Comments on: Rescuing A Craigslist Card Catalog

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:22:50 +0000

I have a nine drawer card catalog I collected from an old school demolition. I sanded the fronts, replaced missing
Label holders ( check out renovators supply ) and voila!
I think I’ll add four bun feet to raise it off the floor.

By: K

Fri, 27 May 2016 14:52:46 +0000

THANK YOU for rescuing this piece! It looks FABULOUS!!!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 01:15:14 +0000

I have 3 card catalogs.
One is in my kitchen and holds spices, untensils, etc… all labeled, I love it.
I have 2 double sided ones in the basement.
One side of one holds all sewing supplies, the other side is beading
The other one has tools , bolts nuts you have it.
took 6 men to carry them in like a coffin. ahahahhaha

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:37:35 +0000

Absolutely stunning! And I love everything about your entire living room. You have fabulous taste.
Also, the Sandlot reference nearly killed me… I didn’t need the picture of Squints to picture him perfectly after that quote hahaha

By: JoAnna O

JoAnna O — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:41:16 +0000

I love that you left the wood raw! I’m in the process of refinishing a card catalog and was planning on painting it a dark gray in chalk paint, but now I think you’ve changed my mind! Question on refinishing though – did you sand over the little brass circles underneath the drawer pulls? I can’t figure out how to remove mine, but it seems like they might get too rough if I sand over them.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:21:07 +0000

You did a fabulous job restoring this stunning piece of the past. How many hours did I spend at our local library rummaging throught these when I was a kid? I love the wood catalog pieces and I’ve been looking for one for close to five years. I’m ‘green’ with envy, and hoping my ‘estate sales’ and craigslist searches will eventually pay off. Lots of work, but oh! the finished look. Beautiful job.

By: Last Minute Lynn

Last Minute Lynn — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:13:13 +0000

thank you for rescuing this great piece and restoring it’s beauty!

By: Rita

Rita — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:26:10 +0000

I love your find and all the effort you did to restore this lovely stunning jewel!!

By: Miriam

Miriam — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 19:41:26 +0000

I have one of these that I am finally turning into a small parts cabinet in my woodworking shop – looks very elegant there. For several years it has lived in our house and while other people had a junk drawer maybe in the kitchen – we had a whole junk cabinet! Anything and everything that could fit in those drawers found themselves there – it was a treasure trove to paw through and usually if it wasn’t somewhere else obvious it was “in the little drawers”.

By: Donna Allgaier-Lamberti

Donna Allgaier-Lamberti — Sun, 03 May 2015 20:27:15 +0000

Stunning makeover/stunning piece/s-t-u-n-n-I-n-g- room. Love the brick walls, wood floor and light from the windows. Sweet!