Been busy!

thats brilliant pixi!!! well done you. i think you could have a dinner party on that

Hi Pixi
Well done. A wonderful renovation job there.
Not surprised your arms are tired.
Good luck with work on the chair and two stools.

well done Pixi, that looks great :-)

brill job done there Pixi, it looks great, good enough to eat off of or is it of off?? Lol. Love the cloth too.

It looks brilliant Pixi, i love it as a dining table and the seating and the tablecloth and the candles :) It all just blends like youv'e had it forever, Beautifull..

THanks all lol Grandmage! Ive absolutely no idea where that tablecloth came form..i ve had it a few years at the back of the cupboard. lol
Yes St dinner party! Long way for the 3 muskateers to come?

ty YD :)

oh :-( real shame!

Remember by Dear Mam having one of the cloths and even my Grandma.:)

Giving my age away Pixi

But what a fab job you have done.

jobs a goodun, well done. I pulled 4 chairs off a bonfire pile (before it was lit), put dark varnish on them, decided to give my knackered kitchen table a go and they all looked quite fab.

You would be more than welcome St ..jsut a long way for you to come no?
Hah ScotKat!
Ty Stevie. I love doing this kind of thing...well I used to..lol..its so much work now..my hands arms and shoulders are all sore and i got hacks in my fingers and splinters under my skin! oh well..it IS worth it in the end.
I renovated an old bureau my Dad had in his garage and an old dressing table.
I dont mind of all the chairs are different..i have 4 jade green painted ones covered in paint not sure whether to strip them down or paint white then distress them? My house is all higgeldy piggeldy anyway lol.

Wow know wonder your arms etc ache but what a lovely job you've done of it, bet your so proud of yourself, well done.

yes its a long way pixi but you do live in scotland so it has to be worth it!!!

one of these days!!! 4 jade chairs ~ 4 musketeers?!!!

It looks like one of the school desks I sat at many many years ago !.

My goodness, you're determined Pixi...that's a brilliant job on a table that most would have chucked out I think! Sorry you didn't get the one you wanted, but this looks grand now!

Its fantastic, and what a bonus that it has drawers as well!
Its a lot more substantial than a lot of the stuff you can buy now.

Lovely work Pixi :))))))))))

Brilliant job ,well done Pixi it looks great ,Don't know if I could use it for art classes after all that hard work !!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks all :)
Well 4 it is! ST lol when you coming?
Its a big teachers desk Rogi it looks quite small there couldnt get a pic to show you how long it is. :)
Well about half way through I nearly gave up K..so sore lol but well its all done now :)
Yeah need to line the drawers with paper..its all written on and ink stains etc..not sanding that! haha
Thanks Paul :)))))))
THanks Niver..I will be putting a plastic sheet over it for art classes! lol no way are they gonna get paint on it! hahah..my studio is looking more like a dining room now..such a change to the walls covered in sketches and paintings lol..ooh well. :)

Brilliant ... You're very clever :o) You've done a wonderful job and it looks great !

lol Thanks MR hYwel..not sure if I'm clever of jsut dat..so much work! :)

When you are free! Now how do you think suki would like to meet minty, pru, jazzy, sluggy and will stevie bring Gingernuts or the froggies?

Omg noooooo! She wouldnt like that at all! lol Though I would! She doesnt like other animals at all. I will need to clean out a space in the shed for..Stevie maybe lol I got sleeping bags! no beds tho..big couch and my bed only. But all welcome!

LoL Pixi...Sluggy would definitely woof at the clay gardener!
Well done with that table...it looks pristine! It's quite a job...well done!
Poor David's cricket was rained off today...........

Aw lol..and SUki would jsut hiss at you all!
Thanks :)
Aw..what's he doing instead//helping you?

We both had hangovers today, we had a late lunch and a kip and then a tuna and salad this eve. Now I am stuffed, pot bellied and feeling very uncomfortable!
Did you watch Murry at Wimbledon this eve!?

Ach lol..sounds yummy :)
Mw watch tennis? na! I used to play years ago..but I never watch sport at all in any form! I was watching some thriller/horror thing llol

I used to throw my racket around in a tantrum at school!

Oh I rmemebr throwing mine over the net! hahah Got lines for that!

Oh you naughty girls!!

You cannae beat a bit o' DIY Pixi....great job. I remember years ago I gave that Nitromorse a try on some doors - gave up after a while and ended up sending to dip and strip!!
That looks braw there. Well done.

Great job Pixi! Looks great!

lolST! THought you would have known that by now! lol
Thanks ANgie..have done a few restoration jobs over the years..jsut found this harder..must be getting old lol
I used Nitromors on a few things and it was good for most of it but still hard graft to get into corners etc.
How much is dip n strip? Thanks :)
Thanks Lil :)

;-) I'm shocked!

yeah yeah lolol!

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Well worth it Pixi, just think what it would cost to buy a solid table like that. Well done you :-)

I couldn't tell you how much dip and strip is nowadays Pixi - it was a few years ago and I think around £20 a door.

THanks WIlli :) Ah well..I'll think about it lol

Well done Pixi....it looks great.

Thanks Linda:))

You`ve made a darn good job of that desk Pixi, its come up a treat and its a fact you wouldn`t get one as good these days unless you forked out a right packet for it, I feel for your poor hands, mine took a bashing last week helping hubby with the work out the back so a bit bumped and scratched as well, lol...

You've done really well there. If your arms are still aching, just think how much money you've saved over buying one from an antique centre. That should take the pain away! Oh, did someone mention dinner? lol Jx

Thanks you two..you are right it would cost a lot..so I have to think of that..and really I dont ache so much now..its a pleasure to see. Still have to get some beeswax to finish it off ..think that's what I'll do anyway :)) Yes dinner sometime ..;)

Sounds good to me...! Jx

Haggis and neeps? ;)!

Ummm, might just have the wine. I know, I'm a philistine. Jxx

heh!

Thanks :) Yeah i always try to make things out of old things..my daughter goes nuts..she has to have everything new! lol

hahah oh i get that now and again these days from Sarah lol..she hates if i say so tho! lol

great job pixi it looks new again and loved :o))

:) Thanks :)

Wow great job ... Well done pixi

Thanks..a lot of hard work really!

I can imagine .... But fantastic end result!

:)