These two shelving units appeared at different times and finally ended up paired together on a table top in my sewing corner for storing sewing and crafting supplies. The lamp on the top shelf to the right was also broken somewhat, but turned upwards, still gives good lighting.
This chair had its crumbly, musty stuffing and a torn cover removed. It was re-covered with a cozy blanket instead.. It used to have worn looking wooden armrests and leg coverings, too, but it was decided- to save time- to do without them in the final result. It was quickly claimed for a student's desk.
This chair found its way into the kitchen, along with a new seat cover that matches the kitchen curtains. What's especially nice about the chair is that the seat is removable from latches underneath it, so the cover fabric can be easily changed at whim.
This ottoman just needed a good dusting and a little wiping and sun baths before making it to the bedroom. It not only makes good extra seating, but has a storage compartment inside when the top is lifted off- something a small child may be fascinated by.
Krishna kindly provides, so that like the spider that sits in its web, one can patiently wait for stuff to show up instead of wasting valuable time hunting it down. Also we learn to "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" (a conservation motto during WWII)
And by Krishna's mercy, it usually takes only some cleaning and creative loving for found pieces to get functioning again.
SB 2.2.5: "Are there no torn clothes lying on the common road? Do the trees, which exist for maintaining others, no longer give alms in charity? Do the rivers, being dried up, no longer supply water to the thirsty? Are the caves of the mountains now closed, or, above all, does the Almighty Lord not protect the fully surrendered souls?"