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  1. Katherine
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:05 am

    Disorganized hoarders unite, I say! And Happy New Year!

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  2. Pam C
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:06 am

    I’ve seen them made into way-cool sofa tables – you know, the ones that hide the back of your sofa when you’re lucky enough to have a room large enough that your sofa isn’t shoved up against the wall?

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  3. Beemie
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:07 am

    Fabulous find…I love Craigslist, but the size of my house does not…found you through Preppy Empty Nester …keep up the good work…going to read your other posts now.

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  4. Joy
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:08 am

    You can use this magnificent piece in the dining room to store silverware, napkins, napkin rings, candles, candle holders … there is no end to it’s usefulness.

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    • Izabella
      January 1, 2017 @ 11:34 pm

      Yours was the best idea!!

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  5. Kate
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:08 am

    Love your new jewelry box, although a tad too large?

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    • Yvonne
      January 6, 2015 @ 11:44 am

      Kate, what a great idea! Not too big for me! Since I “make” jewelry, emphasis on the quotation marks, (few and far between, but stunning [stretching to pat self on back] when I finally sit down and actually create), I could use every drawer for bead and finding storage!

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  6. Kathy
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:09 am

    It’s so fun hearing from my kindred sisters out there in blog land. Good going!

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  7. Marilyn
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:09 am

    Wow, cool. I’m going over to craigslist right now. bye.

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  8. Drew
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:11 am

    I hate AND love you at the same time for this excellent find. This is one large piece of furniture my wife would not mind in our home. All the other large furniture pieces I’ve drug in and out…those are another story.

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  9. Jenni Q
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:11 am

    I say maybe a jewelry (or other accessory) center?

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  10. Dianne
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:12 am

    Congrats on a great find ! Happy New Year.

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  11. Linda S. Montgomery
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:14 am

    I’d put it in my sewing/craft room. PERFECT for every kind of notion & doodad you’ve got.

    It’s fabulous. I would have snatched this up too!

    P.S. Have you checked Pinterest for card catalog DIY’s God knows they’d have something.

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  12. Dianne A
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:15 am

    It’s perfect for storing craft supplies (like glitter). Seeds and small bulbs. Spices and teas. Socks.

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  13. Rebeccah
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:15 am

    First. That is amazing. Second. It will indeed be revealed in its glory one day, of that we are all sure. Third. You can tell yourself (and your spouse) that is probably maybe possibly really is ash (which resembles oak in grain and hardness to some degree) if it makes you feel any better. 🙂

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  14. Marilyn
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:16 am

    WOW! Great find, unlimited potential. Particularly like the modularness! 2 short sections, side by side + legs = make-up table (after all you have mirrors). You will find a use, O Lucky One!

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  15. Monica W
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:17 am

    So sad that someone removed the legs off of the card catalog. The weirdness in the stacking is possible the loss of the sliding shelf. Did I mention that I’m a librarian?

    World’s largest advent calendar? Or pick your own adventure for Halloween treats? Great for address cards or recipe cards. Mine have become warrens for loose change, missing buttons, and old mixed tapes.

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  16. Lizzie
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:17 am

    I work in a Library and have only run across a few card catalogs. they were all way over priced. But I often thought what I would do is take one to a cabinet maker and have them remove the front and make large drawers and put the front on exactly as it was to look like little drawers. Useable yet somewhat original. Good luck with the cabinet. It could be a work of art!

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    • Beverly
      January 6, 2015 @ 10:22 am

      I saw an example of this done on HGTV or DIY with a much smaller Catalog Cabinet, they made a chair that when scooted up matched the cabinet perfectly.

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    • Terry
      July 5, 2023 @ 4:52 pm

      I could not count the number of times I’ve rushed to a piece of furniture in a store with the “appearance” of lots of little drawers, only to find that they were only rows of big drawers with a deceptive phizod. My husband would agree that this is much more practical but imo it defeats the purpose.

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  17. cat
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:18 am

    I’d use it in a kitchen or craft area, it would be freakin’ awesome to file bits and bobbles, so probably the craft room. oh oh oh or for socks and small items of such. Nice find.

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  18. Beverly
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:19 am

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I think it would be perfect for jewelry, scarves, belts, socks, etc. I would love to have this in my home, oh, wait – I don’t have any place to put it – I envy you, to have 55 drawers to put stuff into (as long as it is not too big) is fabulous. I have so much other furniture family inherited, that if I can find places for all of them in my 1500 sf house I will be doing just fine. Love your blog & look forward to it. Thanks for the pick me up…

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  19. Kate Sparks
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:19 am

    I’ve seen these redone to hold wine bottles. But if you’re into crafting/sewing… awesome storage.

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  20. Laurie Wanat
    January 6, 2015 @ 10:20 am

    I would have grabbed this thing so quickly you would’ve heard the sonic boom from Alaska! I LOVE things with little drawers. I have one that I got at an auction (Dutch Auction, in fact, and I spent a lot more than $50!) that I use both to store my rather large stash of yarn and also to hold the TV at the end of our bed. I have several smaller ones scattered around the house that hold all kinds of odds and ends, and several are stacked to make an end table.

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