This was the old bookcase that I bought off Ebay a few weeks ago. Mr CurlyPops finally finished it off for me today. He sanded and scraped off some of the old paint (I still wanted it to look old and worn), and then just sealed it with a couple of coats of clear varnish.
Mr CurlyPops also finished off a couple of old wooden boxes that I bought off Ebay a few months ago. I don't have the before shots for these ones but they were old, dirty, unsealed timber. I think they're usually called depression boxes as they used old bits and pieces to fashion into other items during the depression.
....and this one is now storing all of my sewing items that are also currently residing in the kitchen (as there's no space left in my sewing room).
The hard rubbish collection is finally making it's way to our little street next week. My neighbour from a couple of doors down the street was throwing out this lovely old ladder. My mum rescued it and it's currently sitting in my front garden bed. We were thinking of splitting it in half and having half each. Any suggestions on what I can do with it?