This Sunday is the season’s last Elkhorn flea market—
next Sunday is the Kane Co flea market!
Where my bf and I are doing a 2nd show this season—you’ll find us in the Trades (F) building! We’ve been busy working on some great pieces to sell, and I can’t wait to show you some of them!
I thought I would show you the most current piece I’m working on—
an old, dilapidated dresser. Only good enough to re-invent. So look what I did with it!
First things first— demo!
I cut off the top of the dresser, and smashed out the wood that encloses each drawer. Then I removed the dresser’s top, and propped everything together to be sure about my idea. –YES!
All the cutting, hammering, and knocking parts around meant a lot of nails on the ground. A magnetic sweep picked everything up, keeping me “safe.” Whew—I seemed to be a little “accident-prone” lately!
So here’s the new design!
A bench, with storage! For the foot of a bed? A bench to sidle up to the kitchen table? An upholstered coffee table you can put your feet up on? Hmmmm. . . . .
All the repairs are made, the appliques and veneer removed, hardware buffed clean with steel wool, and everything else pressure washed clean! —No more stinky-phew, no more spiders!
First I said ewww as in a bad way, then I thought this is Catherine she is up to something good. Then I laughed as in way to go girl. If I could sneak up on you in the (F) building I would but after a tangle with a tent and the wind today I can barely move.
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Oh-Noooooo! Do you need a pomegranate martini—for medicinal purposes–?!?
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Very nice Catherine. My husband did one very similar. I won’t see you at Kane in October. I have a family banquet. Good Luck!
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This is soooooooo awesome! I love it! What a good eye you have!
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Catherine – I wanted you to know that I have featured your dresser turned bench at Project Queen’s Linky Party #5 Highlights. This bench is beautiful!
Hope you come back this week and link up again. Don’t forget to grab a button!
http://www.projectqueen.org Thank you for linking up!
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This is beautiful and inspiring. Love your work.
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