Unique Vase & Frame

I fell in love with this unique vase the second I saw it at DI. It had no price tag but was where the .50-$1.00 items were. When I told the lady she said I could have it for the .50 cents. I kind of felt awful- like I was cheating them. I even offered to pay the $1 but they thought I should get a good deal. I was stoked! I went home and painted it this fun blue. 

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This frame was @ the DI for $5 and I loved the swirly design on the edge!

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My Little Desk Chair

 This little chair was one of my more expensive pieces I've purchased @ the DI. It was $20- but I loved it. It looks small and unique and my husband said I could get it. I liked it so much that I did! I obviously didn't care for the fabric so I ripped that off as quick as I could. The seat flips up to hold a couple things underneath as well.

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 I found this fabric at Joannes after I painted the chair and thought it matched perfectly!

Antique Desk

  After weeks and weeks of searching for this piece that I wanted sooo bad and almost paid $200 for it (money I do not have) I decided to give DI another chance. I walked in and heard someone talking about a desk. I quickly walked over trying to keep my calm to find a lady looking at the desk. I calmly told her no rush but that if she decides she doesn't want it to let me know. After a few minutes she told me I could have it so I took it and ran. Just kidding! I once again, tried acting very calm and took the tag up to the register and bought it. I was so excited! It needed a lot of work but I was happy to take on the job!

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Notice the plastic shelf the previous owner glued on! It was a mess. Glue EVERYWHERE! First I had to pry the plastic shelf off of the wooden slabs and then unscrew the slabs from the desk. In order to get the wood slabs off with all the glue I had to shove a flat head screwdriver under them and pry them off. When it was all done it took a TON of goo gone, a metal scraper and a LOT of sanding to get the gobs and gobs off! However...it was fun for me! 

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I got these knobs from Hobby Lobby! $1.50 a piece I believe :) 

The end result! It's a perfect computer desk for what I needed and I love it!

Furniture Inspiration

For those of you who know a little bit about me, know that I LOVE to redo furniture. I LOVE IT! There is something so satisfying about finding something you love that looks a little beat up and making it new again and being able to say you did it yourself! Well this is one of those people where I get some of my inspiration!

I bought this provincial style dresser off of Craigslist for $60. I was so excited and knew I wanted it for an entertainment center. Well, it was from someone in Las Vegas so my sweet brother in law Russ picked it up for me. I owe him BIG TIME! Thanks Russ! I got it home and couldn't wait to start working on it. Well, my husband and I decided to have Kimette @ Lost n Found Furniture to do it for us. She is super good and so reasonable. She did such a great job. I would love to say I did it myself but time was ticking and we wanted it. It would have taken me much longer. Kimette had it done in a matter of 2-3 days!  Thanks Kimette- we love it! Check her out at lostnfoundfurtniture.blogspot.com

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Antique Wooden Door

 My friend Hillary Hansen (bless her soul) gave me this old door that her fiance got from a friend up the mountain. Hillary had 2 so she gave me one. It was the nicest thing of her to do! I was so excited I could barely breath. I washed it good, put some polycrylic on it to preserve the color, added a doorknob and a flower arrangement and now my dream of owning an old door has come true. This door has so much character and the colors of it are PERFECT! I couldn't have asked for a better door. Thanks Hill!

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Dani's Antique Piano

We were at a yard sale when I spotted this antique piano. I knew my sister was looking for one so I quickly pointed to it. She asked how much? As soon as the seller said $100 she yelled SOLD. We got it home and a few weeks later after she decided what color I began! First we added a few decals to take up the big bare spacious spot and then I began painting.

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