The Weekend Country Girl

July 30, 2020

A Seven Foot Buffet Table for the Far from Perfect Patio

We bought a stainless steel tool bench table top that was dented because it was dropped in shipping for $45.00 a year ago. The top is a stainless steel sheet covering workbench hardboard and weighs 83 lbs. I didn’t know exactly what we were going to do with the tool bench top but I convinced […]

July 21, 2020

Hairpin Leg Cedar Desk and Shelves

Have you ever held onto something for a long time time just waiting for the right time to use it? I do, probably too often, but this time I am so glad that I waited. In 2014 my dad gave us a load of cut cedar. I thought at the time I would never use […]

July 16, 2020

Next Steps on the Deck

Now that the deck and the porch are connected, I consider them one thing. Not so with Mr. Math. He still considers them separate so I will give you the deck only run down on what we still need to do to get it finished. The porch is on the horizon. First we need to […]

July 15, 2020

Phase 1 of the Deck is Done

When I shared with you the Far from Perfect Patio furniture I told you the deck wasn’t ready for you to see yet but as of 11:00 a.m. today, phase 1 of the project is done! Woo hoo! We have a great group of friends who love to get together to hang out, eat, and […]

July 9, 2020

The Far from Perfect Patio Furniture

Hello friends from Providence Acres where I always seem to have a project going and my sweet husband does the heavy lifting. We are in the process of building a deck on the back of our house. We are adding a total of 240 square feet of semi shaded outdoor space that will connect our […]

June 11, 2020

1940’s Chest of Drawers

Waaay back on December 30th Mr. Math and I headed off to collect a chest of drawers, vanity, and mirror. Somehow along the way I also picked up a lime green claw foot tub but that is a story for another day. The furniture belonged to my friend’s grandparents and had been in a garage […]

April 26, 2020

Laundry Room Touch Up

We have a small laundry room right off the mudroom and kitchen that has no door to close it off. There are two openings to the laundry room, two windows, a full sized sink and cabinets under and over the cabinets, a full sized top load washer and dryer, and upright freezer in the teeny […]

April 20, 2020

Finds From Our Week in the Woods

We just spent a week at the Redneck Retreat. The weather was beautiful and we spent the week getting some projects done and spring cleaning. It is the perfect place to walk and enjoy nature. There are trails, creeks, a pond, flowers, and animals a plenty. While on one of my walks I discovered an […]

April 8, 2020

Kitchen Plans

Well hello there. I don’t know about you but I seem to have a lot of time on my hands right now. I just watch the news once a day because man, it is heavy. I am working from home 2 1/2 days a week but the whole no commute thing means that I am […]

April 4, 2020

Updating a 1990’s Butcher Block Table

I don’t know about you guys but I am ready for a few things to change. I am ready for a little warmer weather, to be able to have friends and family over, and for this whole stay at home thing to end. I hasn’t all been bad around here though. We live on 15 […]