Stuck In Neutral Again

OK, I'll admit my title may not be understood
by anyone who never drove a stick shift car.
In the olden days, automatic transmissions were not
that popular. If you put a stick shift in "neutral"
you didn't go anywhere. 

I find myself in neutral a lot these days!

Recently I stopped at a garage sale and 

picked up this little cabinet with mail slots (?)

on the outside of the door.
At the same sale, I picked up several wood pieces

that look like they were part of a mirror or some

other piece of furniture. At 50 cents a piece, I
couldn't pass them up.

 I put them in the garage while I take time to think

 about what to do with them. Wild Bill asked me

"Whut the heck are ya gonna do with them there?"

This is always the question I dread...not just because
his Texas twang mangles the English language...
but because I usually don't have a good answer.

Honestly...for once he had me speechless.

I have no idea, but they do have potential

right? 

Just like this chair, which the ladies

in a painting class all loved -- but Wild Bill,

not so much!

 I painted it during the class, but due to the heavy

humidity that day (we were working in a large back

room without air conditioning), we weren't able to

age down or put a wax finish on our projects.

 Kay was the instructor for the class session.

She's the lady demonstrating on the right below...

 Kay is a local distributor for paints and waxes

from Vintage Market and Design products.

 During the class, Kay put some clear and dark

wax on the leg of the chair to demonstrate

how I could age it.

 This isn't what I had in mind, so it's still waiting
for a decision.
Here's what I had in mind...more of a white with
just rusty brown edges.

 

 So many projects, so little time!

 Like I said, I'm stuck in neutral...

I'm all ears for any suggestions on how to

use the wood, whether to take the slots off the

cabinet or not, and how can I get that rusty

brown finish on the edges of my chairs?

In the meantime, I'll be putting on another coat

of white paint and waiting for inspiration to strike.

Thanks for dropping by!