So I have a problem.
I see the beauty in ugly things.
My husband does not.
Let me explain. Trace builds things: custom closets, entertainment stands, shelving, tables, beds, dressers...custom stuff. He hates IKEA "junk". He HATES Wal-Mart "POS's" even worse. It's almost embarrassing to walk down the furniture isle anywhere because he grabs, let's say a chair, and wiggles it till the poor things nearly falls apart. Then he exclaims, "See, Tara, peice of crap." (Which in my mind I'm thinking, "well, dear, if we lived in Kansas where tornadoes occur, then it might be a problem...but we don't...and I don't really do any shaking while I'm sitting. Do you?)
Anyway....long story short- I inherited some fancy old stuff. An old round table from my parents and some 70's style chairs from my S.I.L., Lena.
Needless to say when I so PROUDLY brought them home, Trace gave me the "I married a crazy lady" look. He looked at the chairs and said, "You know...paint can't fix everything." Then he looks at our house-trailer and says, "Even if you painted that thing the prettiest color you can think of the siding would still be falling off, the metal and wood siding would clash, the roof would still be odd, the windows would still leak, and the floor would still shake when you walk. You can't always fix ugly."
Well, now I am bound a determined to fix this set up to be cute. I'm painting the table WHITE and the chairs yellow. I got my inspiration from this (CLICK). Meanwhile my kids play on the porch while I work to create my masterpiece.
Dot sits in the swing that we hung in the door frame...very classy.
This is the table that took me like 35 days to sand down. Holy COW...sanding sucks. That is why I invested in some stripper (not the Las Vegas kind). It works wonders. I got rid of that yucky varnish stuff in 15 minutes...with the help of my large muscles.
It's a good thing Dotti loves this....
Cause I have a feeling she is going to be spending some time in there in the next few days....just so I can prove Trace wrong. (Which NEVER happens. To be quite honest, I'm right like 5% of the time...which leaves him with the glory and bragging rights 95% of the time [for those of you who aren't good at math, mom, I helped you out] And I'm not guaranteeing that the chairs will be sturdy or last through a hurricane, all I'm saying they will be dang cute when I'm done. 
11 comments:
I can't wait to see pics! Did you stay in az or go to Texas? And yes you have very very cute kiddos!
ummm hello! come and redo my chairs that i've been meaning to get around to for the past 7 months! they are also wiggly/squeeky so you would like them, but not trace so much. i need a fixer-upper friend out here:) scratch that... i just need you out here. and yes- you do make beautiful kids. i can't even believe how big dottie is now! what happened to her being a baby:( tyler asked me the other day if when you come to visit you'll let him "hold" your new baby... cute huh? k. can't wait to see how your project turns out. come finish mine when you're done!
oh my goodness she is so dang cute, just like her momma!!! That last picture is adorable.
that is going to be super cute! and trace sounds just like matt. just like! but you do always have the cute kids card to save you should anything go wrong, which i really doubt it will. enjoy your ugly fixin!
stripper. haha.
Brody is riding a bike? It's like life has gone on without me. crazy. And dorothy is SO cute. You're looking mighty fine too...
P.S. with a wood deck like that, you had better be out there clogging to Rocky Top and Old Time Rock n' Roll on high speed for at least 30 minutes every day.
i love your inspiration picture!!! and i also love that dot is only in a diaper and brody is in jeans and a long sleeve shirt...not quite sure how to gage the temperature on that one! haha. i love miss dottie cakes. she is so precious tara. i could stare at that last picture ALL DAY!!!
I'm proud of you.. You go girl I know that will be a masterpiece!! Can't wait to see it. I like your brothers clogging comment ha ha that should be your next post you clogging on it a video. I loved your comment I sure miss you.. Dorothy is too cute she has big girl hair she's big and so precious. Banning is going to be heading that way probably minus his family of 12 you should come back to Utah with him then have you fil fly u back there someday. Glad I finally saw your trailer It rocks
I give you an extra Thanks for doing the math for me, Tara. You're an angel. and I must say a pretty good fixer upper and writer.....and comedian. haha
Can't wait to see the finished product!! When you are done with yours feel free to come re-do my kitchen table and chairs:)
ps...sorry my kids were at your house last night!!!
So were you working on your trailer house too...like sanding it down....oh wait....oh....that's how it normally is? Ok...moving on...
So I'm sorry I didn't bring my little devil to your lovely house(just the way it is) to play with Brody. Thinks came up and I needed to take care of my dad while my mom had to leave. So hopefully next time. I guess that is what you get for coming to Las Vegas and not stopping by here! HA!
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