Comments on: a sneak peek at my kitchen http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/ home is where the food is Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:47:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shelly http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-42438 shelly Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:47:07 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-42438 Thanks! Dunno about that... the bottom piece have little grooves on top to help put the top piece on top. (Did that make sense? :)). The grooves may have been put in by the guy who fixed up the tansu though... We've moved since this post. We now use the mizuya tansu as separate pieces in the living room. The bit with the drawers is a sort of stand/desk/centerpiece--our Mac lives on top of it. We use the Mac as a multimedia platform (stereo/movie theater/TV) as well as a computer. The other half is also in the living room. It stores DVDs and CDs. On top of that half, we've placed a vintage radio made of teak, an art deco metal fan and a sort of upright prism-shaped glass lamp (from Ikea). Looks quite cute, if I don't say so myself :). I'm with you on old furniture. Love it. Thanks! Dunno about that… the bottom piece have little grooves on top to help put the top piece on top. (Did that make sense? :)). The grooves may have been put in by the guy who fixed up the tansu though…

We’ve moved since this post. We now use the mizuya tansu as separate pieces in the living room. The bit with the drawers is a sort of stand/desk/centerpiece–our Mac lives on top of it. We use the Mac as a multimedia platform (stereo/movie theater/TV) as well as a computer.

The other half is also in the living room. It stores DVDs and CDs. On top of that half, we’ve placed a vintage radio made of teak, an art deco metal fan and a sort of upright prism-shaped glass lamp (from Ikea). Looks quite cute, if I don’t say so myself :).

I’m with you on old furniture. Love it.

]]> By: scott murray http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-41539 scott murray Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:18:17 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-41539 Nice tansu. That's the half size version of what you can still find in old farmhouses here in Japan. Problem is, they will not fit in the smaller modern Japanese houses! Don't you love the smallest door that lifts up and out! I'm sure you have your tansu set up just how you like, but I think... that..., the top piece is on the bottom and the bottom is on the top. Typically, the large sliding doors are on the bottom, and the drawers are at a height to be used without bending over. I may be wrong, and I'm not a "tansu purist", just thought you might want to know. I have repaired a good number of these over the years. However you choose to use it, thank you for using it. Old furniture isn't much appreciated over here, surprisingly. scott Nice tansu. That’s the half size version of what you can still find in old farmhouses here in Japan. Problem is, they will not fit in the smaller modern Japanese houses! Don’t you love the smallest door that lifts up and out!
I’m sure you have your tansu set up just how you like, but I think… that…, the top piece is on the bottom and the bottom is on the top. Typically, the large sliding doors are on the bottom, and the drawers are at a height to be used without bending over. I may be wrong, and I’m not a “tansu purist”, just thought you might want to know. I have repaired a good number of these over the years.
However you choose to use it, thank you for using it. Old furniture isn’t much appreciated over here, surprisingly.

scott

]]> By: shelly http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10246 shelly Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:34:51 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10246 Thanks, burekaboy! <b>A</b> and I have fallen in love with Japanese tansu (storage chests). We've got one for clothes and the mizuya tansu for dishes. After years of lame Ikea furniture and anything we could find used, we decided to get some proper furniture that lasts a lifetime. The tansu were a bit expensive, but not much more expensive than a brand new industrial piece. There's a nice antique store called <a href="http://www.rockridgeshop.com/pages/talisman.html" rel="nofollow">Talisman Antiques</a> not far from where we live. We bought both pieces there. Thanks, burekaboy! A and I have fallen in love with Japanese tansu (storage chests). We’ve got one for clothes and the mizuya tansu for dishes. After years of lame Ikea furniture and anything we could find used, we decided to get some proper furniture that lasts a lifetime. The tansu were a bit expensive, but not much more expensive than a brand new industrial piece.

There’s a nice antique store called Talisman Antiques not far from where we live. We bought both pieces there.

]]> By: burekaboy http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10232 burekaboy Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:49:05 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10232 wow, shelly that's gorgeous. wish i had something like that to contain my overflowing cupboards. adds much character to a place, as opposed to a boring, mass produced ikea piece :O). how did you happen to come to own this, if i may ask? wow, shelly that’s gorgeous. wish i had something like that to contain my overflowing cupboards. adds much character to a place, as opposed to a boring, mass produced ikea piece :O). how did you happen to come to own this, if i may ask?

]]> By: shelly http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10226 shelly Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:00:29 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10226 Gracias, Zulmy! Gracias, Zulmy!

]]> By: zulmy http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10224 zulmy Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:39:17 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10224 You have a jewel. I can imagine everything that has been in those beautiful drawers. Congratulations! You have a jewel. I can imagine everything that has been in those beautiful drawers. Congratulations!

]]> By: shelly http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10193 shelly Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:02:10 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10193 Thank you, Sally! There's something remarkable and slightly mysterious about old furniture, isn't there? Less so with regards to Lay-z-boys from the '70's :). Thank you, Sally! There’s something remarkable and slightly mysterious about old furniture, isn’t there? Less so with regards to Lay-z-boys from the ’70′s :).

]]> By: Sally http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10188 Sally Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:41:32 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10188 Isn't that beautiful?! I used to have an old Hoosier in my kitchen (I divorced it) and loved the practicality of it as well as the beauty of the workmanship. I'm so happy you found such a beautiful piece of history and are putting it to good use. Isn’t that beautiful?! I used to have an old Hoosier in my kitchen (I divorced it) and loved the practicality of it as well as the beauty of the workmanship. I’m so happy you found such a beautiful piece of history and are putting it to good use.

]]> By: shelly http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10186 shelly Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:26:52 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10186 Thanks, Anjali! Thanks, Anjali!

]]> By: Anjali http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-10180 Anjali Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:13:02 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2007/01/09/a-sneak-peak-at-my-kitchen/#comment-10180 Nice prized possesion Nice prized possesion

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