Old Chair Turned Flower Pot

Sit down and let me tell you a story: Once upon a time there was a chick who LOVED junking. Her and her beau decided to investigate a city-wide garage sale in a nearby town hoping to find the perfect trash treasures to re-purpose! As they rolled down one of the city's side streets, they noticed a neon green poster advertising a yard sale. The house was a smidge creepy (understatement) and the sign said in order to get to the sale you had to turn down a side alley and go over the river and through the woods before arriving at the potential treasure trove. Needless to say, they continued on to bigger, better, and less harrowing yard sales.

Fast forward one week later and the junk game is back on (technically, it never stops, only pauses)! Only this time she has her trusty junking sidekick (known as Shadazzle). Alas, they arrive at the same eerie house to find the same yard sale being advertised. Seeing that Shadazzle is a fearless friend, they decided to embark on this journey together and went into the rabbit hole yard sale.

And let me tell you... some straight up MaGiC happened! This place was AmAZinG! Old furniture for days! Library desks, old stoves, antique rocking chairs. You name it, they had it. Naturally, I was distraught that we did not go the previous weekend, but I did end up buying this sweet little chair. I decided it was perfect to turn into the ever so popular chair planter.

{The wild chair planter, in its' natural habitat}

I started by purchasing my planter (a cheap hanging basket, since this was my first chair planter rodeo) and traced my circle on the seat. I was then introduced to a jigsaw and I do believe we are a good match. Small and steady with the right amount of OOMPH! I think we shall make some good memories together this summer.

{JuNk GyPsY! RePrEseNt!}

Anyways, after I cut out my circle, I spray-painted the chair with a sweet summer yellow, roughed it up with some sandpaper, and VOILA! Chair planter. Seriously it couldn't have been any easier! I'm so proud with the way it turned out!

{Since I was going for the "rough around the edges look," one coat of paint was sufficient}

{sandpaper is such a necessary invention!}

{finally in it's hOmE!}

Moral of the story: the seemingly creepy yard sales may have the best junk if you believe in yourself (and bring a sidekick)!

My first post! Woo-hoo!

{Yay! It's my first post!} I'm super excited because summer is just around the corner, and that means nearly 3 months of rest and relaxation (and curriculum planning) for this teacher. Most importantly though, it means garage sale season is officially here! I have always been a fan of garage sales, but my passion took on a new twist after I learned of the existence of the Junk Gypsy sisters. Have you seen these ladies? They are awesome! My mom first (virtually) introduced me to them several years ago while I was in college and since then I have been hooked. They can seriously turn any piece of garbage into an amazing work of art.

{just trickin' out my junk mobile!}

Needless to say, after seeing their amazing talents, I was inspired to become a junker myself. I have been visiting garage sales over the past few years and re-purposing everything from bookshelves to dressers, and anything in between!

This year I am hoping to put my junkin' game into overdrive and find the best trash treasures along the Lake Michigan coastline. I was lucky enough to score some amazing SOLiD wood end tables last weekend ($4 a piece... crazy cheap, right?!) and already have BiG plans for all of them!

{aMaZiNg junk haul!}

I can't wait to share my junk journey with you! I hope you continue to check back throughout the summer to see some of the cool things I work on! HaPpY jUnKin!