from old to new.

"Thrift was never more necessary in the world's history than it is today."

~Francis H. Sisson~

So remember my post the other day about my Goodwill finds? Well here are two of the things I got and finished the other day. I bought these two stools for $4 and $9 respectively. I thought the blue one was pretty cool since it was hand-painted but just didn't fit in with my decor at home. I decided to paint them both black. I know that is boring, but I am happy with the end result. I bought an electric hand sander from Wal Mart for $40 so this project was a little bit more expensive than I would have liked, but the sander will come in handy for many future projects and save a lot of time. It was pretty hard trying to sand the horizontal bars on the stools and I am sure I could have done a better job with more patience, but I was so excited to get done.

BEFORE #1

BEFORE #2

AFTER!

These stools fit perfectly at my bar counter. I have been waiting to find stools for this space because I would not pay $35/$40 for a plain wooden stool from Target. I guess this goes to show that patience is a virtue (maybe I should take my own advice when sanding!) :) I am going to finish the end table I bought on my next day off. I am so excited to get started on that also!