{"id":738,"date":"2012-07-25T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2012-07-24T21:39:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T02:39:35","slug":"inspiration-aged-iron-benches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=738","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration: Aged Iron Benches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This antique iron bench from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brasspeacock.net\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.brasspeacock.net\/', 'The Brass Peacock');\">The Brass Peacock<\/a> (notice the griffin heads on either arm rest!) got me thinking, \u2018what happened to <strong>good, solid, American-made iron benches<\/strong>?\u2019\u00a0 Not that dislike wood, but one doesn\u2019t often see intricate carvings and motifs carved into wood the way one sees beautiful iron work.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_739\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_739\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 458px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/iron-bench-@-The-Brass-Peacock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-739 \" title=\"iron bench @ The Brass Peacock\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/iron-bench-@-The-Brass-Peacock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/iron-bench-@-The-Brass-Peacock.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/iron-bench-@-The-Brass-Peacock-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">antique iron bench at The Brass Peacock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looking around online, I came across many beautiful benches.\u00a0 Here are my tops:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_740\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_740\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 466px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/by-House-Candy-LA-etsy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-740 \" title=\"by House Candy LA etsy\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/by-House-Candy-LA-etsy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/by-House-Candy-LA-etsy.jpg 570w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/by-House-Candy-LA-etsy-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">available on ebay from House Candy LA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_742\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_742\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 453px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/whiteironstonecottage-blogspot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-742 \" title=\"whiteironstonecottage blogspot\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/whiteironstonecottage-blogspot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/whiteironstonecottage-blogspot.jpg 554w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/whiteironstonecottage-blogspot-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a classic round-the-tree version from whiteironstonecottage.blogspot.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_744\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_744\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cdn-indulgy-com.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-744\" title=\"cdn indulgy com\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cdn-indulgy-com.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cdn-indulgy-com.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cdn-indulgy-com-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">from Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_746\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_746\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 442px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/la-belle-\u00e9toffe-co-uk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-746  \" title=\"la belle \u00e9toffe co uk\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/la-belle-\u00e9toffe-co-uk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/la-belle-\u00e9toffe-co-uk.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/la-belle-\u00e9toffe-co-uk-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">from labelleetoffe.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_747\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 325px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/19c-one-Kings-Lane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-747\" title=\"19c one Kings Lane\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/19c-one-Kings-Lane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/19c-one-Kings-Lane.jpg 315w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/19c-one-Kings-Lane-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a 19c beauty from One Kings Lane (www.onekingslane.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>-Katherine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This antique iron bench from The Brass Peacock (notice the griffin heads on either arm rest!) got me thinking, \u2018what happened to good, solid, American-made iron benches?\u2019\u00a0 Not that dislike wood, but one doesn\u2019t often see intricate carvings and motifs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=738\">Continue reading <span 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