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JennyJKerr
True Blue Farmgirl

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Jenny
Kenosha Wisconsin
USA
55 Posts

Posted - Apr 14 2011 :  03:13:36 AM  Show Profile  Send JennyJKerr a Yahoo! Message
I just wanted to share the bed hubby recently refinished. We bought it at an auction (where it had lived outside of a chicken coop) for $25 and then he sanded it, cleaned it and sprayed it with $3 paint.



the rest of the story and photos are on my blog: http://www.kerrfect.com/2011/02/handmade-hubby-28-antique-iron-bed-revamp/

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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl

4562 Posts

Diane
Waupaca WI
USA
4562 Posts

Posted - Apr 14 2011 :  06:34:42 AM  Show Profile
Gorgeous!

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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl

4810 Posts

Jonni
Elsmere Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts

Posted - Apr 14 2011 :  06:36:32 AM  Show Profile
Awesome! Those are the best finds, ever. A little elbow grease goes a LONG way!


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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl

1074 Posts

Connie
Ashland City TN
USA
1074 Posts

Posted - Apr 14 2011 :  06:43:21 AM  Show Profile

Score! That's a great bed!
Connie

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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl

1487 Posts

Elaine
Ocean NJ
USA
1487 Posts

Posted - Apr 14 2011 :  12:45:09 PM  Show Profile
Doesn't that kind of a buy make you feel great!?

~ Elaine
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longbeachfox
True Blue Farmgirl

322 Posts

Mary
Long Beach WA
USA
322 Posts

Posted - Apr 15 2011 :  6:04:14 PM  Show Profile
Hi Jenny...Many years ago, my husband and I found a similar buy at a farm auction. It sat in our barn for a couple years and I never realized it was gone. My husband hauled it to CA, where he was working, and started working on it after work. He polished the brass and sanded it all and painted it black, too. All this was done in secret. I went to join him in CA and it was my birthday...he gave me my bed and we have slept in it ever since. It was the very best birthday present I ever received. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Hugs, Mary

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JennyJKerr
True Blue Farmgirl

55 Posts

Jenny
Kenosha Wisconsin
USA
55 Posts

Posted - Apr 15 2011 :  9:40:46 PM  Show Profile  Send JennyJKerr a Yahoo! Message
That is a cool one! We actually don't sleep in ours, we like a big bed and this is a double. Our house guests and my father use it when they come visit though and he LOVES it!

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misspittypat
True Blue Farmgirl

102 Posts

lila
osceola mo
USA
102 Posts

Posted - Apr 16 2011 :  06:49:17 AM  Show Profile
love the bed! it looks sooo cozy
love the photos!

lila


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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl

673 Posts

mary jo
michigan
673 Posts

Posted - Apr 17 2011 :  06:11:39 AM  Show Profile
very cool-i love it when hubbies get on board with our ideas! i really like the bedding on it too it looks so very inviting and cozy. enjoy

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caseyscottage
Farmgirl in Training

17 Posts

Stephanie
Independence MO
USA
17 Posts

Posted - May 09 2011 :  10:59:36 AM  Show Profile
That bed is absolutely beautiful!
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl

898 Posts

Krystle
MT
USA
898 Posts

Posted - May 10 2011 :  1:32:09 PM  Show Profile
Gorgeous! I have been keeping my eye open for a find like that! Way to go!

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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl

1495 Posts

Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts

Posted - May 10 2011 :  1:39:30 PM  Show Profile  Send BarefootGoatGirl a Yahoo! Message
I want one of these in my living room. I grew up mid-western country where a lot of people kept a spare bed in the dinning room (we did). It was always nicely made and piled with pretty pillows. It was perfect for watching tv, curling up with a book, or giggling with my sister. In my house on the farm, I had a day bed in the living room where the kids and i use to pile up for nap time on winter afternoons.



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HelenaMarie
Farmgirl in Training

26 Posts

Helena
Bay Shore NY
USA
26 Posts

Posted - May 12 2011 :  09:12:54 AM  Show Profile
GORGEOUS!! I just love when I get a great find like that. It's so exciting!

**Helena


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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl

2707 Posts

Beverley
atlanta Michigan
USA
2707 Posts

Posted - May 14 2011 :  4:11:16 PM  Show Profile
I am looking for one too in a queen size.. I hope I find one as nice as you did!!!!

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Turtlemoon
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm

378 Posts

Tanya
Port Orchard Washington
USA
378 Posts

Posted - May 22 2011 :  2:40:40 PM  Show Profile
luv it!

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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl

478 Posts

Judy
Jackson Michigan
USA
478 Posts

Posted - May 23 2011 :  04:58:18 AM  Show Profile
Wow! Very nice.

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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl

863 Posts

Emily
Fort Atkinson WI
USA
863 Posts

Posted - Jun 14 2011 :  9:54:50 PM  Show Profile
Nice! I am so jealous! I've been dying to find a bed like this.....especially at that price!
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