A Great Find!

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I mentioned to my husband that I wanted an old gate to use as a photo prop when I take pictures of the things I make.
He is often out and about in the demolition yards and I thought he might find something for me one day.
I gave him a vague idea of what type of gate I was looking for and a couple of days later he told me he had found something.

It was an old gate from a house that was being demolished and when he inquired they told him to take it before the bulldozers came and it was destroyed forever!

Here is that gate. I just love it and it is just what I was looking for. It belongs to another era and is hand made.


Nothing is symmetrical on this gate as it has little differences on both sides.
Mr B is taking it to be sand blasted and then we will do something with it to restore it. I will then need to give it a permanent location somewhere and a post and maybe some flowers around it. I hope it knows it's loved.

Thank you Mr B.......you're my treasure.......now.......what can I get him to find next. Do I need any other props? LOL!

Comments

  1. retdairyqueen6 March 2013 at 19:13

    Great that your hubby found just what you were looking for
    I like those gates

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  2. Anonymous6 March 2013 at 19:21

    that gate is gorgeous,well done Mr B,he is a keeper Heather,cant wait to see you use it as a prop.xx

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  3. Cathy C7 March 2013 at 11:20

    What a great find! love it:)

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  4. Anthea8 March 2013 at 14:10

    What a great find Heather! Just gorgeous, can't wait to see it supporting you lovely finished projects... x

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