Our Garage Sales Treasures

6:30am saturday morning myself, hubby, daughter and her boyfriend ventured out to do some garage sale-ing. We only had about 3-4 that we found to go to, but we scored big at a two of them! Like I've mentioned in a previous post, our 21 yr old daughter is going to be moving out to her first place next June when she finishes her RN degree...so we've been going to garage sales to find decor things that she will need/want. Here is what she found:

This turquoise swivel stool for $5

She plans on painting the base white and then reupholstering the top. She got to work sanding and priming it almost before I had a chance to get a before photo.

I'll be sure and show you how it turns out once it's all transformed. I'm sure it will be FAB!


She said this was her favorite find of all....the teal owl salt & pepper shakers for $1

This big chunky candle holder for .50 cents.
(that's my candle, just used to show you how it looks)

She's not sure if she will leave it as is or paint it.

Oh and these brand new frames she got for $1

She will leave these as is since the colors will work for her color scheme.

A ceramic bowl and some faux limes for $1
The faux limes will look great in a glass container for a pop of color.

This ceramic canister she got for $1, she liked the colors of it.

The first holiday she will experience at her new apartment will be 4th of July...so she found this for .25 cents.

And this for .50 cents. She will either paint this white and distress it a bit or leave it as is. I can see this for the 4th of July, for Christmas or for New Year's Eve. It's a start to her holiday decor.

She got this large framed painting for $1...that she will paint the frame and make into a chalkboard for her kitchen.

She's not crazy about the frame, as she wants something with a little more detail, but the size is perfect and for $1 couldn't pass it up. If she finds something she likes better, she could sell this one on ebay.

These 2 framed art prints are brand new and were $1 each.

Priced originally at $79.99 each...WOW!

She doesn't like the art, but likes the wide frames so she will put use the frames for some black & white photos.

So that is her treasures that she found on saturday.



I didn't find anything for me...but I did get all these magazines for $2!! (SMILE) I Love Decorating/Home magazines!!

and hubby got 2 new life jackets to use on our boat for $12! (they originally were $50 each!) SCORE!!

Oh I almost forgot even daughter's boyfriend found something! He got a set of wooden sailboats for display for his cabin on the lake. Sorry I don't have a photo to show you. I think we got both our daughter & her boyfriend addicted now to garage sale-ing. LOL

Did you find any treasures this past weekend? Head on over to Rhoda's Southern Hospitality blog to her linky party and see what others found this past weekend.

Have a fabulous week!
Darlene

Check out our Slideshow

We are getting ready to go our first trade show and it's a biggie! We have so much to do and making a slideshow was on our to do list, so I can check that off. Now on to the next task.

2 more days till the weekend....yeah! I need a break!

I Need Your Advice, Please!

The builder of our house was not the smartest home designer to our dismay! There are several things he did in our home that makes us go "Hmmmmmm".
He put a stackable washer/dryer in a hall way...but it's right next to the kitchen so the washer/dryer ends up being by the refrigerator..ARGH!
I have told my husband for the past 19 yrs that I wanted a door to cover the washer/dryer...but it never happened because we couldn't find a door that would work for the size of the opening.

Well now that our 19 yr old stackable washer/dryer stopped working we bought new front loading washer/dryer that we can stack. Although it will be shiny and new I still want it covered! I told hubby I wanted some doors with some interest/texture...so we found a set of bifold shutter doors at Habitat for Humanity last week for a whopping $10...Woo Hoo!


So now here is where I need your opinion.

1.) Should I keep the doors the color they are??

2.)Should I paint them cream to match the kitchen cabinets??

3.) Should I stain or paint them to match the baskets which are above the fridge??

They are not mounted or framed out yet...but you get the idea.

So what ya think??

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Hurry Up Hubby and Finish your Project

My hubby has always been great about jumping on whatever project I decide to do our house and like most designer's there is ALWAYS a project in mind!!

Last spring I had to make a deal with hubby. You see our kitchen remodel was going at a snail's pace....so I told hubby the faster we got the kitchen finished the quicker he could get on his project......the custom hot rod that he's been working on for the past several years. That worked!!! He quickly agreed and kitchen got finished in no time!

Well a few months later I said hey I really want to start re-doing our master bedroom. He quickly replied, "NOT UNTIL MY HOT ROD IS DONE". Ok, Ok, so hurry it up hubby!!

Meanwhile I've been buying stuff for the bedroom as I find them. Here is what I have so far.

This is my craigslist find.....it's mahogany and I LOVE IT! Only $200..cha ching!!

Got these awesome lamps at TJ Maxx for $40 each and I had the vase in another room.
Antique Mirror got from a garage sale for $10..Woo Hoo!




And this is what I'm waiting for hubby to finish. Hurry Hubs!

The Magic of Paint

Do you remember that wood pedestal bowl thinky I bought at a garage sale last weekend?

Well, here is a reminder of it. I love the lines of it, but didn't care for the wood color. So what's a girl to do?? Bring out the Magic, of course!

And by Magic I mean "Heirloom White" spray paint!

Taaaa-Daaaa




Funny, now that my daughter saw it painted she decided that she wants it for her future new home. I told her that I'll think about it. LOL

Turns out quite a few people have this pedestal thingy...I've seen it throughout blogland.

I also wanted to let you all know that I will not be able to post as often as I did last year. I'm sure you noticed that my blog posts this year have not been as frequent as last year. The reason is our business - Creative Carpet Design is really growing...by leaps & bounds! This is what is keeping me busy...and that's a great busy!

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Thanks!

Darlene

Garage Sale Treasures

My 21 yr old daughter and I ventured out friday morning to some garage sales. Our mission was to find decor items for her future home. She will be moving out in 1 yr after she graduates RN nursing school. We figured this yr would be the perfect time for us to go garage saleing to find stuff for cheap for her future new home. I even found a few things for me!

So, come on let me show you what we got!

Daughter bought this ornate gold mirror for $2. She will either paint the frame white or black and distress it for the shabby chic look.

She got this for $1. The stand was white, but she painted it black. I don't know what she will put in it?? Any Ideas??

Oh and here is my beauty! I am either going to use it in my bedroom or in the bathroom when we remodel it. It was $10. It was made in the 1920's.
I got this on saturday for daughter when hubby & I went to some garage sales. It is one of those candle holders that goes into the fireplace. It was $2. I think I'll use it this yr before she moves out. LOL

I put 1 candle on it just to show you what it is for.

I spotted this and new it would look fab painted in Heirloom White and distressed. I love the shape of it! This was $1. I don't know what to put in it though. Any Ideas??

I haven't decided if this is mine or daughters. Maybe mine till she moves. ;)


Found this awesome tall candle holder for daughter. She gave me the tassel off of it because it's my colors. She will either paint this white or black and distress it. Got it for $2

Also found this iron stand.

She can either use it as a plate stand (I painted the plate a few yrs ago at a paint pottery studio)

or a cookbook stand.

I got this awesome tray for moi! Love the texture & color. But not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. This was $2

And last but not least I got these glittery beaded candle holders to use during Christmas since I decorate with Gold I figured they would look amazing on the Christmas dining room table. These were $2 for all 5.

Ok, hubby wants me to show you what he got for $5.



We watch that show called "American Pickers" and they always buy rusty old bikes...so hubby got it to resale, but now he says he might restore it. We will see!

Did you find any treasures this past weekend?

I am linking up with Rhoda from Southern Hospitality blog for her Thrifty Treasures Linky Party. Be sure to stop by there to see everyone else's treasures!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Darlene