tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68927994292308254012012-02-16T04:45:26.716-08:00our house and it's projectsthe-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892799429230825401.post-11972332374583195382009-02-18T06:13:00.001-08:002009-02-18T06:23:44.565-08:00So the Butters (www.butterfamilypicnic.blogspot.com) gave us this really big canvas when they moved to Pittsburgh. We got inspired and finally did something with that big blank spot above our bed. We painted some (orange) cherry blossum trees. We think it came out nicely. Thanks Butters!<br /><br />Yes, yes, yes, we know the lamps are hidious. We bought them for the shape and size. Check back in a few weeks to see what we do with them.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwYGBES2nI/AAAAAAAAATs/6O9k3kRE6Tk/s1600-h/painting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwYGBES2nI/AAAAAAAAATs/6O9k3kRE6Tk/s400/painting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304140952780331634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwYCgGcLxI/AAAAAAAAATk/QNFyvj4Z0Ws/s1600-h/painting2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwYCgGcLxI/AAAAAAAAATk/QNFyvj4Z0Ws/s400/painting2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304140892391354130" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6892799429230825401-1197233237458319538?l=the-benders-house.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892799429230825401.post-3848844719429982772009-02-18T06:07:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:13:18.984-08:00So Nathan has a couple of teeth and it was showing... on the crib! He would grind his teeth along the rails and leave marks. We did not think that this was good for him or the crib so Shannon made some really neat covers to go over the rail.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwWjsnwLjI/AAAAAAAAATc/Ut_IRxjfZyU/s1600-h/crib_blocker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwWjsnwLjI/AAAAAAAAATc/Ut_IRxjfZyU/s400/crib_blocker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304139263664729650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwWjrSmJ8I/AAAAAAAAATU/rcrDZunhgf8/s1600-h/crib_blocker_zoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwWjrSmJ8I/AAAAAAAAATU/rcrDZunhgf8/s400/crib_blocker_zoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304139263307556802" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6892799429230825401-384884471942998277?l=the-benders-house.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892799429230825401.post-28218090954958124162009-02-18T05:58:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:07:35.620-08:00Another oldie but goodie. Matt's Mom and Aunt also used this old rocking chair when they were younger. It use to have a music box attached so when it rocked the music would play. When refinishing the chair we could not find anything like that... but we think that it still turned out great. Nathan is almost big enough to enjoy it and not just be propped up there for a photo opportunity. Sorry about that Nathan.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwU0q-FinI/AAAAAAAAATM/Yb0b-nuZd9M/s1600-h/nb_rocking_chair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwU0q-FinI/AAAAAAAAATM/Yb0b-nuZd9M/s400/nb_rocking_chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304137356256053874" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6892799429230825401-2821809095495812416?l=the-benders-house.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892799429230825401.post-22366041747750511632009-02-18T05:51:00.001-08:002009-02-18T05:58:14.937-08:00Matt's Mom and Aunt used this High Chair when they were younger. It took a little elbow work, but with some refinishing Matt was able to return it to it's original charm. Shannon made some really cool retro looking seat covers for it as well that puts it over the top.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwS2YaUs5I/AAAAAAAAATE/fV2Q-2gH8Aw/s1600-h/high_chair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwS2YaUs5I/AAAAAAAAATE/fV2Q-2gH8Aw/s400/high_chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304135186610697106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwS2Lk7M4I/AAAAAAAAAS8/8jXn6TJHa7k/s1600-h/high_chair_zoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwS2Lk7M4I/AAAAAAAAAS8/8jXn6TJHa7k/s400/high_chair_zoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304135183165502338" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6892799429230825401-2236604174775051163?l=the-benders-house.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892799429230825401.post-77480752300950755802009-02-18T05:44:00.000-08:002009-02-18T05:50:47.500-08:00Here are some wonderful curtains that Shannon made for the kitchen.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwReOQqFmI/AAAAAAAAAS0/69vOekBsIlI/s1600-h/kitchen_curtain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwReOQqFmI/AAAAAAAAAS0/69vOekBsIlI/s400/kitchen_curtain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304133672057312866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwRdxeyBwI/AAAAAAAAASs/Qfbt0HTfaKk/s1600-h/kitchen_curtain_zoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SZwRdxeyBwI/AAAAAAAAASs/Qfbt0HTfaKk/s400/kitchen_curtain_zoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304133664331925250" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6892799429230825401-7748075230095075580?l=the-benders-house.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892799429230825401.post-44722114493759245362008-10-08T15:02:00.000-07:002008-10-08T15:07:07.922-07:00Here are some images of Nathan's room and his crib that I built for him. Don't worry, he has not been sleeping in a cardboard box for the last 5 months... I just wasn't very timely on posting these images.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SO0uRCxju8I/AAAAAAAAAMU/LZv3FqgZXK0/s1600-h/nursery_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SO0uRCxju8I/AAAAAAAAAMU/LZv3FqgZXK0/s400/nursery_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254907210548624322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SO0uRaaEMHI/AAAAAAAAAMc/eltqnmMpHO4/s1600-h/nursery_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SO0uRaaEMHI/AAAAAAAAAMc/eltqnmMpHO4/s400/nursery_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254907216892538994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SO0uRYMOyfI/AAAAAAAAAMk/db1BfNFfcSM/s1600-h/nursery_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SO0uRYMOyfI/AAAAAAAAAMk/db1BfNFfcSM/s400/nursery_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254907216297642482" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6892799429230825401-4472211449375924536?l=the-benders-house.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892799429230825401.post-44305819970587150862008-08-28T09:03:00.000-07:002008-08-28T10:04:09.155-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SLbPJRI_9OI/AAAAAAAAAHU/jEvGvhfP-mw/s1600-h/dogpad_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SLbPJRI_9OI/AAAAAAAAAHU/jEvGvhfP-mw/s400/dogpad_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239602974619071714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SLbPJk9yo6I/AAAAAAAAAHc/MvLbQorSDh4/s1600-h/dogpad_back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SLbPJk9yo6I/AAAAAAAAAHc/MvLbQorSDh4/s400/dogpad_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239602979940770722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SLbPJ3hgXuI/AAAAAAAAAHk/GVzoRev63EM/s1600-h/dogpad_living.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SLbPJ3hgXuI/AAAAAAAAAHk/GVzoRev63EM/s400/dogpad_living.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239602984922406626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pictures of our house from when we moved in a little more than a year ago. If you want to see more pics, go to <a href="http://www.mattbender.net/dogpad.html">www.mattbender.net/dogpad.html</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xgBHIA7oBg/SLbOmrRTC2I/AAAAAAAAAHE/PICJctO-MDc/s1600-h/dogpad_living.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6892799429230825401-4430581997058715086?l=the-benders-house.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the-bendershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11778833975779296625noreply@blogger.com0