I got a storage space! I’ll be moving in this Saturday, so the garage clean out begins. First of all, do you realize how difficult it is to find a 24 hour storage facility in Brooklyn? Nearly impossible! I don’t need to get in there at 3am, but I do need access on Sunday mornings and evenings when most of these places have “part time” Sunday hours. The only reason this place allows it is because my space is an outdoor container. Hopefully, it’s drier than my garage or basement.

Anyway, I pulled this old pram out of the garage. I bought it back in winter and planned to sell it as is, but it was looking pretty sad so I decided to clean it up. I used to think rust was the end of the world, but I found a few cleaning tips online that saved the day. (Sorry, no before and after pictures)

Cleaning rust off chrome:

Fine steel wool and water

or

Tin foil and water

or

Coke instead of water

Polish afterwards to “seal” it.

I tried both methods and I’ve gotta say that I was pretty impressed with the tin foil. The chrome sparkles now!

I’ve been meaning to paint these old school chairs that were sitting in the garage. The idea was to create a set of four, each a different color. But I did one and couldn’t decide whether or not I liked unpainted better, so I just did one more and left it at that. I wasn’t sure of the word and design either, so I just did one. What do you think? Worn wood or painted?