Let's Talk Vintage! #99: Reviving the Old, Making it New Again

Hello and welcome to Let's Talk Vintage!

 

 

This is where bloggers and sellers gather on

the net to be inspired or to learn a new technique;

whether it is working on a vintage piece, or to

get it ready to sell in a shop.

 

We also like to "Oooh" and "Ahhhh"

over another blogger's finds.

Keeps us motivated to find more

good stuff!

 

Yesterday I was at our local Labor Day

flea-market and overheard one of the

dealers tell another dealer how

he found a civil war diary and how

well he did with selling it. Then the other

dealer remarked: "Yeah it's the one

really good one that keeps us going!"

 

 

But, some of us just love creating.

I didn't realize how much fun

it would be to re-do furniture.

 

So this week I am working on

pieces for my brick and

mortar shop, Vintage & Co.

 

And so is my hubby. He took this

ornate stand and created something

really neat with it!

It previously had some sort of

second tier, smaller in size, on it.

Like maybe it had come from a

church or it had been a phone stand.

 

It was damaged, of course!

 

 

Anyway, it all had to be re-worked.

Wood filler, wood glue, the works.

 

He used black chalk paint, distressed the

top, and added a stencil to help hide flaws.

 

It really turned out well.

 

I put it up on Facebook and the Vintage

 and Co. website... it sold right away!

 

This is the piece I worked on and brought in.

 

 

It was fairly easy to do

and I love how it has a lower

shelf and a drawer.

 

We tried a darker wax on the

drawer and it doesn't show up

here in the photo, but it turned

out great.

 

A wonderful entryway, hallway,

or love seat size sofa table.

 

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Gotta love the broken down,

worn out furniture... giving

it a new life is so rewarding,

don't you think?

 

I can't help but draw a parallel

between what we do with furniture

and what God did for us by

sending is Son to give us new

life as well. Every time I say

I'm bringing a piece of furniture

back to life I can't help but

think about it.

 

It rings so true.

 

I'm thinking about making a

special tag to place on the

furniture to explain the

"getting rid of the old"

and "bringing out the new."

 

I'll keep you posted on this

new idea!

 

Now for this week's features:

 

 

 

Audrey of Timeless Treasures

found this really awesome

trophy cup that someone

had made into a lamp ...

She transformed it back again!

 

 

and Tarah of GrandmasHouseDIY

shared another similar type of 
transformation... see what she
referred to as "the beast"
that she found in her

Grandmother's old farmhouse.

 

 

and Pat of Bringing French Country Home

shared her rusty finds... see how

she uses them in her garden!

 

 

If you were featured, feel free to use this

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in your blog post.

 

 

Linking with:

 

 Share Your Cup Thursday

@Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson. 

Pink Saturday

@How Sweet the Sound

 

Now it's your turn.
Let's Talk Vintage!