He's GOT This!

S'not "real" wood and the condition was poor.

In fact, two drawer fronts are beyond repair.

BUT....

the price was right (free)

and already work has begun to create a shelf for the top opening.

I (his wife) am excited to see this heavy, sturdy piece painted white!

He's GOT this!

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

 Not sure what this piece was from or where we got it.

 I DO remember paying $1 for it..

 I removed the middle panel and will figure out a way to use it in another project.
Repairs were made and the piece sanded.

 The mirror for the opening has been purchased.

 And we decided to stain it dark rather than paint it.

My wife has a place in mind for this unique and rustic piece.

(I'll be rubbing a polyurethane finish on it after the stain has dried.)

Custom-Fit

 An extra table leaf + the base of an old patio table

spray painted black and attached to the top

with conduit clamps

 equals a table custom-fit to a space on our stairway landing.

(My wife wants to state for the record that she has "edited"

the display significantly since this photo was taken.)

Soft Grey Sofa Tables

 I took apart a vintage table, carefully salvaging its parts,

 and created two sofa tables!

 They will find new homes soon...

my wife is SURE of it!

Finish and Start-Up

 After the way THIS one turned out

(fashioned from a free round table),

I decided to use the other half-round as a topper for a gate-leg frame

that has been sitting in our garage for a l-o-n-g time.

 I removed the gate-legs and set about to fill the holes

they folded into....

 Below, patch in place.

Below - the completed patch,

and here, the table top - sanded and ready to stain and attach.

Juggling

 We bought THIS piece (above) at a thrift store yesterday.

 I'm "juggling" its repair and rennovation

 with the completing of Potting Bench III.

Progress reports to follow.

Potting Bench III

 I'm using primarily deck board that I found discarded curbside

for this, my third potting bench/table.

 Using 3 scrap pieces of wood with gentle curves as a base,

 I'm adding a top shelf.

Another scrap piece with a curve that almost matches the curve of the shelf braces

 is an ornamental touch to the front legs.

The Composer

 I, Mr. Working Wonder's wife, call him The Composer!

Basically, that's what he's doing - using pieces of wood/lumber that he has laying around to "compose" a potting bench. 

It will be one-of-a-kind.  And I'm going to like it!

So far, not a dime has been spent on this!

That's the BEST part, he says.

 Saturday update:  Primed.
Ready for paint selection!

Something Else

Using up odds and ends produces  ALL sorts of results!

(piece of cabinet door repurposed here...)

Then There were Two

 I used gloss Krylon spray paint and primer for the first time

 to finish the second of two benches, above.

My wife selected the color.

Below is the first one I made from a discarded crib.

It will be donated to a silent auction at our church later this month.

It's a Bednch!

 First coat being sprayed on (above)

 Final product!

Made of discarded bed - now a sweet indoor or outdoor bench!

Call it a Bednch!

While Reorganizing....Part 2

 The legs of this bench/coffee table had been cluttering my work space for quite awhile--

as had the wooden grate.

So, in between organizational tasks, I put them together

this way.

I applied a white paint "wash" over the grate and left the legs "as were".

One + One = New

 While reorganizing my workspace in the garage, 

 I found a 1/2-table top and some legs withOUT a top.

 Decided to put the two together.  The 1/2 top will work best positioned against a wall.

I added an "apron" along the back to finish it off a bit.

Homemade chalk paint should make it pretty!

My wife would like a little gold gilding on the table's "toes".

We'll see.

Oh Christmas Tree

Inspired by a couple of Pinterest ideas from my wife's account,

I used scraps left over from the Christmas gift project

to make this rustic "tree".

Not sure if we'll print words on the slats, paint, etc.

but I now have used up two complete cabinet doors!

Christmas Gifts & A Solution

 I've been busier than my blog posts might indicate...

Tonight I finished these three chalkboard units.

 I made them from samples of cabinet doors I had stored in our shed

 just waiting to use SOMEhow.

I took them apart, salvaged some parts
(including what I used for hangers),

taped off the "frames" and applied chalkboard paint (spray).

The hooks came from various sources
and were stored in drawers in my garage.

I'll need to "restock the store"!

 And this (above) is my solution to my wife's problem...
another project completed.

Busy in the Garage

 First coat of home-made chalk paint on the half-round table...

(Plaster of Paris mixed into regular paint)

See previous post for details.

 ^ Added some dark wax to highlight the grooves
after a second coat of paint.

 Finished two more chalk boards utilizing old frames we had on hand.