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Chalk Painted French Country Bar Stools

March 29, 2016 by Patti 35 Comments

Yesterday I sat out on my back deck enjoying the warmth of the sun shining down upon my skin and warming me all the way to the bone.  I love it when the weather is in the 70’s and all of the trees and bushes in my neighborhood are bursting into bloom.  It really is the most beautiful time of the year here in South Carolina.  I knew I had things to do but I couldn’t get myself up and motivated until I began to feel the burn on my fair arms.  Alas, I am “pigmentally challenged” (my hubby’s name for very white) and I can only stay a short time in the sun without sunscreen.

Barstools AfterI got a call from one of my doctors this morning and it turns out I’m Vitamin D deficient.  So much so that she is starting me on prescription strength Vitamin D!  Hallelujah!  This might be just the excuse I need to spend more time lounging in the sun – with my sunscreen of course 🙂

Bar Stools Before Paint So this is one of my French Country style bar stools and this is how they looked before.  The wood color was kind of orangey and didn’t go with the look I’m trying to achieve in my kitchen.  The wood is hard but not anything special SOOO . . . chalk paint to the rescue!

Painting my BarstoolsI started by painting the chairs a light color first and then trimmed them out with a darker color. I had Home Depot color match Annie Sloan Chalk Paint’s Country Grey and French Linen (I have an ASCP color card and I take that to the store whenever I want to get a color match). I purchased sample size containers and used my favorite homemade Chalk Paint Recipe.

Adding Highlights to my BarstoolsAfter the base and trim were painted I used a small brush to dab darker color into the crevices of the chairs . . .

Barstools . . . and lightly dry brushed over the Country Grey with French Linen.

Barstools I wasn’t at all careful about how I applied it because I knew it would all come out just the way I wanted it to look in the end.

Barstools I used a sanding sponge to sand back back any unwanted dark color.

Barstools AfterI finished up with my new favorite wax mixed with stain for added color (this gives it the same look as a dark wax and, like dark wax, any excess color can be removed by rubbing clear wax over it).  Can you see the sheen on the chairs?  They also have a very smooth feeling finish which I like better than the finish I get with soft wax.

Favorite furniture wax with chalk paintA “real” furniture builder friend recommended Minwax Paste Finishing Wax.  It contains carnuba wax which apparently creates a very hard finish.

By the way, I may have heated it just a tad to make it a little softer for mixing and applying.  Shhh . . . this may be a dangerous thing to do . . . at least as dangerous as things get in my world 🙂

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Barstools I did use some soft wax though, on the leather chair seats.  Unfortunately, I splattered the seats with paint when I was painting the caned backs.  The seat surfaces became dull when I cleaned off the paint so I decided to see what a little soft wax would do.

Soft Wax on LeatherI waxed, let them dry for about 15 minutes, and polished.  I love the sheen and even after a few months they are still shining bright!

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Barstools I thought of making ruffled drop cloth seat covers but it would be a shame to hide such pretty legs.  Maybe in the future.

Barstools Now – the wall color – the yellow in this room is still bothering me and I’ve been picking up paint swatches with thoughts toward a future change.  I’m leaning toward Agreeable Gray by Sherwin Williams. Sigh – not until I whittle down my long list of to-do’s though.  Priorities you know 🙂

Chalk Painted French Country Bar Stools Now it is on to outdoor projects.  Filling planters with flowers, cleaning patio furniture, scheduling a lunchean on my deck.  What Spring projects are you up to where you live?  Is your weather warming too or are you still in a winter chill?  Time flies so quickly and we will be feeling the heat of Summer in no time at all.

Blessings friends,

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A Tale of 3 Sisters & Limed Oak Wall Sconces

February 2, 2016 by Patti 30 Comments

Three sisters from the same parents.  How could we all be so dissimilar while at the same time so alike?  How could remembrances of our childhoods be so different?  I guess, given the age spread, it isn’t all that surprising. 

Sister #1 lived through the lean times.

Sister #2 was there when they were “movin’ on up!”

Sister #3, well, everyone said that she was just plain spoiled though that simply isn’t true!

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One thing we had in common were two parents who cared a lot about appearances and looking their best.  I once heard my dad referred to as “Dapper Dan”  and my mom almost always wore a dress and heels, even into her 80’s when she struggled to remain steady on her feet.  There she was, my mom and her walker, heading down to dine and dressed to the nines!

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In addition to dress, my mom was a collector of things that made the home I grew up in a place of beauty.  When you tour my home you’ll see some of her treasures on display.

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So here’s the deal with the three sisters.  Our parents taught us strive to look our best too but we pull ourselves together in very different ways:

Sister #1:  Traditional style, think Ralph Laurenish.  Her look is fairly casual and she loves color. Red is her go-to color.

Sister #2:  Elegant style in the vein of Jackie O!  She loves to dress up in designer clothes and rocks it in black and white.

Sister #3:  Rustic Glam style – Pretty much a jeans girl but she likes to dress her jeans up with pretty tops and layers of jewelry.  Blues and greens are her favorite colors – to match her eyes.

Now, can you tell me which sister I am?  A lot of times the way we dress our homes is a reflection of the way we dress ourselves.  Take a look at a few components of my dining room below to see if this gives you a hint of who I am.

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 Crystal chandelier

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Antique oil painting

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Traditional damask wallpaper

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Painted and distressed china cabinet

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A shabby ruffled tablecloth

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Vintage frame turned chalkboard

Dining Room After 102 As I pulled this dining room together with the oriental rug, the chandy, the buffet, the hutch, the wallpaper, and all of the other elements of the room it began to feel . . . FANCY.  Too fancy for me (not too fancy for my husband because he loves fancy)!  So to make it feel more ME . . . you guessed it, I’m the more rustic glam of the three sisters . . . I added a few rustic elements to the room.

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One of these elements was the two oak cabinet doors that I had hanging around in my garage.  I thought they would be the perfect foil for the fancy-schmancy crystal wall sconces that I intended to hang on either side of the oil painting.  This is the process I used for liming the doors:

  1.  I stripped the doors with a product called Citristrip. This is a product that can be used indoors.  It is as easy as painting on, waiting for it to go to work, and scraping it off with a plastic putty knife. 
  2. After stripping the doors I allowed them to dry thoroughly and went over each one with a medium grit sanding block to make sure they were ready to accept the wax. 
  3. Finally, I applied Briwax Liming Wax which was as simple as rubbing it into the wood and removing the excess with a lint-free rag.

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Can you see how these two doors tone down the elegance of the crystal sconces and the room a little bit?  Now we can have a fancy dinner and still act like our quirky, funny, crazy selves.

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Along with the crazy fun friends we seem to be drawn to.

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This is the first time I’ve used liming wax and I love how it settles into the grain of the wood.  That’s the key by the way.  Liming wax works best with open grained hardwoods such as oak and ash.

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I’ve added links below to the products I used on this job in case you are interested in purchasing any of them.  As my statement says at the top of the page, any purchases through links on this blog help us keep the lights on here at Old Things New but do not cost you any more than buying directing through Amazon.

I do hope you enjoyed my little guessing game though y’all probably had me figured out from the get-go!  Next up on the blog I will be sharing a tutorial for the Ruffled Linen-Look Tablecloth that I made for my dining room table.

Blessings until we meet again 😉

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At Long Last Dining Room Reveal

November 30, 2015 by Patti 53 Comments

Have you ever had a big project that you began with every intention of completing in . . . like 5 days?  Then that 5 days turned into 5 weeks and the 5 weeks into 5 months .  .  . or even longer?

Yup, that’s  pretty much the way my dining room makeover went.  I felt quite vindicated on Sunday though when our Pastor, who is doing a series called Flip my House, talked about how building anything good takes time.  It is a process.  So I’m thinking this dining room of mine must be pretty good because it took way more time than I ever could’ve imagined!

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  It began with my trying to strip some very stubborn wallpaper, only to find out that it was applied directly to the sheetrock.  Not a good situation.  Believe me, I tried every method known to man to remove that paper and it wasn’t worth the time I would have had to put into it to get it to the point of being paintable.

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So I repaired the damage I’d already done and moved on to Plan B, new wallpaper.   Shopping, shopping, and more shopping, ordering samples, rejecting samples, ordering more samples and  finally finding just what I was looking for  The wallpaper application itself also took way longer than expected but it wasn’t such a bad experience because I had a good GREAT friend who came all the way out from Washington to help me.  Pain shared is pain lessened!

Of course there was also the painting of the buffet and dining chairs, reupholstering the dining chairs, repairing and painting a hutch . . . you get the picture.

It would’ve been a whole lot easier to pick everything I wanted from a catalog and have it shipped but that’s not the way I roll . . . Mrs. Old Things New here.

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This was the style board I originally put together for my dining room using Olioboard.  This great design tool actually kept me from making mistakes when I realized that some of the things I originally planned on using in this room didn’t look good together.  If you are interested in reading about how I came up with the inspiration for this room you can read the full post HERE.

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This is a view of our dining room BEFORE, looking toward the kitchen.  Very classic wallpaper in a pretty shade of red but, like some of the other changes we’ve made in this house, it just wasn’t me.

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This is the dining room view looking toward the front door, where Sasha hangs out all day long looking for something to bark at.

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And here she is, my somewhat glam, somewhat rustic new dining room.

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The hutch is the first piece I worked on, using a color wash in different grey tones.  You can find the tutorial for that HERE

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These old doors were taken from another large piece that I’m working on for my bedroom.  I used liming wax for the first time to give them this weathered look.

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Then I attached some vintage wall sconces for that Rustic Glam look that I like.Dining Room After 008

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You may have heard about my chandy before.  It was a birthday gift from my husband the first year we were married.  Even though we had to pay a small fortune to have it specially packaged and shipped across the U.S. it was worth it!

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An antique frame turned chalkboard so I can write messages to myself.

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This is a close up of the wallpaper we used.  I like that it has a very subtle pattern in pearly greys, cream and tan.  The pattern is Brunate Damask from Seabrook Wallcoverings.

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This is the little redeemed and restored hutch I recently wrote about HERE

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The pattern in the glass of the hutch . . .Dining Room After 072

. . . matches the pattern in the fabric I used to recover the chairs . . . and also the pattern in the rug that once belonged to my mom.

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I’m either very clever or very lucky 😉  You guess which one it is.

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I painted the dining chairs with the same color wash technique that I used on the buffet.

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One of the items on my style board was tufted and upholstered chairs for each end of the dining table.  These are Bennett Camelback armchairs from Restoration Hardware and they were on sale at the time I purchased them.  Though the price was pretty good I guess you could still say they were my big splurge since all of the other dining room furniture combined cost less than one RH chair.

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That doesn’t include these vintage Florentine nesting tables.  They don’t normally hang out in this room but needed a place to stay while the Christmas tree takes up their nook in the living room.

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This antique frame holds blue and white vases filled with dried roses.

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An antique French mirror hangs between the two dining room windows.

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This, of course, is my favorite thing about this dining room makeover!  I have loved this painting from afar for years, ever since I began following Sherry’s blog, No Minimalist Here.

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Sherry and I at her home. Eeek! #bloggerfriendsnowreallifefriends

Sherry’s was one of the first blogs I followed.  I’ve always loved her style (being a non-minimalist myself) and I’ve always admired this painting which hung in her home.  Several months ago, after downsizing, she had an online garage sale through her blog.  Would you believe that we drove the 7-1/2 hours to get this painting?   It was actually hubby’s idea because he knew how much I loved it.  It not only makes my dining room but it also has a special history behind it, in that it comes from the Jamestown Plantations in Virginia.

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Ever since I put the last sprig of greenery in my centerpiece in preparation for taking pictures for the blog I’ve been walking by my dining room and feeling delighted at the transformation that I knew would one day be.  But you know what?  When it comes right down to it, it is all just stuff!  Temporary treasure that brings some temporary pleasure but nonetheless, just stuff.

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Because of that mindset, and because I’ve had times in my life that I’ve struggled financially, I have a hard time spending too much money on the temporary things.  That’s also why I like to restore things that others have no use for, or to create things myself to add beauty to my home.

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I know that not everyone is like me.  Not everyone enjoys searching through junk stores and  spending hours in a hot/cold garage restoring their finds, and I certainly don’t begrudge those who have decorated their homes with high end furnishings.  In fact, I love going to into their homes to OoHH and AaHH and gain even more inspiration!  Like I’ve said on my sidebar, I believe anyone can create beauty on a budget.

Now, because I can’t help myself . . .

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Another BEFORE

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And AFTER

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And AFTER.

Yup, I like it better this way!

Blessings,

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P.S.  I have one dirty little secret.  It is the dirty, scratched up dining room table hiding under the tablecloth I made to hide it.  It is a table just like the one on my design board except beaten.  One day I will be stripping and restoring that final piece to it’s original wood tone.  One day . . . but probably not too soon.

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 TheDIYShowoff, LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, NiftyThriftyThings, SilverPenniesSundays, SundaysAtHome RusticAndRefined

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 IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor,  ModVintageLife,  TheDedicatedHouse, HuckleberryLove, CarrieThisHome, Dwellings, AnExtraordinaryDay,
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HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, Elizabeth&Co, CoastalCharm, CozyLittleHouse,  NaptimeCreations, CedarHillFarmhouse, KatheWithAnE,
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FrenchCountryCottage, MissMustardSeed, ThirtyHandmadeDays, CommonGround, TheShabbyNest, TheCharmOfHome, RootedInThyme,  TheDedicatedHouseAnythingBlueFriday,
 DIYVintageChic,  ShabbyliciousFriday, TheCreativeCollection,
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Redeemed & Restored – A Little Painted Hutch

November 16, 2015 by Patti 34 Comments

There she was was, one among many in a jam packed antique mall.  She’d been there a long, long time but today they’d put a new price on her in hopes of moving her out quickly to make room for better pieces.  Many people came and walked around this petite lady, checking out her classic lines, only to walk away when they saw the raw signs of wear and the peeling veneer . . .

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. . . until the one came, the one who was much like her.  The one who chose her and took her home to give her a new life.

Dining Room Hutch 052Many long days and nights were spent on her restoration, and in the process the lines began to blur between the life of the restorer and the one being restored as comparisons were made of their similarities.  Peeling veneers were repaired, putty used to fill the larger cracks, and experiments with different colored paints were tried to see what she would become.  No, this one was not meant to be a bold colored statement piece.  Nor was she meant to be a sophisticated lacquered lady.  This one’s past, it was determined, would be allowed to shine through the layers of paint that would eventually bring her to this soft and muted color.  Dining Room Hutch 014

This petite one was solidly built by her original creator and as she is restored she becomes even stronger.

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When the transformation is complete she looks different than before but her original character still shines through.

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Her freshly cleaned and painted interior is carefully filled with treasures from generations past.

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These treasures remind her of the values instilled within her by family members when she was young.

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They also remind her of lessons learned from friends and acquaintances who intersected path along the way.

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Of course she can’t help but recall lessons she learned through her own mistakes!

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If you move in real close you’ll see this lady’s imperfections quite clearly . . .

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. . .  and the wear that came from living life long and full.

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Life wounded this one deeply at times . . .

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. . . but the pain that caused the visible scars is long past and nothing more than distant memory.

Dining Room Hutch 044Mostly now she recalls the joys of her life.  She has been blessed with much, MUCH joy!

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See the layers of color representing childhood, young adulthood, motherhood, career, and now a sweet time of less responsibility but a passion to continue living life to the fullest!  And always with the expectancy of, “What’s next?”

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Though she was once closed and private, she doesn’t mind throwing her doors wide open now to share with others the pathway to becoming beautiful.  Though it is at times frightening to her, and sometimes others don’t like what they see in her or what she has to share, she has been called to this purpose of giving back to others what she has so freely been given.

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This one, she is different than those around her, and though she once detested her differences she is now at peace with who she is.  The once shy girl has come out of her shell of insecurity.  She laughs freely now and loves to make others laugh along with her.  She believes that others can find the same freedom to be who they were created to be and loves to offer to let them borrow her hope until they can find their own.  She is often heard to say,

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  In reality, we are all different.  Unique creations made to love and be loved by Father God.  Fighting your way through life all alone can be hard. Sometimes it takes another person coming alongside to help point us in the direction God originally intended for us to go.  God tells us that His way is easy and His burden is light.  Won’t you place your life into the Master’s hands and let Him do the work of bringing you into complete restoration?

Take it from a little painted hutch,

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I’d love to pray for those of you who are struggling in any way.  Simply leave your prayer request in the comment section.  I moderate all of my comments so if you’d like your prayer to be private please let me know.

Blessings to you dear ones,

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 There is no joy greater . . .

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Help! Which Color Should I Paint my Rocker?

February 27, 2015 by Patti 24 Comments

Rocking Chair Before 008

This chair is beautiful to me.  As a child I would sit rocking as I looked out at the water in from our lakefront cabin.  I would hold my hand just beneath my eyes to block out the cabin’s porch and the beach beyond so I could see only the water.   That made it easy to pretend that I was sitting on the deck of a cruise ship bound for distant lands.

Seriously, that’s what I did!

After years of being bounced from home to home and spending some time on the deck of our former lake house in Washington I was almost ready to take it off to the dump.

Rocking Chair 003

Almost . . . but not quite.

Along came Mr. OTN to the rescue!  My dear hubby has been removing old cane and glue from the channels, as well as removing the rusted screws that had broken off inside the chairs arms and bleaching away the black mold.  Now he’s ready to tackle the job of re-caning.  What a gift of love.

I’ve decided that my old rocker deserves some color and this is where you, the most brilliant readers in the world, come in.

The Porch is my Happy Place 001

  We will be using the rocker on the screened porch which has neutral colored furniture and blue accents so I’d like to paint it in a blue tone.

Rocking Chair 005

These are the colors I’m considering:

  1. Duck Egg
  2. Greek Blue
  3. Provence
  4. A random color of Behr clearance paint

The color of my sample board is close to the color of the caning, which we aren’t painting, so you can see what the contrast would look like.  The colors here are a tad bit washed out but I had to brighten them up a lot so you could see the true color.

So what do you think?  What’s your favorite, one, two, three or four?  We hope to get to the painting this weekend so I’d absolutely love to hear your opinion!

Blessings to you,

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