My Mom had a small table in our dining room for many years…
It was just Dad and her living together now…
and to heat the big oven was not necessary…
She had purchased what we always called an “ovenette”…
Small Oven…
Today we call them Toaster Ovens…
She placed it on this small table my dad had painted a pale green… and used it for many years…
Placing her biscuits, toast or small casserole in it to bake…
The grandkids to this day remember it…
My brother had obtained it in her move from the home place…
He painted it a bright green to match the decor in his little country home he had obtained in Bethlehem, Indiana by the Ohio River…
They brought it back to Louisville when they moved back… and had it in their kitchen
area …
My brother has since passed and my sister-in-law was doing some changes…
I obtained the table…
Not worth anything but, memories… but, special to me…
I knew immediately I would repaint it to match my computer room…
Gray and red…
As I looked at it… I could tell the top was warped from heat probably… remembering it’s
use by my Mom… 
and it was covered in Veneer…
It peeled off easily due to age , the heat, and dryness of the wood…
Underneath I found it to have been burnt from years of the little oven sitting on it…
Thank goodness… no fire had ever been started…
After sanding… the top was replaced…
My husband and I replaced the veneer with a thin board… Painted it gray and red…
and it is now going to be used in my computer room for papers, magazines, etc. …
It kind of makes me feel happy having it there…
Reminding me of my Mom, Dad… and brother…
I believe they all would be pleased to see it still in the family and updated for the times…
Now to straighten up my computer room and get everything organized!
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I love it! A piece of family filled with memories and a touch of your own personality!
Good for you for starting and finishing a project. Lovely to have piece of the family around you.
yes…sometimes a little project seems to grow…
How lovely to re-do the table so you can keep the memories alive. I have a few things from my mom that I cherish.
(now get to work and re-oraganize the rest of the room)
too funny…boy does it need it!