Can you believe this little beauty was sitting at the end of someone's driveway waiting for the garbage truck to take her away? Beautiful she was not, covered in a very ugly orange/brown varnish, but I knew what was underneath and there was no way this little lady was going to come to a crushing end.
One day was all it took to strip away the old varnish and give her a couple fresh coats of clear to bring out her natural beauty. I also replaced the existing drawer knob with a very sweet antique porcelain brass knob.
So, where will her new home be? My sewing room of course and a new work station just for my Quilters' Compost.
Until next time.....happy quilting!
Karen
22 comments:
SCORE!!! Love your new free table!!
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I am always afraid to take something someone puts out for the trash. You got a beautiful little table after some elbow grease.
Lucky you. Glad you rescued the table. It looks fabulous. Hugs,
This is beautiful! You did a great job on it and best of all, it's free!
It's wonderful! A couple of times, I've put something out that I'm hoping someone will take! I make sure to put it out early, and not on a rainy night. And I'm happy if someone finds it before the trash truck comes by. One woman's trash is another's treasure!! Glad you scored.
Oh what a find - and such a lovely place to store your compost...quilters' compost that is!
Lucky You! How pretty it is now, you have a good eye for seeing treasures!
what a good save! It looks really lovely.
BEAUTIFUL TREASURE.
I used to do this, some years ago, (make over old furniture people were throwing away), but now my neck and shoulders don't allow it. But I know how you feel when you look at this beautiful table now. ENJOY IT:-)
Good find, Karen. You did a beautiful job refinishing it. You will enjoy that for years to come.
What a fantastic find! You did a beautiful job of restoring its beauty.
What a beauty! I am glad that you saved her!
Wonderful table Karen , good for you taking it home and making it useful again and I just read your post about your Quilters compost and although I am not nearly so organized with my scraps nothing gets thrown out either . Thanks for those great tips.
Wow! It looks awesome! What a great find, and a beautiful transformation.
Now that!! is a treasure to behold!!!! Perfect!!!!
Beautiful job on the refinishing Karen. I think your 'little beauty' found a great home in your sewing room.
Karen if it do not fit in sewing room I know that it will be very nicely in mine beautiful
It's a beautiful table. Can't understand why people throw this away...
I have no sewing room, but I'm sure it would fit in mine if I had one ;o)
A very beautiful table. I have in my home also some furnitures others wanted to throw away!
Have a nice day!
Renate
I love your table! What a find. They probably thought you were crazy for asking for it. LOL
What a great find! So glad you saved it from the dumpster. Your applique blocks are awesome, also.
This makes me happy... Your good deed and hard work have become a well deserved treasure. Thanks for sharing your story! B
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