My Primitive Chest

Not every sixty-one year old would tout the traits of having a primitive chest.

But I do when it is a handmade, homemade chest of drawers.

Notice that each drawer is a different width and the wood spacers between the drawers are different.

Each leg is slightly different.

This is how she looked.

I loved the quirkiness at first sight.

I thought I would paint it.

The old pull handles are different sizes.

I thought I would paint them.

There were at least a gajillion spider egg cases.

I swept them off into the side yard.

Chucks wanted to know why I release them into the wild instead of bundling them into the trash can.

OOPS!  I may end up regretting that decision.

Luckily I like spiders.

After cleaning came the sanding.

And I thought why in the world would I ever, ever consider painting this beauty in the rough.

The top had a super thick coat of black over silver paint.

The body was tan, black, silver, and blue.

The handles were sanded to reveal pure patina.

A thorough waxing and basking in the sun.

No repairs needed.

No tightening.

No straightening.

The side after waxing.

The top after waxing.

My primitive chest - what a beauty.

Does not fit anywhere in my house.

Three neighbors measured it for their houses.

NOPE!

So reluctantly I took her to my booth where I hope she finds a new home to love her as she is.

I do not want to know if you paint her.

I will cry.

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LOOKING FOR MELISSA'S ANTIQUES? WELL, SHE UP AND BOUGHT A DOMAIN AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP A STORE.  GO VISIT HER HERE.

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An Altered Stack

Not a single original idea in the post today.

To reduce the number of books sitting around doing nothing, I made altered stacks of books.

Used up quite a stack of them along with twine, lace, keys, and other bits.


 

I do not use my vintage photographs.

I copy them on vellum.

They are quite see-through.


Cut them out with deckle-edged scissors to fit the front of the stack.

Some vintage lace attached with glue strips.

A tag or a key or a rusty star.

The stack of loose pages is secured with thin twine.











 

I make sure the ornamentation is below the people in the photo.

 A fake hydrangea.

I think I love the sides as much as the fronts.

If you are going to alter one, you might as well alter a stack of books.

And decorate them in many ways.

Just think maybe a descendant will buy one and never know they are related.

If you are my age, you will remember the photographer who walked around the neighborhood with his pony.

We also had a photographer with a goat cart.

The stirrups are dated 1952.

Clever photographer!

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Friday Finds

Three truckloads before noon last Saturday.

I had to go home to dump the treasures before heading back out.

I will not bore you with all - just some.

 


A boxful of baby shoes - well-loved.

Buttons, buttons, buttons followed by spools, spools, spools.

Printer's tray.

About ten floral frogs in different sizes.

A weaving loom from the 60's.

A pair of heavy duty end tables with barley twist legs.

The tops are ugly - water damage.

A very large tub I plan to use as a planter.

A MCM* dresser which is now in the middle of a major makeover.

I love the chair frame just as it sits.

Naked beauty.

The small Corsican-style table with beautiful spooled legs and ...

... beautiful burled top.

Unfortunately there is damage to the finish on the legs.

I am only touching the legs - NOT the top.

I have a whole post to write about this primitive beauty.

Handsawn wood.

Handmade with a lot of love.

It was getting late and it was SUNNY  so the pictures go downhill from here.

The Sirocco framed young girl.

There's a small bench behind her.

A cherub

A shelf unit.

And a mirror.

 

I know, I know - you cannot see them!

A lovely group of white shutters.

A wire blue plant stand.

An ornate gold frame.

Look, Farragoz fellow students, a whole jar of homemade gesso.

Not like ours, but similar.

I found it at the bottom of a box.  It is a wonder it did not break and ruin everything.  I got it free because no one at the estate sale knew what gesso was.








In the DON'T TELL CHUCKS section of this week's Friday Finds:

I went to Tractor Supply for a bag of dog food, but who can get out of that place without buying more?

I can't.

On the sale rack was this toolbox planter and the galvanized holder.



Yes, I know I am culling the herd of my vintage toolboxes, but this is perfect for my new porch look.

I also picked up two crib mattresses.

A quick tutorial:
1. Grab mattress.
2. Strip the mattress of all padding.
3. Use springs for displays!

*MCM - Mid-Century Modern!






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