Summertime finds

Here are a few other things I worked on last summer to make them like new for my first apartment.
The first is a wicker stand with shelves. Wicker can look prety rough once paint chips and pieces start to unravel. To complete this project, I hot glued the loose ends and the spray painted it a dark purple. It looks great in my bathroom against white walls.

I also had a huge deck to fill (which it's still not) but I found this cast iron set at a garage sale. I got both chairs and cushions to go with them for $40.00. That may seem a little high for garage sale items, but they are heavy duty so they won't blow away and I loved the cushions. I'm sure buying "heavy enough" furniture elsewhere would have been pricier. The chairs and the table were originally white. I almost forgot to take a before picture so that's why there is some black on the before picture.

I didn't mind the chairs in white, but the black looks so much better with the cushions. The cushion for the other chair was in side at the time of the picture. I love the abstract, modern fabric.

There is an old school near my hometown in Nebraska that has been turned into a used furniture and thrift store. I immediately fell in love with this book case even though it needed some TLC. As you can see, whoever had it before didn't finish their staining job.

So I painted the back black, and it's perfect for displaying my pictures and assorted nick nacks. I think i paid 15.00 for the book case.