Five Things Thursday

The "re-purposing" of this old furniture is genius!

An old piano becomes a sewing center. Or...

...a coffee center.

Okay, I have to comment on the grammar here. You "turn AN old dresser..." Come on people!

I love this corner cabinet made out of an old door--and that color!! I even like the fact that they've left the handle and hinges. Kinda' cool!

Although I am not a fan of open storage (due to the dust), I do love the looks of it--especially if a piece of furniture has been re-purposed. If this piece stays outside, how long do you think it will look this good? Plus those dishes would be dirty in a few hours. On the other hand, why would someone go to the trouble to decorate something outside to take a picture and then have to disassemble it to take inside?

If I was just starting out--like it was 1971 all over again, I would have loved to try some of these things with all the furniture I saw at the weekly garage sales. I did buy a little chest for $10.00 that Butch re-finished for me. It was Stephanie's changing table and drawers. I love that she still has it in her living room. Wait, maybe it's upstairs in the hallway. Yeah that's right. Well, I'm still happy that she's kept it all these years!

Which reminds me. Mitchell was over last Friday. He was telling us about putting an old couch out on the curb--knowing that someone would take it before the day was out. Instead, when he got home he found that someone just took the cushions! He was left to dispose of the rest of it. I thought maybe someone took the cushions for their dogs. Who knows. 

Another time, he put a lamp out and someone just took the shade. What?

Apparently, there are rules about taking stuff off the curb. You take it all, not just a piece! Come on people!