Alas, life is pretty damn good despite a hitting slump, and I was able to take advantage of some Craigslist bargains. To continue the baseball metaphor, I had hits aplenty from the buy side, strikeouts and pop-ups on the sell side (one nice triple on a dining table and five chairs notwithstanding).
Senses of accomplishment are fine and dandy, and I do enjoy the journey, but for my impatient nature, I need the tangible reward to be completely fulfilled. After all, I don't buy and fix to hoard. I buy. I fix. I sell. I have fun in between. That's it.
A review of the last month, starting with the one thing that did sell, and of course, I forgot to take photos.....
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| Paid $50 for this 48 inch round table, and...... |
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| .....$50 for 5 dining chairs (this is post-makeover) |
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| Nice little bone white dining set |
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| Picked up this six-drawer dresser for $60 |
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| Slapped on grey (or is it gray?) paint, and sprayed the hardware with an antique gold paint. |
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| Paid way too much for this dated, but sturdy china cabinet |
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| Crappy photo, but elegant bone white (why does it look grey?) |
And then I ventured into uncharted waters. For me, the world was still flat. I'm not a carpenter, but I saw some benches made from headboards on Pinterest, so I decided to give it a try. Twice actually. I was pleased with the end results, and I did not fall through when I sat on them.
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| Paid $20 for this really nice headboard and footboard... |
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| Nice bone white (I bought a lot of that color) bench with stained seat |
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| Paid $24 for this obscenely heavy headboard |
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| Turned into turquoise and...wait for it....bone white bench |
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| Strong enough to hold an overweight chihuahua |
Florida is flooded, I am mired in a drought, and it's raining again.
