Cape Cod Co. Lantern & Dining Room Update

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuYAdhyokcb5SRNzIyRDi7JXwg-ZWF_CRq1j2FI8-7ZAvBBAXqIwl63vj3reDu6a4ThQOEpiZ5vMv7Dcxq0pxBqMQpOwQ0YW7Bzoiw7HzANvrDwzuqqQgv8JczDn67eLrNxdqAYOII3M/s1600/IMG_8587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuYAdhyokcb5SRNzIyRDi7JXwg-ZWF_CRq1j2FI8-7ZAvBBAXqIwl63vj3reDu6a4ThQOEpiZ5vMv7Dcxq0pxBqMQpOwQ0YW7Bzoiw7HzANvrDwzuqqQgv8JczDn67eLrNxdqAYOII3M/s640/IMG_8587.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Finally, there is light in the dining room!   <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEIV7DFthmGMHcYiQFwPVC8GpjIGazJHADzrHDxd2gQ6dNe51EI8Qdj1j4v3k9iGrJZk4AdMa1OLIWiKbwRNuJsTVnOM0E5mbxBQtlb99Rx2NksZ0z7edxayjJkS_Onc3JiSgjRU7JcA/s1600/IMG_8591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEIV7DFthmGMHcYiQFwPVC8GpjIGazJHADzrHDxd2gQ6dNe51EI8Qdj1j4v3k9iGrJZk4AdMa1OLIWiKbwRNuJsTVnOM0E5mbxBQtlb99Rx2NksZ0z7edxayjJkS_Onc3JiSgjRU7JcA/s640/IMG_8591.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br />More specifically, a light.  Or should I say, a lantern.  The lantern.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNTbKBqEvr3sxdSNpGg-AjLkQb88ztwwrzO3X7T6fhgG8d8ohv0inaftY5Zu_t0LTDcyC7tuvk3usFa2FiTxjIH_M2Qvm4BnHShWJar1aTmLcVENLgPKtFsUAkJkfW6qjTMJ45-i4oy8/s1600/IMG_8596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNTbKBqEvr3sxdSNpGg-AjLkQb88ztwwrzO3X7T6fhgG8d8ohv0inaftY5Zu_t0LTDcyC7tuvk3usFa2FiTxjIH_M2Qvm4BnHShWJar1aTmLcVENLgPKtFsUAkJkfW6qjTMJ45-i4oy8/s640/IMG_8596.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />After chatting with Mike's mom, Joy, about my vision for the fixture, I told her that I wanted something that felt authentic for a "Cape Cod" style house.  Being Joy and an expert in all things unique and special, "Have you looked at Cape Cod Lantern Company?  They are in Chatham.  I believe they make all of the lanterns at Chatham Bars Inn."  Only Joy would know great things like that sitting in KC!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq8ybDV-WrQWrwDMG-1Iy97JJuyeaujr5HRDouguuHBTkwg4G67d1E9B-ERKVWBUEWC-I24Xni1gER9klBQs_vDIk7qoy8e9r2QwIusCYtBaFTXwptumdYsOu0tEsFfGfQHMYwsoXNuo/s1600/IMG_7057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq8ybDV-WrQWrwDMG-1Iy97JJuyeaujr5HRDouguuHBTkwg4G67d1E9B-ERKVWBUEWC-I24Xni1gER9klBQs_vDIk7qoy8e9r2QwIusCYtBaFTXwptumdYsOu0tEsFfGfQHMYwsoXNuo/s640/IMG_7057.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  Do you remember <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/05/cape-cod-weekend-classic-new-england.html" target="_blank">my post about our stay at the Chatham Bars Inn</a>?  I oogled over the authentic fixtures and lanterns that hung seemingly everywhere on the property.  The photo above (no, that is not my family room...) is of the sitting room at the Inn. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwUkaRxLeZ0O59XNepp396DF3-zTmkAD54bhuSFnPpMMp6utIRlA6hD6UJXDtLKl1Cwn0CwqmVv_trrpoSSNvy-aipfry82BGa8oWnUHvrg2C5RG21qBbNTIhlHffRJG5aUdOwRYrYDY/s1600/IMG_8585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwUkaRxLeZ0O59XNepp396DF3-zTmkAD54bhuSFnPpMMp6utIRlA6hD6UJXDtLKl1Cwn0CwqmVv_trrpoSSNvy-aipfry82BGa8oWnUHvrg2C5RG21qBbNTIhlHffRJG5aUdOwRYrYDY/s640/IMG_8585.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fEGf2mbIu_OYd9vJoPBVjj1nxvPmW-K2Yi-FXgXqmBOq9YVLAKX6GmBOFE8RbFP1oGRTWxqnwx4l5UNOn2n9VDzAKRD-Bua6cczd6yoyaAmktDqflCX6TdgzLReF5AkS5hyphenhyphen467lgPJs/s1600/IMG_8599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fEGf2mbIu_OYd9vJoPBVjj1nxvPmW-K2Yi-FXgXqmBOq9YVLAKX6GmBOFE8RbFP1oGRTWxqnwx4l5UNOn2n9VDzAKRD-Bua6cczd6yoyaAmktDqflCX6TdgzLReF5AkS5hyphenhyphen467lgPJs/s640/IMG_8599.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />So, I immediately searched their site and found the <a href="http://www.capecodlanterns.com/store/products/4-hanging-lanterns/512-5652-concord-hanging-lantern/" target="_blank">"5652 Concord" Lantern</a>.  Not only did I love the style but I loved that this particular style was a nod to our New England home, Concord.  Perfect.<br /><br />I love it.  It is simple, yet very striking.  The scale is lovely, which I was a little concerned about before it arrived... would it be too big?  Not big enough?  But, alas, it is just right. <br /><br />I love that it is an authentic, handmade representation of our time in New England that hangs in the center of our home.  I imagine that we will take it with us to all of our future homes.  As Mike and I drove through Mission Hills on our way to dinner last weekend, I noticed all of the graceful lanterns that hung in front of the front doors of the large stately homes... maybe someday...<br /><br />I'm not big on souveneirs, I mostly rely on photos instead of sweatshirts, but I have to say... This is one great souvenir!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg025vKA51sCDd-y4tx4pWTaw9VwYmikMjO_DeO4ichyphenhyphenSakarPto97c-3TJrplonW0MzGrGLUyMNdG4cpkUldrF7mg95-DxoKwvWxB2GTvnmWnVTE2SfLADs2X4Xpl_6EgIcj3Ut2IaUnA/s1600/IMG_8600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg025vKA51sCDd-y4tx4pWTaw9VwYmikMjO_DeO4ichyphenhyphenSakarPto97c-3TJrplonW0MzGrGLUyMNdG4cpkUldrF7mg95-DxoKwvWxB2GTvnmWnVTE2SfLADs2X4Xpl_6EgIcj3Ut2IaUnA/s640/IMG_8600.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I had it made (all of their fixtures are handmade to order) in Antique Brass finish with clear glass to compliment the original brass fixtures in our house.   The un-laqured finish will weather and age with time. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XC_EvMD__L-YMqJylb11l_iFHr4Cr7wRucTOE6_55_AkgeVdF73JpB46hCUTha9YG-2AeZn_5XRdp_qCGnOYIBU8l64kHQ_J5JiNZiQSrwNb26QO6B8gBI5pOqhevWJQ0qiUA0njNCs/s1600/IMG_8605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XC_EvMD__L-YMqJylb11l_iFHr4Cr7wRucTOE6_55_AkgeVdF73JpB46hCUTha9YG-2AeZn_5XRdp_qCGnOYIBU8l64kHQ_J5JiNZiQSrwNb26QO6B8gBI5pOqhevWJQ0qiUA0njNCs/s640/IMG_8605.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> You may also notice a peek at our Christmas decorations that are beginning to take their places.  In our windows, I've hung fresh bay leaf wreaths.  They smell soooo good.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mMfPMhqTTnIrOHt9hNL4CR-ydVmGNU9Hi1xSLfKI2vMQoeJ1QTF93TeGqAfpmrktncK69_oXJMAi4SUYoP_PiYWNnFRwsbvBamNk4dtt4G2Sr2UapySqFCseQeIdLqbq_nurh5q3uPk/s1600/IMG_8614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mMfPMhqTTnIrOHt9hNL4CR-ydVmGNU9Hi1xSLfKI2vMQoeJ1QTF93TeGqAfpmrktncK69_oXJMAi4SUYoP_PiYWNnFRwsbvBamNk4dtt4G2Sr2UapySqFCseQeIdLqbq_nurh5q3uPk/s640/IMG_8614.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Here is another look at the room - a couple of stacks of plates, compote of tangerines, etc., piled in the center of the table from my holiday header shoot for the blog.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX1kdEQJ9OQwKRy-AJPOnydGY2lJ6SX8KAQ00Mqe2lwsYJCR96sZjgAZI1xuAYUcoPJ_q3MnZqGABj4d4aa1nllt1_L-HbH8zCU7QcdESbNnf2kKiiNMvolY7Tftrg8PF2j5D4La6NRo/s1600/IMG_8607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX1kdEQJ9OQwKRy-AJPOnydGY2lJ6SX8KAQ00Mqe2lwsYJCR96sZjgAZI1xuAYUcoPJ_q3MnZqGABj4d4aa1nllt1_L-HbH8zCU7QcdESbNnf2kKiiNMvolY7Tftrg8PF2j5D4La6NRo/s640/IMG_8607.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another "authentic" decision for the room was to feature photos from our travels.  As I was getting ready to order some random prints of botanicals and birds, I decided to take a more authentic approach to the artwork that hung in our home.  I decided to have 11x14 photos from our favorite experiences displayed in the room.  <br /><br />They are framed in frames that are painted the same color as our trim, Navajo White in Satin.  The walls are painted navajo white in flat.<br /><br />Above : Stowe, Vermont and Martha's Vineyard<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmhDfET_PNVw3U6IEWEgexFoQbrLt3LHNivQtRmwAY3_ZXwtNzUN-eoMyVVHDwJrffl5FE9lt8Vf7bK7ekKAAMM9Rs9tQXJ-e5aywcdnnGzyoAwUPY7VGPbJiZ3Z8nALzcn4-6faMwes/s1600/IMG_8609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmhDfET_PNVw3U6IEWEgexFoQbrLt3LHNivQtRmwAY3_ZXwtNzUN-eoMyVVHDwJrffl5FE9lt8Vf7bK7ekKAAMM9Rs9tQXJ-e5aywcdnnGzyoAwUPY7VGPbJiZ3Z8nALzcn4-6faMwes/s640/IMG_8609.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I included a caption of the place and date of each photo. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9dUXm6uoUkYwe5kNJvEKA9FNrwXBlLXdabvpRYaCmRmUNAeuF4ze47V79g7VRxF223IdUaNbLbtNi1P8anIT5A77AdPf5HZjgJT5OQiui498hbAMIJlyY__aU1TxMSvpVY31QR3w5Hw/s1600/IMG_8610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9dUXm6uoUkYwe5kNJvEKA9FNrwXBlLXdabvpRYaCmRmUNAeuF4ze47V79g7VRxF223IdUaNbLbtNi1P8anIT5A77AdPf5HZjgJT5OQiui498hbAMIJlyY__aU1TxMSvpVY31QR3w5Hw/s640/IMG_8610.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We plan to keep adding to our collection... maybe someday we'll have an entire wall gallery devoted to it... I imagine it in a long hallway - in the same stately home in which the lantern hangs in our entryway.  <br /><br />

Cape Cod Co. Lantern & Dining Room Update

Finally, there is light in the dining room!   More specifically, a light.  Or should I say, a lantern.  The lantern.  After chatting with Mi...

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Home | DIY | Wooden Hutch for our Dining Room

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcWcLK70vUMZQ0MolHAHfCvjOKsBH1a2BnGJXp8iMEBvJq2kLCaeIhXhADt7Lc8_Dv9cFfxyjabugyntKaMB40Fo4y9_C_YslW4PT1cPI3Fq1pcfrH2GLvFKCeOTpE98qgqEY52diV-4/s1600/IMG_0494.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"></span></span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qDmIt91CDuuddXYkJjqu4yfAK9BbK3koc3YNOcw0aBE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcWcLK70vUMZQ0MolHAHfCvjOKsBH1a2BnGJXp8iMEBvJq2kLCaeIhXhADt7Lc8_Dv9cFfxyjabugyntKaMB40Fo4y9_C_YslW4PT1cPI3Fq1pcfrH2GLvFKCeOTpE98qgqEY52diV-4/s600/IMG_0494.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not ones to be reluctant to try something new, Mike and I tried our first (and successful) attempt at making furniture. We made a huge wood hutch for our dining room to hold all of our new wedding presents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Materials = $250</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">14 pieces of 1 x 12 x 8 oak</div><div style="text-align: center;">4 pieces of 1 x 4 x 8 oak</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 piece of chunky crown molding (9.5 linear feet)</div><div style="text-align: center;">finish nails</div><div style="text-align: center;">wood screws</div><div style="text-align: center;">screw driver</div><div style="text-align: center;">table saw</div><div style="text-align: center;">miter saw</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 pint of walnut stain</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 pint of hand rubbing polyurethane</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We started by cutting the back pieces (6 - 1 x 12's side-by-side) to be 7 1/2 feet long (height of the hutch). To age the wood, we used a hammer, rocks, nails, etc. to create divots in the wood. we sanded all of the edges of each piece, weathering the wood. After distressing, we stained the wood with a walnut stain and applied a coat of polyurethane.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To assemble the stained and distressed wood we created a box on our garage floor consisting of the sides, top and bottom of the hutch. We placed the planks that would to make up the back on the wood box and attached it with screws. Then, we stood it up and installed the shelves, screwing them in from the sides and back to add stability. We attached the 1 x 4 pieces to the front of the cabinet with finish nails.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We cut the crown molding to fit the top of the cabinet and stained and distressed it separately. We had to install it once it was in the dining room or it would not have fit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/W_--ZMJ2vB2fcdQcRIe-WifAK9BbK3koc3YNOcw0aBE?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRewO6gAfrtbDw048k_cqcZxvw4MHkCqLWJ1e00rGRQBlQVdlr_S9V0x0XqmOO5buF4WcKhos_jfuCQi51uSelrrjXyEB46riH0EEFNUGHyBIUGPWnknRgk3D12nsMXYLCcpG85zcfcg/s600/IMG_0421.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Home | DIY | Wooden Hutch for our Dining Room

Not ones to be reluctant to try something new, Mike and I tried our first (and successful) attempt at making furniture. We made a huge wood...

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