Trash to Treasure projects
At The Weekend Country Girl, Karen says, “I found this beauty by the side of the road on the way home from work. It took some smooth talking to my Hubby to get him to take the truck and pick it up. I had to go back with him and we almost died getting it loaded. It is 6 1/2 feet long and weighs about the same amount as a baby elephant.”
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.”
At My Painted Stuff, Dee tells the story of how she acquired this chair. A roadside find, she had just pulled over to pick it up when she saw another woman doing the same thing. ”Needless to say, I beat her to it. Sometimes you just want it more then the next guy,” Dee laughs.
Over at That Thing I Made, Joanna picked up this worn out bookshelf for $20. It was pretty hard to see past the ugly stained finish and particle board backing, but Joanna has a good imagination.
The vintage cabinet came to Nicki at Favorite Things by way of her friend’s basement. Even though the cabinet was in in really, really bad shape, Nicki was smitten. She took it home, and began the long process of fixing it up.
Marty blogs at Marty’s Musings, where she explains that when she inherited her mother’s china collection, she also inherited the large hutch it was displayed in. Marty was less thrilled about the dated looking hutch than she was about the china, but thanks to her husband, she’s enjoying both heirlooms.
When Kendra at Pots, Pans & Paintbrushes and bought her house, the owners graciously left behind two ugly brown laminate bookshelves. Rather than chunking them or using them for garage storage, she decided to give them some TLC.
Laurel, from A Bubbly Life, had an old bar cart that had seen better days. She decided it was time to give it an update.
