Thursday, July 1, 2010

Tête-à-Tête



Come on over to another Saturday Night Special at Funky Junk Interiors!

I'm participating in Show and Tell Friday over at Cindy's My Romantic Home.
Drop by to see all the pretties!


Another victim of my spray painting fetish!

A courting bench, also known as a kissing bench, conversation bench, or a tête-à-tête (French for "head-to-head") is a bench with two parallel seats, facing in opposite directions.
They were popular in Victorian times and were convenient for kissing and intimate,
but demure conversation, as the names imply.




This courting bench lives in my garden and is sporting a new coat of "Strawflower" Rustoleum
spray paint.  It has been in a shabby, chippy white mode for a number of years, but now it has
this new crisper attire.  It is holding two large glazed pots filled with sunflowers.




Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!
Posted by Candy @ The Little Round Table at 5:22 PM
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16 comments:

  1. LoriJuly 1, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Wonderful with the sunflowers. They make a great couple sitting in those love seats.

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  2. fitty's pinky rose cottageJuly 1, 2010 at 10:38 PM

    the bench looks good at the garden.. further more now is Summer.. a great place to be at the garden.. Happy 4th July!

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  3. SusanJuly 2, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    I love the beautiful sunflowers! The courting bench is awesome!

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  4. bjJuly 2, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    That bench is awesome. I love it!! Looks pretty sexy with those sunflowers, too !! :))
    xo bj

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  5. Princesa NadieJuly 2, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    Meet you has been a pleasure in my first "Show and Tell Friday"
    Love

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  6. Lora @ my blessed lifeJuly 2, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    What a charming bench! I love the wrought iron!

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  7. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasJuly 2, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    I just love your new twist on an old fashioned courting or kissing bench!! Great idea!!

    Debbie

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  8. NancyJuly 2, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    Beautiful display of sunflowers. Makes me smile to look at it! xoxo Happy 4th...Nancy

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  9. Funky Junk InteriorsJuly 2, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    What a pretty and unusual piece! And you've really selected the perfect corner for it!

    Donna

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  10. Nita StacyJuly 3, 2010 at 3:17 AM

    Oh...when I was little I always wanted one of these courting benches...thinking that if I had one a prince would surely find me. Never got the bench and I sure never got the prince. Still I like the bench. I think yours looks great painted and with the sunflowers in this corner of your garden.

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  11. Decor To AdoreJuly 3, 2010 at 8:23 AM

    Oh I REALLY adore this project. It is going into my style file for sure!

    Happy 4th of July!

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  12. KimMalkJuly 3, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    How fun! The flowers look perfect in there, too.

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  13. Teresa @ Grammy GirlfriendJuly 4, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    The sunflowers are my favorite. Adorable bench

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  14. Candy @ The Little Round TableJuly 6, 2010 at 2:11 AM

    Thanks everyone for stopping by to check out my courting bench and for your lovely comments!

    Candy

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  15. LorileeJuly 6, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    I love it!
    Blessings,
    Lorilee

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  16. Candy @ The Little Round TableJuly 7, 2010 at 10:25 PM

    Thanks Lorilee! I do appreciate you stopping by for a visit, please come back soon!

    Candy

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