. . .but it needed a home.

I had a few extra minutes on Friday so I decided to stop by Goodwill. I was getting ready to leave when I saw it, wait for it. . .yes, a lonely table looking for a home. I couldn't help myself. It was strong, stable, and it relatively good condition (sounds like a good boyfriend). Oh, and it was only $30!!! I really DO understand that I did not NEED another table but my heart breaks for lonely things (and people) and I could not say no. We should be glad that you cannot adopt kids or pets at the Goodwill because I would have a house full.

Here is my new table. Isn't it so cute?!! Seriously one of my best finds this year!! I called my friend Emma and she helped me move in my new table and move 2 other tables to find a place for it. It does need some TLC but who doesn't?

Have a seat.

Drab to Fab- Week 3

Here are a few of my Goodwill finds over the years. Each of these styles are so different but they really do work all together. Some of these chairs still need to be recovered but I am just getting to them one at a time!

Retro: $14.00

Utilitarian:
$40 for four, four for free (garbage find)

Lazy: $45

Formal: $30

Comfy: $90

Good finds! Thank you Goodwill.

A tale of Drab to Fab.

There was once a fair maiden (more pale than fair) who wanted a kitchen table but look as she might, she could never find one to call her own. In her distress and sometimes obsession, she looked at mall and outlet until one day she found the perfect table. Old, rustic, and perfect. Not everyone agreed with her decision but she loved her new table.

Once she gave a home to the first table, other tables wanted to join the fair maiden and so she obliged. She took home a small nook table from Goodwill, painted it white and gave it 5 coats of polyurethane for easy cleaning.

Then out of the blue she stumbled on old black, a farm table from the 1800's that feed the farm hands of a family in Oregon (true story). The table is a bit wobbly but it feels like comfort.
(She also got it for FREE!)

Now, everywhere the maiden goes it seems as if she could buy another table but alas she is practical and leaves the tables be so that other fair maidens may rescue them.

The End

Drab to Fab!

Favorite Find or Fix-up!
(a tag for everyone)

Thank you Jennifer for the awesome idea! A few years ago I really wanted side tables for my living room so I looked and I looked until I found. . .

two tables at Goodwill.

I loved the shape and they were just the right size.

I paid about $40 for both and I painted them green,

then cream, and then I crackled them.

It sounds like a lot of work but
it was really quick and I loved the results.

Such a perfect fit.