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Decorating the Cottage Interior
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" What are the advantages of living and working at a resort communities -- we've had heavy real estate turnover and consequently big turnover and furniture takes. This is one of my favorites Jews. Bob I'd like you to meet Judy walker -- out of the Bob Vila next to me Judy I think we'll shop -- now do you specialize in --"
" We do not very. Some anti some reproductions that."
" London of the browse now this is a great boat model."
" I -- comes out of Miami was probably built in the 1920s. -- How much is it. Well and how much you paid for yet I'm not sure how much -- or so if not resilient well it probably will be I think and the retreat is 975. And that wonderful we have an old shop you mean this isn't an old and now he liked it so much that he copied this so this as a reproduction that counted man yeah."
" not a lot of."
" Are priced right not a crisis but you've done some shopping here already or what have you picked out yeah I have this land for instance. This -- that -- right here yeah well it's true to period for the house. It's kind of 1940s and a real forties right. Like the price -- twelve bucks to my. Here's some other things that we found two fiesta ware. And they're in the period colors that are from the period. That's a 75 send -- does while. It's terrific we've got potatoes cloth out of the fifties to complete -- and are used stuff like this for -- are -- absolutely and stuff yeah absolutely save us a lot of dollars there they've got a box it's got something over here -- ought to show it to. What do you think of the -- platform proper now isn't that a Victorian piece yes at this late Victorian. Something somebody might have brought down further when her home here in Florida 3040 years ago OK are we going to use this one. Yup feel like it we've got a -- Well you've already started on one of us a little rockers here haven't you Jeff yes sir we've been working on. Now is this new new material yes Bob this is the thriller rubber living. What did you find here when you took the seat apart well we found was a nylon covered it kind of Latin. This is what we found -- rather than eleven to keep the phone from falling to see so you're putting all the weight of your body where it was tonight and just we'll very notable -- yes. I mentioned this is in the same condition. Well we can find all left. Just take a pliers to pull back. This should come off so easy last on bit."
" Yeah so -- for the do it yourselfers upholstery jobs before their very welcome them and it looks pretty good but I guess it's not terribly sturdy as it is -- OK now let's go back to this tournament where you've already put in the webbing. And give us an idea what you do next and Oregon and hours put in to the -- foam. Bonded. This cotton. Bedding on the surface of those this is natural -- is -- And why do you need down on top of the -- well adds to the thickness and give a little bit more padding and accustomed friction. Fabric against the and that's what gives it the rounded. For the crown okay. Next step is that Patrick. You've already cut the fabric yes there. Did you just use the old sneakers you've got a little bit bigger than the old pattern because we're adding more fluently. -- area."
" And this is just a cotton almost looks like shirt material right there it's standard cotton picking. Affordable material retro -- stuff. And now what now it is the line arm straps Keaton stray north and rooms start in the rear. With you oh you're shooting staples -- and you got a compressor."
" So you put the staples practically one right next to the other head to head the Internet because that the -- so close. That we need to trim through and he does that through all of that. And what size try to about a quarter inch into the -- these things. On things from. So it looks like it go north south east west and then you fill -- in between. Yeah you have got to go this flag and is planning -- support to the poems. It's a process. OK what's next. We're trying to separate close Bob so that we can that are double uptrend mom okay. Okay -- ready for our cremate -- out -- Alexander. -- Let's just made up on the sewing machine yes or -- made this up this special book and it gives us the nice trimmed affecting enabled us back on dissident. Nice job thanks you're welcome thank you."