that featured this cool project using an Expedit and some striped contact paper...
which made me happy, because I too have a really cool project coming up that features patterned contact paper. Think orange crocodile...
Yesterday was also a good day because it was trash day. And one of my neighbors left this mid-century clock in the alley for pick up...
Yes, please. Don't mind if I do.
Big question: paint or stain?
paint!!
ReplyDeleteBut I paint everything. Even my 175 year old wrought iron bed. yes. Paint.
Paint!Paint! That is a great find...lucky you.
ReplyDeletepaint!!!!! can't wait to see what you come up with!
ReplyDeletepaint. paint. paint!
ReplyDeleteJenny-Paint It! hurry I can't wait
ReplyDeleteI just bought snakeskin contact paper and plan on covering an old tv stand that I currently use as a dry bar in our dining room...can't wait to see how you use your orange!
ReplyDelete{paint}
ReplyDeletePaint! Then some contact paper in back of shelves!! The croc contact paper would add such texture..oooh instant eye candy:o)
ReplyDeleteOH MY!!!!!! THAT CLOCK!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletepaint.
ReplyDeleteI'd hate to tell you what my neighbors leave out on trash day. I really need to get out of the city! Oh and I agree - paint!
ReplyDeletePaint!!!!!!
ReplyDeletePaint! Geez, I wish MY neighbors would throw out something like that. I have this corner, and as soon as I find a new home for my bird it's going to really need some help... :-) Have fun with the clock!
ReplyDeletePaint and is that orange paper for the inside?
ReplyDeleteI can hardly wait to see this clock tick!
You certainly will put the tock back in it!
In the garbage - are you serious?
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I would paint it a crazy color.
ReplyDeletePaint. What a treasure!
ReplyDeletePaint!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat neighbors!! Paint...
ReplyDeletemy husband brought me that issue of fresh home a couple weeks ago from lowe's, and i love it. isn't it great!?
ReplyDeletei can't believe someone was getting rid of that awesome clock! wow. i would say def. paint! can't wait to see the results!
A very sassy color of paint or BM superbright white in high gloss. Please be careful--we worry about you picking up heavy items, no matter how fab!
ReplyDeleteawesome find! paint - bright white!
ReplyDeleteI say stain - everything is painted these days, it might be nice to have some raw wood to mix it up a bit. And if it doesn't work, paint later.
ReplyDeleteAlso, a subscription is now at an introductory rate of $10 for a year (4x). http://www.freshhomemag.com/FreshHomeMag/index.html
PAINT!
ReplyDeletePaint. I want to see what you do!
ReplyDeletepaint for sure. in a totally loud yet cool clocks-aren't-supposed-to-be-this-color shade.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't my neighbors ever leave anything good out? When is your portfolio going up on the website? I am eager to see it.
ReplyDeleteI love trash day too! What a great find- I say paint it, you always do such great colors.
ReplyDeleteYou have all the luck! I was just at my church the other day that has a gorgeous old clock and was thinking "wouldnt' that be SO much fun to repaint?!"
ReplyDeleteAnd definitely paint: something bright - yellow, maybe.
And please do it soon because I cannot wait to see what fabulousness you come up with :)
PAINT !! most definitely
ReplyDeletePAINT! What a fantastic find. Love the HD magazine find too!
ReplyDeletepaint! for sure!
ReplyDeleteMmm...I'd paint!
ReplyDeletePaint for sure! I can picture this looking so many different ways depending on how you paint it.
ReplyDeleteYou must paint it! Didn't your paint a clock for your mom a while back? I loved it!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!! I would paint that clock WHITE, but only because it is a reproduction! It's so cute with the shelves! What an awesome find. I too go hunting on trash day. I've found some great things for FREE, love it!
ReplyDeleteI immediately took a subscription to Fresh Home after I bought the first issue. It reminds me a lot of Ty Pennington's mag or This Old House, but BETTER!
I would say Paint, but I can't wait to see your final product!
ReplyDeletePaint....
ReplyDeleteKathy :)
ps great score !!!
does it work?
ReplyDeletePAINT! :)
Oh, you should stain it! It's so nice to have natural wood color in a house. I think it adds nice texture to the room. Stain!
ReplyDeleteI wish people would leave their "trash" out here!!
ReplyDeleteI say paint it.
Oh, please paint this clock! It's not an attractive clock as it is, and I'm afraid staining it a different color wouldn't do much to help it, but painted some funky color with some updated hardware on the doors would make it absolutely fab.
ReplyDelete*sigh* I wish neighbors would leave treasures like this by our dumpsters. The only things mine leave are empty vodka bottles and old fence pickets.
On another note, saw an ad yesterday for what looks to be a gem of a moving sale on craigslist. I can't wait to see what treasures I dig up!
Wow ...what a wonderful find. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
ReplyDeleteI vote for paint!
ReplyDeleteAnd then some of that wipe-on poly for some shine.
Paint, paint!! I would go gustavian grey-blue for that one. Man, I wish I could find free stuff like that!!
ReplyDeleteI'd go French Rococo with this. Rich vanilla or soft aqua for the base color. Soft gold (to match the frame around the clock) to accent the edges of the shelves, similar to what you did for your recent laquered office box project. The grooves behind the shelves and in the cabinet doors could be gold as well. Oh, and be sure to ditch those cabinet knobs!
ReplyDeletepaint!! love the stripes in the cabinet.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know where to purchase decorative contact paper?
ReplyDeleteflojindamesa - eBay has TONS of contact paper designs! Cheap, too. Steer clear of hardware stores. The selection at Lowes and Home Depot is pitiful, and they are very overpriced compared to the exact same (if not better) styles I've found on eBay.
ReplyDeletePaint.
ReplyDeletepaint please.
ReplyDeletePaint! Oooo...can't wait to see your genius at work on it.
ReplyDeletepaint. and holy cow i would be one happy woman if people left stuff like that out for the trash man in my neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteOh. my. gosh.
ReplyDeleteYou never told me you have a GARAGE! You have arrived :)
I was so glad to get your email, I'll write you back soon, this is "the week" for us and finding out about our near future, more on that later.
Miss you!
I was going to say PAINT PAINT PAINT, but it looks like my vote is not necessary at this point huh? :)
ReplyDeleteThat is some awesome revamp!
ReplyDeletePaint!
ReplyDeleteI really like the contact paper placed into the expedit storage bookcases! I'd love to find paper that would give a "shadowed" effect.
And I think my neighbors suck, they never leave me any good treasures.
Paint and maybe distress? GREAT find!
ReplyDeleteI have found some of my favorite things "dumpster diving"... free and cool... is there anyting better?!
ReplyDeleteP.S. If you decided to stain... please share a few tips... I have never done stripping/staining before and would love to hear your tips tricks (cause you are the master!!!)
Thanks for all the great DIY posts.... LOVE the ideas!
PAINT!
ReplyDeleteGosh you are lucky and keep your eyes open, gorgeous!
Can see this clock already being fantastically transformed!
I guess I'm in the minority... I would stain!
ReplyDeleteI bought that mag last week and thoroughly enjoyed it, but must admit that as much as I LOVE that stripe inside the cubbies, contact paper scares me!Once owned a home with contact paper on the kitchen walls. Peeling that stuff off was a nightmare as it took bits of paint with it.
ReplyDeleteOooooh.... PAINT! Cant wait to see how it turns out. Are you using the orange contact paper on this? Gosh, I hope so. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your clock find. Definitely paint.
ReplyDeleteCute use of stripped wallpaper on the bookshelf.
Paint. And Cut the curlicues off exactly with a jigsaw so it's perfectly rectangular!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the majority, PAINT!! (Just found your blog and really love it btw!)
ReplyDeletePaint it.
ReplyDeleteWow! I want to live in your neighborhood!
ReplyDeleteI like how you did your moms in that blueish grayish tone. So Swedish/French like!
ReplyDelete~Dina
Absolutely, positively, no doubt about it, that clock is SCREAMING for PAINT!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!!!
Why don't *my* neighbors ever leave anything cool out on trash day?!
ReplyDeletepaint, no question about it!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely paint...I think it doesn't have enough curves to get away with just a restain.
ReplyDeleteSo jealous...love that clock!
Another vote for paint. Bring that classic piece up to (modern) speed. What a steal!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see you work your magic.
I would love to see it painted!
ReplyDeleteAnd where oh where can I find cute/cool contact paper???
this magazine really makes me miss Domino magazine. i still can't believe they let it fold :( i'll try this mag and see.
ReplyDeletethe wood here doesn't give off a very trusty look, if you know what i mean. i may be wrong. if i am and the wood is fab in person, maybe strip it and then just apply a coat or two of oil-based poly, say a medium gloss. i've sanded wood before with excellent results, but i'm not sure this wood needs it. but then what about that backing i see?
okay so paint, yes, this is always a great choice. so many wonderful colors, too! you could high gloss it, or buff a good wood wax over the paint. okay, just high gloss it. after all, this piece of furniture was thrown out like trash, which it obviously isn't. it deserves to shine.
can't wait to see the life you give this old clock.
I saw a clock almost just like this at the Habitat ReStore today for $20. I looked at it and looked at it and walked out without buying it because I heard my husband's voice in my head saying, "What did you buy that for?"
ReplyDeleteI imagined I would paint it and put books on the shelves. What did you end up doing with yours?
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