THE TALE OF A SINGLE NIGHTSTAND bedside table makeover

 I had been relegated to the corner

 of my owners yard sale, like a child on a time-out.

No one looked at me, no one would talk to me.

 Why should they I only had one drawer knob,

 paint was falling off me, my drawers wouldnt even open. I was beyond chic, I was just shabby.

 From my corner view I saw the nice couple drive

 in. After looking around they bought a few of my

 friends. One at a time the nice man would pay my

 owner and then tuck each of them gently in their

 car. I then began to pout. There I was hiding in the

 corner with all hope running out.

All of a sudden the nice lady looked my way. Would she fork out the money and pay?

I got so excited!

She crossed the yard and started inspecting me,

 she even turned me upside down to see.

Soon I was on my way to a new home.

She didnt think I was an ugly garden gnome!

.......

First, she came at me with a screw driver,

prying at my drawer.

I wasnt gonna give up that easy.

This was gonna be a chore.

Then came a pry bar and a hammer,

I thought this is really gonna hurt.

She got all my drawers open

with a lot of hard work,

 So rather then a home for mice

I really started to feel rather nice. 

Then I got some new paint,

my drawers were lined,and I even got a new shine.

My drawers got new jewelry,

Shes not playing no tom foolery!

 

I live happily ever afterwith a nice lady they foundwhere I now live in her home town.THE ENDThis story is being told at:

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A TALE OF TWO TABLES elinors tables

What do you do if you have a beautiful hand crafted dining table and no room for it

in the dining room.

Now this table is fairly large at 42" wide and 50" long.

Well Elinor asked me to make her two bedside tables,

as she does have the room for large fancy legged tables in her bedroom.

Lucky Girl!

She wanted one to be a desk type of table, 

and the other to have a bottom shelf.

I used one leaf and an off cut from the top to make the shelf.

I ended up trimming the front of the shelf with pieces of wood I had in my collection but

everything else that was used to build these tables are from the original piece.

Elinor will be painting her new tables and if we keep our fingers crossed and beg ever so

slightly she might send us photos when they are done.

P.S. The lilacs are in bloom and if Elinor picks up soon she might even get a bouquet for her birthday.

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