Dumpster Dive Chairs

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Bargainista

Still continuing with my Spring Cleaning. What? It’s still Spring for a few more days! Got a huge mess in the front yard cleaned up this weekend but nothing fun to blog about. Till today! Driving down the street I saw the most adorable chairs. They were still there on the way back from my outing so I grabbed them but quick! One of them needed a little work:

No probs! A little glue and some wrapping and it was good as new.

Well, it’s a little wonky, but then again, so am I right now

So cute in my backyard!

Dumpster Dive Mirror Makeover

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Bargainista

Today was cloudy and rainy again so I wasn’t able to take pictures of my Living Room Redo as I had hoped. But I did do a few unplanned projects, and one of them was a mirror makeover!

I found this mirror on the side of the road a while ago.

A total dumpster dive! It was cute, and and I had it in my dining room for a while, but I really wasn’t planning on bringing back int the room. Yet I needed something for over my desk and it fits the space nicely so I decided to give this dumpster dive mirror a makeover. I mixed up some glaze with a little nutmeg paint and copper acrylic paint and brushed it on.

I made some no sew, no hot glue rosettes, using my usual technique. I got a little fancy with the center one and added a strip of fancy fabric in addition to the scrap material I was using. I stuck them on with Velcro dots and the makeover was complete!

Linking Up Here:

Our Favorite Things – My Life’s A Treasure

Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot

Made By You – Skip To My Lou

Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife

Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner

Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime

Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle

Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife

Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello

Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest

Living Room – Redo Day 25: What A Mess!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Bargainista

Putting the room back together. Everything seems like an insurmountable mess! I am feeling defeated at the moment. But I can share this with you. I got this adorable teapot at work when they were cleaning out a storage closet:

Perfect for holding Sharpies. I ran across it as I was unpacking everything. I do love it and God bless this mess!

Living Room Redo – Day 24: Purdy Picnic Bench

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Bargainista

I spent half the day today doing touch ups. And then touch ups of my touch ups. On and on it went. And it’s still not done! I also started putting the room back together. I want to show a bench I have been working on. I was out walking Bella one day and I saw this sitting out by the trash.

Needless to say I jumped in the car and went back for it. A little glue and paint was all it took to make this bench go from plain to purdy!

I think it might be my new coffee table. The shape is right. We’ll see…

Linking Up Here:

Our Favorite Things – My Life’s A Treasure

Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot

Made By You – Skip To My Lou

Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife

Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner

Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle

Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife

Living Room Redo – Day 11: Dumpster Dive Dresser

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Bargainista

Oh how I love dumpster diving! I found this dresser on the side of the road:

I am working on it, and boy does it need some work, but I think it is going to work nicely in my living room

Hand Me Down/Dumpster Dive Silver Cup

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Bargainista

I am not sure if this is a hand me down or a dumpster dive! At work, a friend who helps me proof the bulletin, presented me with this silver cup today. They ran across it when cleaning (lending itself to be a dumpster dive) and decided that I should have it (which sounds like a hand me down to me). Either way it’s a hook-me-up!

Bonus!!! My mom brought me some daisies! They used to belong to my grandmother. We call them GG’s dasies.

Thank you, Rosie, for the daisies!

I Love Dumpster Diving – Pretty In Pink Topiary

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Bargainista

Another great find when walking Bella last weekend! We were out walking when I spotted this topiary on the side of the road:

I grabbed it and carried it home (as you do). I loved it but it was a bit dated. The hammered copper pot is gorgeous and in great shape. I wrapped the base with a plastic bag and hit it with a few coats of Krylon Watermelon spray paint:

Easy peasy! Not to mention free!!!

Linking Up Here:

Making The World Cuter Mondays – Making The World Cuter

Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife

Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner

Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle

I Love Dumpster Diving – Salt And Pepper Shakers Redo

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Bargainista

My sister found these salt and pepper shakers in a free box on her street:

Can you say yuck? But they had potential! I soaked them and gave them a thorough scrubbing. I spray painted the tops with a few coats of Rustoleum Aqua paint.

I loved the vintage look of the glass base:

So I decided to embellish them with a piece of vintage trim that used to belong to my grandmother:

I mod podged the trim on, just one piece on each shaker, and on top of that I glued on fabric buttons, white for the salt shaker and black polka dot for the pepper. Here they are all done:

Aint they sweet?

Linking Up Here:

Making The World Cuter Mondays – Making The World Cuter

Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife

Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner

Such A Beautiful Face!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Bargainista

I got this piece at work today:

Someone left this at an event, and never came back for it, and after many inquiries and several emails trying to figure out who it belongs to…it now belongs to me! I kept saying how beautiful it was and joked about taking it home and hanging it in my garden. I love it! Such a beautiful face! I have no idea what the history is with this piece but I love how aged it is and how perfect it is in its imperfection! There is a lesson in here somewhere…

My Bench Makeover

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Bargainista

I rescued this little bench! My boyfriend brought over a bunch of stuff for a yard sale that never happened. I never saw it but this little bench must have been part of the stuff:

The next thing I knew she was ready to go out with the trash. Not on my watch! I grabbed her so fast it would make your spin! This weekend my project was to do my bench makeover. I pried the top off with a screwdriver, gave her a good scrubbing, and let her dry.

Her legs were a little wonky so I used wood glue in all the corners and hammered them back into place. Note: cover wood with a towel or it could dent. Not that I know from personal experience…

After the wood glue dried, I gave it a couple of coats of paint. I use McKlosky Multi Use paint and primer all in one in Almond. It is my go-to paint! It has one coat coverage, but I usually do two coats, to cover any missed spots. And Almond isn’t an almond color, it is a perfect creamy off-white. See?

I let it dry overnight. I wanted it to have a similar finish to the shabby chic light I bought on eBay. I have no idea how they did it but it has a golden sheen to it. I made a glaze with equal parts glaze and gold acrylic paint:

I brushed it on.

And wiped it off.

While the glaze was drying, I recovered the seat. This was the easiest part! I used Mend It fabric bond to glue the lovely new fabric I bought at JoAnn’s to the old seat cover. It took five minutes, looks great, and was completely painless. I just brushed on the Mend It with a foam brush and stuck the new fabric to the old. I pulled it taught and made hospital corners at the corners. So easy! I will never again suffer the pain of the staple gun!