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When I saw this french wire hamper at French General years ago, with it's rusty wire frame holding a variety of grain sac pillows {one did come home with me and now resides on my dining room chair} I knew I'd needed to keep my eye out for one to have in my laundry room, I liked that it had wheels so I could roll it out to my fancy laundry room in the garage, LOL. They looked sturdy and with a pretty liner would look great.  Then a few years later I came across one at the Rose Bowl Flea market and I was about 15 seconds to late and another couple snagged it for $40.00 bucks.  They were going to turn it into a coffe table by adding a glass top.  What a great idea!  Sort of like this....

 That reminded me of my Ratten one I had in college that I got for my 21st birthday, my mother asked me, "If I'd rather go to Vegas for my 21st birthday but I said I wanted this white ratten dining table from Pier 1  for my li'l  apartment in Ocean Beach  {Even then I was into house decor especially beachy cottage}, don't get me wrong..I was a student at San Diego STATE, I partied like the best of them. Lots of quarters bounced off this table.  I still have the same table linens, plates and that you see.  Those plates are imprinted with a sand dollar.  

Anywho...after seeing it at the Bowl, Pottery Barn started carrying them in their cataglog....remember this post?  Well dang that is a hefty price of $159.00...you do get the choice of a cute tiking or white liner.  I don't know how difficult it would be to make one. Well.....the other day I was visiting my Dear Old Neighbor and I saw she had one on her back Lanai and I asked where she got it, it ended up being her caregiver and she bought it at a yard sale for $3.00.  She had no idea what it was and was going to get rid of it.  I said I'd buy it off of her.  So for big, price of $10.00 dollars, I finally got my little wire french hamper.  Now..I need to drag the sewing machine out and get to work.  Yes..who said I didn't have any patience!!

Tada!! {long post}

I can say our one and only bathroom is 95% done...we have some trim to paint and the door and I have to decide what window covering to go with{don't have enough fabric to cover this window} and most likely will change out the shower curtain depending on that the window covering, maybe bamboo shades.  So let me take you back in time when we first looked at this house to buy, back in 2010...

I was in love with this house the moment I saw it on one of my many "drive bys", but when we got to see inside and I saw the bathroom I was not a fan at all and especially NOT a fan with the this vessel sink..it was so modern which didn't fit with the rest of the cottagish type of house that it is. In my mind if we got the bid that would be one of the first things I would change out as soon as I got the chance.

This picture was the first we ever took of the bathroom so notice the wall color was a decent celedon green...that cabinet...horrible. The drawers were made out of particle board and would fall out if you pulled them too far, the particle board had disengrated.  The tile floor I could of lived with but we ended up replacing it with something I completely am in love with.

A few months ago the toilet started acting up so that led us into starting the bathroom makeover sooner than later, which haulted the yard work which was sort of our aim to focus first on our cottage projects. 

Here is Mr. Incredible deciding how and which design we should go with on the travertine.  Originally I thought I wanted a hexagon ceramic tile, we went to several tile stores in the Orange County area and when I saw this Silver Travertine rectangular stone, I knew immediately this was the one I wanted and he agreed!  We saw a carrera marble tile in one of the stores.

Here is the marble with white grout and looked very similiar to the silver travertine..I liked them both but with the travertine it had some tanish tiles that matched the tub tiles, so it would all tie in. Below is the travertine before grouting.

I liked that it wasn't white, white and wouldn't be a pain to keep clean all the time.  It also had some tiles that were a bit on the tanish side which would tie into the tub area tiles which I had no plan on changing out. 

 Remember my "design board"? You can see the grout table, I thought again about this being the only bathroom and it would get a lot of dirty shoes {soccer players and construction worker} so I didn't want to be a slave to cleaning the floor so I decided against a whiter grout and went with Delorean Gray from Home Depot.  I'm happy with the choice so far.

I think it looks great with the scalloped- crochet -gray- oval bath mat from World Market, I got it for 15% off online using my birthday coupon which was last month.

Originally I wanted to use my daughters shabby chic desk as the vanity but Mr. Incredible talked me out of it.  The desk is curvy and I wanted to get a piece of carrera marble to fit but he suggested I get a vanity that had it all together but I wanted it to look like a piece of furniture so I went online and found the Vanover Carrera top Vanity from Lowes. I'm so glad we went with it because the desk would of been too low especially with some tall people who live in this house {not me}. 

I'm in love with the Victorian goose neck in brushed nickel faucet from Signature Hardware.  LOVE it!  I wanted to use some of the fixtures that came with the house when we moved in, for example the towel bar, toilet paper roll holder, that's why I went with the brushed nickel faucet and what's to not like about her, her curvy lines.  Bliss.

It also matched my Southern Living Canisters.....perfectly.

Speaking of Southern Living...I've been using this tray that goes with my gravy boat to corral my Fleur de Sel soap and lotion from Williams-Sonoma.

Above the new toilet {which I must say I don't like,  I wanted another one but this was Mr. Incredible choice, I wanted one that had a crown molding lid and he wanted a better price.} I lost but I won the most battles in this redo.

The ivy topiary is happy with it...loves the sun it gets through the window, you can see a close up of the beadboard and ledge Mr. Incredible put in, I think it's perfect for our cottage on cullen.

We had another cabinet in the bathroom that I got on the side of the road, {it was from Target} but when I put it up, it looked too bulky then I was going to have one made our of old window I saw on my pinterest{I have a friend who makes great stuff out of old stuff, he redid my farmhouse table} but while browsing his shop the vender next to him at this little glass-doored wood cabinet.  I thought it would warm up the space a bit so I asked for it for my birthday.  Yes..I don't want diamonds or fancy jewelry, give me stuff for my house, that makes this girl happy.

Ok...let's talk paint colors, I vacillated between a gray, greige, greenish blue, or taupe. I ended up choosing Silver Fox by Dunn Edwards which is a grayish, greenish-blue.  I might change it out down the road to more of a grayish green or taupe.  The beadboard is painted Cottage White, so fitting right? So there you have it. We started this DIYer bathroom in December and now we are in April with it almost done.  Doing the happy dance...one project down...5 million to go. Ha!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wanted: Dutch Door

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 I've dreamed about a dutch door here, reminesed about it here and even wished about in a playhouse.  It just says beachy cottage to me when I see one, especially if the top half is open as if waiting for a neighbor to pop on by and say "hello". 

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This one out of old barn wood in an old stone building has the perfect patina, aged beautifully by the weather.

 

I think a bright painted  door would be perfect as pop of color, especially if the rest of the home is painted a neutral like white, grey or tan or even the new combo gredge (grey and beige).

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What about a stained wood door, this one would be perfect on a home on the lake or maybe a craftsman house.

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Wow!!  I love the brick in this picture..swoon..and that black painted door, so sharp.

 What about this look with a natural stone floor and a glossy black door?

Loving the rounded shape of this door..perfect on a Tudor home...so storybook cottagish.

Here is another black painted door with raised paneling on the bottom half and window panes on top...

I love this lime green door with the 12 window panes in them and the cottage garden leading up to it.

On a robin's egg blue painted clapboard house, a white door is perfect, especially with a place to sit and a view of a flower garden.

I wish I had a back entry with a mud room to pull this look off!!  I love that bench with brick floor and the white dutch door.  Lots of homes in my neighboorhood have that door but they aren't dutch doors.

I love yellow!!  It is such a happy color!!  This great door with no panes and the used brick....sweet lemonade!

Aren't these leaded glass panes...so beautiful....and that french blue ain't half bad either.  

What about Turqoise and a lemon tree by the front dutch door and a bird bath!!!  See that little shell planter by the lemon tree I used to have one years ago that I got in Mexico when I was in my early twenties...I miss that planter, I think the shells got broken when we moved, so it got thrown out.

I think the geometric panes in this dutch door and the side lights are interesting, very modern looking.

This door was really wide from an antique store is in Carpenteria, our favorite family vacation spot. I asked the owner wanted if she wanted to sell it but I knew her answer would be no, I don't blame her it is a gorgeous door. 

Classic and beautiful!!   That's all I have to say about that..{reminds me of the Forrest Gump line}

This dutch door so very simple...

Off the kitchen would be a perfect place.....Now...where should.... I.....put......

                                       MINE!!!!     FOUND!  Hello Dutch Door....

Yep, I've been combing ebay and craigslist for a few months now.  The stars must of all aligned and lo and behold I was able to nab one for a great price.  It was quite the drive to get it, it was located in Hollywood.  But to me so worth the drive.  Now...I have decisions to make....do I put it at the front door...or the kitchen door?  What color do a paint it?  I have a Jack Russel who is a major jumper....so if I put it in a the front door and leave the top half open, will she scale the door and jump out..of should I put in in the back off the kitchen and hope she doesn't break a leg jumping out it's a long way down...because of the steps or do I fatten her up so she can't jump so high?  Hmmmmmm...lots to think about.  Doing the happy dance!

Note:  all images off Pinterest or otherwise  referenced

Yard Sale...

This past weekend we had a "very difficult for me" yard sale....Let me just say I'm a borderline hoarder, one may say...I hold emotional attachement to a lot of my "junk".  There was quite a few things that I kept holding on to that where my kids. An old Victorian Doll House that I thought "one of these days" I'm going to do minitures and decorate tiny, mini rooms.  Like I have time for a new hobby NOT!  Then the small kitchen that my girls used to play house when they were about 4 years old.  The adorable mini  Target frig complete with wooden fruit, plasitc food and dishes and china for the wee set. The country farm table and chairs that goes to the kitchen for pretend tea parties or rolling out dough. "One of these days" I would be back teaching Kindergarten and I would need all of thisso I hung on to it. Dining room chairs, old lamps and some Christmas decor all went out early Sat morning....In the end if felt so good to purge out the garage and get it all organized and clean!  Now I have lots of room to tackle the projects that I want to tackle in this little cottage of ours. 

Our annual trip to Carp...

Every year we go to Carpenteria, i dream of retiring to a cute little beach house over looking the pacific ocean..just like this one.

I mean...who wouldn't want to live here right?  If you have never heard of Carpenteria, it is a very quaint, sleepy beach town just a bit south of Santa Barbara.   There are quite a lot of small beach bungalows to feast your eyes on, if you are like me and are content with the small and the cute cottage-style home.

...love her color...so calming...so robin's egg blue..so me!

Now...look at that fish sculpture..."give the neighbors something to talk about"....

this one with the cute picket fence has cute dormers and a brick porch..

tudor style with charming windows...

Last time we were here this was a Bed and Breakfast....now it is some lucky duck home...

this is the Linden House which was a charming store last time we came to Carp ..now it is a Vacation Rental..go here to see the inside.

petite and cute..

charming little shell gift shop...

the girls loved shopping in here, lots of trinkets to take home to remember their trip by...

lots and lots of antique stores....

this one had a cool looking abalone, shell chandelier...great for a beach house

this was the only store i bought anything in....but i did ask the owner to buy..

this Dutch Door too...she politely declined....boo hoo...

it came complete with a shelf attached to the back....

here is the other Whimsy store on the main street....

this was a really cool looking cupcake store...

it was decorated very industial chic with cement floors and lots of galvanized steel stools and pretty cupcakes..I wondered to myself if they have been on Cupcake Wars, do you watch that show?  We do!! 

So i do think if we ending up retiring to Carp {that's what the locals call it} I'll get myself a Vespa like this to tootle around town....

this is really, really small town livin'...this was all the traffic on a Saturday afternoon....Stores close early which my mini shoppers found out. 

 

The Fireplace

I know I mentioned before here about our fireplace and when it was on our wishlist for must haves when we where looking to buy our new home.  Well here she is..

 
in all her "sooty" glory.  I scrubbed her with some soap and water but she is still a bit grimy.  I need to do some research and find out what I can use to get rid of all that soot and grime. 

 

Since it is summer we aren't burning any fires so I got an idea from Layla at the Lettered Cottage {who has quite the knack for mixing up a mantle} and decided to put a mop bucket in there with a fern, a Maidenhair Fern to be exact, it was on 50% off at Lowes. Can't beat that!

 
the funny thing is Mr. Incredible likes the sooty look, he thinks it gives the fireplace a nice patina. Hmmmmm..I don't know about that.  I saw the shutter backdrop look,  here at The Nest,  and the color I painted the shutters is Dunn Edwards Blustery Wind, which was well over a year ago, {i was planning on putting them over my headboard in the master and hang black and white pictures from} but when we moved here they found a place on the fireplace.  I like it!  The painting was a housewarming gift from Mary Lou, our dear friend in the last post.  Before her stroke she was quite the artist and has some very exquisite pieces in her home, she is very talented, I can draw a very good stick figure.  She asked Mr. Incredible what kind of painting "he" wanted and he said, "do you have any naked lady pictures?  She said, "Can't help ya there", so she gave us or "him" this beautiful one of a dingy boat on the dock with a fishing shack.  I absolutely LOVE it! Her last name is painted on the back of the boat. So it has a lot of meaning for us.

 
The clock and the bicycle were Mother's Day gift from my girls along time ago.  The little bronze urn with the li'l fern in it and the Windsor Chair are thrift store finds. The two homespun hearts are from French General, along time ago. I'd like to put a Library light above the painting to highlight it in our home. To the right is a louvered window which below it has a hatch with a empty box to house firewood and also on the other side is the same thing without the window.  Mudge, our male cat has taken a liking to that spot so I think I may make a bench seat for it and turn it into a window seat.  The fireplace is in the Man Cave aka family room and is slowly coming together.  We have sliding glass doors to the right of the louvered window and I'm vacillating on what kind of window treatments to go with.  I saw a beautiful blue velvet drape at Target that I really like or should I go with burlap for some texture...Mr. Incredible says the curtains I planned on putting up there are "butt ugly"......so I'm trying to find a suitable compromise.  What is your vote on the treatments?  Should I go with Smokey Blue Velvet {same color as the shutters} or a dark brown burlap?  Or any other ideas welcome....

 

 

 

"MOVE THAT Antique!!!"

Last weekend some girlfriends and I spent our Sunday browsing the Rose Bowl Flea Market and lo and behold guess who was filming a new show there?  Ty Pennington.  Yep, the host of Extreme Makeover.  I forget what the new show is called...Cristina..can you help me out here?  Plus I need a better picture of Ty....one that doesn't show his sagging butt in his jeans....

 
As you can see he travels with quite an entourage...so I did not get the best picture of the HGTV star.

There are so many shows on many of the different networks, whether it is the Discovery or the History channel, it is not just HGTV that is leading the trend into the recycling/up-cycling, flea market movement, for example  Cash and Cari. I'm surprised Rachel Ashwell, the one who started it all, never got her own shown on one of the networks.  I'd definetely tune in...It is very hip these days to buy used or lovely worn items with a history.   It is not hard to take a gently used or even a beat up item and turn into something beautiful and useful for our home. Mr. Incredible is a big fan of Pawn Stars,  American Pickers and Auction Kings.  Have you seen any of those shows?  Years ago I only had to have new stuff.  My parents though always bought used furniture, I think the only thing my Mother bought new was a French Provincial Bedroom set from North Carolina.  She was very proud of it and I can remember her showing it off to the neighbors when she got it.  But the house I grew up in had hand me downs from family or my parents bought it at the local Antique store or Goodwill. My Dad only bought his clothes at the Goodwill {Choc, is the one he shopped at} not sure if they had any in other parts of the country.  So I guess you can say it's in my blood....

Last Sunday was a nice day and perfect for shopping at the Rose Bowl Flea Market to uncover treasures.  This flea market is open on the second Sunday of each month. It's been awhile since I've been and this time I brought along my sidekick...

 

Oh my and she did not leave empty handed.  I think she spent every penny she had.  Here are some images of things I found interesting..while browsing....

 
I really liked this zinc demilure table and old crusty lamp.....

 
Since we are moving {I don't know what I'll need and want to keep the packing to a minimum if necessary} I showed great restraint in purchasing beautiful things I found for the home...

 

I love this idea with this big urn as a table base....for a patio or courtyard.

 
 
I thought this German Glass Glitter box with a vintage picture on top was very pretty...

 
Old Seltzer bottles are highly collectible..right now.

 
You can't really see very well in this picture, but the golden oval frame has a very delicate piece of lace in it, which I wanted to take a picture so I can put it into my idea file.

 
Kate Spade.....bling, bling sandals...I was very tempted to pick these babies up.....I love sandles and who doesn't like a lil bling even if is on your feet!
This booth was a very popular one, it had a lot of Audrey Hepburn art and French Chic pieces. I did buy a linen ruffly pillow to {sort of} match the other one I have on my bed in the master bedroom. 

 
I also liked this bench but thought the tufted cushion looked a li'l odd on top of it.  I don't think it fit right.  But I like the idea of a khaki colored cushion for the dining room table instead of chairs.  Which by the way I was on the hunt for and the reason I wanted to scoure the Flea Market...

 
{these chairs are from Home and Harmony, she scored big time} "That's what I'm talkin' about Willis".  We did stop at a Yard Sale before hitting "the Bowl" and they had some very similiar and they were selling them for 2,4o0 for a set of 8, Yikes...way more than I was looking to spend...

 

 
Love this painted piece....turqouise is really popular right now....

 
My girlfriend and I thought this lamp was neat and Industrial chic is all the rage now too...especially with the younger crowd.

 
Now isn't this a riot?   Is it a Troll, is it a clown?  I don't know but it sure is ugly!!   Poor guy....but at least he's got friends...

 
His girlfriend is real cute, she has got some missing teeth and check out her pedicure.......I need to find out which salon she goes to.  All kidding aside we had a great day and we all brought home some treasures, which I'll share in my next post. 

It is raining like cats and dogs right now, what a beginning to the first day of spring.  Stay tuned to the next few posts..I've got some exciting news!!!!!

 

The Brick Basement/Downtown Fullerton

My wonderful friend Secondhand Becca  invited me for Coffee the other morning....in her town of Fullerton, CA.  Well you don't have to twist my arm.  My friend is the original dumpster diver of Fullerton or alley driver.  She finds all kinds of deals in her old town and at her local Goodwill. So after having a PUMPKIN SPICE Latte...I asked if she wanted to head to her local Goodwill, well I didn't have to twist her arm either..I didn't take any photos while we were there but after we parted ways I hit the downtown area and they have the cutest, funnest, best antique Shop called The Brick Basement .  I can spend hours there and I always manage to buy something.  So lets take a look what caught my eye. 

Going in the back door.....there is long hallway with lots of goodies...

turning around and looking back out the door, this corner cabinet caught my eye.  They have lots of these in older homes and I always love them.  So quaint I think.  Would love to have space in my home to get one and stuff it with junk antiques.

In one of the cabinets I saw a cute pink  metal "toy" refrigerator, all rusty and sweet.  Sorry for the glare off the glass. Speaking of children....

Look at this Child's Kitchen, complete with pull out cutting board just like Mama's.   Real Glass doors too!  Would love this if I had lil ones for their playhouse, you know the one from this post. 

A cheery red plate rack with a cowboy boot planter for some red geraniums.

 
  A very, very old dresser vanity by looking at the aged mirror.  I liked the bead-board inserts and the latches on the doors.  

They have lots of white painted furniture at this place, this area was all gussied up for the up coming fall season.  I thought the amber colored knobs were a nice touch.  They call this place The Brick Basement because it has two levels and the walls are all exposed brick....LOVE IT! 

Here is the front of the store.....

Here is my junk, I mean "antiques" found for the day.  My daughter {the  reader}  has been asking me for a book shelf for her room for awhile.  She has a lot of furniture in her room, so it needed to be on the small side.  This wasn't priced and it was in the "book-room" at the Goodwill so I asked the manager, "how much?"  he said, "6.99."..so with a good cleaning and swipes of white paint....guess who is getting a bookshelf?
  

Ya know I like enamel....and this pitcher had the sweetest shape...so she got a new home...ready for some fall sunflowers...{this was from the Brick Basement}
 

Here I go again with enamelware..there was only three of these so I'll have to be looking for a fourth.  I can see it now...serving some Hot piping Broccoli Cheddar Soup in this or some French Onion..Yum! {these from GW}
  

I know I probably spent too much on this milk glass vase, it was $28.00 but I fell in love with the details of it..the beading, the embossed shell print.  But as Mr. Incredible says, "if it is worth it to you, then that's what it is worth".  Hey I like that kind of thinking!   I think I'll use it in the bathroom for Q-tips or toothbrushes.
 

This cream-ware platter looked so familiar...it was $5.99...
 

When I got home I had it's smaller sister, {this was from my Mother's collection}.  Now wouldn't it be fun to find another and make three! 
  Here are the two platters on the end....I was puttering around the house yesterday, dusting my hutch.  I love to play around with all my junk precious possessions, moving them around and seeing the different vignettes I can come up with.  You can see my small pitcher collection up there. I should do a post on them..or have I already?  I have CRS syndrome....

Well...I'm attaching to Southern Hospitality ..she had a Garage Sale over the weekend and boy....did she and Layla Kill it!!   Would of loved to gone to that! 

Back to the Goodwill.....

 
I've been trying to hit my local Goodwill on Monday or Tuesday..figuring that the stuff from all the yard sales that didn't get sold during the weeken end up there and they start putting them out  on the shelves by then, that is my train of thought.  There were lots of great furniture finds this week and I did not have my camera with me so I couldn't take any pictures.  There was a really neat kitchen cupboard with coke glass inserts with a crown molding top, could see that repainted and in someones kitchen, I don't have room for it.  I also spotted a T.V. cabinet, actually a few that would look good repainted with some new hardware on it but it was too short for our HUGE Sully of a T.V.  I saw a BIG wooden Lazy Susan which I find very useful in organizing cabinets.  I wish I would of picked it up when I saw it there the week before and when I went back this time...GONE!  I do see quite a few wooden cheese platters with the glass domes when I go and  this time I found one with a marble base so I picked it up for $4.99, not quite a steal I think, but I liked it.

Here is the marble base. 

I picked up this ruffled square platter to put on my "relocated" dresser and collect and hold all my necklaces.  All THREE OF THEM!  Its from France..Oui, Oui.

It was only $3.99.  Because....

It has a few chips on the back and edge..that's Ok though..I don't mind.  Look at the embossed design on it...I really like that.   I really like that is is from France..Oui, Oui.  Am I turning into a  Francophile?  Oui, Oui.  Maybe.

 Now this is quite a frivolous and fun find!!  Do you know what those are?

Yep, they are fireflies in a jar!  I love fireflies!  We don't have them here in California, only at the Pirates of Caribbean ride at Disneyland.  But that doesn't count.  When we were in Foley, Alabama 5 years ago right before Hurricane Katrina was heading towards Alabama {it changed course and we know where it landed } we got to see real live ones at my in-laws house that was so neat to see their blinking lights amoung the trees calling for a mate.

Here are my Fireflies in a Jar sitting on my cute Cottage bench..look the lid matches my chair pads!  I think I'll tie them up and hang them up from the Umbrella, that would be fun!  I remember seeing these in the Nature Company Store or maybe in the Lillian Vernon Catalog.  I do have some firefly lights that I bought for my "BUG" unit when I was a teaching, maybe I should drag those out and string them up on the Umbrella?  But..those don't run on batteries like my Fireflies in a Jar do!   I do love them and it sure makes me happy to look at them!  I could go into the mechanics of how and why fireflies do what they do....but it's not September yet and I'm NOT in teacher mode!  Ha!  

Well, I'm hookin' up with Rhoda a real Alabama native, {along with Layla}  not like my fake impostors here...for Thrifty Treasures  , Rhoda, Layla and Kim at Twice Remembered Cottage  hit the Nashville Flea Market and man was there some good stuff there, wish I could of tagged along with them. 

Thrifty Treasures Found!

I haven't been very good at going to yard sales this past year but I have been hitting my Goodwill regularly when I go to the bank and then some...the bank is located across the street.   Here are some things I've managed to cart home with me in the last several weeks.

This cute fall-colored, paisley purse.  I thought the colors would be great for the upcoming season and I liked the details on it on the leather and silver.

I don't know who Rosetti is......I have never really been a name-brand kind of gal..I like what I like and if it doesn't look cheap I buy it.  It has a back pocket on the side of the purse perfect for your keys so you don't loose them in the big abyss of the bottom of your purse. 

I don't know who Mrs. Kensington is either, I'm sure she was a very nice lady.  This very heavy, very large platter just spoke to me.  I loved the fonts on it and not sure where I'll put it but for $3.99 it's the right price.  I do have a couple place in mind though.

 
  This very sturdy wicker chest is for shoes.  I have it outside in the backyard now and the girls are putting all their outdoor toys in it for now.  I would like to paint it, maybe a black or I might go a little crazy and paint it Chocolate brown...Wow that's livin' on the edge!  It was in very good shape and I went back to look at it 3 times, that means I went home and came back 3 times.  It was only 14.99.   What color do you think I should paint it? 

Now this dresser did not come from the GW but from my BFF {since I was 5} garage.  It was her sons and was taking up space so she said I could have it.  I was going to put it in my bedroom.  I planned on painting it a cream on the bottom and staining the top a dark wood color but my Madison said she wanted it and she wanted me to paint it turquoise. 

So off to the paint store we went and picked up her color, she said her room was too white and needed color...okie dokie then.  The other color to the left is a soft greenish blue grey, the same exact one my friend has on her walls .  I had it colored match and was going to paint my legs of my sofa table but now I'm painting these shutters with it...

I got a set of 8 shutters, they were by the curb waiting for the trash man.  I have had them in my garage for over a year.   I have painted them that green grey blue color and will distress them to give them a weathered look.  I'll  join 6 of them together and hang them over my bed as a backdrop for art.  I have no idea what kind of art but I'll find something.  It drives Mr. Incredible cRazY...that I keep all this stuff in the garage for maybe "some day" that I'm going to do something with it.   He thinks that I'm going to end up on that show..."Being Buried Alive"....about Hoarding.....he is completely serious!  I don't see the connection....at all.  Well,  I'm an organized Hoarder!  

This was my across the street neighbors and it was a rusty, dull grey.  {I forgot to get a before picture.}  I decided to go crazy and paint it black {if you know me I usually paint everything Heirloom White, or some version of that} I thought it would make a great potting "shed" or shelf for my gardening like in the past post.  Didn't it turn out cute?  I think maybe Mrs. Kensington's Platter {in the above photo} would look cute up hanging up on the trellis or maybe some twinkling lights.   Or some water pitchers...the possibilities are endless....I also could plant it with moss and have succulents or flowers hanging out of it.  What do you think I should do?   Leave it as is or do you have another idea?

I'm hooking up with Rhoda, over at Southern Hospitality for her Show and Tell of Thrifty Treasures.  If ya'all...like to mosey on over there, {Rhoda is from the South and they talk like that down there so I'm using my best southern drawl to get you in the mood} You'll find lots of treasures all over the good ole' USA......and what great things can be found.  Now go on and git!