Monday, October 21, 2013

From trash to treasure

When we moved from Wisconsin, one of the hardest decisions Skott had to make was deciding what wood to bring with him.  Between our neighbor (who was a contractor and always had wood leftovers to give away), the pallets, barn wood from Dad and also from Carrie, and freebies found on the curb, Skott had quite a collection of nice wood.  I'm so glad he brought this along:
the frame work for rusty metal drawers.  Got it for $10 on craigslist in Wisconsin
No before pictures of the next pieces, but they were part of a solid oak table he found on the curb, waiting for trash pickup.  He brought it home and disassembled it.  The original piece was constructed in a tongue and groove type style so Skott evened up all the pieces, clamped and glued them together, then sanded them.  Here they are after several sandings:

Sanding the framework and basic assembly:



I am IN LOVE with the finished product! Unfortunately, it is a wedding gift for some friends/co-workers.  I am seriously sad to give this piece away.  I have been begging to keep it and "can't we just get them something else for their wedding?"  

Love, love love the tiger striping in the old wood



1 comment:

Unknown said...

I say keep it. It is beautiful
Kell