Recycled Beauty

What a pair! I found this Victorian bureau at a yard sale. The pale greenish-yellow paint was peeling off in some places, scratched in others. It was shabby without the chic. But it was $15 and had those gorgeous curves. Who could resist? Not me.

I planned to sand and repaint it--but three years passed and it was out in the garage, "waiting." My husband, who also saw it's inner beauty, refinished it for Valentine's Day.

No, he didn't saw off one leg--I just decided to play with the camera a bit. My cousin gave me the soft-sculpture heart that sits on top for my birthday last year. Another recycled beauty: it's made from an antique embroidered sampler and a rusted piece of hardware--one of those pointy things they used to stack resturant checks or bills on, I think.

The brass knobs are recycled, too. Nick saved them when we replaced the hardware on our kitchen cabinets in the old house. He had just enough to complete the bureau. Someday I might give this curvaceous lady some fancier "jewelry." But the brass does go with our four-poster bed.

Speaking of jewelry, I found this rack in an antique shop for $2 ("Get it, Mom. It's only $2 and you know you can do something cool with it," said my little flea market diva-in-training, Meredith.) I gilded it a bit, glued some mother-of-pearl buttons on the knobs, and then sorted my necklaces and bracelets. Now I have a pretty wall display and I can find my jewelry ("Hey, I forgot I had that!) in the morning.

Comments

[linda]

What a lovely piece...and how sweet of your hubby to refinish it for Valentine's Day. I like the re-purposed rack too...perfect for all your pretties. Linda

[Rue]

The bureau is wonderful and the heart is darling :) My daughter is in training too LOL Yours did a great job pointing that out to you. Perfect for jewelry!

rue :)

[judy wilkenfeld]

wow, what gorgeous finds and that price - unbelievable!