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Quite an achievement! :eusa_clap
Quite an achievement! :eusa_clap
Wild Root said:IKEA? I believe all mattress sizes were standardized in the 80's or something
... I have a twin sized mattress on it right now,
I checked a mattress store here and saw all the sizes they offer... nothing fit. I know a place in AZ that makes custom sized mattresses... not cheap but, I could get one that fits.
Yeah, I have a few radios, I'm a collector of the dumb things so, there ya go.lol
Oh, and thank you very much!
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GOK said:Right...so why is it called a twin when it's meant for only one person?
How brilliant! I love your photos and costumes!HistWardrobe said:My house is a bit earlier than golden era (1859) and I've chosen to "interpret" it in the style of the year of the famous visit that gave the house its Warholian "15 minutes of fame." That means, authentically not just a bunch of 1860's stuff but an accretion -- from 18th century (mostly repros), lots of 1830s-40s stuff (originals) through to 1860s.
These pix are from the first year I lived here. Rooms didn't yet have enough clutter to look truly Victorian. Now they're "getting there" but still need a bit more going on, like getting some nicely ornate repro moldings, as the 1970s remodelling meant the end of the originals, alas.
Working on bonnet making in my parlour about 3 years ago, with my late, great best friend, BobDog
Calling the Virginia Reel at 2003 Christmas Party. Had barely moved in, windows still "nekkid", before I got the swagged burgundy damask drapes & pelmet
Two of my friends getting tea ready at a small, private living history get- together. The teacups ARE 30's but the wrong 30's (1830s).
The kitchen, on the other hand, is in an addition built around 1900 and has sort of a 30s-50s farmhouse kitchen feel to it. One of these days I'll just go with that look - when I finally build my 19th c repro summer kitchen outbuilding and all the 19th c kitchenalia collection has somewhere to live, thereby freeing up my kitchen to be what it really wants to be.
On the basis that there were people in the 30s-40s who had antiques too, I think the venue, particularly the large central hallway, easily lends itself to rolling up the rugs and cranking up the Victrola and I can update the look by bringing out family knicknacks and furniture from later eras.
The Seagle Building had its origins in the 1920’s economic and land boom. Conceived originally as the “Hotel Kelly”, the project went bust before the last floor was poured. It sat unfinished for over a decade – an eyesore to many in Gainesville. Finally, in the mid 30’s a Jacksonville entrepreneur, Georgia Seagle, along with the University of Florida, the city of Gainesville, and Federal money finished the building naming it after Georgia’s brother, John F. Seagle.
The building served mostly the University in the years following its completion. Having difficulty meeting modern fire codes as time past, the building lost most of its upper floor tenants. By the late 60’s the Florida State Museum was the building’s only occupant. Upon the museum’s move to the nearby campus of the University of Florida, the building fell to complete abandonment and was eventually sold to a developing company from Kentucky for $1 with the understanding that the building was to be completely renovated.
In 1983, the newly remodeled Seagle Building was once again a viable piece of real estate. Changes included modern wiring, plumbing, telephone and cable jacks, a fire sprinkler system, emergency diesel generator, an added internal concrete stairway providing two fire escapes for every floor, and many other improvements. The first 6 floors have been designated commercial space – the area which concerns this website – roughly 40,000 sq. ft. The remaining 5 floors are residential units; with 4 units per floor with the exception of the top floor which is one unit.
Wild Root said:Ah, that makes sense... I figured it'd be something like that... know any where I can get a 3/4 mattress?
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