Junkin' Chic: Goodwill Hunting

Sunday

So ~ How's Your Plates Hangin'?

The truth be told, I had never been a fan of plates on the wall as 'art'. It reminded of my grandmother's house. Not that that's a bad thing. I just thought she didn't have anything else to hang, so she stuck some plates on the wall and called it a day.

But as I wonder through bloggdom, I find I am increasingly loving the plate thing.

So much so, I decided to try it in my own home. I figure if all the talented ladies out there are doing it, it must be cool. And I wanna be cool. Don't you?

Then I realized you have to have plates to hang if you want them hung, right? Being a Home Stager, I have several sets of dishes I use to stage homes so I swiped a few from there and then went Goodwill shopping for more.

This is the arrangement in my dining room. It's simple, but I'm just starting to get the hang of this idea.

Want to know an easy way to hang plates without plate hangers?

That's a paper clip and a ton of hot glue. (no duh, right?) Now, if I had a plate that was really special to me or I would cry if it got broken, then I would use the plate hanger, just in case.

I even did a hanging for a client's kitchen.

I love the way The Nester hangs her plates. Think I'm gonna try something like that next time!

Do you have an opinion on plates?

Tuesday

Goodwill Hunting

I love to find bargains. One woman's trash is another woman's craft project!

While sitting around with my granddaughter one afternoon, we decided to go Goodwill hunting. I was wanting to change my bedroom (again) and needed to find some accessories at a price I didn't drop my teeth about. (I really have all my own teeth)

I found these items at my local Goodwill Store and thought they would look wonderful in my 'new again' bedroom.

See this great chair? You will never guess what I paid for it....drum roll please.........

Can you believe it? I took it outside when I got it home and soaped it down, scrubbed out the stains and rinsed till I knew there was no evidence of the previous owner. (I'm a bit of a germ freak ;) )

This is it all clean smelling good.

I loved this bowl just the way it was. $1.49. The tarnish gave it some character. Dont' you think? This is what I put in it....

Lamps

This pair of lamps was hiding in the window sill of the store. Again, $1.49 each. All they need was some new shades.

I couldn't resist these plates. There were several tiny ones that look like they belonged in a doll house. 49 cents each and the larger one was $1.99.

This is the look all together...