Finds and Refurbishings

I managed to get back to some junkin' and some painting this week. I finally went out to town today for the first time in a week, and found some cool stuff. Here's a look at what's new:

These two chairs are so awesome. They're Chromcraft and so mid-century. In beautiful condition too. They will go to our Marietta, Ohio booth.

This hanging light fixture is mid-century too, probably 60's-early 70's. Someone kindly rewired it already, so one less thing to have to fix--if, of course it works. Still need to check it out.

Then there were the smalls:

A lot of crystal in this batch, which most sellers will tell you doesn't sell. They're right--a lot of it does not sell, but it depends, really, on what crystal you have.

(The aqua shelf was a find a few weeks ago that I just painted this week.) Other things on the table: a wood tote that will get some paint, an amethyst Indiana Glass vase (I know that because the label is still on the bottom! I always thought these were Anchor Hocking, but nope). There's a widemouth Stanley thermos, some brass seshell bookends, a Paula Deen scale, a piggy bank, a nice ladle with a red Bakelite handle, an iron trivet, crystal clock, a Corella Callaway Ivy pie plate and a vintage umbrella--oh, and a little recipe box and a gorgeous vintage tapestry. I feel very virtuous as I immediately cleaned these up and priced them, not the way I usually work!

So about the crystal:
In this lot is a Fostoria American Clear footed cake plate, a creamer and the base of a wedding bowl in the same pattern (on the hunt for a lid now).

Then there is this EAPG tumbler with a floral design I need to look up.

A Heisey candy dish with lid ( a couple chips in the bottom of the lid),

and a Waterford crystal jam jar. All nice crystal, with many collectors. So I think it will sell, either in a booth or on ebay.

This pink Pyrex casserole had two problems. First, the lid was chipped but I had an extra so that was an easy fix. The other problem was it had been put in the dishwasher, and you know what that does. I scrubbed it well with Barkeeper's Friend and that removed the white haze but did not restore the shine. I know I could use a light oil on it to bring back the shine, but I can't do that if I plan to sell it because that would not be fair to the buyer. Still, it looks pretty nice as it is, and will be sold as is.

It was a nice haul with lots of good things for my booths.

Here is what I've been painting this week.

This dressing table was a pure pleasure to work on. So was this sofa table:

While those were drying, I got this little mirror and that aqua shelf done.

Not a lot done, but it felt wonderful to get back to it, and get a few things finished and ready for the booths which are really in need of some new things.


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