A Quick Kitchen Table Primitive Makeover

Today Friends, we visit with the toilings 

That Were

The Projects That Were Started Last Week!

Like a lot of us, we have a room that is an odd size with 

maybe...

Just maybe...

Too many doors and walkways, etc...

And we struggle with its practicality and use,

&

Ability to have the size of furniture that we would prefer to have in it...

So, 

With a Semi-Functioning Adult Brain at the ready,

I Remembered that we had some old Ladder Back Chairs in the Basement!

Pictured Above is the Pintrest Inspiration that set all of this in motion!

And this inspo is the one that solidified it!

Going into the 'Ber Months with a gothic heart, how could I not, 

AND I MEAN  N O T!

I had never considered painting the rushed seats before...

Our chairs were originally purchased in the wild of the Olde Hadley Flea Market,

Which sadly is no more... moment of silence for those times of old...

I'm not crying, you are.

Okay,

We are all crying!

The song playing in the background as I write this is "Fix You" by Coldplay...

Oof...

Anyway,

The rushed seats of our chairs were not in the best condition, 

and they had been the subject of many scratchings of kitties...

so,

LET THE PAINT BE THE GLUE!!!

In our finest hour of the Fine For Now Mentality!!!

I started 

with the chair 

that I thought 

was the one in

 the worst condition...

Turns out that the Pink one there...

All along the back 

Most of the strands were completely broken!

oh noooooo...

*Here's my tip*

Get yourself a plastic putty knife

so 

That when you are plastering these types of things down

you can save your fingers by not touching the hot hot lava glue!

I knew this well enough, and it made the project of smoothing and securing

so much easier!

I kept onward!

Despite the issues with the rushing

and the Paint!

I said to Paint, "Why do you not like your topcoat? I stir you the way you like,

and still you reject your lovely top...?"

These small cans of paint were bought not long ago...

I just might change brands for all of my Satin Black needs...

But still

I kept onward!

This is just dressing it up 

in the fine way

 I wished!

kk we will keep going!

OH, this too, k thnx Pinterest!

I see you...

The Windsor chairs we have

will need a Satin Black treatment too I see...

More for me to keep my mind off things, sure, sure.

The finish of the Benches we have

Is to dictate the next step!!!

Finally taking their moment in the spotlight, 

because when we ordered them in white, they came in the darker finish with black legs...

Sometime you get what you need....

Now turning the top of the plain pine table from Ikea to match it...

You know the one, its a tiny table with the under $80 pricetag...

If we ever get around to demolishing that old pony wall in the kitchen, 

maybe we will buy a second table to tack on when more (any) people come 

for the dinners or the suppers.... IDK, 

ANYWAY,

I have never. Ever. Applied a stain to raw wood before...

Looks rustic,

I think it fits the brief.

Just don't look close...

I did not mean to say that... ;-)

Hey lookit all of the shoes...

any org tips, 

anyone... anyone...

Future me prob... LOL

Meanwhile

Back at the Pintrest...

Should our Guest Room Look Like THIS...???

Oh Goodnesses and Graces there's Inspo spinning all around me now.

Furniture Edit Coming....

To put in the Basement or to Curb Alert...

That is the Question.

Yes

Yes

Yes!!!!

Cooking up Historical-Adjacent Color Pallets!

Making a list of Behr Paints to get testers made....

Story Time!

My old Apartment was a Block away from an old Mom n Pop Paint Shop,

I used to go in and browse all of the tester pots at the front displays...

$3 bucks a pop, I would fill my arms with all sorts of hues...

I still have a couple left in the basement...

Doubt they're still good, but, if I were to be desperate enough...

I could probably add some water and stir them back into being...

oh yeah,

We came to the end of our over the stove microwave days, 

and...

Finally installed that hood vent that we bought on sale 

way back when we first moved here in '16.

A good old patchy patch job was required for the duct passage, so I got out the wee

bucket of spackle & got stuck in.

Letting that project finally come to an end, 

I guess, really sent me into full steam ahead with the thoughts of a 

"Primitive Styling" for the table and chairs...

I really want to try and give us a Faux Fireback 

type of Backsplash 

for the wall between 

the stove 

and "new" hood vent, etc...

we shall see...

And that's how it got done.

Really trying to get some fun projects done & dusted.

I've been finding it really helpful since we lost the fur loves last year.

I'm really not bouncing back as fast as I thought I would, so I am finding myself taking time to concentrate on the big projects that aren't involving social media. And they are exciting new things, things that are a hope for fullfilment on a very large scale. So, with getting into the grove on those fronts, more writing and music, and videos will be made. And of course I have this new fever for the Primitive decor to drive me into fun - which is so needed for this point of the journey. 

Luck to all, for we are searching now more than ever.

x~JM

Strategy

That's all it takes

Every Day

When you've grown

In the woods

Amongst

The most invasive plants

Strategy

Numbers

&

Scenarios

Trouble Shot

& 

Worked around

I settle like sand

Churned up 

Like the Desert of Maine

Same Plot

Twisted

By the same Crop

Its a cat 

Of nine tails 

Now

Heard 

Clocking Out

After The OverTime

Triple Time

& 

Holiday Pay

The Living to Work

Stuck the Landing

As it fulfilled 

The next round

Of Famine

For the sake 

Of Carrying it over

To feast

& 

Feed

Endlessly

Until We 

Dig

Deeper

For more

Strategy

Simple and Odd ~ She Has Flown

The days have been simple and odd. 

Our dear soft lady has flown. 

Her frailty grew throughout the last 3 years, as did our resolve to retain the undying and loving commitment we had for her. As she left one aspect of living behind her, and then another, and another… we built and rebuilt ourselves around her and her needs. We would not ascend the stairs, we would not be on the couch, the rubs, the tubs, clips, and conversations became fewer, and scarce. 

The greatest gifts and trials came from my knowing her. 

The tangible context that had run through the fabric of our lives in this period, like a thread. Not holding it together, but adorning it, like a fine embroidery. Telling us for the rest of our days of the sweet stories long passed. 

It may feel like a disconnection out of sync with its full concept.  Maybe spelling out only a phrase, that once acted as a daily mantra. Edges frayed, and bits lost to wear and time. The original message obscured to you. 

I squint now at this muddled joy, gaps left by the integrity, or lack there of… 

Having leapt through this passage so quick, I now dream of the cherished freckles that gathered on that muzzle, through a lifetime of chewing on sticks while basking in the sun. Covered in leaves and pine needles, only taking a break to drink in the breeze and all of the data that could fit in a contented whiff. 

~Charli Girl~

Willful beastie 

And compulsive cuddler 

Sweet like chocolate 

Playful and smart

You will always know 

That we miss you 

By the hole you’ve left 

In our hearts

Chapter 18: Demon Suit

 

Chapter 18: Demon Suit

Demon

Let’s talk

Come for dinner 

Next Tuesday 

Or 

Stop in

For

A coffee

With me

Within me

You hide

Come out

No shame

No

Hate

I won’t 

Judge 

Your 

Hard shell

I would 

However 

Now 

Or

Never 

Like 

My 

Shiny

Soft

Innocent 

Inner

Self

Back

So 

They can know

That 

I 

Will 

Have 

Their 

Back

At 

Every turn

Chapter 15: Rebirth- The Mind Wanderers Handbook

 

Chapter 15: Rebirth 

Chrysalis 

Cocoon to Supernova 

Zero 

To

Sixty

Pull back 

And 

Launch

My new nickname 

Slingshot 

Whiplash 

Maybe

 

All

Or 

Nuthin 

All or Nuthin 

Chapter 14: Cereal for Dinner

 

‘Follow me for more recipes’ 

Chapter 14: Cereal for Dinner 

Midnight 

Pancakes 

I wish 

I liked

To cook

Confection 

After 

Confection 

Mountains 

Of 

Fully 

Sustaining 

Gorgeous 

Shapes

And textures 

And colors 

With 

Glorious 

Aromas

The 

Flavors 

Waiting 

To be birthed

Revealing 

Healing goods

Sweet 

Or 

Savory 

Nibbles 

For 

Tea

Or

Afternoon 

Snack

Bring 

Your Flashlight 

And me

To the kitchen 

In 

The Dead 

Of the Night 

Chapter 12: The Devil You Know- The Mind Wanderers Handbook

 

Chapter 12: The Devil You Know 

Disabuse 

The 

Devil

You know

Abel

Angel

On

The shoulder 

Of

A dove

Now

Knowing 

Knowledge 

Of more

Horned

Gods

Than

Those 

Abiding 

Above

Because 

Most

Not

All

Have 

Changed

Teams

Chapter 11: Little Bird - The Mind Wanderers Handbook

 

Chapter 11: Little bird

Such

A

Little 

Bird

Taught

To

Crave

Your

Cage

When

No 

Cage

Existed 

Little bird

I know you

There

Is 

A way

Build 

Your own

Home

Little bird

Guild it well

Fill it up

With

The 

New sounds

The 

Warm thoughts 

Do Not

Do

Not

Feather your nest

With 

Leftover

Dead

Memories 

Then 

You 

Will 

Find 

Your 

Wings

Little Bird