The oldest and I popped into Goodwill last week and found this
sweet wooden basket there for $2.99. I
wasn't in love with the baby blue color, or the coating of dirt that came with
it either, but I liked the look and size of it.
My daughter is a chip off the old block because while I waffled on
whether or not to purchase it ($2.99 seemed a little high) she asked me why I
wanted it, what I planned to use it for and exactly when I planned to fix it
up. I answered her questions and she
said she thought we should get it. So we
did.
At home I scrubbed the basket thoroughly clean and let it dry
overnight. I was pretty grimey. After removing the hardware I gave it a light
sanding and a good coat of leftover gloss black spray paint, inside and out. I put it in the garage and let it sit
overnight to dry thoroughly.
The next day I painted the outside with some of our leftover
silver metallic paint. Once it was dry I
spritzed on some of the black again, this time in light spurts. I then dragged my daughter out to take a look
at it and asked her if it looked stupid.
She didn't say much so I added a few more squirts and then she told me
to stop. It was perfect.
Another overnight stay in the garage to dry completely and then I
put the hardware back on.
The metallic and the gloss black paint are seriously getting a
workout around here. Now that it is all
done I think it looks great!
Nice job on the basket. It does look just right. It always helps to have another set of eyes when working on a project like that. Have a great day.
ReplyDeletePaula in Kansas
Thanks Paula. My oldest is the artistic one in the family. We are enjoying it.
DeleteI knew you had some good ideas up your sleeve for that cute basket and you didn't disappoint. No one would ever believe that beauty was a dirty thrift store find just a few days ago.
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Vanessa B
Thanks Vanessa. For now it is our much needed fruit basket. I can see getting a lot of use out of it. :)
DeleteI love this! Your daughter is very smart... I think that's a good rule of thumb to follow when thrifting for yourself... what are you going to do with it? How will you fix it up? and when? If you can answer all of those questions then GET IT! :o]
ReplyDeleteTania
I was impressed when she grilled me at the store. And we are using it and enjoying thoroughly. :)
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