Huge Hoosier

I purchased a complete Hoosier cabinet from the local

junk yard during his garage sale.  Reluctantly I paid

his full asking price.  Many weeks months of work later, the

old piece of furniture was methodically refinished.

 

Originally, it all looked like the white chippy

bottom shown it the photo above.

 

I sanded down to bare wood,

because it was extremely chippy.

 This gave me lots of dirty work to do
during an extremely snowy & cold winter!

 

  A Fair amount of wood filler went into this project.

I also had to glue & clamp doors & drawers.

 

 

Amazingly, the old Hoosier still had ALL the original

hardware!  I like a rustic look, so I opted to tumble it.

This took off all the loose rust & peeling metallic finish.

 

I'm a huge fan of Valspar paint.  It doesn't dry tacky,

covers well, and is a great value.  Not to mention,

 it's available right up town at our feed store! 

 

Only two of the four glass windows survived,

 so I decided to remove the two middle doors

and leave that area as an open display spot.

 

The roller top was a labor of love.  I could only paint

a few boards at a time or the paint would glue them

together.  I draped them over the edge of a small garbage

can for just enough curve for it to dry right.

 

To my delight, the original flour bin was included.

 

It still had flour inside! Yummy.

The end cap was such a bonus,

since it could easily have been lost.

It doesn't screw on, just pushes on.

CRAZY....I know!

 

How pretty is the etched glass?

I tell myself not to dwell on the two broken

panes, but enjoy the surviving pair.

They really are the crown jewels of this Hoosier.

 

 

I should have taken before (how-to maps) 

pictures on the hardware & also the flour bin! 

 The doors needed lots of tweaking as most

 the hinges were slightly bent.  Years of use

can sure take it's tole, especially if this was

 used as kitchen cabinets & for rolling out

bread week after week, back in the day.

 

One last final battle was cleaning the enamel counter top.

The winning product was Bar Keepers Friend. 

It's slightly abrasive, but I didn't have to scrub very hard.

 

It turned out perfect...with a few rustic chips.

I love that it shows wear & has character.

 

Before:

 

After:

 

And now.....

The final reveal.....

 

 

I hear a chorus of angels singing, every time I see this thing!

 

And now here it is in my house!

 

 

 

metal bread bin

 

 divided utensil drawer

 

My paint colors were:

Valspar Elfin Green (2 coats)

dry brush ~Valspar Greenhouse (lighter green)

dry brush~ brown

 

Dry brush paint finish:

a great alternative to sanding/distressing

 

Linking up to:

Miss Mustard Seed

 

 



Retro Flower Fabric

Have you ever spotted some vintage fabric for a great price?

I found some green floral that was dated 1977.

It was an old handmade salon clothing guard,

 from what I could tell.

 

I tried my hand at fabric paint.  The fun chair image

was cut on my Cricut & I painted it twice for a good solid black.

 

 

I love this silhouette.  It's such a cool chair!

 

I pinned the fabric tightly around cardboard.

 

 

MinnesotaJunker on Etsy

 

 Linking up to:
My Romantic Home



 

Bar Table

I rescued two matching bar tables out of a storage bus
at the local junkyard.  They were sturdy & had potential.
I loved the industrial looking base.
The tops were full of sticker residue,
 graffiti & black marker.

BEFORE:

 

 

AFTER:

 

I talked my hubby into helping me make

tongue & groove tops.  They look like great

garden tables or rustic matching cabin decor!

 

I can't wait to dress it up outside with some

clay pots, a trowel, plant labels & more!

It's a shame we are expecting over a foot of snow

here in Minnesota again tomorrow. 

Will gardening season ever arrive?

 

Linking up to:

Lavender Cottage

Ivy and Elephants

 

 

 

 

Welcome Screen

This old screen was transformed into a welcome sign.

Various items were used to make a cluster of flowers.

 

 

I found the metal word at an adorable gift shop in Iowa on clearance.

It worked perfectly here! The white hill is half a doily

stitched directly onto the screen! 

Green pipe cleaners & star candle tins (flattened) finished it off.

With tiny doilies & gem brads for the centers.

 

 

Linking up to:

Between Naps on the Porch

 

Making the World Cuter

 

Funky Junk Interiors

Chippy Blue Pocket Sign

It will be a sad day when I run out of my chippy blue reclaimed wood.

I've made planters, shelves, frames and more from it.

Here is an inspiring sign with a fun jean pocket.

 

 

The saying is common, but looks so good in cursive on

the chippy blue wood!  It ties in with the black leaves

stamped on the jean pocket.  The flowers were made

from an old cut up shirt. 

 

 

I think the pocket would look cute with mail stuffed in it!

 

Linking up to:

My Romantic Homes

&

Redoux Interiors

&

Lavender Cottage

 

 



Tickets to Junk Bonanza

 

The Junk Bonanza, the Nation’s Best Round-up of Junk, is GIVING AWAY 20 SETS OF EARLY BIRD TICKETS to the Bonanza April 10-12 in Shakopee, MN.

 

Each $25 ticket is good for admission to shop two hours before the doors open to the general public, and for regular admission again on Friday and Saturday.

Each ticket can be used to redeem a free souvenir canvas tote bag, too. And each winner will also receive A FREE COPY OF THE NEWEST SPRING FLEA MARKET STYLE magazine!

To enter:

1. “Like” Junk Bonanza on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Junk-Bonanza/139633041207

AND

2. “Like” Ki Nassauer on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ki-Nassauer/492098767488578

AND

3. Go to the Junk Bonanza blog at http://junkbonanza.blogspot.com and leave a comment saying you liked both Facebook pages!

You need to do all three steps to enter!

 



Old Linens

I've accumulated many vintage linens & have been

giving them new life by sewing pillows!

 

These two are made from old pink hankies.
 

 

I love giving pillows two sides of color,

so you can flip one around.

These are fresh spring colors

or would be cute in a girls room.

 

 

These three pillows are from an old curtain.

 

 

This one features a little garden humor.

I stamped the words.

Does this describe any of you??? 

 

 

Are you a country girl?

I am.

 

 

These two have the prettiest embroidered doilies:

 

 

 

 

All these pillows were made from a huge

embroidered tablecloth.

 

 

Fairy gardens are all the rage right now,

so I thought this phrase was cute!

 

Aren't these flowers lovely???

They just scream SPRING!

 

I found this vintage looking patterned (pillow back) 

fabric at my local Ben Franklin store!

It was so pretty, I got it in every color they offered.

 

 

Linking up to:

 Redoux Interiors

&

The 36th Avenue