Old and new coat hanger.

コートフックの金具を探していたら、隣の棚に無造作に置かれた元ディスプレイのこれ。なんと$28.97が$7.72に。ラッキーな私達。買うしかないです。でも、そのまま使うには少し大きすぎ。

We were looking for coat hooks at the hardware store, then on the next shelf, here this hanger was on clearance.  It was a display, but it came down from $28.97 to $7.72.  It was way cheaper buying this with five hooks than it was to buy each individual hook.   If we were luckier, it would have fit in this space by the door, but too bad, it was too long.

この汚い板を使います。庭の片隅に放置されっぱなしの泥だらけの板。リンゴの木にあったツリーハウスに使われていたので、ヒノキだと思われます。

Originally, I wanted something old looking anyway.  For the material,  this ex-tree house cedar which has been standing against our apple tree for 10 years was nominated.  Good, dirty enough.

面倒がる夫に頼み込んで、やっとできました。切り口はかなづちでたたいたりして丸っこくしたんだけど、どうしても色が新鮮すぎます。色鉛筆で塗ってしまいました。

Well, it had to get dried and cleaned first.  And, it took weeks to convince my husband to work on something I want, but he doesn't.  Once he started working, of course, he had to be a perfectionist.  After he cut them to size, and pounded the edges, they still looked too new, so I colored them.  

この通り。でも、やっぱり、絵の具の方が良かったかな。

Maybe, watercolors are better?

うん。いい感じ。家族にはコートクローゼットがあるので、これはお客さん用。特に子供たちのお客さん達。これで忘れ物が防げそうです。普段は空っぽですけど、はいパチリ。

Good.  For us, we actually have a coat closet, so these are for guests, especially our precious little guests who takes their coats, socks, and shirts off while they play wildly.  I love it!