While I lack the basic saws to do many of her projects, she did inspiring me to take on a restoration project. Don't be creeped out, but I salvaged this piece from beside a dumpster in a nearby apartment complex. I drove through there completely by accident and spotted this crazy thing. Sorry the pictures are all going to be a little bad, I'm still snapping photos with my 'dumb' phone and the evening light doesn't help.
What we have here is a nasty old gutted couch frame. The metal cushion supports are rusty and broken (reinforced with what looks like a cut up t-shirt tied into the frame, now molded and absolutely gross) and the wood itself is very worn and a little funky in spots. I chose not to dwell on that and instead put on my breathing and eye protection, work gloves and pulled out all the metal with a pair of sturdy needle nose pliers. After all the millions of staples, hooks and brackets were gone, I broke out the power sander and went over every square inch. The next day, I had this:
The next step was to get some cedar toned deck stain and sealant and voila! Now all I have to do is get some lumber for the seat and I'll have a fantastic bench for my backyard! I keep wondering about maybe making a fire pit to put this bad boy next to...
PS - Coffee table to go with it made from stacked pallets? What do you think?
