Sometimes something in really bad condition can serve a purpose and still look good. This 19th century drop leaf table with NY legs was discovered by my wife Laura under a lot of everything in an old stable work barn. We dug it out and bought it from the owner who had sold the property. Over its long life it has been burned, spilled on, rained on and screwed. Sort of like me. It is also warped and weathered but still strong. Sort of like me. It was dragged across the concrete floor so many times the the feet are no longer pointed. I was cleaning my sunporch and pulled it outside and noticed that I added some more character to it by keeping plants on it. The good thing about a piece like this is no matter what happens to it, it doesn't matter. Everytime I look at it I think of the number of jobs that were performed on it. Mart, I know you can appreciate that. Some people I know would ask me why I have not thrown it out. For the same reason my wife has not thrown me out. I am still functional too.
