Trashy Tuesday MidCentury Madness and Market Carts
Interesting fact: Your garbage can when pulled to the curb is considered public property. If I might be driving by and see something of interest sticking out of it, I am completely within my legal rights to pull it out and take it. And this past week, that is just what I did with this Market Cart!! 
Not sure what they were using it for before with the funny rags and PVC pipe tied on, but I am in love with the chippy Patina. It is in solid condition too! How is that for some good garbage?
Speaking of rolling, I was rolling right along and felt the need to stop by one of my super secret Furniture Dumping grounds. I found this Industrial Rolling cart!
Nothing wrong with it. I am taking suggestions of how to make it over. Was thinking something cool and modern like this: 
I see a mixture of CeCe Caldwell’s 100% Natural Chalk + Clay Based Paints in Spring Hill Green and Emerald Isle. Some all natural CeCe Caldwell’s stain in Savannah Prailine to tone down the color and then some dabs of CeCe Caldwell’s 100% Natural Metallic waxes in El Dorado Gold and Bingham Copper. Wouldn’t that be cool? Now I need to find a source for those metal boxes too…..
And speaking of cool and modern. Someone decided it was not enough to dump this perfectly fine Mid Century Modern Dresser, but they had to dump it upside down. 
Someone had a wall papering party with this, it was covering the top too, but I couldn’t resist the urge to pull it off as it peeled back in long strips. You could definitely say this dresser was outstanding in its field. Or maybe it was an Outlier…..Malcolm Gladwell reference here, outstanding book if you haven’t read it. Hello, 10,000 hours? I have spent this on Dumpster Diving and Trash Picking. That would make me an expert according to Malcolm Gladwell’s book and current expert research….
Running out of time to finish this post! Good thing I found this super sized clock next to a Dumpster. Really, people don’t even have time to properly heave-ho their trash into the Dumpsters these days. PS That lamp shade was found in the trash this week too.
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Stay tuned, I have piles of trashy wood to share with you next week.
I can’t what to see what you do with that dresser and the cart, and the clock, well, everything!!!!!!
Oh, how fun! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
You find the best stuff! Gold bar carts are very in right now. I also saw one last week at the Christmas Tree Shops painted in a high gloss royal blue – it was gorgeous! And I love that MCM dresser. I painted one last year gray & white and did an ombre effect on the drawers. You can see it here… http://entriwp.com/2014/11/25/1950s-gray-ombre-dresser/
Really lovely Vicki! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I think that cart looks like it was used for fishing…..fishing pole holders from PVC….at least that is what my husband did with his! Can’t wait to see the finished projects:)
Debby, you and Patty I think were right on with the market cart. It didn’t smell, so I wouldn’t have guess fishing, but that would have been perfect for that.
wow! good stuff, Karen! Maybe the little cart with the pvc was used as a carrier for fishing paraphernalia. People use pvc pockets like this on their boats to hold their fishing poles when they aren’t holding them. The little rags may have been to wipe off fish guts… did you sniff them ? I know you…. you sniff ! 🙂
Patty, that is probably exactly what that was used for! No, I haven’t sniffed it. But I will tomorrow……Sorry for such a delayed response! Have been traveling for the new gig with CeCe Caldwell’s and life is nutty!
Loving your finds! That dresser, clock and cool metal cart, I need to do more night before trash day curb shopping! Can’t wait to see their transformation!
Thanks Carol, hopefully I will have more to share in the next day or two. Curb Side shopping and Dumpster Diving is addicting!
At first glance that dresser looked like it had a cow theme going on. haha Good to know about the legal rights. 🙂
that’s funny Audra! I thought the same thing about the dresser looking like a cow.