Thursday, March 29, 2012

Growlery - Wainscoting

"best lichens"

A couple days ago I removed an old weathered (and falling apart) fence leaving me with a pile of boards. Yesterday I cut'em up and nailed them to the wall, trying to use the ones with the best lichens on them. No, I cannot define "best lichens", but I know what they look like. This morning I ripped some pieces for the top cap. Then I drank more coffee.




Installment: Beer, coffee, lamp and 1410

Switch plate.  I really should replace the actual
switches - ivory, brown, ivory. Anal?

24 comments:

  1. George AMarch 29, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    You need a Murphy bed in there for afternoon siestas.

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  2. Gunnar BergMarch 29, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    It was a hard decision - cot or workbench. I decided I could nap in the chair.

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  3. Mimbres ManMarch 29, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    The wood is nice.

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  4. Tony T.March 29, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    Very nice!!!!

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  5. Gunnar BergMarch 29, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    Thank you. I like it too.

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  6. reverend dickMarch 29, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    I like the weather beaten wood. I think I would recognize the finest lichen upon sight also.

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  7. Tom G.March 30, 2012 at 5:24 AM

    Damn Gunnar, the growlery is looking real nice. The lichen was a great idea. You should have been an interior designer.

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  8. Tom G.March 30, 2012 at 5:28 AM

    Also, it's nice to know that J.R. Watkin's Co. of Winona is still going strong after 144 years.

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  9. Tom G.March 30, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    Nut sure why, but their tag line here:

    http://www.jrwatkins.com/jrwatkins/store.cfm?Store=97F87899-C0A8-F7E7-2CE9084C1BC6F495&Country=Can

    made me think of you.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 30, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    The wainscoting makes the room...well, that and the Kvale. Lovely switchplate too.

    Best,

    Rick M.

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  11. Gunnar BergMarch 30, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    @Tom, I am not stubborn. I am right. If I was wrong, I would change my mind.

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  12. Silk HopeMarch 30, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    Yo...! I know a place you can get push button light switches with abalone detail. would really get your retro look finished off.

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  13. Gunnar BergMarch 30, 2012 at 8:02 PM

    ??? Honestly, I never thought of it as retro. I thought that it was just a bunch of comfortable old stuff. But you are absolutely right, it probably is retro. Whatever that is.

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  14. Silk HopeApril 2, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    lemme know.

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  15. Silk HopeApril 2, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    and.... don't give me that B.S. you know what retro is. Old fool is retro.

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  16. Gunnar BergApril 2, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Lookin' forward to giving you the extensive Growlery Grand Tour.

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  17. Gunnar BergApril 2, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    Old Fool is retro. :-)

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  18. Silk HopeApril 3, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    I,ll supply the "Gars". What's your pleasure?

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  19. Silk HopeApril 3, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    I thought these maybe useful for you and your readers.

    http://www.wordnik.com/words/growlery

    Mr. Hope

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  20. Gunnar BergApril 3, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    'Gars. Nothing special. Any medium strength Maduro will do, usually torpedoes - something like an Onyx Reserve.

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  21. Jonny HamachiApril 3, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    It's not retro when it's small glimpses into a mind that has always been that way. It's not retro, throw back or vintage, it's just how it is. It could be no other way.

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  22. Gunnar BergApril 3, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    Thanks Jon, for the insightful and totally actuate definition. The stuff ain't old, it's just strongly connected to my past.

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  23. RedwingJanuary 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    The lichen accents on the wainscoting is very classy.

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  24. Gunnar BergJanuary 26, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    Thanks Paul. I like it too.

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