Showing posts with label Christmas decorating with garage sale finds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas decorating with garage sale finds. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Thrifty Decorating with Garage Sale Finds

I have Garage sale goodies all over my house. Sometimes they started out as treasure, but often I have to apply some tlc.
I could get carried away with picture frames. The big, chunky molding type frames are my favorite. I found a huge one for just a few dollars. I spray painted it white and just held onto it, until…
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I turned it into a chalkboard of course. Maybe you’re tired of seeing chalkboards but around here we actually use them a lot. This one is in the perfect place, across from our large kitchen island, to write a menu for a party. (Yes, everything is about the upcoming baby shower at this point.)
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So many to choose from but I have to show you my repurposed sewing table. I bought it for $15. at a sale. It was in their garage and in rough shape. My intention was to put it in my garage and use it as a potting table. But then Rob worked a little magic on it and I had to have it somewhere more deserving.
It started out like this.
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After a lot of sanding and removing rotted plywood on the bottom, it went to this.
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Finally, here it is in the “nook” of my bedroom where I sew.
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This is actually a sitting area that we never sit in, no matter what furniture I place in there. I decided to use it for a practical purpose. I get to look out the window at my side yard while I'm crafting. On the bottom of the table you can see that we added scrap wood. My serger and printer are parked down there for now.
I also put up a bulletin board that I found at a sale. I covered it with burlap and upholstery tacks. It felt too cluttered with the traditional pictures, etc. on it. Instead I hung up all of my twine and string where it’s easily accessible.
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I’m linking up with Nester for her Garage sale find party and The Shabby Chic Cottage, so go on over there and check it out!

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Christmas Decorating with Garage Sale Goodies

Hope you all had a peaceful Thanksgiving. We had a perfect day. After all of the feasting and visiting, I brought some sad little houses out that I had bought at a garage sale last year. They were covered in "colonial" colors. Out came the paint and the glitter!
My two daughters and I had a great time with our "fixer-uppers". I still need to add some finishing details such as tiny wreaths and strings of lights. I'm not sure where their home will be for the Christmas season but it will all have to come together soon.
The little bottle brush Christmas trees are vintage. I picked them up at a sale about a month ago. They still have the old, yellowed drug store price stickers on the bottom. I also picked up some adorable stockings made out of antique quilts at the same sale. I'll show you them when I have them put up. Until next time! Tanya