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Finally it paid off! Finally! After all these years of wandering and browsing at charity-shops, markets, the Salvation army\u2026 Saturday I found this old, really old,<\/em> cupboard waiting quietly for me in the furthest corner of a charity shop.<\/p>\n In this photo the bottom is missing. It\u00b4s about 10 cm and wood-worms have had both lunch and dinner down there, so I\u00b4ll have to make that part brand new.<\/p>\n The thing that totally sold it for me was the key-holes. I was looking at them, and thinking, wow, they\u00b4re kind of nice, except for\u2026 what happened in the middle there? Isn\u00b4t it very worn for metal? And then I saw it! It\u00b4s not metal at all, it\u00b4s leather! The pattern is carved or probably stamped into wet leather. Amazing! I\u00b4ve never seen anything like it!<\/p>\n Here\u00b4s the main key-hole. Have anyone else seen these made form leather? I\u00b4d really like to hear if you\u00b4ve heard of any.<\/p>\n Here is the inside. I actually bought it, thinking I\u00b4d paint it. Mainly because part of the cabinet is damaged at the bottom. Maybe black on the inside, and possibly deMeng the outside in chocolate-mint.<\/p>\n I mentioned this to the guy from the store who came to deliver it. Who looked at me like I was crazy, telling me that they had lots of new furniture that I could play around with (and ruin) but this was an antique! <\/em>And he had seen so many old pieces of furniture being painted white, and this was an antique!<\/em><\/p>\n So anyway. It worked. I am in doubt. What should I do with it? Any advice? I know I can make it look both cool, good and funky, depending on what colors I go with if I paint it. Trying to repair the fine wood is a lot harder. But maybe it would be worth it. I intended to use the cabinet at exhibitions, for smaller things. But if I fix it and keep it natural, I\u00b4ll have to make a space for it in my living room. Which might be easier said than done. Ok. There it is, folks. I\u00b4m open for suggestions!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sorry about sneaking this feather-less post in here. The net is terrible at the hostel, so I\u00b4ll post about something else while<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MG_5840.jpg\" "\\"_MG_5840\\"")
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