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Old 10-22-2011, 04:56 AM
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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
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Very nice.
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Toady is beautiful!!!
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Lovely labor of love!

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It is so nice you and hubby share this interest. Very lovely restoration!
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Wow, that is what I call making a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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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!
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Beautiful!
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Beautiful!
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wished we lived close by -- ted and i offer classes on restoring these old beauties
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