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A little Elbow Grease

December 12th, 2008 in member junk     
georgiamoon Georgia Terrell, contributor
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This is how it turned out, after a couple of hours of work.
This buffet was the dirtiest, greasiest, grungy thing I had ever seen.
The drawers had to be scraped and the handles soaked.
She looks brand new...well, almost.
The arsenal. I think I used everything I had on hand.
This is how it turned out, after a couple of hours of work.

This is how it turned out, after a couple of hours of work.
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I went to an ES today and found this beat up old buffet but I loved the handles and I thought I could clean it up a little and it would be ok. I think it came out even better than OK. It had beautiful wood underneath all this black grease. It was in the garage, where I always go first because I have found that a lot of people use old dressers and stuff for storage, even if they have new stuff in the house, which I don't want anyway, but it may have been used by an auto mechanic as a workbench or something. Anyway...it was $20 so I got it. After a couple of hours work I have myself a beautiful piece for the shop that could be used for it's original purpose or as a stand for a flat screen TV. Gone are the days that everyone comes in looking for an Armoire for the TV, the times have changed, now they want something like this with storage and a big flat surface. Well here ya go. Oh, guess what else I found in that garage...one of those great big giant whisk things that Kimberly made a hanging light fixture out of. Yee Haw! I'm going back to her post to get the instructions and materials list. I am a happy girl. Love to all, Georgia


Pattern or design used: My Own Design - Georgia Moon Junk
posted in: member junk, vintage, wood, living room, furniture, entry, bedroom, dining room, great room, contemporary, table, brown
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Comments (6)

SantaClaus writes: I LOVE Briwax - it's one of my favorites for spiffing up vintage wood items. Posted: 8:18 am on September 18th
texasjunkermom writes: Amazing transformation! Beautiful wood under all that gunk. That old inlay craftsmanship can't be beat. Yay for you. Posted: 11:27 am on January 15th
Junk_Sophisticate writes: Wow! You really spiffed this one up! Glad you were able to see a diamond in the rough. It looks beautiful and I'm sure will sell in no time.

Candy Posted: 8:53 am on December 13th
fellowjunker writes: This is a stunning piece of furniture Georgia. I'm impressed with your elbow grease!!!
xojanis Posted: 4:42 pm on December 12th
piecesofthepast writes: Great find! I miss estate sales...where I live they only have auctions, which equals sitting all day long only to bid on something that, low and behold, someone else wants just as bad and WINS! Gone are the days (for ME) of going into a house where everything is priced and ready to buy...in other words, UTOPIA! I have my grandma's old buffet and that's exactly what my TV is sitting on! My mom says it's the tackiest thing she's ever seen, but she's not a junker like me (and all of us!) GOOD JOB! Posted: 4:37 pm on December 12th
TGTG writes: NICE WORK GEO! The results are fantastic. Doesn't it feel good unearthing a treasure like this?? And a great tip about checking the garage first for stuff like this... I've never thought to do that...

LOVE the arsenal shot. I gotta get you some Briwax too. I checked all over AG and it looks like it's an on-line thing now (if comes from the UK). I'm ordering some and will get you a can too.

Show us the whisk next!

XO, JennyK Posted: 4:34 pm on December 12th
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