Once upon a tray table

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Vintage4YourHome

There once was a life for this boring tray table. But since the children are gone and we’ve become empty nesters.. there isn’t much use for it. The kids used it for multiple purposes..so it just sits in a corner…that is until now..I’ve decided to make good use of it for myself. So here’s a look at the poor old lifeless tray table. Very ordinary right? But.. it served its purpose for them and now it’s about to serve its purpose for me.

Time to get rid of the bland wood tone. I’ve always wanted to try chalkboard paint so this would be my first project using it. I painted the top with the chalkboard paint and painted the bottom with a hammered bronze paint. So far so good, I like how it came out.

But it still needed something to hide the squareness of the boring table.. Remember my $0.50 Sunday project ? The picture frame is ready to be used

I measured the frame and the opening fits perfectly on top of the table. Soooo, now the old tray table has a new look..It is now the guest bedroom “Welcome Station” .

I wrote a little note to let them know how welcomed they are.

The ribbon holds a spare key just in case I leave, they’ll still have access to the house.

It’s no longer sitting there to collect dust

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No more plant stand

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Vintage4YourHome

I had this vintage plant stand on my deck for the past two summers and didn’t do anything with it… Well, today…..guess what this old weather rusted stand became?

First I had to do a bit of scraping to get the rust off, and then I used spray paint ( I’m really liking the use of spray paint – because it’s so simple and easy).. I used a color called Avocado which is a pretty soft green.

The new color is on, the rust is all gone and I like how it looks. ..

Do you think you can figure out what it became? What would you use it as?? I’ll give you a hint.. it’s coming inside for a better use..

It became a BATH STATION

VOILA!!!!!!!

Here it is…. and this is how I’m using it now..

I found another planter not being used and decided to make it the facial cloth holder

I definitely think it’s better here than outside on the deck rusting away. I couldn’t use the cute cabby I did any longer because it was a tad too big for the corner

I still needed something to accommodate the bath accessories, and this came in handy.

Off my Rocker

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Vintage4YourHome

Now that the garden beds have tamed and things are mellowing down, now its time to sit back on the porch and sip my lemonade. I didn’t have rockers for the porch and decided to go hunting for some. Here is one I found at Lowe’s for $99.00 and needless to say.. nope..

http://www.lowes.com/Patio-Furniture/Patio-Seating/Outdoor-Rocking-Chairs

So, next stop, Home Depot and I found one quite similar which was this one for $119.00:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/203816488?

Neither of these fit my budget. Remember, I’m the frugal shopper. I came across some rockers that were in need of repair. They had no seats and the wood was drab, but for $5.00 each I figure I can work with them. The structure was sturdy, which was the main reason I decided to bring them home. I painted them white and scraped some of the paint to “shabby” them up a bit

Then I bought some burlap strap and this mesh strap( wasn’t sure which one would hold up the longest so I figure I’d try them both).. I did a basket weave on each seat and stapled them to the wood. The key to this is to pull them tight for a firm seating.