Shortly after moving in, Aunt Diane and Uncle Mike were looking to unload some old furniture from an outbuilding of theirs that they’ve had for awhile. By “old furniture,” I mean it was my grandparent’s set, and various parts were used by them and my Dad (among others, I suppose). It was a set they picked up in St. Louis sometime in the 1950s – it still had the furniture store’s information taped onto the inside.
Regardless, we’ve had quite a few furniture pieces in a bay of our garage since it all arrived. Two matching three-drawer chests made it into the house right around Calvin’s birthday, but some other pieces were taken care of over the break. The priority was a vanity that my Grandma Corine used. As with the other pieces, the wood was veneered in such a way that wasn’t particularly “modern,” so we sanded it down and repainted it in white.
The above is something of a “Work In Progress” shot. It actually took me awhile to complete because it was, well, really cold out in the garage and I could only tolerate sanding sessions for limited periods of time. I ended up putting a few coats on it as I was battling the effects of “drying” and “freezing” of the paint throughout.
In the end, it turned out pretty well! The mirror could use some restoration still, as it looks like a 60 year old mirror, but it fits perfectly in Meg’s room, as if that’s where it was meant to end up. I’m sure Grandma would be tickled to see Meg sitting at it. 🙂
The next piece of furniture was a larger, four drawer chest. We weren’t sure where exactly to put it initially, but Brooke thought the dining room would be a good fit. The weather was unbelievable today (almost 60 F in mid-January…seriously?!), so Brooke sanded it down outside and got a few coats of paint on it in the afternoon. Clearly, the paint could dry a bit more efficiently when the temperature wasn’t 15 F. The inside of the drawers weren’t all that spectacular looking, so Brooke used some blue paint (from the entryway…) to “spice it up” a bit.
Ultimately, the muted red color Brooke went with paired nicely with the wallpaper in the dining room. It’ll probably end up containing place mats, table cloths, etc. At the very least, it’s yet more storage space for all our stuff, so the more the merrier!
I’m just glad Grandma and Grandpa’s stuff has a new home!
…and glad my garage is nearly empty enough to fit both cars… 🙂
Yep! Grandma would be more than tickled!!