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TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY: Jenny’s Heirloom D.I.Y. Project

This popped up in my Facebook memories today, and I thought I’d share with my fellow DI.Y.’ers! I’m SUPER sentimental when it comes to family heirlooms, so when Chris and…

Jenny Bender

This popped up in my Facebook memories today, and I thought I'd share with my fellow DI.Y.'ers!

I'm SUPER sentimental when it comes to family heirlooms, so when Chris and I got married and combined all of our furniture, we knew that each of us would have to get rid of some things.

But, this was one piece that I wasn't willing to part with: the grandfather clock that my Dad's mom passed down to me.

This clock is so special--my MeMe, as I called her, bought this clock when I was little, and handwrote each address that they had lived--and before MeMe passed away, she wrote my name & address underneath hers.

I was nine years old when we lost MeMe, so my parents brought her clock to our house, where it stayed until I grew up and moved into my own apartment.

In 2017, Chris and I moved into our new house, and although I knew that I wanted to keep my Meme's clock, the dark brown didn't fit in with our color scheme of bright, airy colors.

So, I hit up Pinterest for ideas on how to breathe some new life into this old treasure...

Jenny Bender is one third of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on Kicks 99 in Augusta, Georgia, along with Cash & Dub. She's married to Chris Bender and is doting dog mom to their two rescue fur babies, Mary Poppins Bender & Truly Scrumptious Bender. Jenny is a karaoke queen who loves Jesus, country music, cheese, and the color pink.