Completed wine bottle stoppers and stands

Im giving all of these away to friends and family. Actually I think I will keep one set.
The red stoppers are cedar. The others are sycamore. The stands are also made from the same wood. The two planks are separated by 4 full cork "columns". I trimmed these in sets of 4 to be identical in length. The top plank has a 1 inch through hole. The bottom has a hole that does not go all the way through. The holes in the top and bottom were aligned so that the stoppers would stand roughly straight up.
On the bottom I drilled a recess for a 2007 penny. Also I sliced corks on the bandsaw to 1/4 inch thick and glued a set onto the bottoms.
This set is for my good friend Marta. It is the only set that isnt entirely random. It is a turned goblet and wine bottle.

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I SHOWED GEORGE HOW TO GAIN 3 INCHES ornate night stands

Three inches to a night stands that is.

We all love the miss matched styling of shabby chic decor but most of us also

like to have a matched set of tables for our bedside.

Most vintage night stands are just too darn short for our current fat and luxurious mattress.

So thats where I step in and raise them up.

This pair of solid wood carved night stands started at 24 inches tall before

I installed a vintage set of casters, lifting them 1.5"

and a solid frame added under the top to raise them another 1.5".

Here they are on there way to be sprayed in ASCP Old White, before a coat of ASCP clear wax

then Minwax dark to accent all the detailing of these pieces.

Originally there were no handles on the doors, I have no idea how someone would ever

get the cupboard doors open with out taking the drawer out first and reaching inside.

Maybe thats why they were stored away in a shed and not used.

A side by side before and after pic can be seen here.

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