Quickies - Shelves

Take three little shelves out of the stash.

Well, to be honest, this one is a divided box.

And to continue to be honest, this one would more likely be called a crate.













 

However, the third victim is definitely a vintage kitchen shelf from an old house in Augusta.

All three needed extreme cleaning and some sanding.

Using spray paint in aqua and pink the divided box, the crate and the shelf are transformed.

Quickly.

To be displays for tiny trees.




Yes, it is that time of year again.

Willie, my supervisor, hunts in the bushes.

He loves to watch me paint.







See y'all!

Quickies - Sap Buckets

Remember the old sap buckets from Vermont featured on Friday finds?

After carrying them around for a few days, I realized the rust was smearing all over me and the car.

But I did love that rusty, crusty look.

I did not wish to lose that patina.

Used a wash of watered-down white acrylic paint.

Let the rust shine through.

Several coats of clear wax inside and out.

Notice I took the liberty of stamping "VERMONT" on the bottom edge of each bucket.

The only problem was the buckets locked together when stacked.

While filling them with newspaper, I thought about my Dollar Tree stash of pumpkins, straw, and ravens.



Time to put all to a good use.

Fun fall decor.

There are eight of them.

Booth W-10 Riverfront Antique Mall North Augusta, SC

See y'all!


The Mannington/ Revive floor we chose is featured here: Revive Floors

Want to see our kitchen renovation? Read the series!

Kitchen Reno - The Day Before

Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition

Kitchen Reno - Day Two

Kitchen Reno - Day Three

Kitchen Reno Week Two Day One - Dry Wall 

Kitchen Reno Week Two Day Two - More Dry Wall 

Kitchen Reno Week Two Day Three - Cabinets 

Kitchen Table Dream 

Kitchen Reno Week Four Tuesday 

Kitchen Reno Week Four Thursday 

Kitchen Pantry - Before and After 



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Quickies - Baskets And Crate

Another true Quickies post.

I needed some fall baskets at the booth.

Found three likely victims.





Pulled out some partial cans of spray paint.

Voila!

Baskets in cinnamon, black, and dark walnut.

Perfect for displaying autumn smalls.

Sturdy berry crate.

Lost its label.

Half can of white.








 

Light spray followed by a light sanding.

Ready to work in the booth.

Coming up - a trip to Madison, Georgia, and a meeting with Linda at A La Carte.


Have a lovely Sunday!


See y'all!

Quickies - Two Chairs and A Money Drawer

A menage a trois for Sunday's Quickies post.

Two chairs and one money drawer earn makeovers taking only a few minutes.


First this pair of chairs.

Old with caned seats.

In good solid shape.

The finish was okay but the wood was dry.

Out came my trusty can of Howard's Restor-A-Finish in Golden Oak. 

I have used this product for decades and swear by it.

No, there is no payment for this endorsement.

This is the after - five minutes later.

Beautiful result.

The two of them basking in the sun.












 

NCR money drawer from a cash register.

Again okay shape - missing some parts - but the wood is dry.

Soak it in Restor-A-Finish and watch it gleam.

I was careful to not damage the labels.

Label on the back.

The drawer sold the first hour it was in the booth.

The chairs are still available in Booth W-10 Riverfront Antique Mall North Augusta South Carolina.




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Quickies - Little Boy Blue Ladder

Little Boy Blue come blow your horn.

I just wish this bad little boy would run back to my booth - he has been missing for over a week.

He is prancing around somewhere in the building.

Remember this ladder from Friday Finds a week ago? READ HERE

I was outside painting the blue dresser and decided the ladder would be the perfect companion piece.

And a quick project.

I taped over the distressed galvanized bits and covered him with Rain Storm.

I had some books on him next to the dresser.

Keeping my fingers crossed he has returned or has been re-homed.

Oh, gosh, I hope he has not been kidnapped!




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Quickies - A Rack and A Trellis

Remember the redwood-stained trellis from Friday Finds?

(Read here.)

I painted it with a light spray of Heirloom White.

It has a slight pink look.

I would use it inside on a wall.

Olive suggested tiny white lights on it.

I drove it right to the booth as soon as it was dry.

A small pine plate rack.

Sprayed with Rust-Oleum Aqua.

I am enjoying my empty breakfast room as a photo back drop.

So did I keep this?

No way, Jose!

It rode shotgun with the trellis.

The trellis is in Booth W-10 and the plate rack is in Booth C-23.

Better hurry.

There are crowds of tourists in town for the horse events and the Masters Golf Tournament.

And they are shopping!

See y'all!

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ETSY SHOP IS CLOSED

 I will accept reserved listings if you see something in the blog posts you want.

Quickies

A different kind of a quickies makeover today.

Years ago I bought a trunk and had to take it as is.

Meaning all the junk inside.

I actually found several treasures in there among old clothes and newspapers.

Like a collection of eighteen rubber stamps from a automobile dealership. 

These seven are for correspondence.

Good shape for their age - 1930's and 1940's.

The wood on most appears to be cherry or mahogany.

The quickie part was cleaning and waxing the wood.

There is some damage to the rubber pad under each stamp.

They print clearly.

I displayed all of them in a big jar for years.

When I changed the decor in the den, the stamps were packed away.

I think I am ready to let them go.

Most were made by the Hartford Stamp Works.

Smith was one of the partners in the dealership.













 

The date stamp is stuck at July, 1941 - about the time the dealership closed.

How do I know?

The rest of the stamps are all about the business.

I plan to put these on Etsy.

Question for all of you:  List them separately, in groups, or all eighteen stamps together?

I am leaning towards keeping them together.

They have been a family for so long.


See y'all!

Come visit the Riverfront Antique Mall dealer page on Facebook:  Dealing On The River and like us!

ETSY SHOP IS CLOSED

 I will accept reserved listings if you see something in the blog posts you want.