| Apr 04 |
A Springtime bike ride in VancouverPosted by: naomi @ 7:17 pm in diy refinishing, moving things |
It’s been grey, bleary and cold this past week in Vancouver, so when the sun peeked out for a brief moment today, we took our newly fixed up bikes out for a spin on the Stanley Park Seawall. With over 8.8 km (5.5 miles) of oceanfront trails, it was the perfect place to take them for a mid-afternoon ride.
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bicycle, brooks, restoration, stanley park, vancouver
| Mar 07 |
Dutch bike progress updatePosted by: ryan @ 10:16 pm in diy refinishing, moving things |
Here’s Naomi’s bike ready to ride for Spring. It’s not completely fixed the way we want it yet, but so far we’re happy with the way it looks and rides.
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| Mar 04 |
CCM bike progress updatePosted by: ryan @ 12:05 am in diy refinishing, moving things |
Many months have passed and I’ve finally put most of the bike back together. One thing I haven’t the chance to do is clean and install the chain guard and fenders. There’s lots of work still yet to be done!
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1930's, antiques, bicycle, CCM, restoration
| Feb 16 |
The bike in peicesPosted by: ryan @ 11:49 pm in diy refinishing, moving things |
I finally got a chance to pull the old CCM Rambler apart. After wiping it down, it’s in better shape then I first thought. The first thing that I did was pull the wheels off to see what I could salvage. Continue reading »
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1930's, bicycle, brooks, CCM, restoration, vintage
| Jan 23 |
1940’s CCM Rambler: My new summer bikePosted by: ryan @ 8:22 pm in moving things, vintage finds |
A few weeks ago I mentioned a bike in my post about vintage theater seats. Well, here is that bike. After tracing the serial number, I discovered that it is a 1941 CCM Rambler and is similar to the one currently on display in the Canadian Science & Technology Museum in Ottawa. It needs some work, but I’m looking forward to getting it rolling this summer.
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1940s, antiques, bicycle, CCM, restoration, shopping, typography, vancouver
| Jan 07 |
Stumbling upon antique movie theatre seatsPosted by: ryan @ 1:13 am in thrifting, vintage finds |
Two nights ago I headed out to South Burnaby to have a look at an old bicycle that someone was selling off Craigslist. Little did I know, I’d also bring back some very old theater seats.
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antiques, restoration, reupholster, vancouver, vintage
| Sep 24 |
Interior Design Show West (IDSWest)Posted by: naomi @ 8:07 pm in events, home decor |
IDSWest took place this past weekend at the Vancouver Convention Centre and boy was there a ton of eye-candy. There was no shortage of vendors, designers and independent contractors with various displays for people to look at. Pictures speak louder than words so take a look at the plethora of visuals after the jump.
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antiques, art deco, furniture, kitchen, lighting, restoration, reupholster, textiles, vancouver
| Sep 17 |
Restoring a Ichizuka Telinar 105mm f/4.5 lensPosted by: ryan @ 10:47 pm in cameras & lenses, diy refinishing |
A few weeks ago I picked up an interesting vintage camera lens designed by the Ichizuka Optical Company. This lens, the Telinar 105mm F/4.5, originates from Japan, dating back to the mid 50’s & 60’s. Very little is known about this lens and its manufacturer. The only information I could find online was on the Camerapedia website. Drawn by its aluminum build, quirky shape, m42 mount and $20 price tag I was curious to see what sort of images it could produce.
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1950s, 1960s, 35mm, 5D, camera, canon, m42, restoration, slr, vancouver, vintage lenses, whistler
| Sep 09 |
Refinishing a balloon back chair – Part 2.5Posted by: naomi @ 10:58 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
You can read Part 1 here.
You can read Part 2 here.
So yeah, about the chair.
Long story short, it was accidentally kicked over and the top half broke off. I went through a series of emotions like when you break up with someone – denial, anger, sadness, acceptance. Fortunately, it was a fairly clean break so we’re going to attempt to glue it back together and hopefully it will be better (and stronger) than before.
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antiques, furniture, paint, restoration, reupholster, sanding, spray paint
| Aug 30 |
Refinishing a balloon back chair – Part 2Posted by: naomi @ 6:54 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
We finally found some time to work on the chair. FYI I did end up getting a little paint happy and overdid it a bit, so the lesson we can all learn from this is – less is more. There wasn’t really anywhere to work on the chair without making a mess so we just decided to do it on the lawn and propped it up on some makeshift blocks (they were actually engine oil bottles).
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antiques, furniture, paint, restoration, reupholster, sanding, spray paint
| Aug 15 |
Refinishing a balloon back chair – Part 1Posted by: naomi @ 9:46 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
As you can see, it’s been a productive weekend. I found this balloon back chair for $40 at a hole in the wall vintage/antiques store on the way to Seattle. Those who believe antiques should be preserved and kept ‘as-is’ you’ve been warned. More pictures, less words – keep reading to see me destroy this baby and then put it back together.
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antiques, fairhaven, furniture, restoration, reupholster, seattle
| Jul 27 |
Vintage Finds: 1950’s desk & chairPosted by: ryan @ 8:19 pm in diy refinishing, home decor |
A few weeks ago, I took my mother shopping and we came across a place called Hansen House – an antique importer over on Clark Drive which was closing down. Everything in the store was 75% off and it was the last day before closing so we decided to check it out. There were a lot of ‘Asian themed’ furniture but nothing caught my eye until I came across a desk covered with a pile of stuff at the back of the store.
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art deco, furniture, restoration, vancouver, vintage
| Jul 27 |
Restoring an old lens: Jupiter-11 135mm F/4Posted by: ryan @ 12:11 am in cameras & lenses, diy refinishing |
During the summer months I photograph dozens of weddings. It’s a demanding job that requires a camera which focuses quickly and lenses that are sharp and vibrant. For any job I’ll use a Canon 5D with an assortment of L series lenses. When I’m not shooting weddings or commercial gigs, I like to experiment with old and unique lenses on my SLR.
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canon, restoration, vintage, vintage lenses, zenit
