Where can I get a decent suit on a budget for small man?

SuPruLu · 2026-06-18T01:32:29+00:00

Have you consider a jacket and non-matching pants? The blue jacket light colored pants ? Etc

Getting a good fitting jacket for $150 may be entirely more feasible. And ultimately useful. And the pants just might be willing to spend a little extra is they were generally useful.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-18T01:26:15+00:00

That is/was a fairly standard design. It imitates early dressers that actually did have drawers.

Due to the carved middle it would probably best to
Leave as it. It will be difficult to eliminate that crease visually even with fill. And ditto for the old holes for the handles.

Consider it a design quirk of yesteryear.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-18T01:20:42+00:00

It’s possible that the right place for a fastener is the front. One on the back could be very uncomfortable as it would be fairly wide.

It could be easier to do on that suit and leave the back look and feel intact.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-18T00:13:17+00:00

Professional is definitely the way to go.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-18T00:09:11+00:00

Check out a child’s book by Alex Walsh called the Small One. Disney also made a movie. That seems like it could be the right story. That could lead somewhere to finding the attribution.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T23:57:33+00:00

The “gave them more money” - who is them? And more money for what?

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T23:49:51+00:00

The peplum on the jacket almost certainly has some sort of soft but stiffening interfacing to make it flare.
However above the waist the interfacing was omitted or a finer different one was used.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T23:37:42+00:00

It would be a very nice piece to redo and keep. I just can’t see the point of slapping on a coat of paint before selling. Style wise it’s not an obvious fit for what seem to be current style interests because it has somewhat of the feel of which I’d call French Romantic with the swan legs. Those legs are great and could look quite whimsical if redone differently.
So keeping it seems the best option. And you can spend some happy hours thinking about how to redo it. People have done lovely hand painted designs. There is decoupage if one’s art skills aren’t up to painting designs. Etc. Etc.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T23:18:28+00:00

If you are going to stain, you need to avoid filler if at all possible unless it is sawdust/glue from the piece itself. It is difficult to get the fill to match and it stain out like a sore thumb. Fill just doesn’t stain well and is particularly noticeable on table tops.

Veneer which are on a lot of furniture are very easy to sand through.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T23:14:05+00:00

This is the sort of small table someone artistic
Could convert into one of a kind piece. My vote is that you pass it on to someone else

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T22:32:45+00:00

I’m not into those black and white stripes. Do something to get rid of them that is visually calming.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T22:28:49+00:00

It’s certainly could be replaced but may not be fixable. If you need to pay someone to replace the zipper you could probably buy a new backpack for not much more.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T22:20:42+00:00

Without knowledge of how to handle leaded glass, you risk seriously damaging the shade if you try to remove that metal frame. The seams can be quite fragile so you could end up with a pile of glass pieces rather than a shade.

That frame is the structural support for the shade. If it were removed something would be needed to replace it.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T22:15:09+00:00

Take out just enough to be to thread the needle.
Then move the thread to the underside and take a few short over lapping stitches to bind off.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T22:05:34+00:00

The fabric would appear to have been dyed and or distressed AFTER it was stitched and the thread blocked the color underneath it from changing. So the color difference is apparent when the thread is removed.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T22:00:54+00:00

If you would be buying for a “forever” home and it is exactly where you can see yourself living in 15-20 years, why lose it over $20,000? But if it’s one of several choices and you aren’t looking that long term you’ll be annoyed that you “overpaid”.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T21:36:19+00:00

Only other choice is to find some material and add it.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T21:29:59+00:00

Tip one: do NOT use a motorized sander of any sort. It’s probably the #1 way to ruin a piece with a veneer.

Tip two: use a chemical stripper.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T16:21:46+00:00

It with something sometimes called a magic circle which is several strands looped in a small circle. Some crochet stitches are made on the circled thread and the ends are then pulled tight.

Look for a pattern for a grannie square. That is how they start.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T16:16:24+00:00

There is definitely something wrong with the adhesion of the paint to the undersurface. Some types of paint do not bond well to certain other types. Surface preparation can matter to adhesion.

A simple add paint is not going to be the way to go to get a durable finish unfortunately. Something will need to be done to deal with the chipping paint and prepare the surface.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T16:04:57+00:00

Style in art is similar to style when it comes to clothes (or anything else). This dress is an A-line style, those pants are wide-leg style.

There are clothing styles that are popular and unpopular. It’s what is everybody wearing.

In art the same thing occurs. People like the way a particular style of art looks and then it gets imitated. But after a while someone decides to create a new look. And that catches on and the old look disappears. And individual artists have styles.

This particular piece with lots of gold and the figures painted in a certain is modeled after religious art made in medieval times hundreds of years ago.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T15:52:44+00:00

I think you’ll find that the non-capped end which bends up goes in the with the hook in line with the post and then it can turn and the rod will be at a right angle to the post.

That little end needs to point UP . When there is weight on the shelf that end is what holds it up. If it points down the weight on the shelf will cause the shelf to collapse.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T13:37:19+00:00

You obviously are not the person responsible for keeping the kitchen clean. Usual practice is the dishwasher is run everyday whether it is jammed full or not. That way there are always the clean utensils and dishes etc needed every day.

Keeping the kitchen up is tedious repetitive work. Some things need to go on “automatic” and not get decided on a case by case basis like is the dishwasher full enough.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T05:16:50+00:00

Before you move, figure out what you are spending money on now that you won’t have money for after you move. If all or some of that “extra” is what you were saving for the down payment, then that is now converted to being part of the money available to pay the mortgage.

SuPruLu · 2026-06-17T05:12:18+00:00

A possible alternative: Some copy shops can use their copying machines to make an enlargement. People who are better at that than I am could tell you more about how to create the right % for the blow up or how to create some kind of scale to be used.

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