Kids and blocks – they stack them, throw them…. and sometimes eat them. So I wanted to make something myself. I started out with some basic raw wood. Some scrap wood from the shop, and other stuff is super cheap at the hardware store. I cut out the pieces and sizes of everything I wanted,…
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End Table – Vintage Imperial Round This is my mom’s vintage Imperial round bedside table growing up. Well, it wasn’t vintage when she was growing up, it was just a table. But it’s vintage now because that’s what the cool kids say. Because it has some sentimental value, I wanted to be careful to keep…
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Our entertainment console was big, bulky and didn’t match the rest of the house – time for an upgrade. We decided a floating entertainment shelf would give us the floor space we wanted, while still holding everything we needed. Some nice Walnut boards, milled by my dad from a walnut tree he cut down during…
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One of my first restoration projects in a long, long, long time. I got a couple retro looking end tables, and later found a coffee table to match. The top of one of the end tables was very warped and curved. My solution was to cut the top right where the curve was causing…
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One of my favorite restorations. Craigslist find for 10 bucks that was almost not worth it simply because of the terrible shape it was in. Three out of the 4 drawers were falling apart, the veneer on the bottom was frayed, and it was 2 seconds away from the dump. BUT – it had this…
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This is one of those super basic, lightweight pine tables from Ikea. It was used as an actual dining table, then a garage worktop, then storage, then finally an arts/crafts table. It has seen a lot… and now it’s ready for a new life. I didn’t take any before pictures, but just imaging a beat…
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Thanks Goodwill! This chest was less than 10 bucks and made of solid pine… just hardware that holds the lid up is almost worth that. Other than a few scratches and 1 deep chip – it was in great shape. Goodwill prices things weird sometime… solid wood is more valuable & useful than particle board…
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A classified search one day led me to this old and unique dresser. The top section of the piece allowed for additional storage – and even was lockable back in it’s heyday. While it wasn’t in bad overall shape, it was dark, dingy and in desperate need of new life. And with an updated look,…
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