Show us your vintage home!

[jamespowers]

Thank you Stray Cat.

Here's a better shot of the fish. Just plain old goldfish. Koi were $6 - $8 each, these guys were 10 for $1. Might get some koi after I see how they hold up to the local wildlife.

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Gee, they are that cheap?! I might have to move from mosquito fish to gold fish. I think they will get along fine in my ponds.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

 

[Stearmen]

Is that photo upside down?

 

[dh66]

That's how they catch the mosquitos

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[jamespowers]

That's how they catch the mosquitos.

Uh, no.

 

[Atticus Finch]

Since mid-May, I've been working on this vintage-style herb garden for Jackie. Its actually began when she wanted me to build a screen to hide the propane tank and recycling can. I built the left side of the wall to hide the tank….but decided that it would look more balanced with a right side, too. Then I figured I ought to build a piece of wall down the property line to better "define" what she was now calling her new garden. We like our neighbors, and I didn't want it to look like a spite fence, so I stepped the wall down to ground level and left the path between our houses open.

But then the whole thing looked silly without a door.

So I built the arched-topped door with a burnished metal insert that says something about wine and truth in Latin. I bought the insert from a guy on the internet. Evidently, he owns nice plasma cutter. The door is actually larger that it appears in these photos. Its 46 inches wide (so that I can get my riding mower through it) and the gate post is seven and a half feet tall.

When I had finished the construction, Jackie nicely stained and painted the woodwork and has begun decorating with river rock and old wine barrels and herbs.

AF

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Unique..and very nice AF..!!
HD

 

[dh66]

That looks great A.F.
I really like the way it steps down when it turns the corner, and the spacing of the boards.

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[1mach1]

Thank looks very nice, AF! I like how you rounded the bottom of the gate as well.

 

[Stray Cat]

This looks wonderful, Atticus Finch!
The door really makes the difference here, and makes this garden a truly lovely place to be at.

 

[Atticus Finch]

Thanks, all. Jacqueline is enjoying her new garden greatly!

AF

 

[Touchofevil]

Nice, crisp, professional, and clean! I really like the door, especially how the bottom is curved. All around, classy and fun.

 

[Atticus Finch]

Again, thanks for all the compliments. Here's another shot of the door while still in construction. It is made mostly from white pine, which can be prone to rot and pest infestation. To prevent that...or at least delay it...I borrowed a trick from the wooden boat builders in my home county. Copper naphthenate. I soaked almost an entire gallon of the smelly stuff into the door prior to staining it, hence the copper-green color in this photo.

AF

 

[1mach1]

Very interesting. I have never used the stuff, but I have heard it works like a champ, if you can stand the smell.

 

[dh66]

Not vintage, but seems to fit the mid century design of the home.

We actually ordered this living room furniture back in April just after we bought this house, but it finally showed up today.
Vintage would've been preferable, but choices are often limited, and my kids have already jacked up one vintage sofa.

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[MikeBravo]

I love that! Just my style

Pardon my ignorance, but what does "jacked up" mean?

 

[Big Man]

Here's a side view of my vintage home (built 1907) as seen through the windshield of my '48 Plymouth as we were coming in from a nice, leisurely drive around the lake this afternoon.

 

[Stearmen]

I love that! Just my style

Pardon my ignorance, but what does "jacked up" mean?

It means messed up, or in this connotation, not working properly or as intended, torn apart.

 

[dh66]

Here's a side view of my vintage home (built 1907) as seen through the windshield of my '48 Plymouth as we were coming in from a nice, leisurely drive around the lake this afternoon.

This is an AWESOME shot Big Man!! Everything about it.

 

[dh66]

Thanks for the help Stearman, yes, torn apart pretty much nailed it.