I haven’t done a before and after post in quite a while. In my other posts I would take a picture of a messy room or area of our home and then post a picture of it after I had cleaned it up. Well, today I am doing a “trash to treasure” version of my before and after series.
When the kids and I went to pick up my daughter’s 4-H projects from the fair last week we saw a sign in someone’s yard that said, “Free for the taking.” There was some assorted furniture, but I didn’t stop due to time constraints.
I had been wanting to find a table to fit in a specific area of a room in my basement. I thought I remembered seeing a desk that would work at that house that was offering their junk for free. So, the next morning we went back. I about didn’t get the desk pictured below to fit in the back of my van, but somehow I managed. The top was pretty stained and it wasn’t in great shape. Yet, I thought I could make it work.
So, I found some spray paint in our garage and went to work. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out, and am even happier that it fits perfectly where I had wanted a table. Yay, for free stuff and a little work.
I have also been on the lookout for some kids chairs for my basement. I remembered that a dear friend of mine had purchased some at an auction several years ago. She let me have them for free and I was so thankful. They were in good shape except for some cosmetic issues.
Again I found some spray paint and set to work. I ended up having to buy some more, but I had a gift card to Walmart that I was able to use. This ended up being a totally free project as well. I did spray the chairs with some varnish we had so they will hopefully be more durable.
(Do you see my little guy trying to get on the table? He does this a lot!)
I was so excited to get these items for free and to already have most of the paint needed. It was fun to see the transformations in the desk and chairs with just a little effort.
