house DIY: sweet surprise behind wall

100 year old clapboard

 This labor day weekend my husband was working on replacing some of the vinyl siding along our kitchen deck.  When he pulled off the vinyl strapping, he found 100 year old clapboard from when our farmhouse was built.  We discovered that the house was originally painted a slate blue...so neat.

pressed cane repair of old rocking chair

pretty beat up...both seat boards needed repair

Driving home from errands one day, I saw this Brentwood rocker sitting out at the curb from the corner of my eye.  Pleading with my hubby to "turn around" he groaned but relented, "the last thing we need is more junk" he said, but I felt I could give this chair some TLC and bring it back again. 

So we loaded it up in the truck, and after it sat on my front porch all winter, and all spring, and half of this summer....I finally got started.