Wine Barrel turned Rain Barrel Part 1

I'm really trying to be more green...and this find, helps me get a couple steps closer to that goal!
This weekend was good for me when it came to "Good Finds." With my hubbies help of coarse.


The best of the best finds is this huge-normous wine barrel! Yeah I said huge-normous! My hubby got it for free...mmmhmmm...


I have plans to make it into a "Rain Barrell" and it will go in between both wrought iron gates (pictured above) in my courtyard...Yep another step to being more GREEN! ♥ it!
Speaking of my courtyard, I had a little inquiery earlier today regarding the look of it, and that she hasn't seen one in many homes. I have to say I love mine. It was the biggest selling points when we bought our home! I'll throw in a few pics below...just cuz I ♥ it!

Quick rundown, my house is in a "U" shape. And is wrapped around our courtyard. Each of the rooms opens up onto it,

View from the living room opens up onto it also...So awesome with the doors open on a warm night....I promise.
Here is the water feature that is in the northwest corner. We live on a very busy street, and let me tell you, the water sound drowns out the sound of the cars :) good to have.


This is a spot that used to be a planter like the one in the back(with the crepe mertyle) but I had my hubby poor a little patio with in a "Patio" so now my little bistro table has a place to set...There is a couple more things going on, like the wood burning stove opposite the bistro table, and the climbing jasmine over the living room windows, but for some reason, I can't find any of those pics...so they will come later with Part 2...so stay tuned :)

So there was my wonderful find, and a little tour of my favorite spot of the house...I hope you enjoyed your little visit.
Check back soon, for the finished result of a Wine Barrel transformed into a Rain Barrel!

A Set of Lamps- Made Over

Oh my...so some time ago, I picked up this lamp from the local Salvation Army...Its home for now is in my livingroom...so I painted the base a paprika color to accent all my decorations, but had no clue of what to do with the shade?


That was until, I got some great advice from Dayka @ Life + Stule: Meditations on Life and Style She suggested I go classic black with a white shade and some ribbon around it.... I was so gonna do it until yesturday, I found a match to that lamp at a yard sale for 1 dollar...mmhmmm! But it is in quite a fugly state, see...


I was so jazzed. So now these lamps are going to have a new home...On our bedside tables, in the master bedroom! Yeah...Then I went down to OSH this morning, to get some paint stripper...and I saw the prettiest paint in the world It is this opalescent glaze...it comes in a few different shades, like silver, gold, and opal. I was looking at some swatches and samples and found my color. Its called "Winter Sky" by Pratt & Lambert...

Then I'm going to do what Dayka suggested and hot glue some ribbon around the rim of the shade....Oh they are going to be too die for!
So here are their before...


So stay tuned for their Coming out party! Wont take long...since I'm working on the whole "Leave no project unfinished thing!" lol

Chalkboard/Pretty Cool Storage!

Okay I hope your not sick of hearing about Dollar Tree...cuz welp, I like it there, and I wanna share what I found...lol So the problem area of My lil mans robot room, has become a major pain in my butt...I realized, why spend a crap-load of time, making a cool fort, when he probably wont spend any time in there anyways, his toys will still be all over the livingroom, my room, the entryway, the hallway...etc. I must face it, my kid loves to make messes, and not in one spot , in a million spots, and that ok...at least hes smi-entertaining himself right...*pssst, keep telling yourself that*



Problem Area= The closet! ugh. it is huge, and just plain fugly...so I decided to make yet another trip to Dollar Tree, and pick up some bins, to store some (yeah and I mean some) of the 5 billion toys...So I got 6 of these blue and green little bins, and put them on this shelf I have moving from room to room, trying to find a good home for it...and I finally did! Yay me!


Then I masked off a pretty large rectangle, and painted it with chalkboard paint outlined it with these really cool letters, courtesy of Dollar Tree, and I found this little set of 3 green baskets,



I took one and screwedit to the wall to hold all of the chalk and eraser...not a bad solution!


I think I'm done for a bit about Dollar Tree...maybe :)

Super Cute Wall Art

The Dollar Tree...is sometimes my happy place. When I step through the doors, this overwhelming feeling of excitement comes over me...and thoughts, like oooh I could do this, and oooh just a little paint...or oooh if I take this and glue it to this! Its never ending :) I love that place.
So while I was there the other day, I was going through all the little vinyl decal section...princess...nah, cheetah print...nah, frilly chalboard...nah, WHAT ROBOTS! YES! Perfect for my lil mans room...I got 3 sets, and lined the robots up just above the chair rail and beadboard I put up here, and they are too freakin cute...and good final touch for sure! Check em out...




So the next time you are at your local Dollar Tree...Dig around! You'll find it...promise!
Stick around for more finds from the Dollar Tree!

Glass Container Pretty-fied

What a little spray paint can do.....is amazing! I believe it is my new best friend. Sorry Hot rollers...but you have now been replaced.

Before


After


Pulled together for $1.00. I sprayed it a satin nickel finish (already had) and some cotton balls transfered from their sad little bag...to their new pretty home! Only took me about 30 min. Now thats and easy project!

Super Awesome Friday Finds: part 2

Fridays are the best...pay day for one, then sales all over the thrift store world, in my parts of town for the second! I didn't have anything thing in mind...(never really do) I have so many things I have yet to finish on my "list" but whats a few more projects..... Just stopped by a few places, and found some goodies with lots-a-potential...woo hoo!



Great Wine Carafe

A little spray paint on the lid, a couple cotton balls... perfecto for my bathroom redo!

Perfect just the way they are...Milk Glass vases.

Ugly... Yes! a little spray paint, and this'll be a perfect little catch-all or candy dish...you'll see.

Set of coasters...can we say "Decoupage" mmmmhhmmmm...

I'll get em done soon....check back for the after pics!