Since completing the majority of the exterior of the shed a few months back, I've been at a standstill on the shed. Other than adding a shelf across the top and lucking out with free cabinets, I've not had the money to do anything else in there. There's a roof, and (nearly) four walls on the thing. Dad came two weeks ago and we rebuilt the front wall so the doors function a little better. You can see the shelf at left, now completely filled with Lauren's school supplies since she's switching jobs. Some of this will go when she gets into her office, but at least now we have the place to put this..and don't have to cram it into the attic or the playroom. I bought wire to tie the shed into the house electrical, just have to have the time to get under the house and run the wires. Still have a little more work to do on the front of the shed, and the walls need to be closed in on the inside...but that'll happen after the whole thing is finished being wired. Soon.
Meanwhile, I have stumbled into an unexpected project that I am now loving. While driving through my neighborhood a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon a pair of MCM dressers. The long dresser is pictured below. They both needed a good bit of work, so I got to it.
The overall condition of the long dresser was good...the finish was crap and the top was wood grain Formica. NOPE.
This was AT A DUMPSTER. REALLY???
I sanded the whole thing down, saving most of the veneer.
Un-sanded at right, sanded on the left.
The finished result was fantastic. I decided to patch the veneer on the sides and sand & paint them, as well as the fake wood top. I repaired the legs and base, and ended up with a pretty darn cool piece of furniture if I do say so myself. It looks great in our room!
NEXT UP: This guy
It's got tons of water damage & the veneer is in decidedly worse shape, but that's a project for another post. Next post I'll have the finished product of this, along with the process of the antique school desk and Dutch chair at left. Also, I bought a pretty sweet end table today that will probably end up on here at some point.
Who knows. If I sell enough of these finds, I might actually be able to finish the shed!
