It took me two days to find my copy of George Nakashima's coffee table.
Tessie had tossed it at the bottom of the pile that she had in the bedroom... I asked her where she put it and she just shrugged her shoulders and wandered away. I don't think that she wanted to move all of the stuff on top of it to see where it was.
I made this table when I was on a mid century mod kick. It is one of Nakashima's designs. I did have to do a little fudging because he used wood that he could cut big slabs from... I managed to get it the same shape as one that he did, but the color is a bit different. I like this one better.
I made this one from Apricot wood... I doubt that George ever found a piece of Apricot wood large enough to make a table. I don't think that Apricot trees get as large as the Oak, Walnut and other hard woods that he used.
Anyway, with a bit of bribery, I finally got Tessie to search. That was after I had looked high and low in the workroom. A lot of time wasted.
"Tessie! Get Spike off of that table!" It does no good to yell at either one of them. They are being their usual unruly selves.
I oiled the table with lemon oil. I forgot the legs of the sofa. Oops! Tessie is hesitating on color. I don't think that she likes the red as much as she did when she first picked it out... I don't really want to tear up another one of my tee shirts to make it a different color. I do wish that she would have told me a couple of weeks ago when I got rid of a bunch of old tee shirts. She is eyeing my favorite turquoise tee... Nope. She can't have that one... If I put it on and it has a big hole in the middle of the back, I am going to know who took it and she may not get her renovations done for a LONG time.
Back to work.
See you tomorrow.
1 comment:
Hello Casey,
This is such a beautiful piece. I just love it as well as the sofa. Your designs and your finishes are always gorgeous!
Big hug
Giac
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