Stanley Table - Finished!!!

I'm thrilled!  I got the table refinishing done!  I think it looks great--better than I expected! It was a lot of work, but so worth it!

Oh yeah and before!

Vintage Cat Cookie Jar

I stumbled across this on ebay.  I wasn't looking at cookie jars, but this turned up in a search and I showed it to my husband--he did the "oh-ah" and gave me that look.   His birthday was around the corner, so I got it for him.  We both love these cute vintage characters.

Stanley Table - Progress

Moving along on the base of the table. After much thought, I decided not to re-stain it.  Here it is after a few coats of Danish oil.  It is supposed to be nice and dry this weekend--I plan to sand the last two side pieces and drawer front.

Stanley Tiered Table - Refinishing Progress

I got the base of the table stripped this week.  It is suppose to rain the next couple days, so I had to take advantage of the nice weather today and get to sanding.  I still have the two sides (that hold the top tier) to sand and finish working on the drawer.  I've got a coat of (oil) varnish on the second tier and I'll wipe that down tonight and let it cure. Here's the before stripping and sanding and the after.  I'm so glad to have gotten to this point--a lot of work.

Wood Cabinet - Add Some Glass (UPDATED)

Another great $3 find today.  This cabinet has a solid frame and that dense composite board backing.  Very solid and measures 24" wide by 19" long. It obviously held glass at one time and I knew I could replace that.  I checked my stash and I had a piece of glass big enough to cut two doors, I did that lickety-split.   Now I have to decide which wall I'll hang it on in the kitchen.  We will be packing our vintage kitsch into little guy soon.

Couldn't wait to get the cabinet mounted.  After breakfast this morning I got started.  I'm just so tickled it only cost me $3!  This girl loves a bargain!  Here is is.  I'll take my time filling it up.

Vintage Magazine Holder

Hubby and I hit the thrifts today.  The clouds cleared and the sun came out!  I picked up a few things while out, but my vintage find that I was really excited about is this mid century magazine holder.  I see them all the time, either in metal or wood, but I wanted just the right one at the right price.  I wanted something that looked atomic.  Today was the day and I found this one for $3.  It holds my 50s-60s Saturday Evening Posts I got a while back.  Perfect!

New Find for my Laundry Room

Today was the day!  The Westbend bean pots were on sale today and I got 2 for $2.50!!  Sweet deal!  I wanted something to replace the commercial packaging of baking soda and oxygen bleach in my laundry room and these are great.  Their nice wide opening makes it so easy to scoop from and I don't have to unscrew a lid anymore.  Still thinking about something to replace the box behind to hold the other stuff.