NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN A NEW TRADE - 89

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN A NEW TRADE 

DINING TABLE

SOCKS AND SHOE CHANGING SQUAT STOOL

MULTI PURPOSE SIDE TABLE

As mentioned in my earlier blog , my son had settled into his new house at Toronto .
We decided to add a fresh coat of Varnish to the wooden furniture that we had procured earlier from VARIOUS GARAGE SALES which is quite a common feature here .For those not in the knowhow , Garage Sale in Canada and US is disposal/sale of household items at rockbottom prices .

Now , labour is very hard to come by  in Canada and even if one were to be found it is at an astronomical @ 20 $ / Hour . In our  case , the estimated labour cost would have  worked out to be more than 3 times the cost of the furniture itself .

Despite protests from my son and  family members , I decided to embark on this mission on my own  . I will hasten to add that apart from wielding a paint brush on a few and odd  occasions while contractors were busy with their white washing work back home at Agasthiarpatty in India  , my experience at the job on hand was almost  next to nil .

After sandpapering all the wooden portions, the varnishing job was not that difficult .
I myself could not believe the look of the finished products which is there for everyone to see in the attached pictures .

I seem to have  learnt a new trade and have made up my mind to add a fresh coat of paint to the furniture back home in India next month .

PS : MISSION ACCOMPLISHED NOW AT AGASTHIARPATTY AFTER MY RETURN