*Holly Paint* -French Provincial Dresser and Nightstand

I found this dresser at a garage sale last summer and finally got around to painting it last month.

I went with a light turquoise with a white top. It is almost the same as this set that I did awhile ago. It seemed to be really popular so I thought I would give it another try!.

 Right before I painted the dresser I found this nightstand on the side of the road. It is almost a perfect match. 

So I decided to paint it to match the dresser and sale it as a set.

Not bad for a mix & match! 

*Holly Paint*

Found this cabinet on during neighborhood junk days. I sanded, primed, painted & distressed it and now it fits perfectly in our house. I painted the inside cabinet turquoise but forgot to take a picture of it, I just need to add handles to the drawers but I am trying to find some old garden faucet handles to use for that!

Backyard And Junk

If you remember from this post, we needed to finish our back yard. So we worked on our backyard this weekend and finished the rest of the garden beds. My husband spent hours digging, putting in sprinklers and moving dirt around. We planted a Japanese Maple (in the wine barrel) a lemon tree (though right now it looks like a bush), African Daisies, Yarrow, Zinnias, and Marigolds.
I can't wait until it all grows in...should be pretty.

I had saved an empty space in hopes of putting a wheelbarrow there...I just had to find one in the neighborhood junk piles. And guess what I found this morning!!! It's perfect, I didn't think I would find one this fast, I do believe this is a "junk find" record!! So now I need to fill it with potting soil and I think it will make a nice herb garden.
We got these wine barrels for free while at garage sales this weekend and put them right to use. In the corner you can see our raised garden beds. My husband made those last year and they were so nice for our garden. I found the headboards in a junk pile last summer, but all the paint is peeling off of them so I may have to repaint this year.
Here is a full view of our yard.
See the windmill...my brother, who is a handyman, got that from one of his clients and he gave it to me! I'm just waiting for the ground to settle so we can sink it into the dirt.
So glad this project is complete...until the weeds start growing!!!

Junk Day's

Neighborhood junk clean-up is in our neighborhood and I have been rummaging through my neighbor's junk...I have no shame! This morning I found this rocking chair = SOLID WOOD! With a little sanding, priming, painting and a new seat it will be ready for someone's living room or front porch.

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In the same pile I also found these to old washboards. I can't believe these were in the junk pile they are apart of America's history. Though I don't plan to go all "Little House on the Prairie" and start doing my laundry this way but I will use them for something. I feel like a "junk superhero"
I think my motto would be...
"Saving one piece of junk at a time!"
I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!!!

Garage sales..thrift store...junk day

Went to garage sales this weekend and picked up this cute pink enamel pot = $2
Can't wait to boil pasta in this one!



Found this Dansk pot at a thrift store for $2.99, I walked away happy. It is worth at least $30.00...I love these finds!

Score of the weekend...this bed in a junk pile near our house...how could someone throw this away??? But good for me!! My husband went and took it while I was at work. I'm in love...can't wait to paint it up and hopefully sale it!Oh, also got this, but not at a garage sale. My first "mom-car"...at least it is not a mini-van!