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the true test of faith came when i tried to get it in the car. #fail. right. i had to end of taking it apart. there was this sweet couple who saw this black guy struggling (because i was) and the wife said, "john wants to help you. let him help you." normally id throw my hands up with a southern smile and say, "i've got it, but thank you." not this time. i decided to let john and his wife help. and thank you jesus i did!
the sweetest couple and john's wife even gave me two hugs. yes two hugs! you cant put a price or a limit on hugs people.
so i know many of you want to know, "oooo mr. goodwill! how is you gonna transform that and make it beautiful?" well i kinda like it the way it is. if anything i may paint it black. i think by now you know black i my go to color.
so here's the truth. the drafting table is extremely useful. i have supplies and thangs all laid out on it!
do you have a drafting table? would you like one?
let's talk about it in the comments!
31 comments:
Love you Mr.G and your drafting table, awesome buy. I say leave it original, such character !!! Happy Hunting !!!
We've been looking for a drafting table for two years. You really scored!
it was certainly quite the find. i wasnt event looking for it, but i am so glad i scored it.
its getting some good use!
I got one at a yard sale about 3 Weeks ago for $25, was gonna make it a dining table, my husband thinks I paid too much for it I'm gonna show him the restoration hardware one then maybe thump him. :)
I think your bargain draft table is just terrific and I would love one to lay out room plans on. But...no room for one, so it's back to the kitchen table for me.
What a great find! I love that a beautiful piece has a new happy home :) I love the example you are setting for everyone to upcycle all these wonderful things instead of paying so much for brand new!! Xo keep up the great work!
S
My father-in-law has a lovely drafting table which is no longer in use, and they're building a new office. When they move, he is giving me the table. I am incredibly excited & looking very forward to it!
Love the table, great find and awesome price!!
This is an AWESOME find! I honestly have no use for one...LOL...but I know it would be hard for me to pass it up if I saw it.
Keep it orginal! such beautiful lines and as another said "such character" oooooo
Orginal, beautiful lines and as another said "such character" !
@Fab Ellis i felt the same way. I didnt really have a need for it (too much crap as it is), but I felt like I would regret walking away from it.
so iBought it!!!
Thrift Envy!! Amazing drafting table AND a double hug. That is a big day!
ahhh yes. She gave me two hugs!! She was the sweetest. Its too bad I didnt get there name or number. I would have loved to meet them again and go thrifting.
That is so awesome!!!! Great deal! I went to my goodwill last week and no good finds for me. I love that table!
Emily
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Oh my goodness that has to rank as one of the BEST finds ever! What a great industrial feel it has! It would look great with a faded black and white harlequin design on top! Or maybe a vintage advertisement...like an engineering firm! I scored recently with an antique tureen that I sold for quite a large profit (to an antique dealer who will make even more on it)...but finds like this are pretty rare!
Please leave the top just as is !! Maybe get a mat like the kind used for drafting. It makes the top have a smooth surface and comes in different colors, my hubby has a lite green surface. That knid of surface can take a beating and lasts ! This is beautiful as is ! I love everything you do !
I love drafting tables and have always wanted one!! Great find and buy!
I would LOVE to find one! My hubby thrifts all the time and finds wonderful items. Gonna have to put this idea in his head. I could use a place to scrapbook standing up!!!!
I like the idea of painting it black as well, but just the top. Leave the bottom as is. GREAT 2-tone effect!
Love the table. So glad that I found you on Pinterest and will continue to follow your blog. Looking forward to hearing London news!
I showed it to my daughter and she got so excited!! She loves seeing your awesome finds and wishes her mom would find an awesome find like that. At 13 years old she is an aspiring artist and would sooo love to get a drafting table like this. I love thrift shopping so, I guess I need to get busy looking!
Great find! I am so jealous, with all my design and architecture classes going on, I've debated one getting myself a drafting table so I wouldn't have to spend so much extra time in the labs. I've never found one that was a reasonable price and you were lucky enough to snatch up a good one.
Great find! I am so jealous, with all my design and architecture classes going on, I've debated one getting myself a drafting table so I wouldn't have to spend so much extra time in the labs. I've never found one that was a reasonable price and you were lucky enough to snatch up a good one.
i have wanted a drafting table for a hundred years at least!!!!! Call me green with envy!
I do have a draftng table in my basement.... may ha e to bring it upstairs now! Would look good with chalkboard paint
Beautiful expressions of taste.
I just happened upon your website!!! WHAT a wonderful fine you found!
Oh how I love a good drafting table! Back in high school I had the intention of becoming an architect so I took all the drafting classes I could. I was the only girl in them at the time. While I laid that dream to rest after a struggle through calculus I kept my love of the drafting table and design :) I would love to find one at that price point. Do you think you'll stain the top darker like the high end ones and paint the base black? That would look so sophisticated.
I have the first drafting table I ever bought, from Sam Flax in NYC, about 30 years ago! I refinished it at that time and used it for many, many years. Now, in our new house in N.C., and with the change in my business status (no longer designing, but importing and selling...) I don't need it. But I will never give or sell it. So it sits, upright, in my garage! You just never know when it might come in handy again!!
I found a really old drafting table with a wrought iron base and a plaque on it that indicated it used to be the property of the united states military. We've turned it into our dining room table. It has scratches and paint marks and someone even carved the name Liz on it. So much history and quite the conversation piece!
ooh I am a little late, and this is my first comment. I was actually looking for one earlier in the week for my 12 year old. She is an artist. GOOD FIND !!!!
gen in nyc
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