How I Transformed Some Yard Sale Finds

     A few weeks ago, I bought a few things at a yard sale that I thought had some potential, such as this little storage cabinet with drawers. 

I painted the base of the cabinet black and the three little drawers fronts white.  I stenciled the number 1, 2 and 3 on each drawer front since the drawers looked kind of plain.

I say it’s not a bad little transformation considering it took me hardly any time at all…..I love transformations like that! 

I think some of us can remember these toilet paper holders being popular back in the day (80’s early 90’s).  At one time they were all the rage at craft shows. 

With a little bit of paint and some creativity it now looks like this…..

Before I painted it, I added a textured wallpaper to the front door.   I then painted it, distressed it in a few areas and applied a dark wax to it. 

 

I already took it to my booth and at first I wasn’t quite sure if it would sell but guess what….it sold the very next day!   You just never know do you!

I didn’t take pictures of this process (I’m sorry) but imagine if you will, white bird cages and a pair of oil bronzed candle pillars holders because those finds are what I used to make these out of…..

I spray painted the candle pillar holders white and applied a dark wax to them.  I also used the dark wax on the white bird cages to give them that aged look as well.   I used E6000 adhesive glue and attached the bird cages to the candle pillar holders.  

 

I love it when I find little things like these and give them a whole new look.   

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful week. 

Gail

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Twin Chair Make-overs

Hello Everyone!  In my last post, I said that I would share with you what I did with a pair of yard sale chairs that I bought. Well here they are already displayed in my booth.   

Below is a before of what one of them looked like.

Because the cane webbing had fallen apart on the chairs, I cut it out and replaced it with a jute webbing.  I painted both of the chairs with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in yellow and waxed them with her antiquing wax.

I used a burlap bag for the seat covering and ruffle around the chairs.  I attached both with upholstery tacks. 

Stay tuned….I have a bunch more make-overs to share…like this…..

….and this…..

 

….and these….just to share a few!

I just need to get my butt in gear and do the blog write-up!! 

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

Gail

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A Chair, Burlap and Lace

  Tis’ the season for yard sales and I’m hitting the jack pot for lots of new treasures.  The chair below is just one of many thrifty purchases that I was lucky enough to find over the last few weeks.    

This chair was in excellent condition, other than a few stains on the upholstery.   There was not a wobbly part nor was there a scratch on it.  

First, before I tell you how I transformed this chair, I want to show you what it looks like now. 

My first thought was to paint the whole chair and reupholster it.  Because the wood frame was in excellent condition, I decided not to paint the frame nor reupholster it.  I did however, paint the fabric on the chair and made a burlap slip cover for it.   

I painted the upholstery with a satin white latex finish.  Before I painted it, I diluted the paint with a fabric medium.   When using latex paint for your upholstery, it is important to use a fabric or textile medium.  I diluted the paint using the fabric medium (1 part to 1 part).  I purchased my fabric medium at Amazon because I couldn’t find it in any retail store.

I can’t believe that I actually made the burlap slip covers!  Trust me when I say that I am no seamstress but I can honestly say that I think they turned out really nice.  It was trial and error making them.  I even got creative and made a pillow for the chair. 

I have taken this chair to my booth and I have to say that I really had a hard time letting it go.   But on the other hand I hope to make some money on it. 

Up next, I’ll share with you what I did with a pair of these chairs that I bought at the same yard sale!

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Gail

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Farm Fresh Stool

When I purchased this little homemade wooden stool, I had no intention whatsoever of keeping it.  My plans were to make it pretty and sell it. 

Well, now that I have made it pretty, I don’t think I can part with it.

At least for now anyway! 

And there is something else that I purchased that I’m not letting go…...

Isn’t he cute!!  I have him hanging on my kitchen door and that’s where he’s staying!  

  This morning I went to one of our local Amish stands to purchase a few more flowers so that I could finish with my plantings.  I bought this beautiful purple flower called Heliotropium.

It has the most amazing smell.  I can see why it’s called a “Fragrant Delight”. 

I have it sitting on my screened-in porch so that I can enjoy not only its beauty but also the fragrance.   I am finally done with all the scrubbing, cleaning and planting on the outside.   Now I can relax and enjoy!

Are you ready for the holiday weekend?   We’re having a get together here on Saturday with family and friends.  I’m looking forward to it…Lauren’s coming home…YAY!  Not only do I get to see my daughter and son-in-law, I even get to see my granddoggie!!

He’s waiting patiently for Daddy to come home because he’s packed and is ready to come see his Grandma and Pa Pa…LOL ! 

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend.

Gail

Frenchy Writing Desk and Chair

Hello everyone, how was your weekend?   I spent most of mine working  in the garage trying to make a dent in my ever growing pile of trash soon to be treasures.  I did finish one project that had been driving me crazy thinking what to do with it.   It wasn’t until I found Lisa at CreateInspire giving me the inspiration that I needed to make-over this desk.   

Her blog is full of inspiration with the most gorgeous make-overs!  If you have never visited her blog, you should!  You will be in for a real treat and will leave feeling so inspired just like I do. 

Now when I’m in my garage, I stand there and look at my pile of trash soon to be treasures and ask myself “what would Lisa do”! 

One more project down and I’ve lost count on how many more are left because I keep adding to my pile of trash.  I picked up a few more furniture pieces this weekend which I will share in another post. 

Now, go check out Lisa’s blog….you will not be disappointed! 

As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week. 

Gail

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I’m in LOVE with this make-over!

   Hello Everyone!  Just a quick post to share with you an end table make-over that I bought last Friday evening at a yard sale.    I am so happy with the way it turned out!  Check it out….. 

 

….this is the before. 

I painted it with Miss Mustard Seed (MMS) yellow milk paint.  I stenciled the front of the doors and then applied MMS antique wax to it.   

I wish I could keep it but it’s for sale. :(  I have already taken it to my booth.   

Below is a picture of all of the items that I bought at the yard sale last Friday night…..more make-overs are already in the works! 

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

Blessings,

Gail

Furnitures Painted and Auction Finds

Hello everyone!  It’s been a while since my last post.  I’m finding it hard to keep up with blog postings and keeping my booth stocked with inventory.  If any of you could give me some helpful advice on how to manage both I would love to hear it. 

  Because I was in need of more inventory for my booth, Charlie took off from work on Wednesday and we went to an auction.   I was the winning bidder on some great finds.   Some of my purchases I have already cleaned up, painted and have put them in my booth.   

I bought the little green table, below, at the auction.  Because I loved the color of the table, I just gave it a good scrub down.  I also purchased the yellow vintage kitchen scale. 

 

Another awesome purchase I made was this vintage rocking chair.

Again, because I love the color that was already on the rocker,  I just gave it a good scrub down.  It was rather dirty!   I have to let you in on a little secret, it would not break my heart if it doesn’t sell!  I would love to bring it back home. 

I also bought the primitive rocker, below, at the auction.   Now, I did paint this rocker.  Because black really sells in my booth, I chose to paint it black.        

In my last post, I shared with you furniture pieces below that I was going to paint. 

Well, I painted them and they too are already in my booth. 

When I left my booth today, this is what it looked like. 

I have a few more auction pieces below that I bought and hopefully this weekend I will get a chance to work on them.  

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

Gail

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