1930s VANITY TURNED INTO FRENCH NIGHTSTANDS

 

Two little drawered units were lovingly donation just before the holidays.

Thank you again to the Donator!

 

 

"See the side panel on this one ..."

 

This use to be a 1930s dressing vanity that was divided into two.

 

I was able to add some costly additions such as these tall hardwood legs and 4 matching

pieces of antique hardware. The little swing handles have a really nice patina.

They mount with tiny screws through the front. In this case I predrilled first because there is

never room for error when installing tiny antique brass flat head screws.

 

 

 

It seems like there a thousands of these stepped topped art deco vanity desks out there.

It also seems like there are even less people who like them, me included.

I started a PINTEREST page devoted to finding great looking up cycled 1930s vanities

so some of them can be saved.

http://www.pinterest.com/firstfindsgg/1930s-vanity/pins/

 

 

 

 

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MAGAZINE QUIET TIME TURNS INTO chandelier lamps

 

It can happen to you ...

 

 

This is the kind of thing that can happen in the blink of an eye!

It happens to the best of us even when we take precautions.

 

 

Youre sitting quietly one morning reading a magazine and you turn the page and gaze upon a photo

that starts the wheels turning in your head and before you know it the kitchen island is covered with 

your next project and in my case it was a collection of lamps.

I went mad with the idea to finally making new ones with all the parts after looking at 1 pretty picture.

You all know the scene and nice clean kitchen turns into bedlam all because you decided to take a

 moment for yourself.

 

 

Ornate lamps at the second hand stores around here are not that cheap so Im not sure why

I am constantly trying to save them when I only work with them a couple times a year.

Storing them takes a great deal of room but I do enjoy when I can rebuild beautiful new ones.

 

I took apart each lamp washing the glass bits in the sink as I went.

The metal parts were all taken outside to get sprayed white.

 

 

By the end of the day I was out of white spray paint and I had several glass cuts to my hands.

 I also ran out of my lamp shade trim but not before finishing these 2 chandelier lamps.

I will have more coming soon but I have more wiring to do and some trim to find.

 

These 2 are not completely identical, but a close second.

One is taller and the shade is slightly wider than the other.?

 

All the crystals are glass and the bases are marble.

They are 100% recycled from other lamps.

 

 

 

 

 

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