Frugal Friday

Well, this is really a Trash-to-Treasure post, but I did save $$ by doing this myself instead of buying new so... I had been wanting a bread box for the longest time, and had been looking at stores for them. Of course being the tightwad that I am, I hadn't bought one. Lucky for me that I happened upon one at the thrift store for $6.00!

Here are the before & afters... I'm pretty proud of myself, and this looks great in my kitchen! I might do the trim in a different color at some point, but right now I don't trust my painting abilities not to mess it up.

I'm pretty sure I owned this exact style in the late 80's...
maybe mine had geese on it, though.
(Admit it, you were into the geese too!)


And after a $1.12 can of spray paint:

My First Trash-to-Treasure Project

I keep forgetting to post these... Michelle inspired me to re-do some oldie goldies that have desperately needed it for years now.

These are a set of patio chairs that belonged to my grandparents. My grandmother is now 98 years old, and she had these for as long as I can remember before she went to the nursing home. I kept looking at sets in stores, thinking I really wanted some nice chairs for the deck, but I couldn't bear the thought of parting with these... They definitely needed some TLC, though...

2 cans of spray paint later (total $2.40), and some cheap cushions from Walmart:

I also have to show off this gem that I picked up for $10 at a yard sale - you can't really tell from the picture (because of the shadows from the tree overhead), but it's in PERFECT shape. And it's sooooooo comfy!