Every now & again, I get lucky & find just the right display to meet my needs.
This week a friend & I ventured over the border (of KY) for a nice day out. We stopped at the guild shop in Monticello where I picked up an awesome thread cabinet. I am in the process of moving threads over, so this display looks weak in the pic. (forgive me?)
The reason I haven’t done much with the above is because I have been working on the below. There are 2 of these racks and they were in pretty rough shape The plastic on the sides were broken, they were beyond dirty & LOTS of rust. Luckily, I am a big fan of Rustoleum and have a nice stockpile.
(view from above, before. Terrible pictures, but at least I was finally able to figure out how to get pics off my phone. I somehow deleted my better shot, oopsie)
I used the Krylon spray paint for plastics to paint the front piece (red at very bottom in pic above). Using the old broken sides for templates, I cut out the new sides from pegboard I had on hand (power tools-be afraid).
So, not bad for 1/2 tank of gas, $10 plus about another $10 in supplies, huh? (remember there are 2 book racks plus the thread rack).
Not to mention a day out after a hectic show weekend {priceless}.
So, can I get a Whoop Whoop for some manual labor trash to treasure fixture refurbs?
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wow ! I am impressed ! don't you love a find that is easy enough and cheap to fix ? wow !!
Here's your whoop whoop! Congrats on a great find! Your buddy, RagamuffinQuilts.
Love refurbished - that still has lots of life and good that it is not trash in a landfill. Whoop!!
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I love finding stuff like that and bringing it back to life! That's definitely worth a whoop whoop!! Great work!!
Whoop Whoop, Shannon! Wasn't that a great show?! I hope you did really well. Good job on your shelves and for getting the thread stand. See you in September at the show.
It's great to use something that would have otherwise been discarded. Handy, too!
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