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Don't these THINGS just look fabulous?

These are from our long ago attic pick that took place last year. We found these in their outbuilding. You can't quite tell, but these are very rusty versions of nesting tables. They may have orginially had glass, but since nothing out of that place had glass intact, I wasnt surprised to find it missing on these.

I could have put glass back in them, but I wanted to try something different. I am not sure why, but I thought these would look very cool with reclaimed lumber or something with advertising.

It took me several months, but I finally found the right fit. All the reclaimed lumber we had was actually too thick to fit into these, so I went the advertising route. I called up a wine specialty store in the city and asked if they sold their crates. They said no, but sent me to a store that did. So, for $5 each, I bought three wine crates.

While watching Cranford (if you like BBC, you will like this show), I hammered all the nails out and took them apart.


However, with each table being a different size, I had to cut extra pieces (out of the leftovers from the wine crates) to make them fit. I lined up the wood grain and made measurements. Over Easter, we went out to the hubby's grandparent's house. They live out in Indiana on a wonderful rural bit of property. His Grandpa has a wood shop in the basement, so the three of us went downstairs after lunch and had some fun with the saws!

I glued them together with wood glue. You have to clamp it for 24 hrs, but after that, it isnt coming apart!!!



I then stained the pieces so they would all look aged. After drying, I gave them about 5 coats of poly. most likly these will be used as side tables with drinks, etc. Therefore, I wanted to make sure they were protected.
Smallest.
Middle.
Largest size table. The table tops fit perfectly into the tops once sanded to fit. I did not glue them in or anything, incase anyone ever wanted to change them or anything.
Before I painted the tables black, I had to sand down all the rust. It only (haha) took me about 4 hours.
But I do love the finished product!! We sold them very quickly. It is always nice to know your work is appreciated. :-)

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Heidi said…
Well done on the sell. I had a feeling they would go quickly!
April 30, 2012 at 5:34 AM
Parson's Wife said…
Wow-a lot of work, but they look really nice.
April 30, 2012 at 5:44 AM
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