I've always been intrigued by "vintage" things, and for Halloween, the horse drawn hearse is at the top of the list. Admittedly I'm a bit envious of those people that have one in their front yard, but even if I built one I'd have no place to store it. Coupled with that desire, Christmas has all those cool advent houses to countdown Christmas. My favorite of course is the Chevy Chase "Christmas Vacation" advent house but at over $1000 a house it's certainly not in my budget. Halloween sort of gets left out in the cold for any countdowns. So for your critique I introduce the the first of my Halloween hearse counters!
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| Not too many details on this one but I think it looks cools just the same. Red velour curtains with gold trim and fleur de lis at the base of each column. The top removes for easy access. It and the seat are made from Ash with a brown mahogany stain. |
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| Primed and ready for a final sanding and paint. |
Actually this is only the hearse. I intend to use countdown blocks seated on top of a coffin. Still a few details to sort through but I am pretty satisfied with the design. I'll post another photo once I get the counter portion put together.
Fabulous! The vintage hearses have a real melancholy beauty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma, I agree. Don't think I've ever seen one up close in real life, just photos or from far away, but I've always been impressed with the details.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Mark! Attention to detail is outstanding..a well crafted piece to last a long time.
ReplyDeleteThanks For the compliment OB! It took a bit longer than I thought to figure out how I wanted to cut and assemble but I'm pretty satisfied wiith the result.
DeleteYou know these might just be coming back in style for going out in style, take a peek at the link below.
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They have them here in FL as an option but I've never seen one up close and they're built with more modern materials and look a little different than the old timey ones. You would be style-in though!
DeleteThat is beautiful now, I can't wait to see it done! How big is it in relation to the storage totes behind?
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa! It's a little over 18" long and 7" wide and 10" high. I guess the backgrounds do sort of distort the dimensions in the photo..
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