Some thrift store finds

$1 each for the little shelves and only $2 for the end table which I think I'm going to fix up for Ross and Mason's room.  Ohhh...how I wish they had been here for Halloween.

Happy Halloween

Cale LOVED his costume and hammed it up as usual.

So much fun

This old chest has been around for longer than I have.  I remember it in my parents room with blankets inside and clean laundry piled on top.  It's been in my garage for more than a year so I thought I'd fix it up and actual use it.

After a little sanding I sprayed it with gray primer and then sanded some off around the edges.  Then I sprayed with black spray paint and then sanded some more.  After it was dry I put on a coat of tung oil (I wish I skipped that part because it made it too shiny but I thought it would make it more durable)
HERE IT IS...

Goodwill is Great

before

after

Not bad for $6

What to put on top?

This is what I have today.  But I'm off on the sizing.

 When I got this cabinet about 8 years ago it was forest green and dark wood...So i painted it black and it was in my dining room for about - well forever.  I recently re-finished a family piece of furniture for the dining room so this had to go.  So to the garage it went and there it sat for a couple months until I could decide if it was going to be given away or re-purposed for our home.

I thought it would be good if it were just the bottom so I started taking it apart and here's what I came up with!

Why can't it be easy?

Just something, anything...just once in a while.