Just In Time For Summer

  

 

As always, when a plan is put together and priorities are made, things get fluid. Meaning...Everything has changed! Other projects that I have shown have now been put on hold, so we can knock out some quick finishes and get our space back!

Todays project was to clean the front deck, clean up this very nice wood deck/patio furniture set and get pictures.

 

All four pieces are Recycle, Repurpose Reuse. The matching teak table, bench and chair set were found at our local Salvation Army thrift store. Everything was in pieces, dingy, and melting back into the ground behind the building. Kitty, with her eye for finding worthwhile projects tromped to the back of the building while I kept watching to see if we were going to get in trouble. Yep, I've come a ways since then. After talking to the manager and making a $10 dollar donation, this pile of stuff was tossed to the back of the truck. I guess I don't have to tell you that I didn't understand what she was up to and wasn't too happy at the time.

 

Well , we got them all home and my assessment began. All of the pieces were still there and nothing was broken. There was some missing hardware, but I could deal with that later. All pieces received a thorough sanding and cleaning before I started assembling the jigsaw puzzle. Everything turned out better than I could have imagined. When assembly was complete I was surprised to find just how sturdy this nice little set was. Not bad for an amateur! Victory Red is the color that was chosen and these have all received a couple coats of paint. All in all, this became a very nice furniture set with a little imagination, ingenuity, and elbow grease. Again, this was Kittie's vision for what she found.

Now, turning to the color matching Adirondack Chair that completes this set. Again, Kitty pulled it out of a dumpster while I hung my head and said what am I gonna do with that. It was in sad shape. I did as she wanted and put the old broken down and rotting chair in the truck. After I wrapped my dumb, resistant to change, do things my way, autistic brain around what was happening, this turned into a very cool and fun project. This was also one of the first projects I learned to take pictures of as I went along.

First, the chair was completely disassembled. I had old boards laying everywhere. Sanding and evaluation was next. The paint was an old faded robins egg blue that was peeling everywhere. There were a couple of boards that needed replacing, but otherwise the wood was still in good condition. After I was finished with the teardown and look phase, reconstruction began. Again, this was fun (I can't imagine not doing this stuff now). I got to play with glue and my clamps that I had recently bought. Tight Bond is some good stuff. Once it cures, your work is not coming apart. A little more touch up sanding, a couple coats of Victory Red, and this beautiful Adirondack Chair has just received an entirely new life.

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