Wednesday, July 28, 2010

A Snag - Stubborn Sewing Machine and a Hideous Kitchen

Well, my Elna sewing machine hadn't been touched in about five years, and apparently felt quite uncooperative as a result. I dropped her off at my local repair shop, but alas, I received a call today saying it's something in the electrical board...so now I have to find an actual Elna dealer and cross my fingers that it's fixable.

I'm not in the mood to buy a new machine or search Craigslist for a used one. I have too many other house projects to spend money on! I did, however, get one coat of black paint on my chairs, and I'm going to like those a lot. Still no decision on fabric though. And I dropped off one of the old MDF boards from the chairs - our local hardware store is wonderful and they're cutting new boards for me so the chair seats will be solid. It's always nice when your guests don't fall through during Thanksgiving dinner.

While I'm waiting for a verdict on the sewing machine, I'll be searching for ideas to replace my very dated, very large stained-glass quail in my kitchen cabinet. I couldn't bear to take a picture of it as a stand-alone, so I'm showing one from my son's college graduation. It's embarrassing. (Not just the quail stained glass, but the entire kitchen!) Eventually, I will muster the courage to paint the cabinets that beautiful white I see in so many inspiration rooms, but for now, I have to master smaller projects.

1 comment:

  1. I know what you mean Karen. One small project at a time. Though your chairs are quite a project, and the results will be huge - cant wait. Think i will do the same and put my kids into pics as diversions to areas im not happy with as a camouflage!!! Most of us have rooms to update and bring up to our current tastes as things change. No need to be embarrased - it doesnt look that bad...Thank you for your comment on my blog,very much appreciated.
    Rebecca x

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