Heredity is the law through which the individual receives from his parents by birth his chief vital forces and tendencies, his physical and spiritual capital.
AMORY HOWE BRADFORD, Heredity and Christian Problems
Old drawers, or more exactly, drawers that are no longer useful as drawers but remain in tact, call to me. If you have read some of my previous BLOGs you know a bit of my passion for rescuing things.
I come by this tendency honestly from both my mother and father. On my dad’s side, they just kept stuff because “I might need it someday”. In some cases that was true, but usually it just meant things stacked up.
On my Mom’s side, the farming folk, it was somewhat the same, but the German genes forced things into something useful. Not always in a pretty way but useful none-the-less. Nothing and no one sits idle in a German household for long!
In both cases, these things represented an asset; money and time that did not have to be re-spent. It represented frugality and, yes, in some cases a fear of not having enough. These were families whose psyche were formed by the years of the Great Depression.
I did not know that kind of lack. Not even close. Cash was not abundant, but we had nice things. Mom knew how to re-purpose, up-cycle and re-cycle before it was a “thing”. However, she did not abide clutter and enjoyed making things look pretty. Things in our home were neat and tidy.
Even the Drawers!
When I see an old drawer my DNA takes over, times two. It takes some skill to build a good drawer. I am in awe of the old kitchen cabinet drawers from 70+ years ago, that remain solid and sturdy when the cabinets or cupboards that once housed them are long gone.
Not elegant and built primarily for function: to put things in, they endure. So when I come across an old drawer it goes into my project room.
Great story, I love how you squeeze new usefulness out if old things in such a beautiful way.
Thank you. I enjoy recreating things!
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