My neighbor brought this to me.  She bought it for $2 !!!  Has original 1953 product tag on the bottom.  The seating is in pretty good shape.  Needs trim work and debating on painting the wood an antique cream color.  Hmmmmmm, still thinking.

Well, here she is........................................

My "plan" was to keep the original pea green felt upholstery and wood. But, plans change. 

Bought this beauty at Goodwill.  Pretty just as she is............but can she be made even prettier????  Haven't decided yet.........but she catches my eye as I pass her in the hall way everyday.   Still thinking.........

Roadside find

Found this a block from my house on the way to drop off Chloe at school one morning.  Passed it up for a couple of days, but I knew rain was coming, ........ just HAD to bring it home.

This is what she looks like now.  Sweet lil reading area .

This chair sat on my back porch for months.  The wood on the back was warped and peeling.  I ended up having to cover it. 

I keep forgetting to take before pics of my projects!!!  Ugh!!!  Anyway, this table was a just a shiny wood piece.  Took lots of sanding.  Found this paint at Home Depot as an "Oops" sale.  I guess it wasn't mixed the way the buyer wanted.  The stripes were easier than I thought they were gonna be.

Before and After

                                          A find my mother brought me

Faux Wood Concrete Floors

Carpets, pets and children DO NOT mix.....so after several carpet cleanings, I decided to pull out my carpet! I'd rather live for a few weeks with plain old concrete!  Well............many, many months later, I decided I couldn't live with the dusty concrete either.  But, couldn't afford the expensive hardwood or (cheaper, but still expensive) staining process.  So, I researched my flooring options and finally found that people ARE actually painting their concrete floors!!  YES!!!  But what color????  White floors are beautiful, but not for my family.....keep looking. Voila!!!  I found it!!!  FAux hardwoods by using a tool from hardware store for wood graining.. CHEAP!!!!  and I can do it myself.  Great temporary solution.

My husband of course looked at me all crazy and said, "why don't we just start saving a lil money each week til we get enough to put down wood?"

Ummmm, duh!!!! Cause I'm too impatient!!! I want it now!!!  So, I snuck off to the hardware store with $60 bucks and bought paint (brownish orange and black concrete paint), brushes and two woodgraining tools.  I tried a small hall way at first to see how it turned out. Loved it . And my husband was sorta impressed............

I later bought a concrete sealer with a wet look and applied 3 coatings to give it glossy look.

                                                        Before

                                                           During

                                                         After

                                                  Help from Chloe

                                                       Close up

Here is my work. Hope the pictures come out ok.