Get crafty, give artsy furniture

Know someone whose place needs sprucing up?

Simply Put Artisan Gallery takes discarded or no-longer-used furniture pieces and turns them into something new and unique.

“I resurrect furniture,” said owner Tim Gallagher. “I would call it ‘beach cottage.’ That’s what I call my style.”

What Gallagher believes was once a doll’s changing table has become a bathroom dresser, hand-embellished with sea oats and a beach scene for $165. He also has constructed a set of vintage lifeguard chairs.

The store is located at 11904 Cortez Road in the Surfing World Plaza, Cortez. For more information, call (941) 795-4788.

- Brian Neill,