favorite find..

this old flag.

its kinda yellowed, kinda torn up at the bottom and kinda awesome.

i loved it and i really don't know why.

i just want to hang it in a room.

not because of any reason other than i think its beautiful.

i only paid $5 for it.

from an estate sale of course.

it is the most fun to me to hunt for these super awesome old treasures.

:)

before and after

remember this rusty boy?

he finally got his much needed make over.

it has only been a year. geez I'm a slacker.

here he is bright and green

he looks great with his two other friends.

i still need to work on two other benches.

oh and i guess you can see the hydrangea that has yet to sprout flowers.

i am super bummed about it.

come on big girl give me some more color!!

saving amazing chairs..

So at the end of the summer I bought three metal chairs
for our backyard. they weren't the best colors but
they are just my style.
for all three chairs i paid $25 then found out for the price
of one new one at lowes it was $25.
being crafty sure does cut down on costs.:)

this picture is of all three chairs.
the non matching chair had the most rust and i am still working on
getting into better looking condition.
however the other two got a wipe down some sanding and
a new vibrant coat of spray paint.
i love mixing crazy colors for backyard decor so that is what is happening.

this is chair number one which is a bright teal!:)
this color makes our whole backyard a brighter spot to hang.
this color covered the hunter green really easily and with paint left over.
[please forgive the ugly yellow paper in the teal chair picture]

i really wanted a yellow chair so i bit the bullet of many coats with this chair.
it was worth it. i love these colors together.
the third chair will be a bright green and creme color.

i hope this post encourages you to try and find something old
and reuse it rather than just going out and buying something new bc its easy.
xo