
Jessica blogs at Mom 4 Real, and she’s been busy working on her daugther’s “big girl room”. She caught a lucky break when it came to furnishing the room by finding this dresser and vanity set along the side of the road.
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Jessica blogs at Mom 4 Real, and she’s been busy working on her daugther’s “big girl room”. She caught a lucky break when it came to furnishing the room by finding this dresser and vanity set along the side of the road.

When Shanna of Restoration Redoux first saw this vintage vanity, not only was it really dirty, it had been spray painted brown. A free find from Craigslist, it had definitely seen better days.

Leah at Dickey’s Decor is lucky that her co-workers know what makes her tick: one of them texted her the address where this old vanity was sitting at the curb. It was a while before Leah could make her way across town to find it, but it must have been meant to be, because this gorgeous, solid wood piece was still there waiting!

At Purposely Reinvented, Mary Anne says, “My husband’s face contorts whenever he sees me bring home ‘another honey color’ piece of furniture, doesn’t matter if it’s free. I have been in need of a dresser/vanity to put make up, to help keep me organized. What I love about this piece are the curved legs and that it’s off the floor. He was a believer after I finished repainting this piece.”

Hi, Everyone! I want to tell you about a fun rescue I shared over at Infarrantly Creative, this week. It’s my last Roadkill Rescue challenge on Indy Style, the local lifestyle show I have been a pat of for the last 18 months. Viewer Jennifer submitted this worn out cabinet/dresser combo she had taking up room in her garage for a year and a half. It was in pretty rough condition and it wasn’t really able to be restored without some MAJOR work.

At Dear Emmeline, this vanity was a drive-by rescue on the night before bulk trash pickup. It’s new owners stumbled on it by pure chance, and were delighted to take it home for a makeover.

Tammy from Homespun Happenings first met this vanity when her hubby brought it home for her to refinish. You always know you’ve got a good man when he carts furniture home for you from the side of the road {giggle}! Tammy had to give it a cleaning and sanding to remove the nastiness that lurked {…Read More…}
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