One of my very favorite features in google reader is the star. It’s like a little storage chest that you can stash treasures you find on other blogs. Just click on the star next to the title of the post and it will color it yellow for you and save it in your special star box. :)

First, I sanded the tops down to the nekked wood, nice and smooth using 100 grit sandpaper and my electric sander. Wipe it down, let it dry and it’s good to go.

Well, hello! It’s about time, isn’t it? Life has gotten a bit crazy~the work in the basement is in full force, (which is good!) and I thought I would love picking out flooring, a fireplace, windows, fixtures, etc. but I’m really not. I’m always second guessing myself and I think it’s because in the past I’ve had months and months to collect things at yard sales and thrift stores to create a room, and now I feel like I’m kind of throwing it all together. Plus, I love to research things before making a decision (vented or ventless fireplace? Which toilet does Consumer Reports report as best? What kind of lighting in the family room? Arrggghh!)
ANYWAY, who cares about all that: here is what I turned the table into! I’ve been working on it here and there between everything:

Before: (coffee table cut in half with bad yellow lighting)

After: I’ll show you how I did it in an upcoming post (UPDATE: here is the post on how I did it)

but we are loving them. The little ones can climb up to get to their coats now, (my baby loves climbing up and pulling them down) and I’m putting baskets in the bottom for shoes. The trick now is getting the shoes INTO the baskets :) As you see, I’m also trying to figure out a paint color for the walls.

Happy March, Happy Tuesday, and I hope you said rabbit yesterday!

 

Just wanted to give you a heads up: remember how I mark sales on my calendar? I had the past few weeks all starred up to look out for Target’s domestics clearance and our store had some great markdowns. Do those orange stickers just make your heart start beating faster?? A few things I threw in then madly ran to the next aisle to see what else was waiting for me  casually tossed into my basket:
A pair of ivory sailcloth window panels: $8.48

I’m sure y’all have heard this song (I am so far behind the times when it comes to music)  but I heard it for the first time this week in the car and the tears just wouldn’t stop. I had to pull over and pull myself together. She sings a beautiful truth:

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And for fun~do you remember this performance she gave on American Idol? My favorite~I wish she would put it on her next album. You have to hear what Simon had to say afterward. Smartypants :)

Have a great weekend!

The Dollar Tree had these sweet frames…I thought they would look even better with a new coat of paint: