Vintage door and work bench repurposed.

This vintage door was nailed to this set of legs (below) and used as a work bench. Very dirty, worn and weathered. I was able to just pull the door off the legs with a little tug because the nails were not holding much in the almost-rotten 4x4 legs.

Using my DeWalt sawzall, I cut the huge nails flush with the back of the door, leaving the nail heads in the door face so I would not have to fill holes. 

Nail heads would look better that filled holes.




Legs were poorly constructed and wobbly ... they were destined for the burn pile, but 

WAIT ... just maybe there was some life left in those old legs.  We added 2x4's on the sides and since it was just to be used for outside storage, I did not replace the "scrappy" /crappy 2x4's on the ends. 

 

For the top, we nailed on some nice boards 1x4's we had salvaged from a large crate that Papa John's Pizza sign came in.

It turned out pretty nice and now the table was very sturdy.

Wish I had made some changes in the braces on the legs, but once they were painted, they were not so crappy looking.

We turned it up-side-down on the garden trailer and painted everything except the 4x4 legs  which were cedar.
  
 I think I even painted the underside to weather proof the top boards.   

Yes, the top was painted too.

       Kinda pretty ... and really did not want to paint those pretty boards  ... BUT ... it was to be put up behind the garden to store lumber that I was weathering. 

  

In case you are wondering ...

I bought this old work table from our 

favorite Thrift store for $25.00.

Oh yes ...  what did I do with the door???

The Answer: 

Sliding door - Master Bath 

sliding-door-master-bath-remodel

and

 Breaking up the 8' mirror ... Master Bath Part 2 

Please check these related blogs  ... 

 Master Bath part 1

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See what else I used these boards for. 

Potting-table-washstand

Thanks for stopping by and hope you will say hello.
Audrey Z. 



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Cozy Little House. Tweak It Tuesday. 


Dwellings-the heart of your home
Amaze Me Monday #133


Vintage Charm Linky Party #1
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Galvanized Antique "eggs to market tray" and more.

I love galvanized metal and here are a few unusual,           and my favorite Galvanized Farmhouse items.

 

An old water well bucket.

Linking to:

Knick of Time Farmhouse Friday #18 

Galvanized and Metal Decor 

 Also, I invite you to visit Bella Rosa Antiques 

Let's Talk Vintage #46

 Antique "eggs to market tray".

I bought it from a friend several years ago and although admired and loved, I have never used it to decorate with.

Here is a quick staging to show it. 

 

It is 18" long ... 12¾" wide ... 5¾ deep ... weight 4½ pounds.

Just imagine how heavy it would be full of eggs !!!!!!! 

I think the patent date on it is 1901.

It is a true antique ... my friend was selling her Aunt's estate.

Her Aunt raised chickens and sold her eggs at the Farmer's market. This the tray she carried her "eggs to market" in. 

I think it would pretty to use as an Easter decoration with eggs, chicks and a bunny or two. 

     
Could be hung on the wall for a shelf.

 Notice how the metal is cut and lapped over to make the handle and that unusual seam joint.

 The red painted metal piece that I used in the background is tin ridge cap ... maybe galvanized. It is two-sided and open at the bottom to straddle the ridge of a barn or house roof. The tall piece would have been at the front edge. The stars, clover and rounds are cut-outs. 

A piece of 2x4 is mounted in the bottom so it will sit on a table. 

 Green apples are so pretty displayed in the old galvanized  chicken feeder. 

 

The painted white shorter piece of ridge cap is displayed in our garage. It is two-sided and open at the bottom to straddle the roof ridge. 
  

 

 This tall, skinny galvanized garbage can serves as a vessel to catch water via our bucket chain downspout and transfer it to the large trees via a hose attached at the bottom. 

  
Hard to find ... old galvanized apple baskets.
Mine has a rusted bottom and as you can see, part of the handle is missing. The other one is still there. The deer have eaten most of the leaves from my vine.

Almost anywhere you look in our yard, you will see galvanized buckets, wash tubs, watering cans and other galvanized  items. 

The galvanized chicken feeder is now in the house to display green pears for Fall.

Thanks for stopping by ... hope you enjoyed seeing some unusual galvanized metal farmhouse items. 

Audrey Z.

Linking to: 

Knick of Time Farmhouse Friday #18

Galvanized and Metal Decor

Let's Talk Vintage ... Bella Rosa Antiques

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Took a shortcut and look what we found !

We took a shortcut back to the freeway on 

the "Old Fredericksburg Road" and found this lovely place ... all deserted, but still beautiful.

 The large iron gate had many interesting features ... a little bit of rust only added to the charm. 











The fence was made of native Texas stones and honeycomb rocks ... 
  

and the fence went on forever on both sides of the gate.

I did not see any cracks in the wall. 

They just don't build them like this anymore. 
Some of those stones are HUGE.
 

(That honeycomb rock at the bottom, looks like a skeleton face).

When I peaked over the fence ...

... this is what I saw and WANTED !!!
 

because 

... just look at this ... 

... a balcony with French doors

  ... likely off the master bedroom.

and this ...

  

... those roof tiles and oh my ... that chimney

two old metal chairs under those awesome large oak trees.

... what stories they could tell !!!

I would really love to live there ... (if I were younger).

now you see why I WANTED it.

beautiful house and a wonderful rock fence. 

Glad we took this shortcut. 

Hope you enjoyed seeing this outstanding Texas rock fence. 

You can enjoy more interesting fences at ...

The Run*A*Round Ranch Report: Good Fences

  

Thanks for the visit ... hope you will say hi. 

Audrey Z. 

Can you tell time by the shadows?

The key ... 

 

Telling time with shadows.

 

Shadow from old hay rake says it is 1:45 p.m. ...

 2:00 p.m.

 3:00 p.m.

This old John Deer cultivator says it is 5:00 p.m. and quitting time.

Hope your enjoyed your day in the sun ... 

Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures

Time to watch out for these wicked thorns on these beautiful Texas cactus.

Hop on over to Shadow Shot Sunday2 to see more beautiful shadow photos. 

"Don't Fence Me In" . Texas Ranch Fence

"Don't Fence Me In"

Sharing this Texas fence with GOOD FENCES

 
 Old wagon wheels ... honeycomb and native rock gate post.

    Cedar rail fence just adds to the charm of this entrance.
 

 Love the old rusty farm equipment.

 Cedar post rail fence looks like it has been there forever.

 Would you just love to explore that old barn?  

I would !!!
 ... and maybe roll one of those old wagon wheels to my yard.

Hope you enjoyed this unique Texas ranch fence.

Be sure to check out all the other interesting fences at 
GOOD FENCES

Blessings,
Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures