Another Shab to Fab find!

I love being in the junk business!!!  I love it even more when I can get other people's dirty, rotten, ugly junk "antiques" for FREE!!!!!!  Yeah baby!  Recieved a call from my friend Dawn (thank you Dawn) who informed me there was a dresser sitting outside our senior center free for the taking!  Well, of course, I jumped into my car and headed up there and here this beauty was!  I was sure I could do something with it but I wasn't quite sure what.  So, we loaded her up and I brought it home.  DH thought, "What a peice of crap!" "Wow my wife is so awesome, how lucky am I that she can find such awesome treasures?"

The outside is actually covered with a veneer coating so I wasn't sure how well it would clean up.  The two bottom drawers were in rough shape so I let it sit until I decided what I could do to reinvent it...

A picture of the inside!  Rough!!!

...well it sat in my garage for exactly 2 days and then I had an "A-HA" moment!  I would take out the bottom two, worthless drawers and make it into a little storage/shelf/thingy!!!  I've seen other people's creative storage/shelf/thingy reinventions and decided this would be perfect!!!   However once I removed the drawers, I figured out (with some help from DH) that the veneer wouldn't be strong enough to hold much on the bottom shelf AND it looked like crap unattractive with the drawers missing due to the drawer slats.  So DH came to the rescue and fixed it all up!  He added some wood to the sides and bottom to strengthen it and hide the drawer slats.  Now it is super strong and could hold a small tied up child who has been misbehaving just about anything!  Next I had to decide on the color which I fretted about (so very unlike me to be so undecisive).  I chose red, being it is going up for sale at The Red Poppy, I decided it was fitting! 

Here she is in all her glory!  Super fun, creative, and repurposed!  Love it!!!  Also love my DH who helped me redo it!  He really is getting into this junk business too...even if he won't admit it!  Hee hee!

Gotta love his fishing hat!!! =) 

I'm linking up to Domestically Speakings Power of Paint Party!  Check it out here:

http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2010/08/32nd-power-of-paint-party.html

Super cute basket/stool/storage thingy?!? =)

  

 My mom found this really, really ugly basket but she knew I could do something cute with it!  It's a wicker material on the outside but I'm not sure what you would really call it....a basket, a stool, a storage box?!  Not quite sure but I do know it was UGLY!   I knew as soon as I saw it that it would make a great storage spot for kids toys!  For those that don't know me, I am super into storage containers and organization..."everything has a place" is the motto around here.  If DH and kids follow that than it prevents me from turning into a psycho ranting fool I am happy!  *wink/wink*

Here it is before, not cute!!!

Awesome potential though with the storage!!

Already looking better with just the primer on her!!!

Here it is!  Isn't it the cutest thing?  Can't you just picture it in a nursery holding extra items like lotion, soap, etc. or a little girls room holding her doll clothes?!  Love it!  Great find Mom!!!  The picture does not do it justice!  It is so adorable!  And...its for sale and The Red Poppy!  If you haven't stopped lately, you must!  Lots of new, fun, unique items - not to mention the flowers!  Have a great weekend!  Hugs!