A new series for the art of rust is going to be stories of ways other people have brought new life to old things!
I am so excited to share this one :-)
Craigslist is a great resource to find old objects. Oftentimes we can give new life to old items by just saving them from the dumpster!! But these resourceful friends of mine decided to re-purpose and re-finish this fabulous Magnovox Radio / Phonograph / Television they found on Craigslist.... WOW!
On the surface level, you can see that they picked a seductive red paint which they highlighted a bit by sanding the edges...giving it a classy antiqued finish. A fresh coat of black paint really makes the hardware pop too!
Originally, the lower section of each side were the speakers to this system! So they brought some unexpected flavor to the piece by lining the inside with a discounted piece of fabric!
Now here is where the real creativity comes in! This is where the television would be, as you can see, they left the vintage frame as-is... but they re-purposed the cavity by building an internal shelf, painting the inside, and using it as open viewed storage!
The top of this massive piece opened up and housed the various controls and phonograph mechanics...so they built a top so they could rest their classy flat screen on top!!
Ready to see the gutted piece they started with???
DRUM
ROLL
PLEASE....
Stay tuned for more stories from this creative couple who have a home full of projects they've been cookin' up!
Signing off with an ad I found for a similar piece in the 1960's...
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