Found Object - File Cabinets

Where To Start?

 "These have gone from Army to Kelly Green. I want something else"

 "The two metal cabinets are durable and stackable, but need a scrub"

So, I took an early morning walk yesterday, about 7:30, my motor was ticking by the time I reached the first corner north of the house (Cathcart and Elmwood), and I hung a left. Once past the Presbyterian Church I spotted something on the grassy boulevard on the opposite side of the street. Junk or junque (low vs high class), I wondered? Oh, it was junque. Two vintage metal filing cabinets. In a heartbeat I wanted them. Within ten minutes they were safe and sound inside my workshop.

Two weeks ago I rescued, then refurbished, an old walnut table from the same part of the block. Am I turning a corner in my life and beginning to work my way toward a lifelong dream of being a shop owner - Flotsam and Jetsam, Gord's Old Stuff, Junque: Get In and Shell Out, something like that?

"S. M. Company made these babies to last"

Naw. I travel in another style. I'm too 'risk-adverse' to open a commercial storefront. Why, it would take me two years to figure out its name! I'm just going to paint the two cabinets, store my printer on top and some story files inside and go for another adventurous walk.

: )

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Found Object 4

Final Touch

Yesterday I levelled the legs. The wee wobble is gone. Then I added a final touch... or two for that matter. I've refinished and refurbished furniture in the past but this project - maybe it's the red paint - really brings a smile to me mug.

Voila. Fini.

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Found Object 3

Part and Parcel

 "Old style table matches up well with old style lumber"

 "It also clicks with some of my favourite things"

Voila!

This discarded table caught my eye when it was thrown onto a nearby curb, and after I cleaned it up, applied three coats of red paint and a table top (from rescued western cedar) it caught my wife's eye too.

In my opinion, it fits into our living room scene quite nicely.

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Found Object 2

Red Coats

 "Walnut table gets a red face lift. Print drawer needs dusting only"

"I was happy for the shade outside the shop door"

The table, once primed, seemed best suited to the colour red. Don't ask me why since a few coats of white latex would have done just fine. That being said, I think I'm just a day or two away from a rewarding overall result.

Stay tuned.

Link to Found Object 1

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Found Object 1

Curb-side Treasure

"Hey, I see a new bedside table here"

Two weeks ago, while driving on Elmwood St., I passed an old table with a loose slab of heavy stone as a table top - tossed to the curb. After thinking about 'possibilities' for 60 seconds I drove around the block to retrieve said items, and they sat in The Annex (wee backyard storage shed) until yesterday.

Sunday afternoon: I tossed the stone aside and repaired the scarred and wobbly walnut frame. I added white pine trim around the corner pieces and edges and closed off the opening on one side (once home to a wee drawer). I then made a tabletop from four rescued western cedar slats and opened up a can of primer paint.

 "I know. The underside - w ancient western cedar tones - looks awesome"

"The weather-worn cedar surface suits my fancy for this project"

I'll make new colour choices this PM. So, more to follow.

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