Coffee and Valium: Upon Us All A Little Rain Must Fall

Other than a monsoon that flooded the Florida Panhandle, April was a rather uneventful month. Baseball season began, and I feel like I'm batting .167.

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.....

Paid $50 for this 48 inch round table, and......

.....$50 for 5 dining chairs (this is post-makeover)

Nice little bone white dining set

Picked up this six-drawer dresser for $60

Slapped on grey (or is it gray?) paint, and sprayed the hardware with an antique gold paint.

Paid way too much for this dated, but sturdy china cabinet

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.