Here is a picture of my chairs. Glorious finds from the trash, only to end up back on the curb. I ordered fabric to cover the seats, bought a nearly-reportable amount of spray paint, and sadly, they are right back where they came from.
I was sanding chair #2 when the front leg snapped off. I have invested emotionally in these trash chairs and find that I want to go spend a ridiculous amount of money on new chairs to recover from this loss. Does BlueCross BlueShield cover retail therapy?
The table, another trash find, is another sad story. I was in such a state of euphoria when I saw it by the dumpster, that I failed to notice the text that was carefully etched into the top.
Prima, my surprisingly observant daughter, was the first to notice the script. “Mom? I think there is a problem with your table. Um, it says FU** on it.”
“SH**!” I said, “I mean, ‘NO WAY!’ Who would do such a thing?” and then I apologized for exposing my children to more profanity, intentionally or otherwise.
You know how you worry about what your kids will be exposed to at a friend’s house on the Internet? Well at my house, it’s the graffiti you have to worry about.
One afternoon, I received a glorious text message from Stuart: “I sanded the FU** out of your table.”
And we were once again fit for polite company.
But alas, it has been sanded too much, and I am going to put it back on the curb. It is a sad day indeed. Now, I have a porch that needs paint, a new light fixture, AND furniture. But the rug looks nice! However, I am back to the drawing board. Good thing there is an awesome barrel in the basement, just waiting to be the base of my new table.
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Simply Turquoise 
10 responses to “Back to the Drawing Board”
Good luck! At least none of your finds had bugs!
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Oh Miriam, don’t put that table back on the curb! It is too wonderful. Paint it. Mosaic the top with very flat tiles.Or woodburn the top. I am an artist and would give my eye teeth for that table. Alas, I am in Texas now (retired from APL like your Mom). Resurrect it, I KNOW you can.
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Ah yes. It seems a movement is afoot to save the table. I already tried a few things that didn’t work, and I did not want to paint it because the chairs would be painted, but I keep coming back to the idea of painting a backgammon board on the top and turning it into a game table.
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I agree! Save it! Paint it like marble or get real marble/granite cut or a great trick is to get a piece of mirror cut. Cheap, Easy to clean and so sparkly!
And too bad about about the chairs. Love it in turquoise.
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Thanks! I agree the chairs were a real loss. I know I’ll score some turquoise chairs for that porch eventually.
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Mom-
Just make sure the barrel doesn’t have any bad words on it! Social Services would not be pleased. If you wanted, i could help you do a collage on the table, then we could get a piece of glass to put on the table to protect it from more foul language.
-grace
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Ok, Grace. The collage idea has me thinking mod-podge with maps or fabric…
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A lesson & ideas for us all. Thanks. PATTY
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Where is this dumpster you speak of? Good stuff to be rescued! (I love the finished product!)
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This dumpster is in an apartment complex where my babysitter lives, and I was taking her home when I saw the table. One of my neighbors combs apartment complexes at the end of the month looking for old vacuums. I am in good company around here.
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