tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53410492271391837722024-03-21T01:51:28.698-07:00Born in the BarnBorn in the Barnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010927242240348128noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341049227139183772.post-73806550050971301542013-11-06T17:36:00.001-08:002013-11-06T17:36:17.278-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of many 'after' the remodel pictures to come. My absolute favorite of the house! Barn wood staircase and hand forged iron rails.<br />Born in the Barnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010927242240348128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341049227139183772.post-71697991530483198852013-01-10T10:24:00.001-08:002013-01-10T10:24:09.467-08:00<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Beauty Lies Within....</span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The construction process has begun and for the past 8 months or so I have done nothing but think about how I can make my house unique. We are turning our 1930's craftsman style one-story house into a 2 story farmhouse style home. Every day we seem to run into a snag of some sort and today's issue, the foundation! Not a simple fix but thankful to have found it now rather than a year from now when the house would have started to settle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As you know, I love all things old and salvageable. I found 3 doors in an old barn that was doomed to be dozed in and discoved them to all 3 have a different hand carved pattern. The were so covered with milk paint that I thought they just might be the death of me getting it off. (And it still may as I am not quite done with door #2 and haven't even started door #3!) After getting to the raw wood of door #1 (which has the most detail) I have since discoved that my blood, sweat and tears will all be worth it. I can't imagine what these doors may have cost back in their day, or how excited the lady of the house may have been to showcase them in her new home. I hope I have done them justice by bringing them out of retirement and giving them new life in their new home. </span><br />
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Ahhh!!! Finallly! In the space where there was once glass, I will replace with a mirror. Not too bad if I say so myself. And a little shout out to my mother-in-law for helping me for 2 days otherwise I may have lost my sanity by now!</div>
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Due to lack of extra floor space in my son's room, I had to come up with an alternative plan for getting those tractors up off the floor. Once again I went to my stockpile of wood and found some very characteristic boards to build him a toy shelf. It's been in now for over 2 weeks and his room has remained clean! Linc likes the responsibility of putting his toys away (for now at least!). I also made my mom a shelf not quite as tall as this for her to use for her books. Born in the Barnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010927242240348128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341049227139183772.post-77786550801855513962012-06-13T12:36:00.001-07:002012-06-13T13:26:31.941-07:00Little Piece of Serenity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In our modest little farm house, all 5 of us have had to learn to share one bathroom. Up until 3 years ago, our one and only bathroom was honestly smaller square-footage-wise than the back of my pickup. When we remodeled the basement, we then moved the girls down there and transformed their bedroom into a very spacious bathroom that accomidates more than one person in there at a time. I am one of those people that absolutely love soaking in the tub while reading a good book, so I knew I was not going to skimp on my one luxury I was being granted. When I told the carpenters that I was going to have them put 'old tin' on the walls behind the tub, they gave me that "Are you crazy?!" look. After considering they were getting paid good money to do what I asked of them, they stopped asking why and did what they were asked. Upon completion of the remodel from bedroom to bathroom, one of the carpenters told me in his words "We've done a lot of bathroom remodels and I have to be honest with you, I had my doubts about your ideas, but I will admit now that this bathroom is by far my favorite." I did give the 'old tin' a refreshed look by giving it some color with a mixture of wood stain and concrete stain. I think it matches the tile quite nicely!</div>
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I fell in love with these hand-hammered copper sinks the minute I saw them in one of my many Western magazines. Not wanting to pay the outrageous price they were listed for, I jumped right on e-Bay and found them for a fraction of the cost. I think I even had them in storage for a year before the remodel even began. I would, however, suggest not putting them in a highly used bathroom. Thus being anything with any amount of acid, chemical, toothpaste being left on, causes the aged look to get stripped off right down to the bright orange copper! I have had to 'fix' these spots many times with none other than shoe polish! I found this out the hard way when the sinks weren't even in for a week and I, not even thinking, poured rubbing alcohol onto a rag that I was holding over the sink. Came back into the bathroom a few minutes later and nearly had a heart attack when the bright orange copper was staring me in the face. I immediately got on the phone and called a sink store in Omaha and they did some research for me to tell me how to fix it. If you don't know those 'fixed' spots are there, you wouldn't even know they were there at one time. <br />
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I can't even begin to tell you how very, very spoiled everyone on my husband's side of the family is thanks to the fact that his grandfather was a cabinet and furniture builder. He sadly passed away almost 2 years ago now, and we all miss him, but fortunately have all these wonderful pieces of furniture to remember him by. This vanity is made out of wormy maple. If finished correctly, it is absolutely beautiful. If finished poorly, it is a gross nightmare! I lived the nightmare before getting it done correctly! I had to grovel to my mother-in-law who is very good at finishing wood, to beg for her help in fixing it. So, there you have it, a look at our very spacious, very rustic one and only bathroom! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you, Amy S. for being one of my first customers to actually place an order with me! I hope you enjoy your barnwood frame around your bathroom mirror.Born in the Barnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010927242240348128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341049227139183772.post-25867441394703944942012-01-30T09:34:00.000-08:002012-01-30T09:34:25.814-08:00Coffee Anyone??I am not a coffee drinker, I will admit, but I do like the look of a neat coffee table. This particular table was inspired from a DIY episode where they used old sheet metal for a countertop. I didn't have any old sheet metal, so therefore, I had to put my new sheet metal through an aging process. The base of the table is made from 6 x 6 interior barn posts and the cross piece is from an old horse-drawn wagon tongue. I love this piece and wish our living room was big enough for me to put it in there, rather than have it being out in the garage just in storage. <br />
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</div><div align="center">JUST FOR FUN TABLE!</div><div align="left">In case you haven't figured it out yet, I love horses and am blessed to have 4 of them on the farm here. Some time ago, I made a coffee table similar to this one (will try and get a picture on here of it). I had the legs of this table done for a couple of years and they were just sitting in the barn, waiting for the right top. So this winter (thank goodness it has been so beatiful out this year) I threw this top together and think it would make a great entry-way table. Or if you wanted to get a piece of glass cut to fit the top, it would make a nice small table for two. I know if I was to make my husband eat at this table, he would prefer a tractor picture in the top instead of the 'hay-burners' as he like to call them! Now, my girls and I, we can appreciate a table like this!</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bed I refer to as my "four letter bed". It did nothing but give me fits when I was trying to get it assembled. I think the end result turned out ok and I really should take a picture of it in my daughter's room, because it looks much better there than in front of the barn!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Anyone else about my age (which in my head is 18, but really I'm just shy of double that) remember the classic movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks? That is a classic! After my success of mastering barstools, I wondered just how far I could take my business. How cool would it be if I built each of my kids bed as a keepsake? Well, out of 3 kids, 2 of them have a cedar log bed! I will eventually get to that 3rd bed, just like I will get all those pictures put in albums!Born in the Barnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010927242240348128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341049227139183772.post-7799307880037186042011-11-23T06:22:00.000-08:002011-11-23T06:22:28.102-08:00How it all began.....My love for 'Doing-it-Myself" began because you could call me somewhat of a tightwad...my husband will tell you I squeak when I walk. I am a stay-at-home-mom and so I struggle with tremendous guilt whenever I want something that is truly not practical. I also give credit to my grandpa for allowing me to hang out with him in his workshop when I was a small girl, spending several hours playing with his dremel tool (for some reason, that was my favorite!). I sure hope (and am fairly certain) he is smiling from up above and beaming with pride at what I can accomplish. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love the character of the red cedar wood. I often say that when peeling the logs, it is like unwrapping a Christmas present...you just never know how great it is going to be under all the bark.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This particular stool came for a log that had this natural red 'heart' center....I had no trouble selling these stools!<br />
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</tbody></table>Anyhow...I LOVE all things rustic! I needed some bar stools for the kitchen and really wanted some cedar log stools. After much shopping on-line (because there is no store near here that would sell such a stool) I decided I was NOT going to pay that kind of money for a simple stool. Fortunately at the time, my husband was working for a guy who runs logging equipment and I asked James to bring me home 4 round cedar slabs. He questioned my intent, but did what he was told...good man! I did have to by a tenon cutter that I purchased on e-bay. Not having a pattern, I guessed at my measurements and was quite surprised at how well they turned out! Thus began the beginning of my furniture building business that at the time I named Born in the Barn Cedar Creations. I have since dropped the 'Cedar' as I have become a bit more versitale with the materials I use. The 'Born in the Barn' is because I pretty much build everything in our barn, with the horses keeping a watchful eye on what I am doing...that part is a big LOVE! I'm one of those wierdo's that think horse sweat is one of the best smells in the world and I would much rather muck a stall than clean our bathroom! I hope you enjoy my creations...I know we have gotten lots of enjoyment out of them here on our farm. Born in the Barnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010927242240348128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341049227139183772.post-85426006660990526612011-11-17T07:32:00.000-08:002011-11-17T07:32:28.548-08:00Pictures thrown in a shoebox....not anymore!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPrN_X6aO1HEgZtrq6t4iEV3tTP3sGEOVLoXhwrn5YnctX5Fq7iH8qPN12F0QI-VW3Dtpjv_HX6tEgyyP6L7B_dOCNqXwgDHFh-kYVUVK_j7_l_KrMY6VtfTjmFaqRy6DV0uGuhwA77Q/s1600/framehanger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPrN_X6aO1HEgZtrq6t4iEV3tTP3sGEOVLoXhwrn5YnctX5Fq7iH8qPN12F0QI-VW3Dtpjv_HX6tEgyyP6L7B_dOCNqXwgDHFh-kYVUVK_j7_l_KrMY6VtfTjmFaqRy6DV0uGuhwA77Q/s320/framehanger.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In todays world of digital photography, it is so easy to all of a sudden have 229 pictures that need developed and then it's just as easy for them to get thrown in a shoebox with the intention of 'getting them in sorted and in their albums someday'. For me, 'someday' never seems to come and I have all these cute pictures that nobody ever sees. I knew there had to be a cute way to display them, so I went out to the barn and found this piece of wood that was once the top of a barn door, before I wacked off all the rest of the wood to use in a different project. This originally was going to be a coat rack going down to the basement for the girls room, but it was too long and I couldn't bring myself to cut it. Glad I didn't as I like it a lot here. At first I just pinned the pictures on without the frames. Liked it ok, but knew I could do something to dress it up a bit. Once again, I headed out to the barn (by the way, do you get why my blog is called Born in the Barn yet? Most all my projects are built in the barn and I LOVE having the horses nicker in agreement at my creativity) to see what I could come up with and decided to whip out some cute little barn wood picture frames. Wa-la! A fun place to display our snapshots that otherwise would have ended up in the shoe box in the cupboard for no one to see! Born in the Barnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010927242240348128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341049227139183772.post-79404124707022977722011-11-17T07:23:00.000-08:002011-11-17T07:23:57.497-08:00My latest and possibly greatest project so far!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was worried this table would look too large for the dining room, as we don't have a rather large house, and have to utilize every ounce of space possible, but I think it fits just perfect!<br />
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