This is the week of my blog's metamorphosis. I wanted bigger pictures, so I went to Susan's instructions that she posted a few months ago, and practiced and practiced on my "test blog" like she suggested. So here it is for now. I may change this background and my blog title photo in the weeks to come but I think I've mastered the "big picture" ordeal! Please visit Susan's beautiful blog which was the inspiration that started me blogging in the first place!
To make this post a little more interesting, I just had to tell you that this past Thursday I went to the local antique mall and found these 4 fan back windsor chairs!! I have been hunting for the sack back ones (with the rounded back) but have had no luck at all. So when I saw all four of these for $195. I jumped on it. (After mulling it over for a day of course. You know me and decisions!)
They are maple but are a real mustard paint color.
I had intended on painting them black but the more I look at them the more I like the colonial mustard color!
You can mix and match windsor type chairs so I have one sack back black one and I will find one more for the head of the table.
Now, I've got to find a nice old harvest or farm table that's 5-6 feet long. That's got to be easier than finding these chairs, right???
Well, thank you Susan for such good instructions on changing my blog. I finally got up enough nerve to do it : )) Now if I can just figure out how to get my blog title over to the left!
Have a happy Monday everyone!
Shirley
Yeah ! I love the big pictures too - much easier on the eyes !
ReplyDeleteI know you will find a table - I see more tables then matching chairs ! Great find !
Kammy
Congratulations on the new blog! Good job. I love those chairs. I'd be tempted to paint them black though.
ReplyDeleteI love the wide space and the big pictures. Good for you...great job!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm....I've been wanting to renovate my blog. Your chairs have very nice lines.
ReplyDeleteLove the chairs and your blog looks great. I am always working on mine--come for a visit some time.
ReplyDeleteCheri
Shirley, congrats on the chairs. . .I hope you find a table soon,(maybe before Thanksgiving) so you can have dinner with your great new furniture! And I am impressed with your new blog look, I have tried to make my pictures bigger but can't make it happen yet. The bigger ones are so much easier to see. Way to go!!!!
ReplyDeletePlease bloggers . . . tell me if my green background is showing up.. It won't seem to load on my laptop, or it;s taking FOREVER!!!!
ReplyDeleteShirley
Bigger photos are nicer! Looking good mommie!
ReplyDeleteGreen background showed up...the old backdrop was up first and then the green one after a minute pr so
It took a long time to load for me too. I didn't notice at first but just saw a the large pictures. Then when I went to look at the banner gadget on my blog to see if you could move your title to the left I suddenly noticed the different background when I came back here. Okay I know that doesn't make sense but I am tired.
ReplyDeletePersonally I use a 3 column blog so large pictures wouldn't fit. I am not a big fan of them.
Okay this is weird. As soon as my comment posted it went back to the old background then while I was typing this one it switched to green again.
ReplyDeleteGreat post today, and your blog looks very nice!!! How about sharing your instructions for anyone who wants to make theirs look nice and easy on the eyes??
ReplyDeleteOh my, those chairs are beautiful! Love your blog too :O)
ReplyDeletePlease don't paint them until it's just driving you nuts. I'm not having any trouble loading or with your green background.
ReplyDeleteI do have a preference for smaller pictures that I can click on to make big if I want. (Nobody will tell you this stuff.) I use 1024px by 768px screen resolution. It's good for my vision. (http://www.nytimes.com/ uses a maximum screen width of 972px to make sure folks like me can read it.)
2 of your new pictures, and Cote De Texas', and Between Naps on the Porch's, and who knows who elses are cut off on the right. But I can't tell they are cut off from looking at them. If you use a higher resolution, or have a wide screen job (like my wife's), it's not problem.
There are good reasons for doing it either way. But it's good to know what some other folks are seeing. It's a good idea to look at your blog on other folks computers. In my case, it has to look good on mine and on my mother-in-laws.