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A NEW life for a patio set found on roadside garbage day. I dream of a lucky treasure and can not help to see value in what people toss away to the roadside.
Moving across the country I got into lightening the moving load and got pretty brutal giving away LOTS of stuff and selling most of the furniture. The movers said it was one of their smallest household moves across Canada so I felt really good clearing out my collection of STUFF. When we got to Nova Scotia, we had only a couple of suitcases, a sketchbook, Jim's guitar, and some paperwork all jammed in the back of a Toyota. Everything else we had was in a small storage container, waiting for a year and a half till we figured out where to live.
We move into our newly designed house in 2013 and had a $0.00 budget left to buy stuff to fill it! But no worries as my Road-Side eager eye will find more great pieces at the Road-Side Decor a-la Eastern Shore shopping. Some of it I have painted and recovered and soon I will be getting into painting with Annie Sloan paints to funk-i-fi our Beach Shack found furniture.
Here are some of my Road-Side Decor pieces:
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The faded fabric was also fraying but the cushions inside were clean and in great shape. |
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* outdoor set was in great shape just some rusty spots. * tabletop is glass and not broken. * HEAVY metal and glass great for ocean-side winds. |
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*a fresh coat of BLACK marine oil paint. *good size glass table that will easily seat 4 large size adults. |
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* 50% off the outdoor heavy-duty fabric with a yellowish-green weave pattern. * sunproof thread to ensure it will last. We dedicated a spot in the electric room to store the cushions over winter. |
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TA-DA! New Roadside Outdoor Decor a-la Eastern Shore shopping! The centerpiece is Road-Side chipped plate with favorite rocks & shells! The total cost to renew: $40.00 fabric & thread plus $10.00 marine paint |
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Once a year there is a Highway Roadside Sale where everyone gets their stuff out on their tables and connects with locals to gain a few dollars to replace STUFF then all that doesn't sell, it's FREE to the roadside garbage or Thrift Bin. I found this gorgeous two side silk fabric that fits perfectly on my $40.00 Kijiji table...fabric cost $5.00 to a neighbor! |
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Celebrating the Roadside sale, just had to make this delicious strawberry chiffon pie using my Road-Side latest cake stand with the new vase and glass trivet on the double side silk fabric. |
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Found a collection of nick-nacks on the Road-Side a-la Seaforth and LOVE the shiny mirror pine cone-shaped vase. I use it all the time for my little flower arrangements. The glass trivet came with the vase! |
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Baking Day: Bundt Cake & Sourdough celebrating the new Canada Day tulips in my Road-Side Vase. |
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60's? Lucite Plastic tubes of white, green, and blue swag light. My favorite FINDS at Road-Side Decor made me slam on my brakes, and spin a 360 to see this beautiful blue color hanging lamp destine for the dumpster. I was surprised to see the only slight damage on one tube that no one would see and was PLEASED to bring this BLUE ball into my kitchen as a feature shape hanging from my ceiling. |
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60's? Lucite Plastic tubes of white, green, and blue swag light. |
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60's? Lucite Plastic tubes of white, green, and blue swag light. LOVE this globe and it is a conversation piece! |
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The simple coffee table still had some service to share and was rescued from the roadside garbage. I did refinish it with sanding and light stain with a rub on varnish. Sad to say though the rub on varnish did not waterproof the surface so it left stains for every drop. I will soon use Annie Sloan's paints to transform the surface of a few items needing a new look. |
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The sun-bleached chair had seen better days but I dragged it home, took some blue paint, and tiny stitched orange spirals into the headrest. The dog Ziggy loves this chair so it belongs to him now! |
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I LOVE this chair, the size, and the overall design. I would love to manifest a full set of these chairs. |
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The country chairs had seen better days and legs were falling off etc. but I brought them home as a temporary set of chairs, slapped on some white marine enamel paint, glued the legs, and threw a used RICE bag on them for seat cushions. I will use them till I find something else to replace them. |
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My Roadside Decor, mismatched dining room set. Table decorations are white antique candlesticks and a dish I found beside a dumpster, with hopes, that someone like me will rescue it. |
See you see me, road-side shopping! Minaz
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