Garage Sale Haul for June 18th 2011

Today my sister and I hit the garage sales up in my neck of the woods. This was Kim's first experience outside of her regular stomping grounds, and I think we made out pretty well!

Take a look at our haul for today...

The total spent was $105.00...not bad for one morning's work. Now I have to get to the dirty task of cleaning, stripping and finally painting and refinishing.

Thanks Kim...had a blast...are you ready for next weekend?

                                       ~ Barbara

Repurposing Things...

Sometimes you just need to see beyond what items are meant for and find new uses for them. My sister found this piece last summer at a garage sale, she paid only $5.00 for it. The piece is actually a wood cased cooler. I sanded it down and painted it a fun color for my back porch. I thought it would be great for parties, but the first time I used it I couldn't move it to drain the water from the melted ice. So from that point on I decided to use it as storage for pool towels and that was a perfect fit for the piece. Grace and Michael can simply grab a towel out of it as they head for a swim. It also doubles as an extra surface for placing drinks!

 

The flora of 21 Rosemary...

A Thought on Home...

I once read that home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to go back to.