Showing posts with label bargains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bargains. Show all posts

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Quite Distressed

 An old chair that I bought for only $2 at a thrift store this past weekend. I had been wanting to "distress" something and I though this would be the perfect opportunity.


1.The chair was a bit wiggly so I screwed an "L" bracket under the seat which totally anchored the seat. It is now quite comfortable! I then sanded the chair well and gave it an even coat of spray primer.


2. After the primer dried, I sprayed only key areas (edges and corners) with an ivory satin coat. These are the areas I wanted to show through when I distressed the chair. I let this dry.







3. I evenly sprayed the whole chair with a deep blue enamel. After the enamel dried, I went over the whole chair with a fine grain sandpaper. I smoothed the whole chair, but focused on edges and corners.


Ta-Da!!! My beautiful new chair that only cost $2.


Saturday, July 30, 2011

Books!!

All these for under $5!! I'm on the hunt to fill my math and science library and today I visited several thrift stores. I was very happy to find a great selection! With a few more trips like this I could have a well-rounded collection! I wiped them off and fixed ragged edges with clear packing tape. Some of these books would go for over $20 in book stores, but I payed no more than 75 cents for each and as little as 10 cents for some. Hurray for bargain shopping!!