Stop in for a drink.
On today’s episode of curbside finds...
I was out on errands and spotted an old gate leg drop leaf table out on the curb with other junk for trash collection. It was really ratty. Hinges broken off, leaves barely hanging on, top half off, covered in crud and mildew. But it was all there.
So I pulled over and loaded it into the minivan. Brought it home and spent the afternoon taking all apart and putting it back together with new hinges, screws, bracing, etc. and then cleaned it up. Then I went at it with Old English and oiled it with lemon oil.
Turned out to be a nice antique piece. 41” x 61” with the leaves up. Circa 1900-1920. Worth about $500 now. It works nicely as a sideboard in our dinning room and fits in well with our other antique furniture.
Time for some cold beer and celebrate the fruits of my labor...Cheers!
On today’s episode of curbside finds...
I was out on errands and spotted an old gate leg drop leaf table out on the curb with other junk for trash collection. It was really ratty. Hinges broken off, leaves barely hanging on, top half off, covered in crud and mildew. But it was all there.
So I pulled over and loaded it into the minivan. Brought it home and spent the afternoon taking all apart and putting it back together with new hinges, screws, bracing, etc. and then cleaned it up. Then I went at it with Old English and oiled it with lemon oil.
Turned out to be a nice antique piece. 41” x 61” with the leaves up. Circa 1900-1920. Worth about $500 now. It works nicely as a sideboard in our dinning room and fits in well with our other antique furniture.
Time for some cold beer and celebrate the fruits of my labor...Cheers!
