My husband and daughter found this workbench during one of their Saturday morning treasure hunts while I was working at the store.
They enjoy junking together and they have the best luck when I'm working at the store. Our daughter loves these Saturday's because when I'm not with them she is "Head of Purchasing".
When I looked the piece over, I noticed a little aqua color where a few specks of paint had chipped away. That made my day.
With sander in hand and many hours later this was revealed.
I love the big bolts holding this piece together.
I discovered the entire top was covered with a piece of masonite and some metal stripping. I removed the top shelving piece, metal stripping and masonite...
This beautiful wood top was just waiting to be revealed.
Brian switched out the hardware for me, to these chunky handles. I think they are fitting for this large piece.
Added painted bead board to enclose the back.
It's going to make a wonderful craft/sewing room table or a nice desk in someone's office. It sold quickly so the styling picture didn't happen. Snapped this just before it went out the door.
Lora and I always say we love the stuff in the garage and the basements. You never know what treasures are waiting. You may be looking at your husband's workbench in the garage a little differently now!
Lots of people tell bloggers that they did an amazing job on something. But, you REALLY did an amazing job on this piece. I know how much work that took because I have a shop, too. To find the color of the decade below was terrific. You did such a good job sanding it to the perfect point. What kind of sander do you use? Orbital, belt or palm sander? The beadboard was the perfect finishing touch.
Posted by: Ginene Nagel | Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 01:42 PM
Thank you so much. Your kind words are such an encouragement to us. I used a palm sander on this piece, slow going, but worth it to get the look I wanted. Your comments don't show up right away, we have to publish them. Keep them coming, we love hearing from you.
Posted by: Cheryl Jarl | Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 04:12 PM
I WANT this!!! :0) Loooove the patina on this piece! Well done! I would like to invite you to share your work on my linky party. It starts Thursdays at 6:00 pm (MST). It is a Furniture only party and I would be honored to have you join! I hope to see you there!
Smiles!
Terry
http://thecuratorscollection.wordpress.com
Posted by: Terry | Tuesday, August 04, 2015 at 04:34 PM
Terry, I'm so glad you like this piece as much as I do. Thank you for the invite to your linky party, I would be very happy to attend. Thanks for commenting!
Posted by: Cheryl Jarl | Tuesday, August 04, 2015 at 05:29 PM