These are lovely!I don't know if you will all remember when I said I let hubs have some design input and I would share it later. He is building our range hood cabinet & is adding a small shelf to it, per my request. He asked me if I would like to add corbels to support the shelf and an applique piece to the front of the cabinet. I thought that would look nice. Here's where we had different ideas. I was leaning towards something with a simple design he was wanting something a bit more ornate. So, we looked, I liked the ones with acanthus leaves, he wanted grapes. At first I wasn't to keen on that, but decided that I didn't really mind and if that's what he really wants, then that's okay. I also got to thinking that it would tie into an heirloom piece that my grandmother made in 1943. My grandmother was a hardworking woman & she really didn't have much time to express herself artistically, (she made dresses for me, but that was following a pattern, she also occasionally crocheted without a pattern), so that makes this piece so much more precious to me. It's the only thing I have from her.
Hubs put this in a shadow box and I have it hanging on the wall in my dining area. We were talking this weekend and he's going to build a better box for it, either out of walnut or oak (stained to match the kitchen cabinets).
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The corbels...I will share the applique piece later.
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I just love special treasures like that! Especially from a loved one! It’s just so meaningful... I wish I had more things from my Goosie! I do have her recliner... it’s not the prettiest thing but I’ll never get rid of it cuz it’s all I have of hers.... oh wait, and some chicken decor
