A Restoration Story

I want to share a typical Makeover story with you. For those of you who visit my cottage sale event in Myerstown during some of the summer months you know I sell makeover furniture and many one of a kind finds. My husband Bruce is the re creator or master potter of many items . I share my ideas and he brings the ideas to fruition. I see what the item can become and he does the work. My part: seeking, finding, begging. His part gluing, repairing, sanding, painting. Then I do the selling. We are a team- he just sweats more! Actually that is not true I go to auctions in rain, sleet, snow, summer sun and do a bit of sweating myself!






I want to show you an example of a unique find. Recently we acquired an all wood shelf unit that someone gave up on. They felt it was beyond repair. But I have the kind of eyes that see what something can become. Bruce, my husband checks the 'bones' : is it all wood, can the item be saved, is restoration affordable, is it worth restoring. Furniture pieces are like people in a way. Even when it looks like all hope is gone with a bit of work and faith they too can be restored. In the case of people unlike furniture they are Always Worth Saving - This is done by entrusting them to THE Master- Potter.


But back to the old shelf unit. This find was out in the rain- not good for wood items. At first it did look beyond repair -- indeed it was broken- but the pieces were all there. On closer inspection we realized it had a pull out sideboard. It must have been used as a desk or a dining room sideboard. It even had a glass door at one time, the door frame was present. With paint and new glass and Bruce's skill at sanding and restoring the shelf unit is now a gorgeous piece perfect for a display cabinet, or china cabinet, or even as a library piece for books. I want to show you the before and after photo of this pretty piece. I will put it in my eBay store http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Collectibles-and-More new category called " local pick-up" incase it peaks your interest. Otherwise it will be found at my next Cottage Sale Event in Myerstown at 401 South Railroad Street the first weekend of May 2009.




I have invited Faith our daughter to share with you about a ministry she is excited about . We plan to add this organization to our Giving List for 2009. Read about how broken young girls are transformed because someone believes they can be restored and transformed.