our latest nursery project

This is our latest completed nursery project. This wardrobe came from my Wadsworth grandparents' house in Ripley. As you can see, it was very "loved" and needed some work. My husband is the greatest; he can fix anything! When he disassembled it, we saw a marking on the back of the mirror that said "1915". Naturally, I wanted to know more about where it came from. I was also curious about the lineage of the buffet that we're using as a changing table (I mentioned it in an earlier blog; I'll try to attach a picture of it, too.). It also came from my grandparents' house. I've had the matching china cabinet in my living room since we've been married and the table & chairs to the set are still in Ripley. Slowly, but surely, the whole set will live under one roof again some day. So, the other night, I called Grandmother on her new cell phone since she doesn't have a land line at her new place. The wardrobe originally belonged to her grandmother, Alice Bettis. That was her mom's mom who they went to live with in Ripley after they left Crockett County when Grandmother's dad died. So, to the baby, it originated from the great-great-great grandmother. The buffet originally belonged to Grandaddy's sister, Mary Trueblood (the baby's great-great aunt). We also got a wooden rocking chair that had belonged to Grandaddy's grandmother Thompson (his mom's mom). That's where he got his name. So, the baby is going to be surrounded by lots of old family pieces (& some new things, too!). We are so grateful for all these beautiful antiques.

By the way, Krystal, did you know your dining room suite belonged to Aunt Lillian? She was the only relative of Grandaddy's that we ever knew. All the others had passed away before we were born. Aunt Lillian was Grandaddy's sister who was 20 years older than him.

Last night we started on our next (final?) project for the nursery. It's an ottoman that doesn't match anything in our house & has been sitting in the corner of our bedroom. It had been at mom & dad's house for as long as I remember. I don't quite know when or why it ended up here. I did remember that Gran had done the last upholstery job on it probably close to 20 years ago, so last night while Marty was working on it, I called Gran to ask her about where it came from. She did a great upholstery job on it, by the way, we're just re-doing it to match the nursery. She said she bought it at Goodwill years ago for .50 cents! It lived at her house awhile before it went to mama & daddy's; now it's here!