Fall - ish

I usually have more than one project in the works at a time. I work on one while paint is drying on another piece - sounds kinda boring, doesn't it! - and then there's those projects that come to a complex point that I have to ponder over, so it helps to tackle something else! Most of the time, different scenarios run through my mind to remedy the issue and I can continue on.
As with ...

The tall antique cabinet with the glass inset doors.

 

The original piece had swivel hinges which

were missing many parts.

After fruitless efforts to find replacements,

 I thought perhaps

regular door hinges might work -

 which would require some adjustments

to the doors - as in: cutting

the doors to make them narrower!

 

 

 

Since I have no table saw,

 (and I know who does!)

I loaded the cabinet and doors into my truck

and hauled them out to  ask talk Richard

into figuring out

how it could be done!

 

Being the "Mr Fix - anything" kinda guy he is,

he had it figured out in no time, put hinges on

and voila! now the doors are on and I'm

ready to finish up this piece!

So, I loaded it back into the truck and brought

it back to my garage!

(I've gotta stop finding these heavy things!) 

 

Back at my garage, I'm ready to paint the

entire piece,

sand it down, and apply a wax sealer.

It's looking more like I envisioned it!

The original shelves were pretty rough looking

- like they used any old warped pieces

of wood they could find!

 

I decided I'll put in new wood shelves.

I wanted it to look fresh and neat.

The exterior has a very distressed look -

which I did on purpose -

due to the condition of the wood.

It'll be perfectly-imperfect!

I'll post photos of the final debut!

 

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I have a love of old antique

dressers with mirrors.

I found this one at the thrift store!

So many mirrors have

been lost or broken

but this one was intact.

 

BEFORE:

It needed some TLC!

I stripped off the old varnish finish,

got new hardware for the

mirror harp,

and new drawer pulls to

compliment the new

stain and paint accent color.

 

AFTER:

I chose a lighter wood stain

and a beautiful

dark teal color to accent

the trim and the mirror frame.

 

Side view of the dresser.

 

The porcelain knobs

add a unique and

perfect color combo.

 

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In between working on larger projects, I create some

smaller things with items that have been waiting

 to be started or pieces that need to be used up!

 

Having one left-over old shutter

from previous projects,

I turned it into a

 chalkboard/message holder.

 

 

An old door screen I got at the

NE Junk Jaunt last year

still needed to be turned into

something useful..

Not knowing exactly what

to do with it, I

thought I'd try to paint

something fall-ish

on the screen!

 I took it up to my condo

where it was easier

to work on!

 

And came up with this!

It could be a great

addition to a porch fall décor!

 

 

Here's something I threw together

using some old barbed wire

and a plaster cast of

antlers and flowers

that were just waiting

to be paired together!

I embellished it with artificial

succulents and bright poppies.

It's kind of rustic/vintage looking!

 

Keep checking back in

to see what's going on

in my 'junky' life!

 

Until next time - be happy!

 

 

XOXO