Aunt C's

Best Seat in the House!

A few weeks ago, I shared some pictures

from our little get-away to Bayou Corne.

 

Here is a picture of the cabin where we stayed.

Rustic and cute, huh?

We spent time on this front porch

rocking and drinking our coffee,

reading and just enjoying ourselves.

The rocking was done in handmade

cypress rockers that had been allowed

to age naturally, developing that

beautiful gray patina.

They were the most comfortable rockers

ever! We found out a gentleman by the

name of Wilson Waguespack was the maker.

He just happened to have a couple of

rockers finished and we made arrangements

to go by his house to pick them up.

Fast forward to this week.......

Here is that cypress rocker on my

back porch. I wanted to let my rockers

age naturally as well.....but in the mean

time....it just looked so raw. And being

under the porch meant it would take longer

to turn that wonderful gray color, sooooo

I decided to help it along with a little

light stain. It is called Sunbleached by

Rustoleum and it is perfect.

I brushed it on and wiped it off immediately,

not letting it soak in but a minute.

  

I wanted it to look aged, not painted and

I couldn't be more pleased with the results.

(It is not as white in person as in the pictures).

 

Before

After



Mr. Wilson even "signed" his work.

You can still see the wood grain and

a bit of the raw color......love it!

By the way, Mr. Wilson and his sweet wife

were a pleasure to meet. We had such a lovely

visit with them and found out he is in his 80's and

still working in his wood shop regularly.

I stained the first one on Monday and the

second one today....

I find I am not as young as I used to be!

 When did that happen?

Oh well, at least one of those rockers

is dry and ready use...think I'll do that now.

Till next time...........

                          Carolyn