My New Hobby

So, I have yet another hobby! I am loving transforming furniture! I've never been one for garage sales much. I have been to a few in my neighborhood, mostly I'll go if I see it, I don't have time to search for them. A few weeks ago Q and I went out because our neighborhood was having one. I found some great things.

I found this old 'cedar chest' is what they called it. It's a box w/ wheels! It was covered in contact paper. I peeled that off and I sanded and painted it. I distressed it a bit and restained the edges. M put some wood dividers in w/ brackets and I now have a lovely shoe box for our front closet. The bottom of my closet was bugging me, ugly plastic bins and mess everywhere. I am so loving this instead.

Hmm, I think that's a weird shadow on there, the color really isn't like that.

There was another house a week later, that was moving and getting rid of a bunch of stuff. The lady took me into her stinky junk-filled house and I picked out a couple of dressers for $5 and $3. After I sanded and washed the stink out I painted this little jewel white and covered the top w/ paper. It sits in my craft room and has brought a bit more organization to my life. I still need to decide what to do w/ my $3 buy.

That is a wrapping paper top there on that dresser above.  ModPodge is the best stuff ever, protected with poly!