Showing posts with label wicker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wicker. Show all posts

May 25, 2011

Thrifty White Wednesday

Just wanted to show off a few of my good deals for White Wednesday...

I snagged this petite wooden chair at a yard sale for $1.00
Yup...just $1.00!  And that's not a crack running down the chair...oh no..that's chippy green paint underneath.
I thought maybe I could use this chair to showcase these treasures I bought on Etsy.
This vintage wicker chair was bought at an estate sale for $30.00.  It's sooo comfy and solid that I just had to keep it for myself.  Did I mention it's quite large?  I put a quilted pillow sham over the cushion purchased at Goodwill for $1.00.
Just look at the arms on this beauty...this side has a built in space for magazines or books
and this one has room for a glass of something cool on a hot summer day.
I can't decide which look to go with. I  put this chiffony like panel over the cushion that was $2.00 and added a couple of my pillows to it. I think this look is way more romantic.  Just not sure how well the scarf will stay put when sat on.
And did I mention, the lovely owner at the estate sale threw in this wicker footstool for free?  It has shells on it which I don't favor, so for now I just draped  some lace over it till I can do something else.
And lone behold...my parents were out yard saling and brought me over this sweet wicker magazine basket that they picked up for me at the hefty price of $2.00.  How did they know that I had just scored all these wicker beauties???
Now this little baby below is really something.  It's too high to be a footstool, so I think it's a little sitting bench. It was handmade many years ago and is very heavy. (I got this for free by the way)

It was ugly brown and bumpy, so my dad stripped it. (It was way too gross to just paint over) 

Then he surprised me by painting it white, and my mom upholstered the seat with a pillow case that I bought at the thrift store for $1.00.
For now I have it in front of my mantel as a little extra place to sit.
And lastly...you may remember this folding wood chair that I had painted white and was going to sell. It was brown, vintage and $8.00 at a yard sale. 

Since it didn't sell at our shop's "At Home with White Event" ...I decided it was a sign that I was supposed to "keep it."  Don't you just love signs like that???
I grabbed a couple pillows I already owned, then I dressed her in a ruffled bed skirt picked up at a second hand shop for $2.99. (I know...I know...I have to iron it)
So for under $50.00, I scored a wooden chair, wicker chair, wicker footstool, magazine basket, a sitting bench, folding wood chair and a sham, chiffon panel, pillowcase, and bed skirt. Thriftiness is so rewarding.

I'm linking up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm Cottage for her 101st White Wednesday. 
 See you all there
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July 10, 2010

Outdoor Living

The beauty of decks and porches is that they increase our living spaces...just when we need them most. (after being couped up inside from our loooong New England winters.)


Here is our back deck...the place we flock to on those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer we've been experiencing...or should I say steamy??


This is our ninth year with the pool, but just this summer we had the deck built out to meet it. We enjoy being out here so much more now. Nothing like a refreshing dip and a barbecue.


A pool is such a blessing in hot weather...I never want to take it for granted! Come on in, the water's fine!!!


At the front of the house, we have a wrap around farmer's porch.

I don't live on a country road with loads of privacy, but that doesn't stop me from making the most of outdoor living, enjoying the fresh air every chance I get. A porch is such a wonderful luxury. I don't think I'd ever want to be without one.


...A place to daydream


...Sit a spell


...Read a good book or magazine


...Chat with a friend


...Sip something cold


...take in the beauty


...or even indulge in a quick nap


No porch is complete without some old shabby wicker! That being said, I love my porch! It's never the same twice, and constantly being redecorated. Next week it may look totally different, as I love trying to find new ways to re-purpose and re-station things I already have. I'd LOVE to see some pics of YOUR outdoor living spaces.