Let's start from the very beginning

I wanted to share with you my very first transformation.  This project was the beginning of my confidence that I really can transform something into something else.

I found this snowman at the thrift store for $2.99.  All the boxes stacked inside of each other so it was easy to store away.  I needed extra storage in my spare bedroom and I didn't want to use it as a snowman.  I removed his mittens and one star.   I cut strips of scrapbook paper and added to the sides of the boxes with modge podge.  (I think I should have stock in the modge podge company) I added another piece of scrapbook paper to cover the snowman face. 

I didn't take the time to paint the boxes because I liked the color.   I'm pretty happy with the transformation and best of all it's extra storage that I needed.

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$5.00 thrift store table

I found this table at our local thrift store.  I found it on sale for 1/2 off.  What a steal at $5.00. I wasn't sure what direction I was going with the makeover, but I knew I was using my new favorite homemade chalk paint.  This is what it looked like when I rescued it.

I gave the entire table a coat of white paint.  I let it sit there for a week and kept changing my mind as to what color I wanted to paint.  I thought red, mustard or black.  In the end I decided to go with gray and leave a white stripe on the top and bottom front. 

I'm very happy with the final product.  What do you think?

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wooden tool box redo

I found this unfinished tool box a few months ago at the Salvation Army store for $3.99.  I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it but I knew it had potential.

I painted the entire tool box gray (sorry I didn't take a picture of it painted gray.)  I decided it looked a little boring so I got out my blue painters tape and made a white stripe in the middle. 

The finished product looks like this............

I'm thinking a silverware caddy for our 4th of July picnic/hubby's birthday party.  

I'm sure I will be using this for alot of different Holidays.

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Another table..........

This table cost me $12.99 at the thrift store.  I got so excited to start on it that I forgot the before picture.  Sorry.   It just needed a little love.  I tighened all the screws, gave it a coat of black paint, distressed it very little and waxed it. 

Here's what she looks like.........

Don't mind the spray paint on the floor.  This isn't the paint I used.  I brushed the black paint on.

I like the finished product.  If you notice the "O' tags on everything it's because I sell a lot of the items that I redo at a local consignment store.  The "O" tags are my price tags.

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Beach themed table

I purchased this plant stand from the thrift store for $2.99.   I gave it a coat of paint, distressed it and added fishing net to the inside.  I glued sisal rope around the the edge then glued sea shells to the fish net and topped it off with a round piece of glass, that I had laying around my craft room looking for a home. 

Here's another view of the table.

It really looks cool in person  It's hard the get the round glass to photograph right.

I love how it turned out and It only costs $2.99.  I had the paint, rope, shells, fishing net and glass already.

Thanks for checking out my table. Leave me a comment so I know you were here!

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FAUX Leather Table

I’ve been wanting to try the faux leather treatment using brown paper bags and modge podge that I have read about in the world of blogs. I found a table at a Habitat for Humanity store for $3.00. Hubby kept telling me the table was garbage. I believe his exact words were “that table has a particle board top and you are just collecting more junk.”

 I ignored him, paid the lady $3 for my table, did I mention it was covered with snow because it was out in the yard at the store, loaded the table in my CRV and headed home. I got to listen to my hubby all the way home tell me how I was never going to make that table look good.

Step 1:  Rip brown paper  lunch bags in strips and modge podge to the table.  Cover the entire table with another layer of modge podge.

Step 2:  Rub shoe polish on the entire table.  I used dark brown shoe polish.  This gives the table dimension. 

Step 3:  (not shown) I added two more coats to the top of the table with modge podge letting it dry in between each coat.   

Step 4:  I borrowed Hubby's drill and  drilled holes 1" apart the entire way around the table and added upholstery tacks

Step 5:  I painted the base of the table black.

Long story short, He is now eating his words. I worked my magic and this is what I came up with. Somewhere along the way he admitted that I did a good job and the table does look awesome.

Not bad for a $3.00 table, $2.00 worth of upholstery tacks, half of bag of brown lunch bags, shoe polish and my own modge podge (thank you pinterest for the recipe.)

My estimated costs for this table is about $7.00 . The look on my hubby’s face when it was done “PRICELESS.”

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LUNCH TIME SCORE

I found these babies today at lunch time at the local thrift store.  I love, love, love old suitcases.  These are going to Sister #1 because she keeps nagging asking me to find her old suitcases.  Don't you just love them.

I also found some irish linen and a really cool plate. 

I did some quick shopping on my 30 minute lunch break.  Don't you agree?