After driving by this LARGE dumpster in front of a house at least 2 times in a couple days I decided to stop for this pair of chairs I could see the legs sticking out. The dumpster was completely full of all sorts of stuff, mostly household stuff, but I just wanted the chairs.
I knocked on the door of the house more than a few times, but no one answered. Since it was in the dumpster I just took it.
Turned out it was only one chair---at least where I could get to.
The other legs belonged to the pedestal portion of a table.
No table top that I could see.
The chair is cool, and so was the pedestal, but I didn't want to think about figuring that part out.
I just took the chair.
Then a different week on a different street and after passing by a freebie pile in someone's front yard about 3 times in a couple days I decided to rescue a hexagon side table with a glass top.
I think I will put a wood piece on the bottom to make another shelf. There might have been another glass piece there on the bottom, but it is now gone. I may replace the glass top with wood too, but not sure just yet. Here is an upcycle option I saw on Pinterest.
Last week hubby asked me if I went to the thrift store every day.
"No, just Tuesdays and Fridays on their 25% off days."
"Oh", he says, "it just seems like you go every day."
Maybe, but really I don't.
Funny thing about him though, the very next day he comes home and says to me, "Do you want a cedar chest? There is one just around the block with a FREE sign on it."
I grabbed my shoes and off we went.
Now we have another cedar chest--hubby plans to give it to our daughter, which is certainly fine with me.
She was excited about it once she saw it after work and then they were doing some research on it and it turns out it is a Lane cedar lined chest that was made in July 1942--we know this from the serial number underneath.
It still has original paperwork inside attached to the lid--dated Jan. 1944. And the inside looks brand new.
Other than some glass water marks on the top and a slight crack on the inside drawer which can be easily glued together it really is in great shape, especially as old as it is. Hubby says he doesn't think the owners knew what they had. Probably not, but that's fine. We'll take good care of it.
Just wish I knew some of its history.
I love it! Think about the woman who purchased it out of the store. Probably a war bride storing all the items she'd saved for her wedding. I had one, too. It was very plain and square not the rounded corners like on the one you have. I gave it to my son and his wife.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I have an identical hexagon side table with glass top that I got from a "buy nothing" group several months ago. I love it so much! Hope you found something fun to do with yours.
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