Thursday, April 8, 2010

My Thrifty Purchase.


I found this old coffee table at Goodwill for nine dollars and ninety nine cents. It even came with side tables that I left behind (starting to regret that decision). My good friend Ashley has some mad skills and helped me re-finish the table. Although Ashley did 80 percent of the work I am quite proud of my vibrant coffee table.

14 comments:

Meg said...

love it! do you want to come and decorate my place?

DC Diva said...

LOVE it!!

P.S. Do you know you butt dialed me a week or two ago? 2 minute message of you walking? and talking? to someone. Couldn't really make anything out. It made me smile.

Katie {My Paisley Apron} said...

Yay congrats!!! Looks great!

becca said...

i love it. I so need to do that...because i am needing some new furniture, but don't have much cash. So cute!!
my question is....how do you have that cute vase of yarn with a 2 year old around???
Hugh seems to destroy every attempt i have at decorating. any tips?

Stacey said...

first, love the yarn and the color of the table. lunch costs 10 bucks these days, so i say incredible buy and great eye. sometimes that's the hard part - being able to see the potential for the finished product through the muck!

ashlynn said...

Can I have one too???

Colton and Ashley said...

I must say it looks fabo!!!!! When did we become such a great team? And so creative! HA! It was fun....thanks for having me...even if it was all day!!!!

Tammy said...

LOVE it! I have been wanting a coffee table like that for a long time! YAY you! I love it! I guess I better start 2nd hand shopping and find these little treasure too!

Heather Rigby said...

Emily, you continue to inspire me. Love it! What a great splash of color it adds.

Jaime said...

I LOVE IT! What a great find...love the color you picked!

Kendria said...

Very nice- complete with some cute vintage books from D.I. I like it. What does Zach think of it?

nic said...

Darling. I want to paint my dining room table and chairs green. I will have to call you for some tips on refinishing.

Lisa O said...

That yellow is such a happy color. I was wondering the same thing about how you keep that vase with yarn in tact with a two-year-old. My boys would have that turned into one big spider web in no time flat. I do love the idea of decorating with yarn though!

Emily said...

I must confess that I don't keep the yarn balls on the coffee table, Connor would go nutso. I keep them on the kitchen table out of reach or off limits. Thanks for the compliments. Em