INGREDIENTS OF A 50’S KITCHEN MAKEOVER:1. rip up the floor, tear down the wallpaper, trash the hideous 70’s stove, fridge and file cabinet. (why there was a file cabinet in there to begin with is beyond me)2. 3 coats of porch paint. (mint! it is my fav 50’s color after all…)3. drag in (with much effort) a retro stove & fridge4. de-hoard 30 years worth of accumulation in every square inch of cupboards (prior occupants)5. fill back up with collections, of course!
and did the ‘overlay’ trick to show what the space looks like now.amazing how little has changed!
can you tell im running out of blog fodder? 🙂 from top:we trashed the crate troller thing the croquet set came in. so now we cart it around in this woven apple cart (i heart the wooden wheels!) i found this church pew bible holder at a flea market & forced it against its will to house the postcards i have been obsessively collecting. my girlfriend gave us this chicken feeder. god knows where she unearthed it. but we looove it,so a very long powerwashing later, its a new nest for coffeecups. (thanks, jill!) twine ($3 spool at dollar store)…
ah. kids camp. now that we have one its much more fun! this years will be more fun that ever, now that we’re ‘seasoned pros’Â (thanks to everyone’s help– especially becky) stay tuned for the plans- and thanks for the pictures all!
… because doesn’t everyone have a hoarder’s stash of these somewhere?if not, you can find that anywhere not that virtually every city is non-smoking now. its pretty self-explanatory, but you drill, stack, and employ a lamp kit that you can pick up at any big box store (like this: http://tinyurl.com/4zcb8ta) and… more uses for old stuff: PLANT POTTER becomes TP DISPENSERPULL CHAINS become SHOWER RINGSRETRO STATE PLATE becomes DRIP TRAYMEAL ORDER RACK becomes PHOTO DISPLAY
we picked up this decrepit hardware store nut and bolt bin a few years back at the Ravenswood community yard sale ($15 bucks, if i recall). it has since become a receptacle for the antique tea cups that keep appearing around camp…
laid back. fun. adventurous. meet heather & chris. they were married at Wanda last year. Here are some of their engagment + wedding shots. and their company: VAVOOM PINUPS!
— when the day’s work is over, the farmer’s wife provides a grand meal for these friends,-Such an occasion is described by the Latvians as a “Talka. … Sometimes five or six farms will be visited before the party returns home.” This coming April 30th we will be hosting our annual TALKA, with 30+ friends coming to help us paint, plant, repair, and open up our dear Camp Wandawega for another season. Here are some highlights of the chain gang (we mean ‘work party’) from years past.(thanks erik law for always having his camera handy!)
nothing is more fun that repurposing junk.a quick tour of some stuff laying around the house… whiskey decanter reincarnated as a mouthwash dispenser.(with a retro shot glass of course)  – decanter ($4 yard sale) toolbox as book caddy   – toolbox: found in an old garage nut and bolt organizer as a tie clip holder  – wooden case: picked up at a flea market in argentina $15