age each piece separately before I even made the top. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First thing I did was cut each one down to a 6 foot length.  Then I took my sander and rounded all the corners and sides quite a bit so they looked worn down.  I did this with a palm sander and 150 grit sandpaper.  Then I took 220 grit sandpaper and sanded the tops down very smooth, then wiped down completely. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next step, BRUSH on Minwax Special Walnut stain.  I brushed it on because you can get so much more into your wood using a brush than using a cloth.  I let it soak in for about 15 minutes and then took a clean, dry rag and wiped off any stain that didn't soak in.  Then I let dry completely for several hours. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next step, again using my sander and 150 grit paper, I sanded again, paying close attention to the corners and edges.  The trick is to get those areas to really look worn down.  (Do not sand off all the stain, you just want to distress it a little by removing some of it.)  And then again with 220 grit to get everything nice and smooth.  Wipe down with another clean dry rag to remove every last bit of sanding dust.  Then I took another clean, dry rag and used Minwax Paste Finishing Wax in Natural to wax each board.  Then wipe to a nice smooth finish.  It will be so smooth and lovely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I just laid each board side by side, attached beams to the back with large screws to hold together, attached the table base with angled wood corner braces that attach to the table top and each apron underneath, turn it over and that's it.  Here is a before pic of the dark table that I wasn't happy with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLBUDLEqw33Ll9foqIeKo7Fll8Ajic6ID-it_hP22QtuSxlrX241csjMutUwQ1AMm8gFDMzd85FzcImjyEKBaHPBWGbo8fxEXyLpQ4Gyz8Cq1ZiKPSPWkLP7hLOjslvwahTBBzgYPASc/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLBUDLEqw33Ll9foqIeKo7Fll8Ajic6ID-it_hP22QtuSxlrX241csjMutUwQ1AMm8gFDMzd85FzcImjyEKBaHPBWGbo8fxEXyLpQ4Gyz8Cq1ZiKPSPWkLP7hLOjslvwahTBBzgYPASc/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here is the new tabletop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqzCGhLZArRf7EKKG2KKtwXVU81bY8DP1nzPGBayZL_18D4Q6htb7lKM-ieJ59StwfjkbdIAO38gFWdH2DXm__eP6UAH5eo5RL4b990vt7-6JJfTPsgTm5YNJxjsSgLyH7bW7tj4RiVQ/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqzCGhLZArRf7EKKG2KKtwXVU81bY8DP1nzPGBayZL_18D4Q6htb7lKM-ieJ59StwfjkbdIAO38gFWdH2DXm__eP6UAH5eo5RL4b990vt7-6JJfTPsgTm5YNJxjsSgLyH7bW7tj4RiVQ/s640/025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so thrilled with this top!  It's thick and sturdy and matches the salvaged barn wood shelf behind it perfectly!  And it lightens the room, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which always seems dark because of the dark floors.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't think I could be more pleased.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW57Oxx_ESL1IPDjJxpgSaBI5E-1rwjdIIP2Hm47XvJSM64hoNh8v83-X0Ym7Vb3UQx4eGm2UrrRRYqi9UFLaAQynpBIw6yDyh6T1DURGdnAMmrFXCuYCteDXhQMsCazYWGFa63TkY4F8/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW57Oxx_ESL1IPDjJxpgSaBI5E-1rwjdIIP2Hm47XvJSM64hoNh8v83-X0Ym7Vb3UQx4eGm2UrrRRYqi9UFLaAQynpBIw6yDyh6T1DURGdnAMmrFXCuYCteDXhQMsCazYWGFa63TkY4F8/s640/027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I don't know about you, but when you get something new for a room, does it inspire you to completely change the room?  It sure does me, so, that's what I did.  And I'm very lucky to have a hubby who doesn't mind if I do these things, as long as I keep costs very low.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also took down the monster shelf I built for my platter collection that was in the place the shelf is in now.  Again, another one of those things I learned.  It was too big for the room (if that's possible) and I wanted the table to be the focal point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtgQ4skDzLYXB6TH8GfqGrFF3Zdgrpm4Fjm31Ci7Q2ecKWCvcLYpEkA5efqX-LS8hzs5yJqtEgf_R_EtKTxy9d2DvOHZl6QjAIiHwAMWZ-z_d1IwzFShN2IKlx2hxg927My2Iyibv7mc/s1600/100_3285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtgQ4skDzLYXB6TH8GfqGrFF3Zdgrpm4Fjm31Ci7Q2ecKWCvcLYpEkA5efqX-LS8hzs5yJqtEgf_R_EtKTxy9d2DvOHZl6QjAIiHwAMWZ-z_d1IwzFShN2IKlx2hxg927My2Iyibv7mc/s640/100_3285.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">BEFORE</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Um...icky photo.  Also before the new camera (and learning not to take photos at night.)  I laugh when I see posts and photos from when we first started this blog a year ago.  Clearly, I knew nothing about taking photos.  But that's what it's about, right?  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Learning as you go along.</span>  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here it is after removing the shelf monstrosity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1abiGwLteUZBZE-v08LL3-5SZMtmK42rMlSKYV8iLATRSitZ4IQWz_LZwSgaGSAm8lMAfEvHeuzaa2fml7OpSasxygfSJB5VgZ6BNSh53J8xC_CzE4cH6s2tt9OnAKJxlTUQE-2OYY8/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1abiGwLteUZBZE-v08LL3-5SZMtmK42rMlSKYV8iLATRSitZ4IQWz_LZwSgaGSAm8lMAfEvHeuzaa2fml7OpSasxygfSJB5VgZ6BNSh53J8xC_CzE4cH6s2tt9OnAKJxlTUQE-2OYY8/s640/077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So much better.  I kept the white console table my dad built for me and moved it across the room.   The huge rolling pin is vintage and was a gift from my hubby.  :)   The mint growing in the chocolate terra cotta container is orange mint and smells so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC6sAFvHyU4WUFRKFH9H_pfAN5f8w9IgzzYLycg5XcDkkVzSix-nFuE9P5nA3bb14nqHmTtseLAuMFiQIlqB7u4F25LGUyIjE2yHjqN5oreu8dMEiMG4izXCNM725obvF-MPBamGfhc0/s1600/080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC6sAFvHyU4WUFRKFH9H_pfAN5f8w9IgzzYLycg5XcDkkVzSix-nFuE9P5nA3bb14nqHmTtseLAuMFiQIlqB7u4F25LGUyIjE2yHjqN5oreu8dMEiMG4izXCNM725obvF-MPBamGfhc0/s640/080.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We got rid of a few other pieces of furniture.  When hubby comes home with vintage furniture pieces, I tend to cram them all in the dining room because it's so big and I want to keep everything he finds.  But I'm learning that less really is more.  You know?  I also made a lot of changes on the walls, just by moving some things from other rooms into the dining room.  It's an inexpensive way to change a look.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few months ago I saw this <a href="http://www.dreamywhites.blogspot.com/2012/03/mantle-free-for-now-and-my-moms-famous.html">amazing huge chalkboard</a> made from salvaged molding on <a href="http://www.dreamywhites.blogspot.com/">Maria's blog</a>.  I know, I know......another chalkboard.  But this was the king of all chalkboards, so I gave away all my other ones and decided to build one like Maria's using new molding instead of salvaged.  I have to say that I adore Maria's style and blog.  I recently splurged and purchased one of her vintage french linen kitchen towels.  It is so lovely that washing and drying my hands in the kitchen has become a <span style="font-size: large;">simple pleasure.</span>  ;)  Anyway, I'm currently working on several tutorials, one of which is how to build this giant chalkboard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wYGa-N2migBnD2NxKIuk_lGWfSiPDnyoDRpH15EfUn-pveMoGQ1gg-GQuMNGK_juODUPiZ5_K5HvuXL74zyagSFuejHc3RfoBvo1eriGkBbJk9A3AHkeo5U3ateDx7YpDXC4mmdC7AM/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wYGa-N2migBnD2NxKIuk_lGWfSiPDnyoDRpH15EfUn-pveMoGQ1gg-GQuMNGK_juODUPiZ5_K5HvuXL74zyagSFuejHc3RfoBvo1eriGkBbJk9A3AHkeo5U3ateDx7YpDXC4mmdC7AM/s640/069.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another change was the curtains.  We've always had the wood blinds, which I love.  I've received so many emails asking where we purchased those blinds.  We bought them at Lowe's when we first moved into our home.  I'm not sure if they are still available because it's been so long.  I don't know the name either but I do know they are bamboo.  I bought these sheers at Wal-Mart for $16.00.  I changed out the curtain rod with a skinnier one to accommodate the curtain holes.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzhGO_2eS_0660dza12638CKyqtaJ5Pl4tjPoF5H6cl3dYww8Lzf_wxRLyfTUba5W6kljL_0RmImsRH_hUotycg3hFbX4kfADDlvXxuTYodhdaGiYel_sV3QgH8mk9Cp0QmFeNnumwFI/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzhGO_2eS_0660dza12638CKyqtaJ5Pl4tjPoF5H6cl3dYww8Lzf_wxRLyfTUba5W6kljL_0RmImsRH_hUotycg3hFbX4kfADDlvXxuTYodhdaGiYel_sV3QgH8mk9Cp0QmFeNnumwFI/s640/075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our dining room and kitchen are my two most favorite rooms in our home, probably because it's where we are the most.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WsOSLMKgiwj4DLN2xq-068Ae96E55UsRCDglYTS6T6VlxMOOcJxKZNWK_3BBYghwNDo6jxn1EsIaXTqxFmSus315iDaD2Bq42CwJ68jkk8T7NNqiqb1QUwl6jjuCsxam7bAcH6YXFN0/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWf3PMLoXOQWegB-YEGceByALshi7zmKRaDko3q9lP9P6Bne_QoZVSD3EiXSBz9U10yT_J2GCQqEqTo43082H3Ro-GM0oEtvA3WVf26fXtRNw32lRdk91K34OjEpsCgeUpbQDWEqKbQA/s640/024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Done!  If you are still here after that long post, thanks for visiting today!  Stay tuned for tutorials, back porch decor and a fun vintage school map project for one of my kid's rooms!  Have a great weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i>Diana</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S.  The paint used on the walls is Manchester Tan by Benjamin Moore.  :)<br /><br />P.P.S  Please check out <a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2012/06/dining-room-table-tutorial.html">this post for the tutorial</a> and photos on how I built this table. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dining Room Table

One of the things I've loved so much about blogging this past year is how much I'm learning about home design, building my own furniture, and various wood treatments.  And I look forward to learning so much more.  Now that I work with wood for a living, I've also learned so much about different ways…

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