Another 'find' in the workshop
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381759)
Rockingham, Australia
May 19, 2020 6:49pm CST
Several houses we have lived in have had huge lounge rooms. The photo shows the lounge of a house we lived in in Perth, capital of Western Australia. The house was on a small block but had a huge pool just off the back verandah.
When we were looking for a home, we definitely didn’t want a pool but we were so taken with the house, we had our hearts set on it before we even looked out the back door. However, the pool did give us a lot of pleasure.
The jarrah coffee table in the photo was made by my father. Jarrah is a native reddish wood. The table has just been rediscovered in our workshop. Two legs have come unstuck so now it’s another small project for Vince and, once finished, it will be moved back into the house.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 May 20
That coffee table is a gem especially that it was made by your father. We also have a wooden folding table made by my father and it is kept in the stock room only for occasions.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 May 20
@JudyEv yes, the heirloom is considered a treasure.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
20 May 20
@JudyEv That your father made it makes it special.
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@JudyEv (381759)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 May 20
@Tampa_girl7 Yes, that's about the strength of it.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
20 May 20
what a great find - things made by relatives are the best furniture. I have a desk my grandfather made for me when I was born!
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@JudyEv (381759)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 May 20
@DocAndersen That's a good idea.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 May 20
@JudyEv they are the best, my dad had a plaque made for the desk denoting who made it.
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@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
20 May 20
Very nice view of the room... Table remind you your father love
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@JudyEv (381759)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 May 20
Yes the table does remind me of my father. He was very good to us in many ways.
Wow! You are so lucky to have that much room.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 May 20
I love how the shop is a repository for treasures
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 May 20
@JudyEv that's pretty wild!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
20 May 20
Awesome! Your dad did a nice job on that
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
21 May 20
@JudyEv Thanks for sharing it with us
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@YrNemo (20254)
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22 May 20
@JudyEv My uncle and aunt bought a property like that. The whole family enjoyed that pool very much when their children were small. He sold that place and moved away when the children grew up - no pool at the new place. (He told me it was a lot of work maintaining that pool, worth it only when all five children of his used it, but a burden otherwise.)
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
20 May 20
Nice table and the wood makes it special.
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@JudyEv (381759)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 May 20
Thanks. It will be good to have it back in the house.
@JudyEv (381759)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 May 20
When Vince decided he'd like to do some woodworking, soon after we were married, he went to night school and made me these two bookcases. The shelves are adjustable.
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May 20
The room in the photograph looks very nice with all of the furniture in place.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May 20
@JudyEv I agree with your viewpoint.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
20 May 20
Your workshop is a treasure trove!
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@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
20 May 20
Your dad did a great job, Judy.
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