Before and after photos of the cabinet

@JudyEv (382440)
Rockingham, Australia
December 25, 2020 4:39pm CST
Christmas is over for another year. I’m sure it was a very different time for many of us. I do hope you were able to be in contact with family and friends. We had a quiet but very enjoyable day, although the temperature was up around 37C (about 100F). We stayed inside and ran the air-conditioning all day so were quite comfortable. Our guests are staying for a few days which will be nice. I wrote some time back about sanding and varnishing a little bedside cabinet for Vince’s sister. The cabinet was to be a Christmas gift for her husband – somewhere to put his book, glasses and cup of water, etc. The cabinet came up very nicely and is a nice honey-colour now. Unfortunately, you can’t see much difference in the above photo so you’ll just have to believe me that it looks much better. If you’re wondering how we wrapped it, that will be revealed in the next post.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
25 Dec 20
Merry Christmas! No socializing here. Glad your cabinet came out well.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
It was a relief to see the pleasure on his face - and that of his wife after she entrusted it to us.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
26 Dec 20
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Dec 20
Great job on the cabinet. Glad the day is almost over.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
Boxing Day is just about on its way out now. I haven't had much time on here today.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (84867)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Dec 20
It's much colder here. in the 50's and dropping.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
That doesn't sound very enticing to me.
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ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 20
That's a great transformation! Yes, Christmas is over and I hope that the spirit of giving, love and forgiveness remains. Merry Christmas!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
Thanks for the good wishes. Yes, we need to be kind and loving every day of the year, not just at special times.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56374)
• Canada
25 Dec 20
He did a really good job on it. You had hot weather, it is currently -7C here, its snowing and blowing. We're getting our first real winter storm of the season, thank goodness for Boxing Day and being able to stay home yet another day.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
-7C! I just wouldn't know how to cope with such temperatures.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56374)
• Canada
26 Dec 20
@JudyEv Yes you would, you handle it the same way you handle 37 degree days-inside.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
@Juliaacv That's so true. You just get on with it, don't you?
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Dec 20
The cabinet looks really good. You are right Christmas is over but if I was in Latvia I would be having Second Christmas, Now just to get over New Year's Eve and hopefully a much better 2021 will come
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
I know for some, Christmas and New Year can be quite the ordeal. And yes, let's hope 2021 will be a big improvement.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
25 Dec 20
I like the table, sounds like it will be very handy. For a minute, I had forgot about you being in Australia we have had the heater on all day.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
Yes, we're at the opposite end of the scale to you. It was a lovely day today. It only got to about 28C.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
26 Dec 20
Nice to know that you had an enjoyable Christmas day. The cabinet really looks nice. Polishing and varnishing is an art.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
27 Dec 20
@JudyEv In olden days this wood polish was done by a piece of cloth. It used to be a very specialised job including preparation of polish. Now a days it is available ready made and can be brushed or sprayed.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
@msdivkar Yes, in many ways, things are so much easier these days.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
Vince used a spray polish so there are no brush marks. You just have to be careful not to use so much that it 'runs'.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117269)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Dec 20
I see a difference, the bottom one looks blonder than the top one, I really like it. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117269)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Dec 20
I like the blond woods better for the small homes @JudyEv it gives a room the feeling it's bigger than it actually is.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
Yes, once it was sanded it was more honey-coloured. I like blond woods, not that it's for me, but I like it anyway.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Dec 20
It looks great.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
Thanks. We were pleased with how it turned out.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14797)
• Ireland
26 Dec 20
@judyev Excellent job. But how can you be bothered with anything in 37 degree heat? We’re hovering around 6 degrees.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
It wasn't 37C when we were doing the work. It's too hot to varnish at that temperature, so Vince says - or maybe he just wanted to get out of doing it. lol Six degrees sounds pretty cold.
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Loretta
@noni1959 (13061)
• United States
26 Dec 20
It turned out lovely. It is the perfect gift.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
Thanks. He was very pleased with it.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Dec 20
Nice looking cabinets.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
26 Dec 20
The cabinet turned out very well. I'm glad you had a good Christmas. It was 100 degrees there and around 20 degrees F here with tons and tons of snow. We got about a foot with some higher drifts. Blechhh!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
@LindaOHio Sounds like you're counting!!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
We're just totally opposite, aren't we?
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
27 Dec 20
@JudyEv Yes, we are. 83 days until spring!
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
26 Dec 20
That is a nice woodwork! You can write tutorials on woodwork perhaps!
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
28 Dec 20
@JudyEv Do not share it with my wife - else it is great !
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
I can write a tutorial on 'How to Get Your Husband to do Stuff'. What do you think?
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 20
That turn out great!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
Thanks. We were pleased with the result.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
26 Dec 20
That's a nice cabinet. I like it.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
27 Dec 20
@JudyEv I agree. I hope I can have a new one like this.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
It will be very useful by his bed.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Dec 20
My it looks beautiful what a great job.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
Thanks. It really does look like new now.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
26 Dec 20
You did wrap it. That is very interesting.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
We had to come up with something creative. I didn't want to use rolls of Christmas paper. It was too big.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
26 Dec 20
I can see that it looks much better now, it's a pretty cabinet and I saw how well you wrapped it.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
27 Dec 20
@JudyEv Absolutely, a chair is not so good to be bedside.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 20
It will look much better by his bedside than the chair did.
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