This is exactly what you think it is....a big 'ol hole in the floor between the kitchen and dining room.  If you remember, this is where I originally was going to put a pantry with a red screen door. I still love the thought of that, but now it's going to be the spot for my old time buttery. I canNOT find a picture of a buttery to lift off the internet to show you so, as stated in an earlier post, you have to actually click on this link to see for yourself the buttery I (sort of) want. Plus, this is a beautiful blog, so check it out while you're there!

http://www.behindmyreddoor.com/2011/03/kitchen-bathroom-and-life-changes.html

Southern yellow pine flooring will be going down in the dining room.  Hopefully it will look something like this....

....minus the shine. We're not really looking for flooring with this much shine.

This is probably more like what I have in mind.  I like a darker floor; however, they say (the internet!) it is better to just put tung oil on yellow pine and let it age naturally. Jim is going to experiment with one of the boards though, and stain it with different stains to see how the wood accepts the stain and what shade will work. We'll see.

Knick Knacks --- What Nots.....and other things.

All day trip to Sunnybrook on Saturday, but I totally forgot to take the camera. Really no new "decorative" pictures to take anyway; however, I saw all the plumbing work Jim has done, which is a truly good thing!

We stood on the porch and leaned around on the front porch railing to talk about where to put outdoor furniture. After hearing my list of things we need for the porch, Jim stated that I probably should plan on working for quite a while......Well, you gotta have "stuff" or what's the point in have them big 'ole porches!!

We stopped at the Restore store and I bought a $10 coffee table that I'm going to "do up"....I don't know how as yet. I'll take a before and after. Unfortunately, I left the coffee table at the farmhouse, so I can't take the before picture right now.  They had a $15 end table too....real wood. If it's real wood you can paint and sand...paint and sand...paint and sand!! I didn't get that (it had a little bit of a wobbly leg), but I wish now that I had. Jim's going to stop Thursday to see if they still have it.

We went to a couple of antique/junk shops (my favorite kind of shop) and bought stuff for a buttery I'm thinking about for a corner in the kitchen. I had never seen or heard of a 'buttery' until I saw pictures at http://www.behindmyreddoor.com/ (a post from March 5, 2011)  I wasn't allowed to "copy" the pictures to my blog, but just in case you're wondering about what one is/looks like, you can visit there and take a look.

Here's pictures of some of the knick knacks/what nots I bought on Saturday to use in the buttery. I feel like I did pretty good....What do you think?




I bought everything here, except the shelf and the teapot at a church rummage sale....cheap. And, I got invited to church!



  

This was $2 and I like it lots more than that! I'll put it with a grouping in the kitchen.

Recipe box - $4, as you can see. Probably will fit this onto one of the buttery shelves somewhere.



$1 for the set...Wouldn't you think S&P....Nope, got home S&S!  I don't mind though....for the buttery as well.



I love this $1 primitive candle holder!



Too cute to pass up for only a quarter.  I'd pay that for the distressed red frame. I LOVE red.



I got this at a different time, but thought I'd show it to you as I'll probably use it in a grouping with some of the other stuff.  It needs a good cleaning.

I LOVE this! It was NOT a quarter, $1, $2 or $4.  I won't tell you how much, 'cause Jim reads my blog! It was less than $15 though......OK, it was $15, but I really like it and I got such a good deal on the other stuff!

I got five other pieces, all $10 total price, but I left those at Sunnybrook. Those things, too, I thought would look good in a buttery.  Be sure and take a look at the ones on the link above! I'd love to hear what you think about that idea!  Everything here, and everything I bought work real well together color-wise.  I would love to have some crocks though....You know, those big heavy pottery things.  Those make great decorations for a country kitchen, and are actually functional too. The lady at the "buttery site" has two big crocks....she keeps trash in one and recycling in the other. But, those things are expensive....even if you find them at junk stores (which doesn't happen too often in my experience). 

OK, so leave me a comment if you have one!