Church Pews in the Home

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I love to see a repurposed church pew!  The one above would be in an entry hall or mudroom area.  I love the family photos and coat hooks above it.

There are quite a quite homes in our area that have them. A week or so ago, on my posted entitled "Courtyard Oasis," there was a church pew on the porch.

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Baskets underneath are good for storage!

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Love the paint on this one! Vintage suitcases are another option for storage.

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This nice long foyer is an excellent spot for this church pew.  I love the art gallery wall over it!

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How about the kitchen?

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This one is so shabby chic cottage style!

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And here's one for the bedroom!

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This is a really unique way to use a church pew, make a headboard out of it.

Yes, I'm working on a project with Hunter involving a church pew.  I have always loved them but never had anywhere to put one.  A couple of weeks ago, I saw one from a fellow blogger that gave me an idea but I'll wait to share that one when I reveal mine.

Pictures above are via Pinterest.  I tried to find the original sources but could not.  If one of these beautiful pictures belong to you, please let me know and I will promptly give you credit!

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DIY Rope Plate Chargers

Just wanted to share a quick project with you!  Awhile back, we purchased a piece of 1/4 luan plywood which costs about $18 a sheet.  I've made quite a few projects out of that sheet and still have some left.  I made the shell plate chargers, the PB inspired beverage dispenser tags, the back porch art and now square plate chargers.

We started by cutting out 14 inch squares, which were too big.  Hunter cut them down to 12 inch for me.

After painting the squares white, I starting hot gluing the rope around the edge.  I purchased 3/8 inch sisal rope from Home Depot.

I made another little goof up here.  I should have cut the corners off the square BEFORE I starting applying the rope but we cut if off afterwards.  I started on the outer edge and worked my way in.  I used a square plate to help determine how many rounds of rope I should have.

Here's a lot at them on last week's tablescape.  So using one piece of plywood, I've completed quite a few projects and I still have some left!  Mmm, what to make now?

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Thrifty Corner

This is a spur of the moment project in the corner of my living room that I haven't finished with yet.  I'm actually working on my office and I needed to find a new home for this old music cabinet. 

It actually belongs to Hunter.  He bought it at an auction several years ago for $25.  All the insides were gone including the Victrola up top but the cabinet itself was in perfect condition.  Hunter tends to buy what he likes without regard to where he's going to put it.  Since it was in such good shape and my cd/radio fit in it perfectly I offered to take it off his hands.  I think when Hunter grows up and moves out, my house will be a little empty!

Now on to  my our recent find.  You see the two top landscapes?  Hunter and I were at an auction a couple of weeks ago and five painted canvases went up.  Nobody bidded and the price had dropped down to $3!  My hand flew up, along with Hunter's at the same time!  The auctioneer got me at $3 and Hunter at $4!  So, we got five paintings for $4.  I used two of them here.

The two smaller paintings are recent Goodwill finds.  The framed painting was $5 and the unframed $2.  I do plan on framing all of them.  Like I said this was a spur of the moment project!

A little closer look....

Now I need a little advice.  Should I paint the floor lamp or maybe put a lighter shade on it?  Maybe when I get the frames, I need to go with a white or light color?  Whatca think?

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Tiki Hut Reveal

This is my 100th post!!!  It seems like just yesterday that I started blogging.  While I have learned a lot, there is still many more things that I don't know.  It makes it harder when I use dial up internet!  I can't visit like I want to becuase it is so slow!  Since I truly live in the countryside, DSLis not offered in my area and I've been trying to find a decent satellite internet service that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.  I do want thank all of my followers and the visitors that stop and leave such lovely comments.  I do read each and every one of them!

Now, on to the tiki hut.... We put in our pool last year and yes, I mean "we."  Well my husband and son anyway, but that is a story for another day.  Once the pool was in, my husband starting thinking about a tiki hut.  Of course, we hadn't planned on this before the pool and concrete went in.  We kinda think of things as we go along!

We were in a nursery in Baton Rouge one day and he saw these behind one of the buildings.  They were previously some type of trellis and were sold for $1000!  I think that's why they weren't sold, they were too high!  Anyway, the manager agreed to sell them to us for $10 a set.  I think my husband ended up getting four sets.

This is what it looks like today.  He used 2 of the panels and dismantled a couple more for the roof.

The skinny bamboo was actually cut off the side of the road!  Since the bigger bambo was too big in diameter to use nails, he used long bolts to secure them together.

We stained it last year but it seems that we may need to do it again.  We purchased the thatch online though Home Depot.  At the time, I search the web and they had the cheaper price.

He secured it to the fence to make it extra sturdy. We had planned this area for a small table and chairs.  If we had planned ahead of time (which we never do), I would have made this larger.

I picked this up recently at a yard sale.  I painted it green with a little hint of blue and hung it in the hut.

The two chairs were in someone's trash! I've had them for about 7 years now.  I think I have painted them just about every color you can imagine but I like the black best for this area.  

Here's a view of it at night with the lights on in the hut and all the torches lit.  My husband is tiki torch crazy!  I think he has about 25 of them in the backyard alone!  and that's in addition to the landscape lights!

I'm not completely satisfied with the small amount of furniture I have in it.  People really like sitting here and there's usually extra chairs crammed in there.  Oh, well, one day I'll have one of those light bulb moments and I'll know what I want to do...hopefully...unless you have some ideas you could share with me?  I'd love to hear from you....

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Dirty Rice For the Recipe Box

Remember Ms. Lucy from last week's recipe, well here's another great recipe from her show.  This recipe makes a lot so we usually freeze the leftovers.  I think some people may refer to this as rice dressing.  Now, it does have gizzards in it.  I wouldn't tell anyone that for a long time because they wouldn't even try if they knew!  I'm not a fan of gizzards either but that is what makes this dish and if you put them in the food processor and chopped them down fine you won't even realize they are there.

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked rice

1 lb ground meat

1 lb gizzards

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 cup chopped onions

3/4 cup cup chopped green bell peppers

1/4 cup chopped celery

3/4 cup chopped green onions

salt, pepper and red pepper to taste

Cook your rice, set aside.  Brown your ground meat, drain, set aside.  Boil your gizzards until done.  Drain liquid, chop in food processor until FINE.

Saute the chopped vegetables in a pan until soft. Add in the ground meat and gizzard.  Add in the rice.  Stir really well to mix it up good.  Add salt, pepper and red pepper to taste.  I like mine a little spicy but not so hot I can't enjoy it. 

And that's it!  Simple but delicious! The original recipe called for 1 cup of oil and I have tried to reduce even lower than 3/4 of a cup but it didn't have the right consistency.  I also did not add as much celery as originally called for.

If you try it, I'm sure you'll like it!  Thanks for stopping by!

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It's Tiki Time!

It's tiki time! After revealing my beverage cart yesterday, I decided to do a tiki hut week!  My centerpiece is actually a tiki hut style with a Surf Shack sign! 

I used a burlap colored tablecloth and draped the center with a fish net.

The surf shack came from Lowe's, I got it cheap at the end of summer clearance.  I scattered a few shells here and there..

I used my rope chargers, red square plates, and green salad plates.  The red square plates are currently on sale at JCPenney for $6 a piece for the month of May.

Bamboo flatware from Marshalls, vintage napkins,and clear acrylic glassware complete the table setting.

Another view.....

I hope you enjoyed this tiki tablescape.  Please be sure to check out my next post where I show my husband's tiki hut that he built last summer

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Beverage Cart Reveal

We finished the beverage cart!  It turned out great and I actually like the color!  So many times we paint these and then I don't like the color.  It can get frustrating!  This is the cart before.....

Remember when I took you on a tour of Hunter's barn?  This cart was also in there.  Hunter used a grinder to take the rust off, took it apart, primed and painted it for me.

We used purchased the primer and spray paint from Home Depot.  They have such a good selection of colors.

Here's my tiki hut beverage dispenser.  A great yard sale find for $5!

Isn't it cute?  I think it originally came from Target.

Since I've got tiki hut's on the mind, I think I'll do a post later in the week showing how my husband built our tiki hut.  If you're thinking of getting your own beverage cart, check out my earlier post.  I shared some very creative ideas I found.

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