Shortly after Dan and I got married my mom gave me her old chairs. They were in a sorry state so I decided to refinish them. It's only taken about four years and man, was it a beast of a project. If you're doing it right, refinishing furniture is not for the faint in heart.
Before:
After:
Unfortunately, I still have two more chairs to finish. But finish them by the first of September, I must. I'm so sick of this project I can't draw it on for any longer.
And for Abby's Birthday we got her a baby doll bunkbed. I painted that too and made her some 'blankies' for her dolls. It matches one of the baby quilts and bedding I made her awhile ago which you can revisit
here.
Meet Daniel and Brittany
The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.
Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.
After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.
Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.
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4 comments:
Way cute. I would love to see a close up of the stiching you were telling me about. Very beautiful. Love the chairs too.
wow, these are so great! i hope you will be passing on this fabulous talent/skill on to your lucky daughter!!!
Love the way you refinished the chairs - lovely.
dude, you're freakin' amazing!
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