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Uses for old mattress springs?
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 175252" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Okay, I confess: I HATE to throw things out when they might be useful for something else. I think I get that from my dad <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p><p> </p><p>Anyway, easy child/difficult child 3 was using a VERY old mattress that came with the bedroom set I bought from a friend of my mother. Like maybe from the 1950's. She finally started to complain that the springs hurt her back, so I decided to get rid of it. But the ticking is a beautiful vintage red and cream floral jacquard, and I know I could either use it to make some really pretty pillows or a blanket or SOMETHING -- and short of that, I could probably sell the fabric on eBay.</p><p> </p><p>So I removed the fabric carefully from the mattress, snipping the cords that were sewn through the innerspring which held it all together.</p><p> </p><p>The difficult child-boys stripped the cotton batting and coconut fiber from off the innerspring, which I'm pretty sure is steel. We tossed the fiber stuff and now I've got this twin-size innerspring frame that I feel MUST be useful for SOMETHING?</p><p> </p><p>Any ideas to help me out here? Or do I resign myself to hauling it to the scrap yard? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>P.S. The mattress still has it's original "Goodyear" brand tag and the price was $49.95! And it was guaranteed for 10 years... which probably expired before I was BORN!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 175252, member: 3444"] Okay, I confess: I HATE to throw things out when they might be useful for something else. I think I get that from my dad :raspberry-tounge: Anyway, easy child/difficult child 3 was using a VERY old mattress that came with the bedroom set I bought from a friend of my mother. Like maybe from the 1950's. She finally started to complain that the springs hurt her back, so I decided to get rid of it. But the ticking is a beautiful vintage red and cream floral jacquard, and I know I could either use it to make some really pretty pillows or a blanket or SOMETHING -- and short of that, I could probably sell the fabric on eBay. So I removed the fabric carefully from the mattress, snipping the cords that were sewn through the innerspring which held it all together. The difficult child-boys stripped the cotton batting and coconut fiber from off the innerspring, which I'm pretty sure is steel. We tossed the fiber stuff and now I've got this twin-size innerspring frame that I feel MUST be useful for SOMETHING? Any ideas to help me out here? Or do I resign myself to hauling it to the scrap yard? ;) P.S. The mattress still has it's original "Goodyear" brand tag and the price was $49.95! And it was guaranteed for 10 years... which probably expired before I was BORN!!! [/QUOTE]
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