$5 find turned fabulous

I found this nightstand at a local thrift shop for only 5 bucks! Isn't she gorgeous? I walked by it several times and each time my eyes gravitated towards those curvy sides. I had to have it. 

I knew what I wanted to do from the moment I bought it. This required sanding the whole thing and sanding it bare on the top. The rest was just sanding enough to remove the varnish. 

I painted the body a creamy white. The paint color was called "Soft Brie". Isn't the top attractive naked? I think so. 

I wrapped the beautifully painted body with plastic then tackled the top. I applied a pre-stain conditioner then stained it with "Red Oak" stain. 

Lastly I applied the varnish and let it set. My final touch was adding new hardware from the Martha Stewart collection at Home Depot. 

I find this piece to be very attractive and can't wait to make a matching dresser. 

Can you say drab-to-fab? I can. ;) 

Spray paint obsession

Deke and I have a new obsession - spray paint. Its amazing how much easy and faster projects are with a spray can! Here is one of our latest projects - yes we did it together. After all, the couple that crafts together stays together :) 

Deke found this piano and although its cute it really lacked spunk. 

So we taped it up.... 

Spray painted it turquoise... 

And added plexiglass to the top so the kids can see the keys jump.

We're really happy with our results and I think it got the spunk I was looking for. 

Small desk for a small space

 I reorganized Tyler's room and decided we could fit a small desk in there for him. After looking on craigslist and searching a few garage sales this is what I found. Its the perfect size and in great shape. Best of all it was only 30 bucks! Not too shabby if you ask me. Oh how I love finding these little treasures. Perhaps this will even make homework time more enticing??? Maybe? 

Yes, I know - in my dreams.

Treasure find

Today Deke and I went to a few Estate Sales that were in Cameron Park. I love browsing through other peoples stuff and finding little (or big) treasures. I found this cute retired Alice and Wonderland snow-globe and I couldn't be more excited about it. For anyone who knows me knows that I was OBSESSED with Alice and Wonderland when I was a child. So much in fact that I changed my name to Alice (my family still teases me about that). It was also a childhood dream to get a job as an Alice character at Disney Land. So when I found this snow-globe I knew I had to have it. I thought it was kinda pricey at $25 but got it anyways then came home and found it on ebay for $100! I don't plan on selling it but it made me feel better about the price I paid :)

Deke found a few treasures too. He got a collectors edition of The Adventures of Robin Hood, a book on Abraham Lincoln, and a Johnny Cash vinyl record set (he collects vinyl), all for only $6! Their trash our treasure :)