Teacups in the Garden
• Jan. 5, 2009 - Homeschool Room Remodel-Done!
My husband finished the doors, the final part of the wall unit, over the holidays.
I finally hung up the stars...

More of the doors...

The door on the right was an extra challenge. That is where the CPU, router, etc, are housed. The CPU in particular puts out so much heat, that my husband had planned on installing a fan. However that did not work out. A couple of weeks ago he asked me to think of a way to allow the heat to escape, yet have it look finished. Oh that's easy! Since I like French Country, the perfect solution was chicken wire! He couldn't believe it. However, he looked up his woodworking source on line and found chicken wire for installing in cabinet faces. It would cost over $200! He told me that chicken wire was too expensive to use, so how would I like a radiator cover instead. Oh no, that's not French Country! Besides, I knew how we could do this cheaply! One, we could find a farmer and pay him a couple of dollars for chicken wire, or we could go to Lowes. My husband decided to take me shopping at Lowes. =) First he took me through various options like plastics, grids, etc. Oh no, we had to go to the garden section. He still couldn't believe this! In the garden section, we found a lovely roll of chicken wire for under $10. Then I took him to the spray paint department. After all, silver chicken wire would not work in our wall unit, when the accent color is bronze. We bought a can of bronze spray paint for metals. Now our wall unit looks even more French Country than it did before the chicken wire! Project complete!
Actually, I must confess...in my husband's mind this project is not yet finished. He is hoping that I will take some stain to antique and highlight all of the textures that he used in the project.

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Gardens thrill my soul. My senses awaken, my soul is refreshed, my mood calms down...and if given time for quiet ponder, I've enjoyed the sound of buzzing bees while collecting pollen, the delightful croak of shy Mr. Toad, the exuberant flutter a hummingbird near my face thanking me for scrumptious flowers, and the gentle touch of the butterfly who settles on my shoulder. I've been known to walk into the house with my hair showered in lavender crepe myrtle blossoms and my clothes covered in blue plumbago blooms. Picture a rustic wrought iron bistro set with floral cushions and gingham pillows under a crepe myrtle dripping in blooms. I've set out some tea. Come and sit with me while I catch you up on the latest of the happenings in my family. Welcome to my garden.
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BLessings,
Dawn