Trash to Treasure X TWO

During July, I hit a garage sale early in the morning before heading to the county fair.....this not so pretty cabinet cost me $3 after I used my bargaining skills.....

This is the before.....half painted with gray spray paint

They didn't spray paint the inside..nor is there a back on it....but for $3 I'm not complaining

A little blurry for some reason, but you get the idea that they had ugly (or not to my liking) knobs.

The After:

I primed and painted it with left over paint from my sewing sudio. Also added two new black rubbed knobs from the hardware store.

I also primed and painted the inside and added a bead board backing. 

(left over from kitchen remodeling.)

Cabinet Cost $3+$8 Knobs= $11 Cabinet

Yahoo! It is in my sewing studio, and now houses my extra material...love it!

This wonderful all wood....very heavy...piece I scored for $10 also at a garage sale. The lady told me she used it for a coffee table.....In my mind I thought it was screaming it wanted to be a bench inside my front door!

THE BEFORE:

I sanded out all the knicks, then primed and base color painted, the dry brushed on the antiqued rubbed look. Same technique I used on my kitchen cabinets......and then it looked like this.

THE AFTER:
I know it doesn't look like it in this picture but the base is dark tan with the "rubbed" color being black.

I'm really happy with the results! I love that it's a little shorter than my other bench and it's nice and wide so it doesn't feel tipsy, even if you plant yourself right on the end. I used my coupon to get two free samples of Benjamin Moore Paint (from Pottery Barn) so final cost is still $10!

Tomorrow a sneak peak into a project that I finished in the school room.

This week I'm linking up to Thirty Decorating....

Also linking to Saved By Love Creations....

And last I'm linking with Thifty and Fabuless.....