Deployment Project #3

I'm linking up!

Ok, this one technically doesn't count as a deployment project because I started it before hubby left, but I did put the knobs back on tonight, and I haven't shared the pictures with you yet, so I am going to count it!! 

My mother-in-law had an amazing set of red glass dishes that I have loved ever since I first saw them in her hutch.  When they came to visit right after we moved here, she brought the entire set for me.  I was estatic!!!  But we needed a place to keep them safe and also to display some of the massive collection.  So my search began.

This Credenza was a free on Craigslist!  Oh Craigslist, how I could go on and on about how much I love you!  This is the first place that we have lived that we actually live close enough to partake of the great deals that can be found on Craiglist and I am loving it!!

I realized that usually when I am talking about a piece of furniture that I have redone, I call it "her" or "she".  There is no way I can call this piece a she.  It is a beast.  A BEAST!!!!  It is so heavy, it really needs more than two people to move it -- good thing handsome hubby is so strong (and handsome!!).  I thought I was going to die moving it into the house.  But with some grunting, some sliding on an old blanket to protect the floor, and finally muscle failure (on my part) we got it in here.  Not sure that this piece is going to move with us - - it might just put us over our weight limit.  But it is amazingly built.  No particle board or MDF in this piece.

At first, I felt a little guilty about painting a great wood piece, but then I remembered that it was free - - they were going to put it in the trash - - so I got over it!!  I replaced the nasty rotting burlap and replaced it with a very neutral off-white and tan toile to put behind the fretwork.  I am really pleased with how this piece turned out.  Not bad for FREE!!!

If your wondering why the picture is at such a funny angle it's becuase this is in our dining room and our massive table is going down the center of the room and I just couldn't get it out of the way for the picture.