Welcome to the sixth Time Travel Thursday linky party at the Brambleberry Cottage.
Are you ready for another trip back in time and into the future?
Then hold on to your seats, and let's crank up the engine!
I've wanted to build a yard conservatory—out of vintage windows—for some time now. And I was finally able to talk my Yankee project partner into it this week.
We pulled the basic bones—the windows above and the old chippy-paint board below—out of the barn a few days ago and began construction.
Don't you just love vintage chippy?!
It didn't take long to construct the basic conservatory.
Honestly, I was glad to get this part done though, so we could move on to the really fun part—
EMBELLISHMENT!
I pulled these old legs and spindles out of our stash in the barn, because in my mind, I saw this lovely lady-to-be standing on pretty legs.
We needed something with character to camouflage the rough areas where the windows were joined and to cover the plywood that was used for the base.
So...
out came more vintage beaded boards.
Once all that was taken care of, it was time for the really, really fun part—
DECORATION!
These old door escutcheons were perfect for the gabled ends.
This rusty ornamental iron piece and vintage tin panels came from our favorite salvage yard.
I think the scrolly designs of each are just fabulous. Don't you?
Giving her a tin skirt was another decorative feature that seemed to evolve as we went along.
See where we used the chippy-paint board and the escutcheons?
The vintage knobs and curly cutouts—from the tin panels—added just the right touch to the gable peaks.
I was delighted to find this old filigree door handle at the bottom of a bin of vintage hardware in our workshop.
These old decorative wood pieces were scored at a local junk shop. I had two that were perfect for dressing up the front and back.
I added some plants and a vintage statue to "pretty up" the inside.
Yep! I think they look great in there. What do you think?
I've been waiting a very long time for this conservatory to come into being.
But, I have to admit, good things do come to those who wait!
To get all the how-to details for making your own conservatory visit here.
Linking this fun project to the
Linking up to Kathleen's for White Wednesday, Gina's for Transformation Thursday, Suzanne's for Vintage Thingie Thursday, Leigh's for Thrifty Thursday, Stephanie's for Strut-Your-Stuff Thursday, Tere's for Party Time Thursday, Jessica's for Favorite Things Friday, Becky's for 100 Ideas Under $100.00, Cindy's for Show and Tell Friday, Allison's for Hooking Up With HOH, Carolyn's for Make It Yours Day, and Jillian's for We Can Do It Cheaper.
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