Headed for the dumpster - gasp!

I must admit, one year ago I would have walked right past this without batting an eyelash. After seeing the amazing projects you all do, this looks like a treasure sitting among trash bags. I just wish I had a truck. I'm going to talk to the Hometalk development team about building in a furniture alert system for spotting discarded furniture :) That way you can subscribe to be on the list and receive an alert when junk is spotted in your area. LOL.

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debbiedoo's Fort Mill, SC

Sometimes I am amazed at the things in tossed away. Some people just don't have the know how or vision so they think it is useless to them. I'll take it and show em:)!

on Jul 10, 2012 · Like 1
Miriam I New York, NY

Debbiedoo's I wish you were there to rescue it! I know you could show them a thing or two!

on Jul 10, 2012 · Like 0
Karleen A Crossett, AR

OMG!!! I would have hauled that away!!!! Truck or no truck!!!I would have dragged that home!!! LOL!!! I think of all the furniture I tossed to the curb over the years, if I only had a site like this back then!!!!

on Jul 11, 2012 · Like 0
Miriam I New York, NY

@Karleen, lol. I KNOW! I anticipated gasps of horror for you all, lol. Wish you were there to rescue it!

on Jul 11, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

There's no way I would have left that baby behind. It's amazing how much you can get into the trunk of the car if you have bungees on hand to hold down the lid. I once got a tall armoire in mine that the guy I bought from insisted I needed a truck for.
I should start a thread to show how much you can get in a car when you want to.

on Jul 12, 2012 · Like 1
Bernice H Yakima, WA

Maybe if we all think...table on street, who has it...table on street who has it..maybe we will hear from someone answering our thought waves. Such a nice piece!

on Jul 12, 2012 · Like 0
Jeanette S Atlanta, GA

I have been watching this post and it has been a lot of fun! I think this little table sitting so sadly on the street struck a redo chord in all of our hearts. Wouldn't it be fun to see a TV show on one of the home networks with a couple of people who actually drove around and picked up discarded pieces and refurbished them for their original use or either re-used them for a completely different use? They could include segments sent in by viewers of their projects and fantastic finds and redos! I would love this!

on Jul 13, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

They used to have a show similar to that called Junk Brothers (I think). They'd pick up two pieces per show and each would remake them into something else and then put them back at the home owners where they found them, ring the bell and run. They drive slow enough once in their vehicle so they could film the home owners reaction. That part was kind of cheesy, but I liked the make overs.
It could have been more fun to have heard the home owners reactions to finding what they once ...»
put out as junk winding back up in their yard transformed.

on Jul 13, 2012 · Like 1
Miriam I New York, NY

Good idea, Jeanette! I'd watch that! Becky, I saw your furniture/car post. Loved it!
Ok, so, I passed by the same spot yesteday and you wont BELIEVE what was there this time! I'm scared to post it here though, you guys will literally eat me alive for not taking it, lol.

on Jul 13, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

Miriam, if I lived closer I'd have to know that spot. Granted my husband wouldn't want me to know it.....

on Jul 14, 2012 · Like 0
Miriam I New York, NY

@Becky, I'm not sure why, but every few weeks I see discarded furniture sitting there.

on Jul 14, 2012 · Like 0
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

@Miriam - awww, you make us sound like pirhanas - So can we super-size that and how about some sauce on the side!!! Well, one thing's for sure, YOU definitely see things from a different perspective now!! OK, so go ahead and post your new find - we promise to only take nibbles and no big bites!! LOL

on Jul 14, 2012 · Like 1
Miriam I New York, NY

Haha, OK, since you promised not to bite, here it is. Aren't they sweet?! I'm sure someone picked them up and gave them a good home.
on Jul 15, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

WOW - what a find!! You just know somebody snapped those up in a hurry - and a whole lot easier to transport that the HUMONGOUS table!! A little paint and snazzy upholstery . . . . . .ahhhh the possibilities!! ;~) I can't remember the girl's name that reupholsters chairs - I know YOU probably know but I immediately thought of her when I saw these!!

on Jul 15, 2012 · Like 1
Becky Blair, NE

I never would have been able to pass those babies up. I have to find out how far my friend in Warren Robin's GA is from you. She owns a used furniture store there called Robin's Nest and she would be grabbing that stuff up real fast!

on Jul 15, 2012 · Like 1
Miriam I New York, NY

Susan, you're thinking of Yamini, actually, I'm in NYC right now; this is on Broadway and Eighth, @Becky, know anyone around here?

on Jul 15, 2012 · Like 0
SheilaG, Plum Doodles Acworth, GA

Phooey, those wouldn't even need to be recovered. I'm thinking stencils or graphics transfers. Ok, Miriam, maybe a little nibble. ;)

on Jul 15, 2012 · Like 0
Miriam I New York, NY

Sheila, lol. I totally deserve it.

on Jul 15, 2012 · Like 0
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

@Miriam - yep, I'm thinking of Yamini - could'nt remember her name!!!
@Sheila - your solution is alot easier - stencils of course!! OH WELL . . . .since Miriam did not rescue them I guess we'll never know their true potential .

on Jul 15, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

@ Miriam. Just my friend in Warner Robins. She's actually took her hubby to the air port in Atlanta this morning.

on Jul 16, 2012 · Like 0
Miriam I New York, NY

@Susan, i knew you'd rub it in somehow :)) @Becky oh :)

on Jul 16, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

@Miriam - YOU know you would hae been disappointed if I didn't just a little bit!! LOL

on Jul 16, 2012 · Like 2
Warren G. Winter Haven, FL

If you want to try hooking up with an online group called "FreeCycle". You can find the through Yahoo Groups. The whole concept of the group is to pass on for "free" anything you don't want any more instead of sending it to the landfill. You post what you have or what you are looking for online , and if some one else has it the you pass along the info and location and pick it up for free. I have passed along everything from 1gal ice cream buckets to old computers that I have rebuilt and ...»
set up for families that did not have one. I picked up a complete wall unit entertainment center ( German Shrunk type ) that needed some TLC for free.

on Jul 29, 2012 · Like 0
Miriam I New York, NY

Thanks, Warren! I've heard of Freecycle, but haven't actually used it yet.

on Jul 30, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

I used to use the one in Omaha when we lived there, but it got nasty with posts from people that work during the day griping about never getting anything. I mean I understand the frustration, but that's the way it works. You want rid of something so you give it to the first person that contacts you and comes and gets it.
After we moved out here to the country I was close enough to another Freecycle in a much ...»
smaller city. Everyone was so friendly. Not saying Omaha, as a city, isn't friendly. It's very friendly. It just seems the more people you have in a group the more chances of some of them getting upset with things. Freecycle is an awesome concept though.

on Jul 30, 2012 · Like 1