Get your mind out of the gutter, I'm talking about DIY!! I'm going to tackle a project this weekend that I'm quite excited about!
I'll give you a hint- it involves:
And no, I'm not getting rid of all the orange. Do I have you intrigued? Good!
Hopefully I'll have a full Before & After to show you Monday, so stay tuned!!
This weekend was tag-sale overload. I had 10 on my list starting out, but there were so many signs that I just kept driving around until shortly before noon (with a Home Depot trip in the middle there). Check out my haul!
I spent a record amount of $30!
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So here's the breakdown:
Vintage luggage rack. $15
She needs a little love as you can see. The bottom of the legs need a little repair and it could use some fun ribbon to top it off. I think it'll start off as a a luggage rack as intended, but who knows what the future holds. She could end up as a cute little bench or cat bed (yup, crazy cat lady here).
Antique side table: $10
After I exterminated all the spiders off/out of this and cleaned it up, it really needs no repairs. Apparently I am able to buy items that don't need love and repair, its just a rare occurrence. Not sure where this will end up or if I'll make a project out of it yet, but it's currently hanging out on the wall below the stairs. Aren't those some sexy legs?
Art Deco lamp: $3
Complete with period wiring. This came from a neighbor down the street, and I was beyond overjoyed when I asked the price. Even though I would have paid his initial asking price of $5, I was able to talk him down to $3. That's part of the fun of tag-sales! But anyway, the lamp. I heart the detail on the base! I kind of have a love affair with Art Deco. Obviously it needs a new coat of paint and a new cord, but sounds like a quicky project to me (totally just jinxed myself).
Not pictured tag sale steals are a cast iron skillet for Hubby for $1, and a organizing bin for screws or whatnot that came with pegboard pieces inside for another $1.
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Altogether, I'd say it was a very successful weekend. Did you bring home any treasures?
I hope you had a fantastic weekend! I had a great weekend with friends, family, and checked a few things off my To-Do list. Most importantly, I got my tag- sale mojo back! After weeks of disappointing tag sales filled with crap, I found a GEM!!
My name is Karen, and I have a tag-sale chair addiction. Is there a support group for that?
This weekend's fantastic find is a wrought iron and bamboo folding chair. And it cost..... wait for it.....
$5!
I won't even try to guess its vintage, but I know it's old. The tag sale that it came from was sooo cool to poke through- filled with tons of Asian antiques at my kind of prices (aka cheap). The chair is in amazing condition aside from 2 cracked bamboo pieces on the seat. Once I Gorilla Glue those sucka's back together, the seat and back are going to get a fresh coat of paint.
Here's where I'm looking for your input. I'm torn on how I should paint it. The wrought iron is staying untouched no matter what, so the question is: do I repaint the back and seat close to it's current color and keep it as original as possible, or do I paint the back and seat a contrasting pop color?
Or.... do I throw all caution to the wind and NOT repaint it, just try and touch up the mended bamboo pieces?
Oh the possibilities!
