Stool Makeovers

I hope you are all having a nice weekend.

We enjoyed beautiful weather today but I spent most of my time indoors finishing painting my son's bedroom before he gets home from school.......tomorrow!

I am happy to say I completed the task and I'll post some before and afters soon.

I also managed to finish a couple of stool projects that have been partially completed for a couple of weeks now.

This is the "before" picture of my first makeover piece.

And here's the "after".  

A little paint, some fresh fabric and I think it looks good as new.

This second stool has been sitting in my garage for over a year.

It still had the $3.00 price tag on it.

After a little paint and new fabric, the stool has moved out of the garage and into my kitchen.

I'm finished with projects for the rest of the weekend.  My mom and I are going to a flea market tomorrow morning and I can't think of a better way to spend Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

Jane

Flower Power

With Mother's Day around the corner I thought I would put together a few small flower arrangements to sell at a monthly market I'm participating in next weekend.

The containers are all thrift store finds picked up for a $1.00 to $4.00 apiece.

I think they make a pretty arrangement on my kitchen table.

At least I'll get to enjoy them for a week!

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Jane

My New Shelf

I made myself a new standing shelf today.

The frame of the shelf is a little unconventional but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Can you tell what I used for the frame?

A pair of old wood crutches.

I purchased these crutches over a year ago for $2.00 and they have been down in my basement collecting dust.  I didn't have a plan for them when I first purchased them but I remember loving the patina of the wood so they came home with me.

The first step in turning these old crutches into a standing shelf was to remove the rubber caps at the bottom and then saw off the round pieces of wood that the cap fit over.

Next, I hinged the bottom of the two crutches together.

The bottoms of the crutches are now the top of the shelf stand.

Now I just needed to add some shelves.

I dug through my scrap wood and found four pieces of varying widths that would work.  

The crutches were screwed into the wood to secure the top shelf and the third shelf. 

While the second shelf and the bottom shelf sit on wood parts that were already on the crutches.

Since none of the wood shelf pieces matched, I painted them all white to unify them.

I did a quick staging of the shelving unit with some things I had handy and took it outside (where the lighting was better) for a little photo shoot.

I don't think they look like crutches anymore.

And here's how it looks sitting in my front entryway.

Not a bad fit!

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend.

Jane

Wave Clip Photo Holder

I purchased a package of 1922 Singer Sewing Machine advertising cards yesterday with some very pretty bird pictures on the front.

Here's the back side of one of the cards.

I'm planning on selling these in my booth and was looking for a way to display them.

My search ended when I rediscovered this box of old wave clips I found awhile back at a thrift store.

The clips work great as little freestanding photo holders.

This one had just the right amount of rust.

Or they can be used to clip a photo to a book.

I think these will help bring a fun Spring look to my booth space.

Thanks for visiting!

Jane

Side Table Repurpose

One of the tables I pictured in yesterday's post got a little redo last night.

It went from this:

To this:

Turning the table into a shelf was not my initial plan when I started the project.  But once I started working with the table and I saw how wobbly it was, I decided to just take it apart and figure out what to do with the pieces.

I really liked the shape of the table top and thought it would make an interesting back to a shelf.  I cut a piece of scrap wood to use as the shelf piece and attached using wood glue and screws.

I painted it white, distressed it, and then added a nail front and center on the shelf piece to keep my plates from sliding off.

This is already hanging in my kitchen, on a small wall space between the doorway to my dining room and the doorway to my family room.  

I have been wanting to hang something above the cup rack for some time now and I couldn't be happier with how this finishes the space.

One project down....many more to go!

I'm linking my $3.00 garage sale table (now shelf) to Linda's Nifty Thrifty Tuesday party over at Coastal Charm.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jane

Future Furniture Projects

Do you ever have those times when you just can't get motivated to work on anything?

That's the way I've been feeling the past couple of weeks.  I've been battling a lingering cold and I just haven't had much energy.  But I woke up this morning feeling much better so I went to work straightening up my garage to prioritize some future projects.

I don't typically do a lot of furniture repurposing.  My booth space is too small for big furniture pieces and I really don't need anything more in my own house.  But I'm a sucker for a bargain so lately a few pieces have made their way home with me that are in need of a little TLC.

I don't have any "before and after" pictures today.  I am showing you the "before" to motivate myself to get to work on these projects.  Plus, my son will be home from school in about 5 weeks and I'm sure he will want his garage space back!

This chair has been in my garage for over a year now.  It was free, part of my barn pick last March.  I plan on freshening it up with some paint and a cushioned seat.

 This trunk came from the barn as well.  It definitely needs a good cleaning but I'm undecided on exactly what I'm going to do after that (any and all ideas appreciated).

This table is a thrift store find ($12.00).  I think it will sell better painted so it will get a fresh look with some paint.

 Another thrift store find was this mid-century ashtray ($5.00).  Once cleaned up and painted, I think this will make a cute drink stand for my patio.

 I know we've all seen side tables like this one.  This was a $3.00 garage sale purchase that will be getting updated with paint.

 I love this table with removable glass tray.  It was on sale at an antique mall and a steal for only $10.00!  The veneer on the bottom shelf is in very bad shape.  I will probably replace the shelf and then paint.

 These two little side tables have wonderful caster wheels on the legs.

They need a lot of work but were only $1.00 apiece.

 I still haven't done anything with this piece I showed you a couple of months ago.

My plan was to paint it black and use as storage in my studio.  It's still on my to-do list.

This piece is my favorite (at the moment).  I purchased this possum belly table for only $22.50.  It is missing part of the table top and a couple of facing pieces on the possum belly drawers but I think it has a lot of potential.

I'm hoping to marry the table with this piece I've shown you before.

With a little work (ok, a lot of work) I think it could be a perfect match!

So.....I think I've got enough to keep me busy for awhile.  Hopefully you will be seeing the "after" photos soon!

Have a great week.

Jane