mini makeover > candlesticks

I spent the last week not blogging. Instead, the hubby and I unplugged and headed north to spend a week with 52.5 members of our extended family (and I'm not exaggerating - that includes immediate family, aunts, uncles, cousins, cousins' kids, and one cousins' kid in utero!). Overall, a week full of swimming, sand, and sunshine plus a handful of family traditions.

I finished this little mini makeover yesterday afternoon - spray painting always takes priority over unpacking and folding laundry. (Right?!) The candlesticks caught my eye at last month's Caledonia Townwide Garage Sale. According to the price tags that were left on the bottom, they were initially purchased at Eaton's for $19.99 a piece (at least 14 years ago... probably back when I was still sporting sweatshirts from Northern Getaway).

Anyways, like a good garage-saler, I haggled and convinced the lady to let me have the set for five bucks. I liked their shape and knew they just needed a fresh coat of spray paint...

 

 

 

 Total cost:

Candlesticks = $5 (Caledonia's Townwide Garage Sale...
aka: the most wonderful time of the year)

Spray paint = $6.99 (Rustoleum's 'Lagoon' // similar at Home Depot)

Total= $11.99

mini makeover > flower pot

This past Saturday morning had me up and at 'em by 8 am, which is pretty rare for me. I'm not exactly an early bird... This "early riser" business happens incredibly rarely and for very few reasons, one of them being yard sales. And a local yard sale is where this little blue number caught my eye.

I was drawn to the texture of the pot and the fact that it was only a quarter. Lately I've been convinced that almost anything will look amazing with a fresh coat of white paint (even more amazing when that thing is less than a dollar). So 25 cents later, we were on our merry way.

The weather was not only perfect for yard sales, but was also just what was needed for a couple outdoor projects.

 

An hour or so later, and voila:

 

Total cost: 

flower pot = $0.25

white spray paint = already had at home (so let's consider it free?)