Reclaimed wood – Trash to Treasure

Reclaimed wood can sometimes found sitting on the curb awaiting trash pickup.  This piece of broken and abused furniture was never a fine piece of craftsmanship.  I guess it was a tourist purchase while on a vacation in the Caribbean or Central American resort.

The smooth flowing lines makes you wonder why anyone would put this in the trash.

Sanding off the top finish showed a grain pattern and color hidden by the original maker.  Cutting out the interesting part and placing it on a new base made it something worth the effort to pick it up off the curb trash pile and give it a new life.

After the transformation