What's old is new

This is my place to show off the items I would call vintage, things I have either refinished or kept as is and find interesting. I am still a kid at heart bringing home what some might call junk and am always in search of that buried treasure. I am not a picker and I am not a hoarder, working with my hands on my own time repairing or refinishing the things I find brings me peace of mind and time to myself to contemplate whatever has transpired in my life or time to just zone out and concentrate on the task at hand. Some items for sale or possible trade just ask..click on my profile and send me an email.







Saturday, February 4, 2012

Vernors Soda Fountain-Dansk Design Tray&Bowl-1940s advertising plaques-Fire King Polka Dot -Dorchester Dinnerware

 




















Lots of cool stuff, bought the light shade and found the lamp the next day at another thrift shop. Love the Atomic Amoeba pilsner glasses and polka dot Fire King bowls and mugs. Totally dig the 1940's 3-D advertising plaques, perfect for the man cave. Not sure what direction to go with the 1950's Vernors soda fountain, it's missing the badge on one side and no tap or pump, do I restore completely or just repaint and leave as is .

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Arts&Crafts Bookends-Coleman Iron-Coal Thermometer

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Bronze Arts & Crafts style bookends, one sad iron and a Coleman fuel burning iron that needs new powder coat paint, an old coal thermometer.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Pairpoint Lamp





Pairpoint lamp needs some restoration and a shade, an original shade will be tough to find and costly so a reproduction may be substituted.

Side Tables




One nice retro veneered solid maple side table, the veneer was weather beaten in spots so I removed some then I painted black and tan, I really like the result. Two nice maple matching 1950's side table's that will be painted when a colour scheme for bedroom walls is chose and we can coordinate. Also the orange lamp was salvaged from a scrap yard, the chrome was rusted but cleaned up well with very little pitting after and the shade is new.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Singer Spartan-Slat table-Mid century chairs








Singer Spartan sewing machine this little machine is a work horse and is in fine condition, it has a light when most of them didn't. Two very retro chairs that will be recovered in the material(s) draped over the back. Small oak slat table that I dismantled stripped and refinished. Finally a very nice little Mission Style table that mom says was a gift to my great grandmother in 1912. Green fabric on green chair is out, I'm going with a burgundy and black velvet floral pattern instead. Wait and see the end result.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Bamboo & Chrome Bird Cages

I've been looking for an old metal cage like this for a while, it was in rough shape so I repainted the base and straightened and removed corrosion on the cage bars. Everything is there including seed/water dishes, glass panels, swing and perch. The bamboo cage is in equally good condition.

Refinshed floor lamp-Bartlett Collins Cookie Jars




The floor lamp I completly stripped down and refinished and I'm really happy with the end result. I replaced the old wiring with wiring from a broken IKEA floor lamp and got the shade from Value Village, I'm not crazy about the shade but it will do for now. A nice pair of Bartlet Collins cookie jars.