Show and Tell Sunday-Trash to Treasure

Hello! It's time for Show and Tell Sunday. This Sunday, we're showing our "trash to treasure" projects. What have you hauled home that was certainly destined for the dumpster and transformed into a priceless treasure (at least to you)?

I've hauled my share of "junk" home. I'd like to think these aren't junk, but items that haven't reached their full potential yet. They just need a little TLC and mentoring (like we all do sometimes).

Here's a few of my "trash to treasure" projects:

I bought this hutch for $5 at a recent yard sale. It had been used in a child's room and was covered in painted handprints and autographs. I decided the brown and cream colored paint matched the trim on my house, so all I really needed to repaint was the front panels. I chose black to complement the black iron trellis on the patio. A little sanding and two coats of paint later, I had an adorable garden hutch to hold my pink clogs, pink gloves, and garden hat.

BEFORE:

AFTER:I primed, painted, and stenciled two old beat-up suitcases to carry all of my supplies for flea markets or craft shows. They're so cute and ultra girly!

I found this old table during the Fourth of July antique sale in Sun Valley. I painted the legs black with yellow stripes and decoupaged cute red ladybugs my mother painted on the corners. A friend remodeled his older home and gave me a few of the windows to sell. I really liked this tri-paneled one and decided to give it a modern twist. I painted black over the white paint and distressed the edges. I stenciled very lightly swirls and flowers in the middle and corners in white over black paint. To finish it off, I stole a black iron chain (from my husband's section of the garage) to hang it with.
I used another old french door (bought at an old farmhouse that was being demolished) to accent the corner of a boring garden bed. A purple clematis is being trained to climb through the broken window at the top. A black iron lantern provides twinkling candlelight. I found the black sun dial at the Idaho Youth Ranch for $10.00.
Good luck with all your "trash to treasure" projects! Thanks to Analise at Sugar Sugar for hosting this week. Check-out her link @ http://leesiebella.typepad.com/ to see all the fun and fabulous "trash to treasure" projects.

I'm getting a horrible head cold and am off to bed with NyQuil to keep me company. Take care!

Di