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<p>[QUOTE="Cyndiver1, post: 327627, member: 6696"][ATTACH=full]109398[/ATTACH] This farmhouse table was the dining table used by my maternal grandparents since long before my time (I'm 52). I rescued it recently from the old falling down farmhouse that my mom and all 7 of her siblings were born and raised. It was abandoned in 1970 when my grandmother moved into a new place on the property. I still have memory of this table even though I was only 5 when it was left behind but have seen it all my life when we would explore in the old house. I want to restore it to its old glory. I LOVE the original color and don't plan to repaint. My dilemma is this: someone (I'm thinking my mother, the eldest- she would've been 15 at the time) glued newspaper over the entire surface. The paper is dated July 5 (her birthday), 1953. Time and the elements have tattered and torn a lot of it, but there are still some cool ads and articles legible. I personally think they should be sealed over and stay where they are, my friend, a avid antiquer, says strip them off- the decrease the value. HELP!!! Please let ne know your opinions and why asap. I'm excited to get this project started soon - thank you, Cyndi[ATTACH=full]109395[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cyndiver1, post: 327627, member: 6696"][ATTACH=full]109398[/ATTACH] This farmhouse table was the dining table used by my maternal grandparents since long before my time (I'm 52). I rescued it recently from the old falling down farmhouse that my mom and all 7 of her siblings were born and raised. It was abandoned in 1970 when my grandmother moved into a new place on the property. I still have memory of this table even though I was only 5 when it was left behind but have seen it all my life when we would explore in the old house. I want to restore it to its old glory. I LOVE the original color and don't plan to repaint. My dilemma is this: someone (I'm thinking my mother, the eldest- she would've been 15 at the time) glued newspaper over the entire surface. The paper is dated July 5 (her birthday), 1953. Time and the elements have tattered and torn a lot of it, but there are still some cool ads and articles legible. I personally think they should be sealed over and stay where they are, my friend, a avid antiquer, says strip them off- the decrease the value. HELP!!! Please let ne know your opinions and why asap. I'm excited to get this project started soon - thank you, Cyndi[ATTACH=full]109395[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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