trash or treasure

i love going to garage and yard sales looking for bargains or old, antique-type items that we can use around the house. most of the time we don't get anything. but every once in a while we find something that really catches our eye.

item 1: an old school desk, with a storage cubby beneath the seat. $4.00. not only does emma use it for coloring and reading, but it's a handy place for me to use when i'm doing embroidery transfers.

















item 2: an old wooden seat. $1.00. when we first got it, it was dusty, covered with cobwebs, and speckled with dried paint and plaster. but it was still very sturdy. after aaron cleaned it up with an hour of sanding and scrubbing, the chair looked almost as good as new (sorry no before photo). we are planning to use a nice dark wood stain to complete the look. this chair currently resides in the guest bedroom, but may be a possible desk chair for tyler.

















item 3: two kid-sized wooden chairs. free! we actually found these in our neighbor's tree-lawn (to be picked up by the garbagemen). a great size for little legs to climb on and off, and still very sturdy. there is even potential to use these as plant stands when they're no longer used for the little ones.



















choo...choo!