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since ted and i love making old new again -- a passion we both share is restoring old furniture and trunks

i have found these old trunks to be very useful for storing my fabrics and crafting supplies --

many of the trunks are in a foul state to say the very least -- but with a lot of time and love they can become lovely pieces of furniture again for our homes

pics attached is one of my favorite trunks we have restored -- we lovingly call her toadie -- as when we found her she was an antique green color that was popular in the 70s -- toadie has been gutted, resurfaced using a silk screening process on top and she stores all the lovely men's neckties until ready for use

Toady is beautiful!!!

Lovely labor of love!

Jan in VA

It is so nice you and hubby share this interest. Very lovely restoration!

Wow, that is what I call making a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

I have toadie's twin, in antique green! I inherited it in the 70's, and redid it myself in the fashion of the day. I wish it looked like yours today!

wished we lived close by -- ted and i offer classes on restoring these old beauties