tangible
My parents made an unexpected trip down this past weekend…a visit to drop off some furniture.
One piece that I have loved since I was a child.
A McDougall kitchen cabinet.
Oh how I love you bread drawer,
you built in flour sifter,
you pull out enamel kneading table,
and you roll down storage area…
The cabinet has so many lovely small details. Wire baskets, spice containers, the hardware. I love the utilitarian-ness of it all. It just functions so well even after 100 years. It is wild to think that I have something in my house over 100 years old. A real and tangible piece of history.
{the crane is for a project I am flirting with right now…}
March 5th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
what a beautiful piece of furniture and history. i absolutely adore it. how special! love the crane too. can’t wait to see what your next project is. xo
March 5th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Oh, that’s such a beautiful piece! And made even more special by your memories of it. Lovely.
March 5th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
I just saw a similiar cabinet at an antique store and it was a huge fortune!!! What a lucky piece to have in your family! Wonderful!
March 5th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Lovely piece of furniture!
March 5th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
i am totally jealous. beautiful and special.
March 5th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
very cool!
March 5th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
That cabinet looks like it would be fantastic to work on. It reminds me of the one that Almanzo built for Laura in The First Four Years.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
that is gorgeous! yay for you and the boy [and trixie - who seems to really like it!]
[tangible… good word]
March 5th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Amazing! I love all of the not-so-hidden features.
I’ve just started folding paper cranes as well, for wedding decorations.
March 6th, 2007 at 4:26 am
the most charming cabinet
March 6th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Wow, beautiful! I’ve never heard of a builit in flower sifter, that’s so cool!
March 7th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
I mean..flour sifter!! A flower sifter would be very interesting indeed…
March 7th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
shari - I love that it has such history
amanda - I totally agree
vanessa - I feel really lucky
sarah - thank you! (and thanks for stopping by again)
risa - I have been coveting it probably since I was a child
michelle - I think so too
helen - it doesn’t need too much work…it is in really amazing condition
(thanks for coming by)
lisa s - I love how she explores…I love the furniture!…so much space for my art
lori - how large are you making your cranes?
(thanks for stopping by)
maditi - I am so glad to have it!
johanna - a flower sifter would be pretty cool…I wonder what flowers it would sift out?
March 10th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
What a treasure!
March 13th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
what
a wonderful
cabinet…
so lucky
to inherit things
like that…