New Craft Room Storage Dresser

Well everyone, I finally finished a piece of furniture for my craft room.  Remember when I found these babies on craigslist a couple weeks ago ? The tall one was "choosen"....hahaha.

I'm so happy with how this turned out. 

I laid down to take a picture from a different angle and when I focused, I saw....

my little buddy Duncan.  Little guy follows me EVERYWHERE.

So anyhow...this dresser replaced a plastic storage unit that I had been using for all my craft supplies since I started crafting.  It holds much more than the plastic unit did -- so yay for that!  Plus it makes the room look a bit more "put-together".  

I used an off brand white paint for the top and sides, chalkboard paint for the drawers, and then put a glaze over the top and sides.  I didn't use a protective finish on this.  I didn't need to with the type of use it's going to be getting.

Soon enough, I will do a craft room reveal for you guys.  Stay tuned....

Linking to....
Cropped Stories
Elizabeth & Co
My Romantic Home
Miss Mustard Seed
Redoux Interiors
French Country Cottage
Jennifer Rizzo
The Crafty Blog Stalker
Funky Junk Interiors

New Thrift Furniture Finds

I always get so excited when I run into some amazing thrift furniture -- at a steal.  I turn into a kid in a candy store and it's crazy.  And it was no different with these thrift pieces of furniture! They were posted on craigslist for $75.  Not a bad price for such nice pieces...they also came with a headboard and bed frame (not pictured).  I took these guys home for $60 when all was said and done.

Normally I buy thrift furniture with the goal of redoing them and selling -- but I'm not selling these.

The long dresser is going in my daughter's bedroom and for the first time she will have an actual dresser. It sort of feels like a new chapter in her life...hahaha.  The tall dresser will probably end up in my craft room as a storage piece. 

Stay tuned for their "redo-reveals"!

A Week In Pictures With The Junk Nest

This week, as with every week, was filled with the usual's. Work, family, and projects.  I seem to be getting a bit of a routine down that includes The Junk Nest and all of it's projects.  Thank goodness for that...because I'm planning on my first tag sale in the upcoming months! ---- More on that later!

So I was able to create some great things from scratch, find some thrifties, and even redo a thrifty dresser. All in a week...whew! 

My favorite would be this little dictionary page wreath. I know paper wreaths have been around the blogosphere for a long time. But I still love the way these look. I'm going to make a bunch more for the sale and for my home!

I worked on some bottle cap magnets. Seventy-One to be exact! 

I picked this little desk up at my local Salvation Army. It's in good condition. Just needs The Junk Nest touch! I think I'll start on this one this coming week.

And then of course, there was the thrifty dresser redo. (Excuse the garage mess, I tend to get a little messy when I create [I'm even worse when I cook in the kitchen]).  Stay tuned for a full post on this little pink gal! She really cleaned up nice...and the pink really wasn't so bad.

Hope you all are having a great week! 

xoxoxo

Jessica

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Another Dresser Redo: I Call Her Black Beauty

I picked this dresser up with her sister a few weeks back. Someone needed them gone out of their garage ASAP and that's just what I did! The dressers where both in good condition, other than some drawers that needed TLC. Luckily I have a handy man around the house to help with those! 

She was up for sale yesterday, and sold last night! Thank you to the two ladies and the gentleman who scared the "you-know-what" out of my guy. Turns out, you have to tell people when someone is coming over to pick stuff up! 

This one and her matching sister where out the door quicker than any other piece of furniture I've done. Hmmm....mental note for my next piece.....

Linking to THESE parties:
The Crafty Blog Stalker
Live Laugh Rowe
Jennifer Rizzo
Mod Vintage Life
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Crafty Scrappy Happy
Funky Junk Interiors

Up-Cycled Burlap Shade Lamp

This lamp redo by Mod Vintage Life has me wanting to run my tushie out to Goodwill STAT. 

Holy wow.

What a little paint and burlap won't fix...geesh. Where the heck is my paint and burlap!?!

The $5 Goodwill Chair Makeover

I bought this chair at Goodwill for $5. It was a bit banged up and worn when I got it. Paint was fading and the bottom legs were chewed up. But it was solid and sturdy.

Here's the before….

When I was doing this one, I didn’t know what look I was going for. I just started painting and then sanding. I tend to go into a lot of my projects this way. lol. But it works for me and I do what works ;)

When I was done sanding, I used my stencils and painted the number 24. Once that dried it got a little sanding too.

I used a spray clear top coat for protection. It dries fast and is easy to apply. Oddly enough, I was attacked by wasps while doing this part. Ugh…I can’t remember the last time I was stung by a bee, but it HURT!

Now to go get some bee spray and get rid of those monsters so I can finish my other projects!

Linking to these parties:
C.R.A.F.T. - The Girl Creative - Sumo's Sweet Stuff - Funky Junk Interiors
Elizabeth & Co. - A Bowl Full Of Lemons - Coastal Charm - Primitive & Proper
The Shabby Creek Cottage

Thrift Find Round-Up

Yesterday I spent most of the day hitting garage sales and flea markets with my mom and daughter. Thanks to my handy-dandy iPhone we were able to take craigslist with us to find all the good sales. I don't know how I ever lived without that thing...serious.

Of all the sales we hit, I purchased the bulk of my stuff from one garage sale. And to be honest, we almost didn't stop because it looked like pure junk...and not "good" junk either. But it turned out to be a gold mine for "good" junk. Check it out...

Over the holidays this past year I accumulated a couple of scentsy warmers. I am kinda on the fence about whether I like them or not but oddly enough I found some cheap blocks at the same garage sale that had the junk and pretty much had to buy them.







I couldn't believe this antique fan was going for $12.00. Kinda had to have that too...

 Isn't it adorable?

 



And this storage bin for $2.00....can't let that go to waste! I'm not sure what I'll do with it but I'll do something....

 



These pizza boards came from one of the flea market vendors I hit up. A buck a piece. I'm going to make signs or chalkboards out of them.







Oh and did you notice the cute little table? I just got this a week ago and am pretty much in love with it. When I moved into my current place, I was using a little bistro like deck set as a table. My place doesn't really have a designated dining space but with a family it's hard not to have a real table and chair set.


So the idea was to get a table that is small enough for our space but could expand for company. I had a vision of an old table and mismatched chairs that I will paint to match.

The problem is, I am really liking the old wood finish on this piece.

And because I have great family...I inherited two high back chairs to go with the table. I can't wait to see how these all look together when I'm done with them.



 



And last but not least on the puppy diaries....SLEEP SLEEP and more SLEEP for this little guy. Other than that...it's PEE PEE and more PEE followed by making his older brother mad!

Happy Sunday everyone :)

The $1.00 Yard Sale Crate

One of my favorite pieces is a crate I picked up at a yard sale for $1.00. So simple yet every time I look at it it puts a smile on my face. Maybe it was the fun day of thrifting I had with my mom. Either way it works for me.

It houses my DVD’s and my recent lamp redo.

For $1.00….I think it’s a handy little crate.

Love simple transformations like these.

This was my line up after my first day of serious thrifting. The crate before…

{all of these little finds have been up-cycled and a refinished dresser now sits in this spot.}

After

And another after…

I’m looking forward to getting back out again. Bring on the warm yard saling weather!!!

Chest Of Drawers Redo {In The Works}

I found this dresser about 3 weeks ago at a local thrift shop.

It has large drawers that hold a massive amount of my ‘junk’. I was going to keep it for myself but decided on selling it instead.

So now the question is how to refinish this bad boy.

 

I was thinking of painting it white and then antiquing it with my wood stain method. Sometimes I get a little paranoid about the wood stain though. Once it’s on, it’s on.

The pulls will probably get sprayed with the rubbed bronze spray paint I used on my chalk paint dresser. I really like how it made those pulls look brand new. You’d never know they were spray painted. 

This project will be completed by the end of the week so check back for a final reveal :)

Little Step Ladder

When I found this little ladder at a local thrift store…I could barely contain myself. It was dirty and gross {sorry I forgot the before picture!} but that didn’t stop me.

And what’s even better is that it got a facelift while I was doing my retro dresser. It took about 10 minutes total to glam her up.

The initial thought was to put her on a wall for shelving. But instead she sits on the floor as shelving.

And you know what? I will be so happy when the day comes we don’t have cords laying all over the place. I swear!!!

If anyone has a tip on how to hide cords when there is no place to hide them…please contact me!

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Craigslist Lamps Get A Makeover

A couple months back I became the proud owner of some gigantic lamps I found on Craigslist. I had originally planned on them being about half their size, but I made do with what I had.

You can read the purchase story here if you like :)

They were pretty ugly before.

Now they are a real statement in my living room.

 

And I really like them. Thanks to my little girl for picking out the fabric. Who knows what they would  look like if I had picked it out :)