That time I grabbed a curb-side shelf that turned out to be solid walnut

Picked up this beat-up bookshelf off someone's lawn last Saturday, looked like stained pine from the street. After sanding down the top layer to fix a water ring, I found gorgeous walnut grain underneath. Has anyone else scored furniture that turned out to be way higher quality than it looked?

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grantw326d ago

Respectfully I think you got lucky but most curb finds are just cheap pine painted to look better.

jake9866d ago

Yeah man I totally get that. I used to be the same way, thought all curb finds were junk or just cheap furniture painted over. But @grantw32, after finding a solid walnut dresser last week with real dovetail joints and some light staining, I'm a believer now. It's still a gamble for sure, but if you know what to look for there's some real hidden gems out there. The pine stuff is still everywhere though, no lie there.