From Trash to Treasure

Find the beauty in garbage...

I came across this bench must I say on the side of the road on garbage night...yes I am one of those who will stop my truck and run over and pick something up that others throw away. 

My son and husband laugh at me but when it is a beautiful night out who drives me around while I sit in the back of my truck ready to jump over the side and grab my treasure....:)

I have been tired of items from my own home and sit them out on the curb for others to take and make there treasure so it is only fair that I restock when I purge to....(big smile)  

This is my bench before...

it just needs some love...

I took the screws out of the bottom and the seat off and hmmm....nasty spider web....yuk....

Time to sand it down and clean it up before I paint....

2 coats of fresh white paint makes this little garbage treasure a keeper... :)

My new employees Hattie and Capper are watching me work in the background. 

They love the fresh coat of paint..

Now to decide what kind of fabric I want on the seat....

So many options but I think I have the perfect one in mind...

Ahhhh,,,,YES, do you feel it??? 

This is just what I am looking for....I grab my staple gun and prepare  the cushion...

Now that the seat is ready and the white paint has dried it is time to scuff it up...

I am not a fan of perfect....Let's give this bench some tough love...I grab my sandpaper once again

and we scuff up the paint...

And now I screw the seat back on and she is DONE....

 AFTER....Isint she a beauty??  Nice and bright.

And she has a perfect place in my living room right now....

I hope if you see a dirty old treasure out on the street you stop and think about what you can turn it into.

I have an old piano bench I purchased at an estate sale a couple years ago for $1.00  yes just one dollar.

It has been sitting in my basement and I think it is about time to do something with it.

I will show you what I decide to do with the old piano bench on a later post....

I have ideas flowing...

Have a great week everyone