Thrift Store Make Overs
This post is all about turning "trash" into "treasure".
I wanted to do a late summer / early fall update with little or no money. Change out the whites, pinks and purples for reds, greens and orange tones.
I made a quick trip to the local thrift store and rummaged around my basement and garage.
At the thrift store I found an old wicker flower basket, some wooden shapes (a house & tree), a broken bench with ornate iron arms, two rusty 1950's chairs, and a half moon shaped bare wood piece. On the way home from the thrift store I stopped at a couple of garage sales and picked up a lady statue and two damaged embroidered pillow cases.
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My husband replaced most of the wood slats on the bench using left over 6' foot fence pickets he ripped in half and cut to size. I painted the iron arms with left over black spray paint and the wood slats with green enamel paint. Total cost... $10 for the bench.
I love the wicker flower basket. I picked it up for $1. It had a damaged handle but I loved the green chippy paint. I used damaged crocheted doilies and lace remnants to cover the handle. I dressed it up with a flower I made from smaller doilies, lace and a big button for the center.
I stenciled a Welcome sign on the half moon shaped piece of wood I picked up for $1.
I love wreaths! I have one for every season, every holiday and then some.
I took the bare wood shapes I bought and painted them..... a little house, a tree and a Welcome banner.
I wired them onto a grapevine wreath. I hot glued a crocheted doily to the bottom and added silk flowers in fall tones. I just love it!
I love my lady statue with her "chippy" paint. The very reason her previous owner was getting rid of her. She is really heavy. She looks perfect sitting on the porch!
Last but not least...... my fabulous 1950"s metal chairs!!!
What a wonderful find!
They were rusty and wobbled but I knew my hubby could sturdy them up..... and for $5 each..... I couldn't pass them up! I sanded them down and spray painted them. Now they are gorgeous!
I made two pillows from the damaged garage sale pillow cases ($1 for the pair).
Wow! what you can do with $25 and a lot of elbow grease!
I included a couple of pic's of my flower pots. My flowers are blooming again! Yeah!
Enjoy!
