Friday, August 13, 2010

Treasure

This summer I was introduced to a real treasure. My aunt/boss/great friend had, what was, my great grandmother’s desk. I love looking at pictures, and seeing things that once belonged to my ancestors. In some ways it makes me feel like I am getting to know who they were. One day I was visiting Natalie when she told me about this desk. This old desk that was just screaming my name. It looked awful. The poor desk was stained all different colors, it was missing pieces, and the back had come off. Well I knew there was something I could do. I took it home where Josh and I went to town. We took off the varnish, re-stained it, added a board to the back and gave it some good old TLC! I It was so fun to work on this project with Josh. Thank you to Sky, Mom and Dad for helping us with it. We could not have done it without you. It now sits in my living room as a constant reminder of where I have come from ☺

2 comments:

Natalie said...

Lexy, it looks so fantastic! I'm glad it finally found a home where someone would cherish it and take care of it. Your great grandmother would be so proud. ... and I am very impressed with your restoration skills!!!

sherry carpet said...

wow. it sure didn't look like that at our house! nor did i know that it belonged to our great grandma. cool.