Sleeping beauty: Awakening the forgotten vintage piece

I don’t know about you, but I love to find an old piece that has been neglected, forgotten, ill-used, or underappreciated, and to help it become the star it was meant to be. The piece might be a chair, or a desk, or an old lamp. With good care and some vision, that sleeper can greet a new day.

I’m sure I’m anthropomorphizing here, but helping that forgotten piece become its best self is hugely therapeutic for me. And once I discovered the power these transformations have over my own state of mind, I’ve been staying alert for more opportunities to make them happen.