Happy New Year!
2025 in review: curb scavenging, dumpster diving, and other trash finds
April:
June:
Wing-back Chesterfield Queen Anne–style chair in velvet with wood legs
👆 One of the legs was wobbly, and the shelf was missing two support pegs. I found a set of shelf support pegs in a broken shelving unit the next day, and I repaired the wobbly leg.
July:
👆 I replaced the broken side-release plastic buckles at the bottom of the front flap with steel “D” ring buckles.
August:
Matching pair of freestanding cabinet shelves in oil-rubbed bronze
12-ounce bag of whole-bean coffee
👆 My partner and I use this as pantry shelving.
September:
👆 I changed the buttons to vintage resin buttons in black/transparent moderate-blue swirl.
👆 Our previous dishpan broke about ten days later, so the timing was perfect.
👆 In October I found a set of compatible caster wheels and made this wheeled. More pantry storage.
👆 This I gave to a friend whose fursona is an arctic fox.
October:
👆 Missing scoop. I had been wanting to try the XL size for our cats! They love it.
Medium-duty shelving rack with metal frame, wood-laminate shelves, and caster wheels, from an eatery that went out of business 👈 My partner and I brought this home together. She immediately decluttered our hallway closet and reorganized it using the shelving rack. (I cleaned the shelving rack and handled donations and trash.)
Wheatgrass powder
5 cans of diet black cherry soda
👆 Photo of similar item. I constructed a freestanding shelving unit at the curb using parts from a larger closet storage system and added new rubber ferrules for furniture legs.
November:
👆 This I gave to a neighbor.
👆 The Chanukkah menorah looked beautiful on this.
December:
👆 These I gave to my partner.
👆 These I gave to a neighbor.
A ceramic teapot in white and a sports fandom mug featuring a popular team that I’m not a fan of 👈 These I gave to neighbors.
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