When I did my “Inquiring Minds Want To Know” post, one survey response was this:
I really like your furniture repurposing posts. Maybe you could do a post where you give the specifics (as in time frames) for how long it takes you to go from purchase to sale with an item detailing exactly how much time you put into your work.
When I started putting this post together, I wondered why it took me so long to build this bench. I decided to look at my photos in chronological order to see what else I worked on during this time.
June 4, 2012
12:18 pm Pictures of the toy box bench
12:19 pm hosed off these chairs so I can paint them
12:57 pm measure and cut boards for a flag
1:17 pm painting the boards
1:24 pm measuring for the back boards to hold the flag together
2:04 pm painted the blue square, found a star template online, printed it and cut it out.
2:10 The star is done, time to drill a couple of holes for the wire.
2:22 pm Project finished, ready for staging and photographing This flag was for a guest post.
3:24 pm I rummaged around in the shed to find my next project.
4:22 pm I’ve cut the foot board in half and installed some side braces
5:56 pm take a few more after pics of the toy box
7:45 pm find some rope to stage the brown chandy hanging from the tree
7:51 pm I work on taking some photos of Jamie’s Chair-that I’ve yet to complete. I’m so sorry girl!
8:45 pm I light the candles and wait for it to get dark
9:22 pm It’s getting dark
9:24
9:25 I couldn’t resist taking a picture of the moon.
June 5, 2012
12:06 pm I start to work on the seat for the bench
{lunch}
1:55 pm Work begins on repairing the slats on the bench.
{patch the pocket holes etc of the bench}
5:11 pm the chairs have been painted
6:42 the bench is ready for the paint booth
7:08 primer has been applied
June 6, 2012
11:17 am some freebies find their way to my house, one of which is this vintage record cabinet
11:28 am I take some time to stage a sponsored project.
12:02 pm the bench is ready for a last coat of paint in the paint booth
12:09 pm It’s time to get started on the record cabinet. I remove the bad veneer
12:18 pm I break out the orbital sander to smooth things out
12:23 pm the orbital sander makes quick work of this job.
1:10 pm time to clamp the loose veneer on the bottom of the cabinet
2:42 pm final coat of paint is drying
2:48 pm clamps are removed, veneer looks great
{4pm hair appointment}
June 7, 2012
10:13 am Pleats are ironed, getting pinned in place
10:28 am pleats are pinned in place (notice the new chairs?)
10:38 am I test it out on the bench (dry fit)
10:53 am I start stapling the ruffle to the bottom of the seat
11:31 am More staging pictures of my sponsored post
11:33 am
11:38 am final “after” picture of the bench before it gets the seat
11:38 am on final “after” picture of the no sew pleated seat
11:41 am tada! It’s done! If you missed this bench, you can see the tutorial titled Upholstered Twin Headboard Bench
I spent the rest of the afternoon working on the vintage record cabinet.
I don’t want you to think all work and no play makes gail a dull girl…
Cousin Terry and I went on a jeep ride one evening to a local park to take in some of the scenery.
From one of the several lookouts.
There you have it. That’s how I spend my days when the weather is cool and I can work, work, work.
gail
ps just a little note to tell you that I wrote this post a week ago. As I was tweaking it on Tuesday night around 10:30, I LOST it. I had to re-write the entire post. It was after 1am when I finished. hmph!
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Let no one ever say you don’t work all day long! You get a lot done. 🙂
OMG I can’t believe how much you can accomplish! U R my new hero 🙂
lol! You are one driven woman!!! Thanks for the run-down, I have some days like these myself… 🙂
Your day(s) look like mine and my hubby wonders why I don’t get anything done! LOL
And… I HATE it when the posts disappear! Just like the one I had written on my bench cushion it only posted about the first 1/3 of it. (Thanx again for the alert!)
Whew, I am exhausted just reading it. I gotta take a nap! Now I know why my projects don’t turn out like yours~~~apparently, I am lazy to the bone!
Good gracious…I’m exhausted just trying to follow in your tracks!!!
No wonder your arm hurts like it’s about to fall off! No rest for the Re-puposer!!!!
Still love the orange and purple lawn chairs!!!
That isn’t the only thing in this post, that I love. But those ARE FANTASTIC FOR LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY AND EFFORT…right?
Pat
You are my kinda gal! LOL I have extreme project ADD and tend to have my fingers in many projects at one time…thanks for sharing a glimpse into your daily grind!
LOL Gail! My day is very much the same, moving through a few projects, waiting for glue or paint to dry, designing something else, etc. BUT you didn’t include your many hours of blogging and checking email!
Ooh, I like the idea of mapping it out 😉 Your days make me tired!
I would love to come spend a couple of days with you and learn, learn, learn . . .
wow – you get a lot done in a day! thanks for posting these details. love your projects!
LOL, Jamie@OwlReally! I totally saw that in my head!
Gail, you are the master multitasker! I can do that with housework, but when it comes to projects, I tend to work on one until it’s finished. If I put it down, it may not get picked back up. Case in point, my daughter’s insulated school snack bag that I started last January and still haven’t finished 12 days out from the new school year…
If you mapped it out, you’d look like the Family Circle kid. 🙂
i am the same way when weather permits…. my mind doesn’t rest much, and because of it neither do my hands!
I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted! And then you had to write the post twice, that’s just creul!
It’s interesting to see your day that way.
Holly
Wow, you are busy! I love that accomplish so much! I tend to jump around in my projects too, but my husband just calls me ‘scatty’. Hmph!
xx
Okay girl. Now that the rest of us feel like a pack of slackers! I can relate to the part where you hop from project to project but somehow it seems like mine never get finished.
That bench looks great.
one busy bee! Great post, even if it makes me feel lazy in comparison ;o).
Hugs and have a sweet day,
Sue
OMG!!! you are sooooo busy, sure you must be run ragged and to think you still find time for hair appointments and some fun in between and then still share with us other humble beings, no wonder i thought you were a goddess, lol.
smiles
Paola