Fun new finds!

While I can't yet disclose the 'Big News', I can show off a few pieces I have stumbled upon this past week!!

This dresser/buffet/whatever-you-want-it-to-be piece was sitting outside looking oh so lonely. I just happen to drive by and it caught my eye. I just had to go back and inquire!! To my surprise, she was up for the taking!!! I quickly paid for her {before the owner changed their mind} and brought her home :)

{before pic}

I just L.O.V.E. the french style!! I can NOT wait to refinish and reveal the results! (by the way, she is already SOLD!!! :)

Moving on to the next find of the week...

My awesome hubs and I were on our way to pick up a table, when his cousin sent a text to me with a pic of this:

{before pic}

She was at Goodwill and thought I might like it. Um, Helllllloooooo!!!! YES!!! We quickly met her there and snatched it right up!!! I know exactly what I want to do with her. She will be up for grabs in a week or so... stay tuned!!





Pallet Project

If you're a crafter, a wanna be crafter or just a blog follower of crafts, I'm sure you have seen many pallet projects. I have pinned several on my Pinterest boards. Until now, I have yet to actually see one in person!!

My daughter {beautiful, SMART & talented} is in FCCLA in High School. She took part in a National Star Event Contest. The topic she choose was "Recycle & Redesign". The requirements were to take an everyday household or post consumer product and redesign it into something new. She also had to give a 10 minute speech in front of the judges panel. She choose to make a coffee table from recycled pallets!

She did 98% of the work by herself! There was a lot of lifting, pulling out nails, sanding, staining, drilling etc. involved, not to mention the preparation of her speech.

(these pictures were taken inside my garage and not on the correct setting, so please ignore the poor quality of the photos)



I think it turned out GREAT!!!

And I am PROUD to announce.... SHE WON 1ST PLACE IN HER DISTRICT!!!!!

Next to conquer will be Regionals in February :) I will keep you posted...

linking: {Primp}, Primitive & Proper 

Coffee Table Reveal...

Woohoo!! I am super excited to show everyone how the coffee table turned out!! Remember this post on the unique coffee table I found on Craigslist? Well, I was so excited to get busy on it, I finished it in one day!!! I painted it to match the other two pieces I have recently refinished, that will go in our living room when we move into our new home. You can check out the other two pieces here and here.

Without further ado, here she is:

I love the old caster wheels!!!

So glad I could keep the original hardware too!!

I also lined the drawers in the same vintage paper that I used on the buffet shown here.

Love the built in magazine rack!!! I left out the dividers and plan to find a basket that will fit nicely down inside.

Painted, Glazed and Distressed = Perfect!!

Can't wait to get this gal in her place!!

This post is linked to Vanilla Bean, Craft-O-Maniac, The Tattered Tag & The Stories of A2Z