Trashy Tuesday The Inside of the Dumpster Every Trashy Tuesday I share with you what I FOUND that week in and around Dumpsters. Road Side Pick Ups and just Free Junk. This week, I thought I would share a bit of what it looks like inside that Dumpster Container. If you are an experienced Dumpster Diver, you may have noticed that many Dumpsters are in their own self-contained little outdoor "rooms". Sometimes they are neat and tidy. People politely place things that are too large next to the Dumpster. Sometimes they are DEESGUSTING, with trash spilling out of and all around, onto the things that were unceremoniously dumped. This week, you get a little look at the latter. Be prepared ...
desks
Red Desk with Dark Kukui Stained Top
Red Desk with Dark Kukui Stained Top What happens when you cross a Jersey Tomato Red color with a Dark Hawaiian Kukui Stained Top? You get magic. And a beautiful new creation. Don't you love the play of the Tomato Red with the Dark Kukui Stain? I got this desk for FREE from my Hairapist. She is SO GOOD to me. She had recently remodeled her daughter's bedroom. This quaint SOLID WOOD desk no longer felt comfortable mingling with the sleek Sophisticated type vibe that was going on in there now. It was like Fashion week had taken over and there was no more room for a good solid standard. Suddenly this desk felt SO YESTERDAY. Enter moi. I stripped the top layer of paint off ...
A study in Desks,
A Study in Desks, I am finding some great deals on desks through Craig's list lately. This one was so particularly adorable. I love the legs, the detail on the feet, and the lovely lines of the drawer fronts. Solid wood, particularly hard to find these days! The previous owner had started a stripping and refinishing project, then it sort of stalled. I love the look of a natural wood top and a lightly painted piece. I used a paint that I mixed from Chalk Paint "Country Grey", and a whole bunch of browns and greys, trying to make it look less beige, and more grey. I was annoyed with myself at first for mixing the paint and not having it come out like I had planned, but decided to ...