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subterrain

two deep breaths away from a mommyblog sponsorship

Jul 13, 2010 20:38

I am trying to be back around again, even though it means I get a lot of flack for being antisocial from the hausfrau, who is on summer vacation and has only my poor wretched self for company at the end of the day. The rest of the time he spends cooking me dinner and feeding socks to the dog and brutalizing the back deck in the name of building ( Read more... )

rl, month of the shut-in

Comments 9

featherjournals July 14 2010, 04:24:41 UTC

I'm glad you're back! Don't you dare leave us again. *sobs*

Melodrama aside, it really is nice to get a glimpse into what's going on for you.

I'm happy to hear that you have your own nook - personal space is incredibly important in a home that is shared.

'Hausfrau' just made me burst out laughing. :D

I kinda like the second idea for the legs rather than the first or third one. The iron claws are...maybe a bit heavy (in appearance) than the filing cabinet can compensate for. They need really grand furniture on them. Like an ancient, cushy, upholstered couch of fluffy velvetiness. Or...something.

Moving on! Houses are always a bundle of projects from what I understand. I hope you enjoy working on yours. :)

subterrain July 15 2010, 02:43:18 UTC

Also, the clawfoot thingies are short, and the whole thing definitely needs to be more than four inches off the ground, that's for sure. I need my liquor within arm's reach, you hear?

Thanks for weighing in - I swear I will not huff off in a sulk/forget my lj password again anytime soon! :>

fourfreedoms July 14 2010, 08:07:18 UTC

Good to see you back! Can I just say, that is a very shiny deck!

subterrain July 15 2010, 02:40:12 UTC

In its defense: it rained all day. I will not have anyone thinking I have a free hand with the lacquer brush, oh no no.

valiant July 14 2010, 08:26:01 UTC

HEY!!!!

I like hairpin legs. They are super retro-looking and truly make me think of this 70s library I used to go to when I was a kid. But you may have more stylish sense than I. I'd be like, "I'MMA PAINT IT PINK!"

subterrain July 15 2010, 02:41:07 UTC

Pink with off-white trim, I CAN SEE IT SO CLEARLY. I'd store my hair ribbons in it.

burnthemap July 14 2010, 13:06:09 UTC

I'm so glad you're back!

Oh man, I am full of opinions! It's kind of amazing that you have such a nice card file, those things go for a quite a few dollars these days - I would kill for one. How tall do you want it? Because if you want it side-table height (which makes sense to me?), I worry that hairpin legs that length might not be able to hold the weight of it. Also, the proportions seem a little wrong - the hairpin legs look a too delicate, maybe? And I think the spindle Home Depot legs might be too much wood.

I'm really into vintage industrial stuff right now (like, um, everyone else), so I can totally see some forged-iron legs on it - like these ones from Lee Valley if you roughed 'em up a little (in the vein of something like this. You could probably even commission something simple like this, or this, or this from a local iron works for pretty cheap, get the exact measurements you need, and have them stick some tiny casters on so you could move it around. You could also do something diy like thisAlso, well done with the ( ... )

burnthemap July 14 2010, 13:13:30 UTC

Oh, I messed up the html. Oh well. You know what, I just did some googling and I think I'm wrong about the hair pin legs, they might hold the weight. I like those best out of the three options you provided!

subterrain July 15 2010, 02:53:37 UTC

Thank you for sharing your opinions! I desperately need them. And it occurs to me now that there is a place right in Inglewood that would do that sort of thing! Mr. Wrought Iron (here's their catalogue of custom furniture). But, dude, iron workers. THEY CALL THEMSELVES MISTER FOR A REASON. Also, their whole store front is super intimidating because they, obviously, model their security-door wares. It's intense.

Your deck (with the planters! naw!) has seriously inspired me to not give up on my stupid house. My problem is that it just feels like such an unending series of huge projects. I was talking to Owen about how I had the apartment pretty much done - done to like, Ikea standards, but DONE - because I couldn't actually change anything. No crown moulding, no painting, no floors. But now I look at the light fixtures and want to rip them out of the ceiling, which is not a reasonable or realistic reaction. One thing at a time. Or something.