Stylish Oak Table

I love these oak side tables - so practical in many spaces. 

I already have three of them so this one was destined for the booth.

Bought from Olive, it was painted with a matte black top and the bottom left in the original oak.

The wood was dry and dull.

But the table was in relatively good condition.

No wobbles.





If you have had experience with this style, you know wobbles are a problem.

The solid matte black top was doing nothing for me.

After a sanding to lightly distress it, I began to wax it.




















 
Used Howard's dark oak wax.

After two coats of wax I am loving the top.

A soft sheen and some distressed edges.

As for the dry wood Howard's Restor-A-Finish to the rescue.

Used oak finish.

See the difference from the front leg to the back leg.

It transforms the wood in minutes.

The stylish black-top, oak side table is ready to go.

And I am off to complete more projects.







I do not receive compensation from Howard's.


See y'all!

Friday Finds

This week finds me with fond memories of a recent estate sale.

I was busy practicing my new oath of restraint.

 
I shoulda, coulda bought a whole truckload and now regret I did not.

I am trying to get the hang of this restraint thing.

A metal typing table needing a few screws.

It had a few loose ones.

An old Remington typewriter.

The tag is a key chain from the lady's business.

She was well-known around here in real estate circles.





Both typewriters were in great shape - just needed cleaning.

The older Underwood.

When I was in the sixth grade I fell in love with the Jalna series.

Because there were horses involved.




This is a partial set of the books.

Four of the series  Tales of a Grandfather by Sir Walter Scott.

Each book is a collection of tales from different countries.

A series of books and stories by Bret Harte.

Two Christmas books by Charles Dickens.

A couple of bank bags.

I have since decided to sell off my collection of bank bags.

They can be found in Booth W-10 Riverfront Antique Mall.

Small leather souvenir photo album.

From Mt. Washington, NH.

Old atlases!

Chucks and I both love old atlases!

One large ironstone platter.

Plus a smaller one!

Hope I am not boring you with all these finds posts.

Because we have a ton more to go.


 
See y'all!

Little Dresser - Grain-Sacked!

Okay, okay, I keep referring to this dresser as having THREE drawers.

I finally noticed after reading comments and emails, there are FOUR drawers.




These dressers are great for beside the bed, by your sofa, blah, blah, blah - you've heard me extol the virtues of these cuties many times before.

Like the brown dresser yesterday, once I sanded it, I decided not to paint it.

Cute Samuel De Champlain grain sacks bags by Tina of What We Keep.

Even though all the back of the house furniture and household possessions are in the den and living room, I still found a space to Mod Podge. 

The old kitchen table.

Image downloaded from the Graphic Marketplace on Etsy (Found here).

A grain sack label.

Offset to allow for the handle.

Remember to get those lines straight.

Larger image on the top.

Followed by two coats of satin craft varnish.

Hope to find yet another small dresser.

The top drawer has a neat organizer built in. 

It can be found at Riverfront Antique Mall in Booth W-10. 

It needs a home.

One last look at the label.


We are surviving the renovations - more posts coming this weekend.



See y'all! 

Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!

Kitchen Reno - The Day Before

Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition

Kitchen Reno - Day Two

Kitchen Reno - Day Three  

Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper!  Hope to see you there.

Friday Finds

My Friday Finds this week are from Horror Monster.

Downsizing is getting harder - I am down to things I loved at one time and may love again.

Like this primitive rocking chair.

You notice one side is askew.

I have had it for about twenty years.

It has held my Santa collection, toolboxes, dolls, and stacks of quilts.

Off to the booth where I hope it will find a loving home.

This school desk - once green - sat in my aunt's house for her grandchild to play school.

Then it was passed on to me.

It sat on the front porch for years.

I brought it inside to hold a collection of vintage reading books.

Off to the booth where I hope it will find a loving home.

The red and blue shelf was painted by me way back in 1993 when we completed the first kitchen renovation.



No room for it in the new color scheme.

Off to the booth where I hope it will find a loving home.

A chainsaw folk art tree.

I used to have a small bear - long since gone.

Off to the booth - blah, blah, blah.

I have not had this school desk for more than five years.

I no longer have a need for it.

Off to the booth - blah, blah, blah.



 

This wrenches my heart - I am not sure I can part with it.

I am driving around with it in the back of my truck.

A primitive plant stand used in the dining room for ironstone displays.

Off to the booth - you know the rest.

The red bench I made from a cornice board many years ago.

Used for my cookbook collection.

Willie slept under it.


He keeps looking for it.

Off to the booth ...


The only thing I bought this past week - a picnic basket.

The easiest thing to send off to the booth.

No emotional attachments.

There are a number of estate sales this weekend.

There is only a bit of space in the house.  Most of the kitchen is now in the living room.

Monday the appliances will be moved to the dining room.

I will post details of the renovation.

My word for May is TRUST.

(Thanks, Olive!)

It is a hard one.


See y'all!

Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper!  Hope to see you there.

AAUW Books 'N' Things Fair

Most of you have been commenting on this notice at the bottom of my posts for the last several weeks.

This weekend is the big sale - Friday and Saturday.

This is the AAUW Aiken Branch's big fund raiser.

It is one of the largest of all AAUW chapters.

We need to raise at least $30,000 to fund our scholarships and local literacy programs.

This year it will be located at the Riverfront Mini-Mall located right across the bridge from Augusta, GA.

Just 20 minutes from Aiken, SC.

I will be featuring photos of the sections of books, music, and attic treasures over on my Facebook page each day.

All the books are sorted by fiction/nonfiction.

Then by genre.

Then by author.

Then alphabetized.

There are close to 100,000 books awaiting the crowd of book lovers and booksellers. 

All are welcomed to buy as many books as possible.

I usually buy by the truckload.

Hardbacks are $1 and paperbacks $0.50.


Special books are priced at 25% of their retail value.

 ATTIC TREASURES

Attic Treasures are across the back of the building.

Here's a sneak peek.

This group has worked hard to display all the items and price them very fairly.

I love this dollhouse.

No, I will not buy it.

I must remember I am downsizing.

I am downsizing.

I am downsizing.

The back room of Attic Treasures is packed full from the floor up.

I hope if you are near, you will come and shop for a good cause.

And you can walk next door and enjoy Riverfront Antique Mall.

I will be busy helping with the final sorting and then working during the fair.

Wait until Friday Finds to see some of the books I have purchased.

Book lovers will swoon.


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.