Re-Claimed Customer's Old Iron Sofa Table.

This project involved a customer's own request.  She called me and described how she purchased this old glass top iron sofa table for $25.00 at a second hand store.  She wanted a newly designed table top for it.  It was a table she planned to add to her outside sitting porch.  I visited her home, looked at the planned landing space, grabbed her table purchase and went to work looking for junked pieces that would help improve this table when placed in her porch arrangement.  She was delighted to see the end product when it was finished!  It looks really nice out there.

She paid a fair amount for the work and the table fits perfectly to help become a great part of her outdoor sitting room.  It is wonderful when we are able to please the customers.  I like the way the table turned out.

The new top was made with all discarded materials.  Barn wood slivered up to thin pieces were mixed in with three types of ceramic tile.  One tile came as left overs from a 1980's bathroom remodel job in an old Victorian home built in 1891.  Another tile, with a historic crackle finish came from an old hotel.  The small square pieces came from Habitat's Re-Store facility.  The deck wood, hardie backer and screws all came from project junk previously discarded.  It turned out pretty nice.  The main thing is how elated she is with this new addition on her porch.  That makes all of this junk worthwhile to find.  Not to mention how much more happier the landfills are.

Nice job, Betty!  By the way, notice how she hand painted the rug pattern on her wooden deck.  Betty is loaded with artistic talents and has excellent energy that feeds these good ideas.  Nifty work!
  

Re-Claimed 5-Drawer Dresser!

Five Drawer Chest

$299.

F.O.B. The Dalles, Oregon

This was an old chest that had been relegated to the basement for storage.  Now it has been re-conditioned for bedroom use.  One of the matching drawers on the bottom was removed then replaced by one of the top drawers.  This allowed the 'side-by-side drawer look' to help balance the inserted dual baskets.  The framework holding the added baskets was built with old discarded barn wood.  The rustic grain of that trim works well with the gray paint and darker gray glazed antiquing.  With a little black paint on the drawer trim and new aluminum handles, this five drawer chest looks great again.

  

 

Brushed Aluminum Styled Coffee Table

                                                                 Rustic Coffee Table
                                                                           $349.
                                                             F.O.B. The Dalles, Oregon
                 SOLD

Take an old set of weathered and discarded cedar fencing material, add the support structure of a discarded warehouse rack for trim and then place them on a second hand metal table base so you can get this wonderful industrial coffee table.  An excellent cabin or family room addition.  Rustic and calibrated to hit the mainstream market like a 'man cave' item.  Sturdy and nicely arranged.  This is not only a piece that looks cool, it will wear well.

As much as this might be a rough and tumble masculine piece, the metal base helps to soften it up enough to fit well in most family room settings.  It has already received a good deal of conversation from many onlookers.  It is very likable.  Nice piece.

  

 

  

   

End Table With Metal Raised Plank Top

                                          End Table, Cedar Plank Top With Raised Iron Apron.
                                                                            $190.
                                                              F.O.B. The Dalles, Oregon
                                 
                                   SOLD

Buried in about an inch-in-a-half of dirt, in the driveway of a second hand store with rubble stacked all over this hidden iron piece became the foundation for this end table frame.  Even though it was all but discarded for worth, we had to buy it.  It was rusted, loosely held together and scratched beyond pleasant but we bought it anyway.  My wife spotted it underneath everything.  I walked right past it.  It had no top.  We tightened up the legs and re-painted it.  Then we added the top made from some old and weathered cedar fencing panels we confiscated some time ago.  The side trims are a flat mahogany trim peeled off the side of a discarded bedroom closet door.  The end trims are the side support of an old discarded motor-home window screen.  They look amazing together.  Thankfully, my wife spotted this buried treasure in the driveway of the second hand store we were walking to exit.  Another piece saved.  We like this one.  It is a wonderful one-of-a-kind jewel.

 

Really Cute Piece!

Metal, Stone Tile And Walnut Trimmed Coffee Table

                                    Coffee Table In Bronzed Metal W/Stone Tile and Walnut Trim.
                                                                           $349.
                                                            F.O.B. The Dalles, Oregon
                      SOLD

From a discarded bronzed metal coffee table frame comes this new look.  The glass top was removed.  A new table top base was built with scrap lumber and some second hand screws.  Some discarded and chipped ceramic tiles we cut to their best fit.  Then some left over black walnut wood trim was added around the tile perimeter.  It all looks very awesome.  The table almost looks brand new.  It is colored and styled to fit almost in any styled decor.  What a great save!  What a great feature piece of furniture!

  

 

  

  

Industrial Styled End Table!

                                                      Industrial Styled Cedar End Tables
                                                                      $190. Each
                                                           F.O.B. The Dalles, Oregon
                  SOLD

Rough and Rustic!  Great for a cabin, a leather man cave, a rustic setting or a contemporary family room.  This combination is very much a man's item.  It would fit well in the lobby of an auto body or repair shop!  It is a classic iron and wood recovery piece.  Very industrial.

The table top is constructed from discarded and weathered cedar fence planking.  They were split, wet and long past being able to be used as new fencing material.  That is why they were discarded.  They are the culled out pieces.  The base is a metal foundation and was bent out of shape, terribly.  The base also had a green paint that was sponge painted, chipped, peeled and rusted.  That is why they were thrown away.  The edge of these newly re-claimed tables comes from a metal and wood trim support for some warehouse shelving.  They were found on top of a display rack in a storage section of a Habitat For Humanity Re-Store.  I think you will be surprised at how cool these items came together to re-claim this piece of furniture.  They are rough and awesome.  They came together rather smart.  At one time these items were completely separate and unrelated pieces.  Now they serve a whole new life.  The paint on the metal was done with some black hammered spray.  Nice.

There are two of these that match!  They are sold separately.  Don't miss them if you have a rustic setting looking for something really cool to set it off.

 

            

I plan to add this kind of top to another aluminum crossing base for a coffee table.  It is a brushed nickel kind of aluminum finish.  It has a real European, contemporary-styled set of lines.  The two may be extraordinarily smart together.  It is coming next!

It might be worth waiting to check them out together?

I have a funny feeling that they will make a great marriage.

I will hurry to get it done so you can check out the combo.

Round Oak Tumbled Stone End Table

                                                         Re-Claimed Round Oak End Table
                                                                               $159.
              SOLD                           F.O.B.  The Dalles, Oregon

Remember the destroyed, broken pieces of a round discarded end table and laminate sink top?  It was the "It's Coming" post from a few weeks ago.  This is the final compilation of that effort.  Re-glued, sanded, cut-in-a-circle inlaid tumbled stone top.  The tumbled stone came from a Habitat For Humanity 'Re-Store' outlet.  The wood work was produced with some left over oak plywood in a custom wood shop.  This was a first collaboration with that new associate.  His plasma cutter and wood working abilities are awesome.  We will begin using his shop and skills for future project pieces.  His efforts helped to save this piece!  Nice job.  We will post some of his custom work on a separate "guest" post in this blog!  Impressive stuff!  We think you will agree when you see the work he does on wooden urns.  Perfection.

Remember the beginning of this piece?  Here are some reminder photos!

                 

   

 


Now look how it has changed!  Very nice.  Almost a coastal feel!  Very soft, contemporary and easy to live with.  It will make someone a very nice accessory end table.  Maybe a hallway, entryway or family room support piece.  Great spot for placing some family photos!

Slate Top End Table With Tray

                                                                 Slate Top End Table
                                                                             $59.
                                                             F.O.B. The Dalles, Oregon
SOLD

Found at a second hand store, the lower tray no longer securely attached to the legs.  The wood top was stained and hosted several 'hot cup' burn markings.  After a simple tray repair and a good deal of sanding, this table was married to some discarded pieces of marbled-slate stone tiles.  Some black trim was added to the scalloped wood top aprons.  The inside of each leg was also trimmed in black paint, purchased as second hand paint from a Habitat For Humanity retail store.  Some of the tray required glue and clamps to help repair its shelf.  This little table is no longer a piece that looks like it once appeared.  It has a brand new life and style!  Excellent accent piece.  Would make a great phone stand, night stand or kitchen accessory table.  Check it out.

 

Classy Change!