Glass-on-glass: Glass shelved curio cabinets make a great display for almost any light to moderate weight pieces.
from one wall, I saw that I had a pastel blue and yellow to move each to see what was underneath, a hassle at best, room. It looked like I’d need to do some painting, once I a possible avalanche at worst on the taller stacks. Where, figured out what color best compliments riker boxes and I thought, do I need to go to look for options? rust flecks. Being that I had a set (low) budget for this project, I The desk I’d been using was an old army steel desk. proceeded to the local thrift store. On that particular day, Luckily I found someone who wanted to get rid of an exI lucked out and found two used blueprint/map cabinets ecutive style wooden desk which needed some refinishing for sale. Each five drawer cabinet measures 16 x 48 x 36 work done to the top and trim. inches. These were ideal for I bought the desk for $100 and my purposes and at $19.99 did the refinishing myself. each I could not pass these My computer, sitting on top up. I did some repainting and of this newly refinished desk, added felt to the drawers. now helps me with research, To display some of my identification and cataloging riker boxes, I ended up going of my finds. It also helps me to the hardware store to get see other people’s finds on shelving rails for the wall. the various forums I visit, in Using eight inch brackets and turn giving me inspiration to 12 inch boards, I fixed the get out and feed my digging shelves at an angle for better addiction even more. viewing. I used the wood Now the most important stain left over from the desk of all redecorating question: project to stain the shelves, how to best display my finds? which helped my budget and Over the years, my displays also matched the colors. had morphed into a type of I keep some of my water stuff-storage. For instance, I hunting finds in a dry aquarium had a curio cabinet that was for display. I had found the packed with so much stuff aquarium at a yard sale awhile that you couldn’t see it all back. I added some sand, Jewelry also displays well in the curio and riker boxes sitting on top cabinets...at least, the pieces that your shells, a small treasure chest of each other so that you had and a piece of driftwood for spouse doesn’t confiscate for wear. Sept-Oct 2010 American Digger Magazine 53 www.americandigger.com www.americandigger.com 5339