The restoration.

I dont know if i had ever mentioned, but i recently found out that i had my great grandmothers Singer sewing machine (circa 1937) collecting dust in my parents garage. So naturally, being the pack rat antique-er that i am.. i decided to claim it as my own and got to work restoring it.

It's going to be a very long, and already proving to be a very frustrating process.

BEFORE

Step 1: polish wood.
Step 2: Sand and de-rust frame.

AFTER

I know it doesn't look like much, but it took me all day. The next few steps will be to get some laminate to replace the warped pieces. Do a little more sanding to the frame, then repaint it to the original colors (gold and black) since it seems my great grandfather the handyman decided to paint it the colors of the italian flag. Even after that, it's got a LOT more TLC to go through (ie: tracing and ordering missing parts), staining and polishing laminates, etc... but i cannot WAIT to have this thing done and looking beautiful in my place.

a little advice from me to you..
..when you are de-rusting/sanding metal... wear rubber gloves. Your nails will thank you. Mine, however will be wearing dark "non summery" polish until my rust colored nails decide they want to grow out, break, or just come clean when i want them to!