Met Monday and Thrifty Treasures

I’ve been finding a lot of fun little treasures at GW lately.

Last week I shared the buffet that I got at Goodwill for $55.00. I painted it and glazed it, and it turned out fabulous. I got the most comments EVER on that post! Thanks for all of your positive encouragement! If you missed it, you can check it out here.

I found another little table at GW for $8.00. It’s a side table with magazine/book holders. It was already painted white, but needed a fresh coat.

Of course I did the same treatment on it, that I did on the buffet. I painted it white with Valspar paint, sanded down the edges and then applied Valspar Mocha glaze.

I thought it turned out pretty good.

Now I need to find a place for it.

I could put it in the guest house bathroom….

Or under the window in the guest house…

Or beside the couch as a side table…

Sorry the picture quality is bad in the last one. I took it at night. And, I wasn’t very creative with my accessories. I was just trying to throw things on there to take a picture. I’ll do better, I promise. :)

Where do you like it best? I would love to hear your opinion!

For those of you who follow me, you know that I am having a big family get together at my house in three weeks! I am working hard to get some things done around the house that I have been putting off.

This week, I will be sharing some posts about the changes we are making.

1) I finally found a paint color that I like for the kitchen and den.

2) We’ve moved our ceiling fan. (Lots of re-wiring!)

3) And our corner hutch has almost finished it’s transformation into “not a corner” hutch. My husband has cut the back off and is going to replace it with beadboard. Then I will start painting it.

I’ll share the details on how we did it this week, and I will post the finished product next Met Monday!

Now, I still have to buy or make curtains for the kitchen, slipcover a couch, and put up black shelves in the kitchen in the next 3 weeks!

Whew! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can….

Lastly…I still have two more weeks of my “Christmas in July” giveaways!

I am giving away a personalized Gingerbread Family Ornament.

To find out how to enter, just click on my “Christmas in July” button in my sidebar.

Now if you want to see more great thrifty finds, visit Rhoda at Southern Hospitality for Today’s Thrifty Treasures. And for more wonderful transformations, visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday.`

Many blessings to everyone!

Traci