Teak Chair, Table and Lantern, [**SOLD**]
Summer is ending but there’s still time to use these lovely pieces on your patio or porch. What else do they have in common? They were curb finds, hours from being carted to the landfill.
The teak chair is my favorite; the current warm brown tropical hardwood was hardly recognizable beneath years of dirt and mildew. A broken seat was partially held together with a steel strap. Later, I found the teak table. The joints all needed regluing, but the weathered top and teak legs were solid. Last, a neighbor unwittingly put three rusty patio lanterns in the trash – I grabbed them up. After all, that’s in my mission statement!
With minimal maintenance, teak will weather to a pleasing gray, but if not, it can stain black especially in urban environments. I gently scrubbed the chair with a grey pad using a TSP-substitute and bleach in hot water. Some stains remained so I used an oxalic acid solution and left it in the sun, flushing with fresh water afterwards. The loose pegged-mortise and tenon joints were disassembled and then reglued. Finding a small piece of teak locally at a reasonable price to replace the broken seat slat was problematic. I wound up “stealing” one of the teak legs from the table and crafted a perfect replacement slat. The chair was sanded then finished with Cabot’s Timber Oil.
The folding table received a similar treatment: cleaned, bleached, reglued, sanded and then painted/oiled. I used a non-teak species to replace the stolen table leg, then painted them all a gloss black.
I carefully removed and cleaned all 18 pieces of glass from the three lanterns. After sanding the rust off, each one received several coats of primer, metallic copper topcoat and semi-gloss clear coats.
The table and chair are for sale as a unit for $125. Each lantern is available separately for $25 a piece.
Dimensions: Chair 42” H x 23” W; Table 18”sq 18” H; Lantern 18” H 8” W
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Summer is ending but there’s still time to use these lovely pieces on your patio or porch. What else do they have in common? They were curb finds, hours from being carted to the landfill.
The teak chair is my favorite; the current warm brown tropical hardwood was hardly recognizable beneath years of dirt and mildew. A broken seat was partially held together with a steel strap. Later, I found the teak table. The joints all needed regluing, but the weathered top and teak legs were solid. Last, a neighbor unwittingly put three rusty patio lanterns in the trash – I grabbed them up. After all, that’s in my mission statement!
With minimal maintenance, teak will weather to a pleasing gray, but if not, it can stain black especially in urban environments. I gently scrubbed the chair with a grey pad using a TSP-substitute and bleach in hot water. Some stains remained so I used an oxalic acid solution and left it in the sun, flushing with fresh water afterwards. The loose pegged-mortise and tenon joints were disassembled and then reglued. Finding a small piece of teak locally at a reasonable price to replace the broken seat slat was problematic. I wound up “stealing” one of the teak legs from the table and crafted a perfect replacement slat. The chair was sanded then finished with Cabot’s Timber Oil.
The folding table received a similar treatment: cleaned, bleached, reglued, sanded and then painted/oiled. I used a non-teak species to replace the stolen table leg, then painted them all a gloss black.
I carefully removed and cleaned all 18 pieces of glass from the three lanterns. After sanding the rust off, each one received several coats of primer, metallic copper topcoat and semi-gloss clear coats.
The table and chair are for sale as a unit for $125. Each lantern is available separately for $25 a piece.
Dimensions: Chair 42” H x 23” W; Table 18”sq 18” H; Lantern 18” H 8” W
#takomaparkmd #vintagefurniture #CommunityForklift #furniturerestoration #furniturerehab #furnitureflip #furnituremakeover #redotheold #makeitnewagain #beforeandafterfurniture #salvagecommunity #DMVmetro #furniturerestoration #furniturerestorer #oldfurnituremadenew #restoredfurniture #salvagedfurniture
Summer is ending but there’s still time to use these lovely pieces on your patio or porch. What else do they have in common? They were curb finds, hours from being carted to the landfill.
The teak chair is my favorite; the current warm brown tropical hardwood was hardly recognizable beneath years of dirt and mildew. A broken seat was partially held together with a steel strap. Later, I found the teak table. The joints all needed regluing, but the weathered top and teak legs were solid. Last, a neighbor unwittingly put three rusty patio lanterns in the trash – I grabbed them up. After all, that’s in my mission statement!
With minimal maintenance, teak will weather to a pleasing gray, but if not, it can stain black especially in urban environments. I gently scrubbed the chair with a grey pad using a TSP-substitute and bleach in hot water. Some stains remained so I used an oxalic acid solution and left it in the sun, flushing with fresh water afterwards. The loose pegged-mortise and tenon joints were disassembled and then reglued. Finding a small piece of teak locally at a reasonable price to replace the broken seat slat was problematic. I wound up “stealing” one of the teak legs from the table and crafted a perfect replacement slat. The chair was sanded then finished with Cabot’s Timber Oil.
The folding table received a similar treatment: cleaned, bleached, reglued, sanded and then painted/oiled. I used a non-teak species to replace the stolen table leg, then painted them all a gloss black.
I carefully removed and cleaned all 18 pieces of glass from the three lanterns. After sanding the rust off, each one received several coats of primer, metallic copper topcoat and semi-gloss clear coats.
The table and chair are for sale as a unit for $125. Each lantern is available separately for $25 a piece.
Dimensions: Chair 42” H x 23” W; Table 18”sq 18” H; Lantern 18” H 8” W
#takomaparkmd #vintagefurniture #CommunityForklift #furniturerestoration #furniturerehab #furnitureflip #furnituremakeover #redotheold #makeitnewagain #beforeandafterfurniture #salvagecommunity #DMVmetro #furniturerestoration #furniturerestorer #oldfurnituremadenew #restoredfurniture #salvagedfurniture