$2 GARAGE SALE TABLE RADIO

Michelle found this Hitachi table radio at a garage sale for $ 2.00 and it needed the power cord repaired and that's all, it was dirty and dated looking but it worked and sounded good so we gave it a make over. We painted it with some of the Hazel color we had left over from our desk's projects and the speaker fabric was from a bunch of furniture fabric samples we bought. I didn't take any before pic's but I did find some pic's of model # K-791h on eBay and the radio pictured is about what ours looked like before we restored it.

Peacock chest gets glazed

I sold the Peacock chest, but the buyer wanted to have it glazed black and have the knobs/handles painted black also. I think this looks awesome and will probably do another piece this way.

Mrs.Peacock's chest of drawers

I have to have some fun with color now and then and when
I read that peacock blue was in style this year I waited
for the right piece to come along to paint and here it is
I know it's not for every one, but I like it.

NO BEFORE....JUST after.

Here are some sharp piece's we have done lately....sorry about no before photo's and

the long lapse in between posts.

a super clean bright white hutch

super sharp mid-century chest of drawers

this was one of my favorite desk & chair set's we have done....really loved the chair.

triple white french provinical chest of drawers

bright white shabby chic desk & chair

I HAVE THE VINTAGE AUDIO BUG

I have really been getting into a bunch of old console stereo restorations lately along with never ending dressers,chest,tables,chair,china cab's ect,ect.... here are some pic's of current projects.

1963 TRUE TONE CONSOLE STEREO FINISHED !!!

After many hours of restoration it is finished and we are enjoying listening to our vintage stereo.

Basically the restoration involved taking it all apart and cleaning,repainting and fixing anything missing, the entire cabinet was refinished inside and out and looks great in black .Everything was either repainted or cleaned and polished .The turntable was lubricated, sanded and repainted all the knobs were sanded and repainted. I ordered a new needle from Turntableneedles.com and installed that. I have a video posted here so check it out.

1963 TRUE TONE CONSOLE STEREO

I have been wanting to restore one of these old tube amp console stereos for a long time and last week on Craigs List we found a family that was moving and had 3 dressers a vanity and this console stereo for sale as a group purchase, anyways we bought all the pieces and sold the dressers but I'm keeping the stereo. My plans are to tear it back down to a wood shell and restore it in a contemporary style this cabinet is a well made cabinet made of maple. Man this thing was dirty inside and the particle board interior was coming up as I vacuumed so decided to paint the inside so that when I vacuumed again it would not remove more board and only dust. This stereo sounded great before I started restoring it, but it did need a new needle and it was easy to find a new replacement on the internet also the knobs for volume and balance made a terrible static sound when turned but that was also an easy fix , the dial under the knob's needed cleaning with electric contact cleaner. I will post a video with sound when finished.