Salvation Army Find....Makeover

I want to start off by saying a "BIG THANK YOU" for all of you that sent me get well wishes and offered up prayers! Vertigo is AWFUL and makes you feel terrible! I had alot of people praying and I honestly believe I was healed! Thank you Jesus! I felt like a new woman on sunday and have felt great since!


Since I finally felt back to normal I wanted to get out of the house so the girls and I went out to our local Salvation Army and Goodwill Store the other day. I found a few things that I am making over. Here is the first item I found. It is one of those covered cheese tray things. It was $2.

I realized after I started painting it that I forgot to take a photo...so here it is half painted.

I sprayed it several coats of black spray paint after sanding it first. Then I polyurethaned it. Hey, if I ever want to use it for cheese...does anyone know if that would be safe?

For now I am using it to showcase a seashell, a starfish, and some sand dollars we found on our last vacation.

I think I may like it better if it was raised a bit so I may add some feet to it.

I am going to save the other things I bought to makeover to show you on Monday, so please come back and see.

Have a Super Day!
Darlene

Thrift Store Finds

If you've been reading my blog, you know that I am redecorating my daughter's room for her 20th birthday. She knows I'm working on it but not allowed to see it till the big day!

I went out to some thrift stores in search of 2 things that I wanted for her room and found them both at 1 thrift store! How often does that happen?! Um, like Never!

I wanted a mirrored vanity tray. Found for $3. Of course, I can't keep it gold...no way! Got out the handy dandy spray paint and now it's a perfect clean crisp white...so pretty! This will most likely go on her dresser to hold her perfumes.




Then I found a rattan & bamboo bed tray. I grabbed it up for $5! It was the color I wanted, so no spray paint for it. Daughter wanted a bed tray so that she could work on her homework from bed since her room doesn't have a desk. I don't know if this is what she had in mind, but hey it will look great (I hope) on her bed when I surprise her with her finished bedroom! I am thinking of what to put on it for a pretty display. Any ideas?? If she doesn't want to keep it...I can always sell it on eBay! I've seen them sell for around $30.




This weekend's projects are to paint crown molding, re-paint closet doors & attach new hardware, put poly sealer on newly painted armoire, and assemble her new dresser.

During the week we will need to make her custom rug, put up rattan blinds & drapes, hang pics & mirror, and accessorize (my favorite part!)
I think we should be all done by next weekend so we will get to reveal her new bedroom to her then. Yeah, I can't wait! It will be a little bit before her actual birthday, but we know she is anxious to get back to her own space & little sister is ready to get her room back to normal! Come back soon for the big reveal!

P.S. Please remember to pray for those affected by hurricane IKE!

Have a safe weekend!