Alright...the truth is out. We sometimes take stuff from the trash or from "Please take me" signs. Trust me though, that we don't do this very often and we are picky and only take things we need.
Here is a dresser that had a "Needs a new home" sign on it a couple years ago. We saw it when we were driving around one day. It did need a little work...new dresser handles, a little polish and some holes needed to be filled. But this has become my dresser and it works perfect and matches Dave's dresser and wardrobe. So it was FREE plus the cost of handles, polish and a little wood putty. Oh, and Dave's hard work to make it nice.
Here is a chair that we have in our backyard. When I lived in a townhouse with my sister, Andrea, and a friend...we saw that our neighbor put this in the trash. I think at the time, it was painted black. So we got the 2 chairs and my sister spray painted them blue (her favorite color). Since then, they have been green (my color of choice). Every couple years they need a new coat of paint, but I have to admit that they are very comfortable chairs and I still have them. Our neighbor had only put out 2 in the trash. Dave and I were doing a bike ride one day and saw another person put out 2 more in the trash that were exactly the same. So we rode back home and got the car and went back to pick them up. We tried to do it quickly because it is a little embarrasing. But now we have 4....all spray painted green. We love them. They just need a little spray paint every now and then. (I only regret that we didn't get the table that was in the trash too.)
Here is a dresser that had a "Needs a new home" sign on it a couple years ago. We saw it when we were driving around one day. It did need a little work...new dresser handles, a little polish and some holes needed to be filled. But this has become my dresser and it works perfect and matches Dave's dresser and wardrobe. So it was FREE plus the cost of handles, polish and a little wood putty. Oh, and Dave's hard work to make it nice.
Here is a chair that we have in our backyard. When I lived in a townhouse with my sister, Andrea, and a friend...we saw that our neighbor put this in the trash. I think at the time, it was painted black. So we got the 2 chairs and my sister spray painted them blue (her favorite color). Since then, they have been green (my color of choice). Every couple years they need a new coat of paint, but I have to admit that they are very comfortable chairs and I still have them. Our neighbor had only put out 2 in the trash. Dave and I were doing a bike ride one day and saw another person put out 2 more in the trash that were exactly the same. So we rode back home and got the car and went back to pick them up. We tried to do it quickly because it is a little embarrasing. But now we have 4....all spray painted green. We love them. They just need a little spray paint every now and then. (I only regret that we didn't get the table that was in the trash too.)
It is kinda hard to see in this picture...but that blue that my sister used must have been some great spray paint because it sometimes shows up after the green paint gets chipped.
Our latest treasure find was this sandbox. A neighbor had it near the end of the road. So Dave asked if they were getting rid of it. Sure enough they were. Dave cleaned it up, added some play sand, and it has made a perfect addition to our back yard. Of course, it is a little faded. But I am sure if we had bought a new one (which we were going to do) it would have faded within a year too.
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Great finds!
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