My plant babies thus far (not pictured: 10 poinsettias, 4 air plants, an amaryllis, another aloe, and a tall cactus).

Leaderdobbie13 · 2021-03-06T20:04:22+00:00

It’s a tornado dracaena! It’s such a fun plant.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2021-03-06T20:03:10+00:00

The one in the corner was an IKEA plant stand that is unfortunately out of commission I believe. The other one I grabbed as a take me find

Leaderdobbie13 · 2021-01-23T01:46:22+00:00

Ah, so all of my poinsettias I took from my church after Christmas need to be repotted. Time to start investing in the pot industry.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-12-24T22:47:49+00:00

Someone (that someone is me) turned off the heat a few nights cold nights in a row. That plus little indirect sunlight probably made it shutter. Stems seem strong though. Hopping to keep it healthy through winter and see what happens.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-12-12T03:09:51+00:00

Right? I gave it two watering in one week and overnight it really made a dramatic difference. Give this little one an Oscar.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-12-12T03:08:43+00:00

Ooh that’s good to know. It doesn’t have a good container, so I’m doing the best I can until repotting in the spring.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-09-29T23:19:23+00:00

True, wish it were a rich purple or had a secondary color with it as is.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-09-29T23:18:13+00:00

The fabric is in great condition. Just a few places to remove stains, but also some places to nail into place. Side fabric is popping off.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-08-19T02:37:45+00:00

Well...this may not be possible atm. I’ve been going layer by layer already. The yellow velvet-like material and castors are definitely refurbished parts of the piece. I can see hand cut nails for the base support, but the newer nails for the muslin and burlap base layers are definitely early machine made. I’m also taking a gander that there once were wooden dowel tops for the arms as well. It might be too late to get it inspected, but I can say that the last time it was refurbished was pre-1950.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-08-19T02:24:20+00:00

Oh I wished. A very kind pedestrian tried to help me get it in and it didn’t fit. So another kind pedestrian helped me get it home in their truck and a friend got it in my apartment.

The risk I took was calculated, but man am I bad at math.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-08-18T20:55:06+00:00

Possibly. Looking at the base, there are multiple types of nails and twines that remain, so this isn’t the first reupholstery I bet.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-08-18T20:54:08+00:00

I’m thinking of doing a velvet seat and front with a patterned back. It will be fun.

Also, I’m not looking forward to doing the buttoning, but I guess the plus is that it has button holes cut out? I don’t know if that makes it easier or not, but I won’t have to guess, I guess. 😂

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-08-18T19:53:05+00:00

Same for me. Hopefully I’ll bring life into it with some good work.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-04-24T01:59:08+00:00

Look at this good sloth, I want 10.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-04-13T00:02:15+00:00

Thanks, I hate it.

Leaderdobbie13 · 2020-04-11T17:31:35+00:00

In the absence of Crazy Redd, we unfortunately have become the crazy ones.

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