For the Love of the Trunk

I recently bought an old wooden footlocker at a garage sale that looked a lot like this one except someone had painted it brown over the original green.  I love wooden boxes. I have been looking for a footlocker, trunk or wooden box to put between the bookshelves in the man cave.  When I originally bought this box it was because the women running the garage sale was upset because she had not had any customers or made any sales.  I bought the box and once I had it home decided it needed to be painted red.  After it was painted red I decided it needed legs.  I went to Pinterest and looked a many trunks which had legs added.  These are a couple that inspired me.

 

I found a set of legs at my favorite thrift store and added them to the trunk.  I love it now and it is in the man cave and full of quilts to keep us warm when watching movies.

Finished and adorned with the cat!

Without the cat which is a rare sight at our house!

Green Table

I  have always loved the two toned look. My mom had a tan and brown colored blocked car coat (is that still a word?) when I was young and I loved the way it looked on her. I have been working on a repurposed table this week and I wanted to make it two toned. This is what it looked like as I meditated on how to paint it. I wanted it to be painted in two colors but I could not get the look I wanted. I finally painted it green and I love it. I think it would make a nice small potting table for a patio.

This table is made from an upside down drawer and four  spindles  for legs.

  This picture was taken while I was still trying to paint it two toned!

 

Check out one of my favorite blogs!

 

Another of my favorite blogs:

http://www.craftdictator.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

Flea Market Find

This is my latest flea market find.  I am totally in love with it.
I have no idea what I am going to use it for.  Right now it is in the middle of the living room and I am waiting for it to tell me what it wants to be.  I am thinking about putting a hook on it and using it on the front porch as a sign/wreath holder.  The possibilities are endless.  The good news is it is a great size, 48 inches tall and very sturdy.  The best news of all is it only cost $5.