Tuesday, February 2, 2010

DIVA BRAIN vs. LIZARD BRAIN

POVERTY IS A GREAT PRESERVER. Unaffordable harvest tables led my conniving lizard brain to a table I already own. Hideous: oak, mahogany stain, carved clawfoot pedestal, terrible measurements.
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DIVA BRAIN took over from LIZARD BRAIN.
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Dahlings, I hired a man with a power tool, muscle & skill.
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Now, harvest table is an exact 30" wide.
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Soon, faded green stain, same as the teak in my garden, will fabulously display the triumph of DIVA over LIZARD..
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That hired man? He hung a pair of antique gilt/chrystal chandeliers over my harvest table. They've changed my life.
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Only 2 weeks & the chandeliers are a morning ritual. Arising before the sun, walking into the kitchen, along with cat entourage, I fire up those beautiful girls.
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To be continued....
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pic via City Sage via Isa's Little World
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To be continued? House in chaos. Painters into week 4. Clawfoot tub, now in my bathroom, still filled with vinegar/water soaking away stains from its former use in the garden. My kitchen is no longer the kitchen. Cut off a counter, moved ceiling lites, added chandeliers + 24" ceiling fan, harvest table added. Though painting debris litters the room it is potent enough, unfinished, to be called THE GARDEN ROOM.

3 comments:

Ewa said...

amazing table - love it.
stove you asked about is original - they don't produce replicas - they produce better ones - 'better' in their way of thinking...
I am busy lately with new job started one month ago - little lost in faster pace.
Hugs,

Ewa said...

amazing table - love it.
stove you asked about is original - they don't produce replicas - they produce better ones - 'better' in their way of thinking...
I am busy lately with new job started one month ago - little lost in faster pace.
Hugs,

Queenplinker said...

Oh, you poor dear. I hate remodeling, but it will be fabulous when done! No doubts here. The table setting is stunning!
Good evening, Lynea