Little Blue Table

 

 

LOVE this little blue storage table. 

You won’t believe what I paid for it or maybe you would,

depends on what you like. 

I like a challenge so I thought for 1 loonie I could at least paint it.

 

 

AND I did just that.

 

 

FIRST , I painted the edges white.

Wherever I thought I might distress it I painted white.

 

THEN, painted it blue and sanded it down a bit. 

I changed out the doors for these dark plexi-glass ones.  I think that changes the look immensely!

LOTS of sanding and waxing and ta-da! 

 

Have a good weekend!  I hope to go garage saling again. 

The end of garage sales for the season is near.

 

Sunday Reflection - An Awesome Find

 

So, this is what I did on Saturday. 

Dragged my hubby around to a few garage sales and found a few treasures. 

I won't show you them today but I was excited when we strumbled upon a 4 person estate sale. 

Some stuff I seriously wondered if he should be selling at a garage sale. 

I didn't buy any expensive items but they were beautiful.

Anyways, I had contacted the lady whose mother owned this radio/record player about 2 weeks ago.  Finally we arranged a time and I bought it for $20.  She was asking for $25 but I didn't have correct change and she didn't either so she said 'just take it for $20'. Done!  Start the car, start the car.

It is in fine shape, even hubby said so.

I plan to make it into a docking station/desk for our guest bedroom.  There will be storage inside after Greg remodels it a bit.  He's so excited about it.  Then, I'll probably put it up for sale.

 

 

 

I felt really bad when the lady had to show me how the stereo worked and the 8 track. Yes, it has an 8 track.  She said it just needed a bit of cleaning.  I did not have the heart to tell her it would be totally gutted.  Thanks to Greg, he told the mister while they loaded it onto the truck.  She probably cried when her husband told her.  I always want to be more discreet as I take peoples treasures that meant alot to them.  But then they should have kept them.

 

 

 

Later that same day we enjoyed the yard and hubby barbequed some great steaks. 

First of the season. 

I love our yard when the sun begins to set behind the trees and everything seems to look more colorful. 

The pond is very serene too.

 

A daytime look at the pond.

 

Gosh, we have worked alot on this yard for the last 4 years.  It had come a long way.  When we bought, we were the 2nd house in our cul de sac and the trees backed a farmer's field before selling to the developer.  We even had moles back then.

 

Just a few plants are beginning to show their colors and this one in particular is so delicate and doesn't last very long.  The bells are no bigger than my pinkie finger.

 

Well, have a good week.  Enjoy your yard and a festive drink!

~ Bonny

Gold to Graphite Mirror Frames

 

What do you think of my garage sale find?

You know when you see something that you just feel could become something better?

 

 

Last year I found these gold frames with mirrors.  They were a find for like $2 and sat in my office because I wasn't sure what to do with them.

I just knew I loved their design.

 

Gold is not a color I have in my home and probably never will. I don't find it a warm color and seems too posh for my liking.

So . . .

 

finally I decided to paint them Graphite.

I used Anne Sloane Chalk Paint because it's so easy when you want to cover up without all the sanding.  As long as it's not too glossy and smooth, then it needs a slight sanding.

 

Now I could leave them as is but they are a little too boring for me.

And something needed to hi-light the detail.

 

A little sanding revealed the gold beneath and voila!

I love the look and really need to get these hung up.

I finished with some wax to polish up and seal the paint.

 

This picture is taken with natural light in the living room so you can see the real deal.

Happy garage saling!

You never know what you'll find and even if you don't know right then what you'll do with your find, buy it and store it for a rainy day project.

 

. . . . having a good time,

                                Bonny

Part 2 "a fresh look on just pennies"

You don't NEED to spend alot of money to get a new look.

Which is exactly what happened when I needed

 a new look for our entry table.

 

 This table was sanded down and then

re-stained to match all our trim.

 

 

I love garage sales when I really KNOW where I'm going to put my new finds . . . like these flowers.

( I don't know what they are called though)  

 

 Sometimes you just need a little imagination to create

a new look, such as these 'butterfly' vases.

 

 A dusty looking old metal bowl at a garage sale,

makes a unique bowl when all shined up.

 

 I hummed and hawed over buying this vase but

in the end it was $2, even if I have alot of vases, 

none are like this one.

 

Have a great weekend!

I'm on to other good things.

the BLUE door

 
 

 

 

 

The ‘blue’ door is finally done.

I’m very pleased with the outcome and want to decorate it for the Christmas season.

 

Have a look.....

You can read the original post here.

 

I was not able to find a shelf that worked in that space so…. I bought

moulding and because my hubby loves to help me, he created the shelf

before your eyes.  It is One of a Kind and it works perfectly without

taking away from the mirror above or the hooks below.  I love it!

 

My NEXT door project sits on the garage and currently has orange paint on it. 

Thanks for reading.

Either you LOVE IT or you DisLike IT

 

I purchased a solid wood door at a garage sale, probably beginning of summer, and it sat in the garage until I knew exactly what to do with it.  I finally got around to painting it.  See …..

 

Here’s the door actually hung in our entrance.  My hubby just finished hanging it and you wouldn’t think that such a big deal but the door was SO heavy and we didn’t want huge nails in the wall.  So, he made an angled wood hanger and the door just hooks over it.  Very smart.  And a lot less holes in the wall.

NOW, I’m excited about adding shelves on the top and bottom for baskets, a mirror in the middle and hooks for miscellaneous items such as dog leashes and scarves.  And yes, if you did notice, I will be attaching a door knob.

I think I like how it turned out.  I used my own recipe for Chalk paint and used light and dark wax to achieve the effects.  A lot of time can be used up sanding and distressing and waxing until you get the look you love.