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Polishing Chrome & Painting Chairs

Polishing Chrome & Painting Chairs published on 6 Comments on Polishing Chrome & Painting Chairs

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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.

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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!

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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?

Flea Finds

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Well, it didn’t rain. But the sun doesn’t like Sundays lately. What did Sunday ever do to The Sun to deserve this? Anyhoo, the market wasn’t jam packed this week, what with Passover and the Pope in town, there were only a bunch of heathens like myself lurking about. Still, I only managed to get down 2 aisles.

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Finally got to Lewis Jaffe’s booth after 2 weeks. He comes from Philadelphia with Victorian hardware from demolished buildings in the area. He’s also a “book plate junkie” hence the name of his blog. Not something I’d consider myself interested in, but it is actually fascinating stuff. It’s an art form that many people (or just me) forget about. Lew Jaffe is in space L8.

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Shoprico is a chi chi design firm on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. They represent various furniture and lighting designers alongside the work of founder Rico Espinet. But what grabbed my attention at the market were their big molds. They sell huge sand molds that are ready to display. How cool are these things? Space L14

Bad Weather Karma & Lots of Paintings

Bad Weather Karma & Lots of Paintings published on

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Looks like crappy weather Sunday for the third week in a row. These flea market organizers have some bad weather karma they need to deal with. It hasn’t rained on us yet (Yeah, I just jinxed it), but the sun hasn’t been around either. Cleanse your auras or something, guys.

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So this week I hit the mother load of tacky thrift store paintings. Check it out…the Native American chick against the dark background: velvet. It just doesn’t get any better than that! Unless it’s Elvis. Look at the clown. Classic. I run a high end racket for people with exquisite taste.

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I picked up the horse from the same guy. It’s the one I had as a kid. He came back to me! This one is pretty scary, with dark eyes and fuzzy “hair”. I might not be able to part with him.

GuyIBuyStuffFrom tells me he’s cleaning out a house next week that has tons of 50’s toys in the attic. What does this have to do with “homes”? Who cares? Toys are more fun! How does “Reclaimed Toys” sound?

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