Show us yer house and house-related meddlings

[fucthest8]

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We got the bed assembled! Long long day with much help from friends. Mrshakes is sleeping there till we move properly on Monday. So much still to do!

This is a lovely pic, hope you don't mind me saying. You both look ace.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I bit the bullet and made a start on one of the chairs. It's going to be a fair bit of work but i reckon they'll look nice finished.

 

[moonsi til]

Tackling the front door

 

[Aladdin]

Tackling the front door

Second photo....

Scene from horror movie..

 

[Saul Goodman]

I spent hours looking online but couldn't find anything I liked, so I made some placemats to protect the table surface. I cut them from a sheet of hardwood veneered plywood, stained and lacquered them and glued felt to the bottoms... And I don't think I like them

 

[Aladdin]

I spent hours looking online but couldn't find anything I liked, so I made some placemats to protect the table surface. I cut them from a sheet of hardwood veneered plywood, stained and lacquered them and glued felt to the bottoms... And I don't think I like them

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Perfect sizing for your FEBs

 

[kabbes]

I like your placemats and I love your table but the combination of placemats with table is a clash of wood grains that doesn't work for me. I know that it will devastate you to find this out.

 

[bimble]

I spent hours looking online but couldn't find anything I liked, so I made some placemats to protect the table surface. I cut them from a sheet of hardwood veneered plywood, stained and lacquered them and glued felt to the bottoms... And I don't think I like them

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This is the problem with having a table that you really like, you start caring about it getting scratched and stained and stuff and find yourself making things like this .
My DIY coasters :
They stick to the bottom of hot mugs because of something to do with the varnish, its really annoying.

 

[Epona]

I spent hours looking online but couldn't find anything I liked, so I made some placemats to protect the table surface. I cut them from a sheet of hardwood veneered plywood, stained and lacquered them and glued felt to the bottoms... And I don't think I like them

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I think they look at odds with the table, myself - if you didn't want them though you could probably flog them on ebay or similar - they are lovely place mats - just not with that table.

(I'd go with something in a contrasting material)

 

[Aladdin]

I spent hours looking online but couldn't find anything I liked, so I made some placemats to protect the table surface. I cut them from a sheet of hardwood veneered plywood, stained and lacquered them and glued felt to the bottoms... And I don't think I like them

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Some dark grey paint or black laquer might sort it.
They're a decent size and the felt backing is a great idea.

 

[teuchter]

Old wooden tables are supposed to be a bit bashed up.

It's stupid to try and make them perfect and then put additional things on top of them to protect them. The additional things will never protect it completely, and cover up the thing that you wanted to be perfect and look at.

It's almost as bad as people who don't take the protective film off electronic devices.

 

[Aladdin]

Old wooden tables are supposed to be a bit bashed up.

It's stupid to try and make them perfect and then put additional things on top of them to protect them. The additional things will never protect it completely, and cover up the thing that you wanted to be perfect and look at.

It's almost as bad as people who don't take the protective film off electronic devices.

Well the worst is this really.

 

[Saul Goodman]

This is the problem with having a table that you really like, you start caring about it getting scratched and stained and stuff and find yourself making things like this .
My DIY coasters :
They stick to the bottom of hot mugs because of something to do with the varnish, its really annoying.

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I was going to look for a large tree to cut rings from but from past experience they tend to crack.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I like your placemats and I love your table but the combination of placemats with table is a clash of wood grains that doesn't work for me. I know that it will devastate you to find this out.

I think they look at odds with the table, myself - if you didn't want them though you could probably flog them on ebay or similar - they are lovely place mats - just not with that table.

(I'd go with something in a contrasting material)

This/these.

 

[Epona]

I was going to look for a large tree to cut rings from but from past experience they tend to crack.

Honestly if I had that table I wouldn't be pairing wood with it for place mats, I would go for a dark leather (or easily cleanable faux leather) OR if you want something more modern, brushed stainless steel (or something that looks that way) with cork backing.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Honestly if I had that table I wouldn't be pairing wood with it for place mats, I would go for a dark leather (or easily cleanable faux leather) OR if you want something more modern, brushed stainless steel (or something that looks that way) with cork backing.

Leather was my first choice, but something lighter. I spent too long looking but I'll probably end up back there.

 

[clicker]

I'd go leather.

 

[quimcunx]

I like your placemats and I love your table but the combination of placemats with table is a clash of wood grains that doesn't work for me. I know that it will devastate you to find this out.

This. Nothing wrong with them but the clash.

 

[bimble]

I was going to look for a large tree to cut rings from but from past experience they tend to crack.

yes, they do crack, as well as sticking to your mug.

I'm not doing placemats, too big and annoying & would hide my beauteous table, if messy food is happening i just chuck a bit of linen on the table then wash it after.

 

[Aladdin]

Leather was my first choice, but something lighter. I spent too long looking but I'll probably end up back there.

Cut up a few jackets or something.

Actually toughened glass would be cool.

 

[Callie]

Can you flip the placemats over to show us what the felt looks like on the table?

 

[Aladdin]

yes, they do crack, as well as sticking to your mug.

I'm not doing placemats, too big and annoying & would hide my beauteous table, if messy food is happening i just chuck a bit of linen on the table then wash it after.

Yep. Table cloths are my go to. I've an old pine table and it always has a cloth on it.
And there's a walnut table here that has a table cover made of rubber and felt and a cloth over that.

 

[WouldBe]

Cut up a few jackets or something.

Actually toughened glass would be cool.

I was going to say glass.

 

[Aladdin]

I was going to say glass.

Some people cover a whole table in it. I'm not a fan of that. But glass place mats would be cool. So long as they were strong and relatively unbreakable.

 

[bimble]

nah, the sound of plates & cutlery scraping around on glass is just miserable.

 

[Epona]

nah, the sound of plates & cutlery scraping around on glass is just miserable.

My parents got one of those toughened glass chopping boards, the noise sets my teeth on edge (ok mild autism, it doesn't take a lot for a noise to annoy me) and surely it dulls their knives

 

[bimble]

My parents got one of those toughened glass chopping boards, the noise sets my teeth on edge (ok mild autism, it doesn't take a lot for a noise to annoy me) and surely it dulls their knives

yeah, its just wrong imo.

 

[bimble]

Saul Goodman just wants a nice bit of red and white gingham, that'll sort it, in keeping with the olde worlde charm of his table & chairs.

 

[Saul Goodman]

My parents got one of those toughened glass chopping boards, the noise sets my teeth on edge (ok mild autism, it doesn't take a lot for a noise to annoy me) and surely it dulls their knives

Knives on glass... Nooooo!

 

[Epona]

Saul Goodman just wants a nice bit of red and white gingham, that'll sort it, in keeping with the olde worlde charm of his table & chairs.

Saul Goodman 's table is going to look like this whatever