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Beautiful and a great storage space.
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Very pretty!
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Beautiful!
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Wow what wonderful work you do.
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A true decorator's delight. Just yummy!
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Oh, My, so glad you saved this one. I love trunks and don't have a one.....they have such a history. thanks for saving any and all of them you can.
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Very nice
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Beautiful job done.
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I have several old trunks, wish you were closer, Id have you refinish them for me.
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Besautiful!
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Beautiful! I have a question....how do you get the mothball smell out of an old trunk?? I have tried everything.
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Beautiful!!! You did wonders with Toadie!! I love it.
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Wow, it's so pretty!
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What a gorgeous trunk! My parents have about 9 old trunks that they want to sell. I don't know if any of them have the potential for gorgeousness as yours! How does one go about finding what they may be worth?
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i have been collectin trunks since i was in my 20's but never have seen such a pretty inset in the top. Beautiful trunk
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What a beautiful old trunk.
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What a wonderful idea! The trunk is beautiful!!!! :-D
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Oh, that is just lovely. The silkscreening is perfect! Can I have it? :lol: :lol:
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I am so glad you posted this. She is beautiful. I have the largest trunk I have ever seen given tome by a friend who died a couple of years ago at 90 and it was her mother's. Now I know what to do with it. Right now it houses a polyester king size GFG that is too heave to pick up very much.
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You can do things I can't . Congratulations!
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What a GORGEOUS trunk!
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Wow....that's awesome!! Didn't know they could be restored. I had one but sold it at the yard sale. Now I wish I'd kept it! Oh, well. I'll know next time. Thanks for sharing.
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I have my grandfather's trunk, but he stored his wood working tools in it. It smells of grease, and has that look on the inside.
My DH soes woodworking, so we've kept it as is. Yours look lovely! |
I can see why that's a favorite.
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You have doen such a nice job restoring this one. I have one my brother gave me when I moved to Florida 33 years ago. It still has the original paper inside the lid with the name and portrait of the little girl who owned it. I holds lots of blankets and afghans. No quilts yet, just give me time.
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Aww, the toad turned in to a Prince! How beautiful. I hope you share some more of your restored finds.
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Beautiful restoration!
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What an interesting avocation! I'm agog!
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WOW! That is really gorgeous!
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I redo trunks too. I scrub them with clorox and soap, just throw it in the trunk and scrub away. No one knows what was in there or where the trunk was. If they could talk and tell us, it would be nice. I usually do it outside on a nice airy day, I hose it off and let it dry. Then I finish the outside before I start on the inside. Anyway, I do a cross-stitch like for my dauther's 16th B/D and then one for a wedding, and line the whole trunk with the pre-quilted fabric with the nice upholstery trim, and place the cross-stitch in the lid. I use wallpaper paste and it works good, no marks. My daughter is now 46 and her's looks brand new. I have 9 on my backporch to redo, some are washed ready to finish. I did one for my son's wedding, one for a 25th anniversary. I just love to work with that.
I am in Wilmington, DE and have seen some already refinished and in the antique shoppes, at $495 each and were selling. I would teach it too if I could find the people with the trunks. I hate to give mine up. There is a place in Texas that has the parts if you are missing some. |
beautiful trunks, I too use a trunk to store some of my UFO's not nearly as beautiful as yours!
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A work of art for sure.
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Looks lovely! How do you get the musty /funky smell out? Thanks for your help solving a trunk problem that I haven't been able to solve!
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Originally Posted by Denise S
Beautiful! I have a question....how do you get the mothball smell out of an old trunk?? I have tried everything.
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OH MY GOODNESS toadie is just beautiful. I have a domed
small trunk and I hope someday I can make it look just half as beautiful as yours. I need new or rather some old henges for this dome one. We have 2 other trunks that certainly need your touch. You have inspired me. This may be a great winter project. Flo in NNY |
Great restoration job!
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Beautiful job you did restoring that trunk!
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Nice work. I remember a couple of old trunks in my parent's attic, but they went to my sister, and now to her daughters. Lovely restoration - you can tell you do it with love.
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give me a private reply and i can help
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You did a fantastic job on it. It is quite beautiful.
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