gardenjunkpickergirls: Sanding and Poly

Inspired by the recent reality TV show Picker Sisters, we are fans of REAL picker shows. We relate to the thrill of finding something cheep. We love road trips and filling the truck with our unique finds. We love the reaction of your husband’s as we pull in the drive w/ junk. Unfortunately, Picker Sisters is like watching a train wreck. You know you should turn away, but something draws you to it. You try to yell at the TV hoping it will STOP, but they just keep heading straight into a disaster.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Sanding and Poly

Last weekend the temp was too low and the wind was too strong to stand inside a tin can trailer and sand. Thankfully this weekend Scott remembered the space heater and and I sanded until my shoulders hurt.

Last weekend when I did'nt sand, Laura was lightly sanding and putting the 2nd coat of poly on the doors in the warm basement.

It looks like we will only need one more coat:)

Looks Like NEW!

Lots of decisions need to be made- Laura needs to get to Michigan and stand in the trailer with us to finalize plans.

I got almost all the sanding done except the ceiling- I am hoping Laura's strong 16 yr old son will want to sand it- need to start collecting bribes.

It the walls turn out as good as the drawers we will be good. to make sure all the old stain is out- I think we will need to use some TSP with steel wool.

The long shelf across the back is 10 inches wide - not sure what was stored in it- maybe we remove it and gain 10 inches. Decision 1.

The plan is to add benches and a folding table that a mattress will sit on at night- if we change out the sink and shorten the counter top we could make the bed 47 in wide, the same as the other bed- so technically 4 people could sleep in the trailer. Decision 2.

The one thing missing from the trailer is a water tank- so if the sink really can not work- do we leave it in? we have a slab of granite we could use as a counter top. Decision 3.

The tile is in perfect condition, but pretty boring- do we replace it, paint it or maybe clear coat photos on it. Decision 4.

I started to sand above the stove then thought maybe we can either tile or add some kind of wall covering - Decision 5.

We have decided to paint the inside of the cabinets- but what color? Decision 6.

What do you put in this small storage area? Decision 7.

Storage under the back bed- how do we make this usable? Decision 8.

What color do we paint the light fixtures? Decision 9.

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MO

I come from a long line of pickers. I learned from my mom, driving the station wagon around on garbage day looking for stuff others didn't want. She taught me how to search through old barns, and find the items everyone else missed. I was refinishing furniture and polishing silver at a young age, always looking for the diamond in the rough. Her passion grew into a fabulous business, but for me, I am still just a picker who makes a living more traditionally. Many of our trips stem from my business trips that Laura tags along on, or weekend adventures. Laura is more thrifty then I am, we are very different . . . I will always have time for picking, gardening and blogging. I have three blogs, none for money, just to share my interests and opinions. Click on my picture to get to my garden blog. There is a reason I do the driving, do not let Laura fool you- you do not want her to drive! Picking is hard work, not a glamorous Hollywood production. You can call us “the picker girls”, “garden junk picker girls” or “the REAL picker sisters”!

Laura

Picker, gardener, not that good of a driver. . . Is one of the "greenest" people you will ever meet. She uses a clothesline, saves everything, is still cooking with some of the pans we had in our college house in the 80's. It’s not about being trendy, it’s how she lives. . . . OK I need to speak for myself here . . . Mo is definitely the blogger, driver and boss. However, I need to clarify a few things in my bio. First and foremost, I am an excellent driver and have an almost clean record to prove it. Also, my job as co-pilot is equally as important. I am, after all, the navigator through unknown country roads; no GPS in the old pick-up for these gals! I also have to rummage in the cooler and prepare sophisticated hors d'oeuvres. Last, but not least, I'm in charge of tunes. If left up to Mo, all we would be listening to is satellite radio's all Grateful Dead station. Not trendy? Without a doubt. I actually started thrifting and picking to save money. I still do for that reason, but more importantly, I want my surroundings to be funky and meaningful, and am always up for an adventure with my "true picker" sister!

Fender Art - has a long connection to "junk"

No it is not a fender made into a chair, just a fender made into ART! DEFINITION: The Middle English word jonk, ancestor of junk, originally had a very specific meaning restricted to nautical terminology. First recorded in 1353, the word meant "an old cable or rope." On a sailing ship it made little sense to throw away useful material since considerable time might pass before one could get new supplies. Old cable was used in a variety of ways, for example, to make fenders, that is, material hung over the side of the ship to protect it from scraping other ships or wharves. Junk came to refer to this old cable as well. The big leap in meaning taken by the word seems to have occurred when junk was applied to discarded but useful material in general.