Weekend Finds

I just want to share with you a couple of my “finds” from this past weekend.

First was this chair and plant stand.  They came with our house; we found them buried in the corner of the garage. 

My mom and sister are going to recommend some sort of self sufficient plant to put on the plant stand.  I’m picturing a very colorful flower pot with a plant that requires NO care whatsoever.  (My thumb is as far from green as they come.)

Also over the weekend, I found a solution to this problem….

Yeah, that is exactly how many plates Hubby and I have been living with for a lot longer than I want to admit.  It makes serving a nice family dinner a little difficult.

But thanks to our local Goodwill, I now have this lovely set of plates for just $6.50!

I bought them because I couldn’t beat the price and I loved the diner style they had.  It wasn’t until I got them home that I noticed this…

So, I think that makes it a win/win!

Can’t wait to see what I find this weekend!

Kitchen Wall

Let me start by saying I’m not a fan of my kitchen. 

The previous owner of our house must have just bought whatever flooring, countertops, and backsplash was on sale that day at Home Depot, cause none of it really matches.

Unfortunately, the thought of remodeling this room is not even on a back burner, it’s on a different stove completely.  So I must cope.

Decorating is my coping mechanism…

I love the way this wall came together.  It’s a mixture of the wine theme I chose back when we registered for wedding gifts (along with everyone else…) and the country kitchen items I’m slowly finding to replace said wine items.

The crate was a Goodwill find.  $1.50! 

I stole the idea for the grader from here.





This little bit of decorating is the start of a more livable kitchen.

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