Welcome to Susan's Met Monday! Met Monday is chalk full of wonderful before's and afters. Be sure to check out Susan's blog
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ to see more wonderful Met Monday posts. Several years ago I was really wanting a Hall Tree for my house. The one's I liked the most were made by the Amish. While shopping at a little mall one day, my hubby and I came across the perfect one. One problem, he had nothing to measure with and we didn't have a camera with us. Now my husband Dan teaches woodworking and Building Construction- beginner to advanced courses. Being the resourceful teacher that he is, he found a piece of paper, pencil and began sketching. Did I mention we had no tape measure. Well, he just happens to wear a size 12 shoe, so he used his foot as his measuring guide. Pretty Resourceful Hey!
Here is the sketch he made that day, with only his size 12 shoe as a guide.
Several weeks later, my new hall tree! He made it out of Red Oak. (Click on any pic to enlarge)
A closer view of the bottom.
A closer view of the top. My contribution was moral support and the little cushion I made. If you missed my first Met Monday Post, you can view it directly below this post. Thanks for stopping and have a great Monday. Cindy
The lovely little table that hubby recently built for me. I was so thrilled with how it turned out. I wanted something to fit in a lonely little hall corner. I found a pic on the Internet and he went to work. The table is built out of pine and he used cherry for the top. I love cherry when it's not stained too dark, it has such a rich look to it.
Here is the top view with my recent yard sale lamp purchase.
And here, fitting so perfectly in my lonely little corner. The walls here are painted a sage green and he used a hunter green for a nice contrast on the table. We just bought some simple little white knobs for more contrast and a cottagy feel.
And last I wish that our computers had a scratch and sniff button. The lilacs are blooming heavily and I have every vase in my house filled with them. We have the dark purple and light purple varieties and I love to mix them together. It's too bad they couldn't last all summer long. Thanks for coming to see my cute little table built with love by hubby. Cindy
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