Garage Sale

Happy Tuesday everyone!

 I managed to get everything out of my attic that I wanted to sell this past week so we had a little yard sale at our house on Saturday. Considering all of the stuff that I brought down from the attic, there really wasn't that much  after I got it outside.   I think my daughter had more to sell than me. She also had a lemonade stand.

I know that my daughter's head is not there. We do not put our children's pictures on the internet. Check out her pretty painted toes on her DIY foot stool!

 It wasn't too hot but the people stopped coming just after noon so we packed up the leftover items in my van to donate and had some pizza. My daughter made about $10 between her toys and lemonade. I brought in $35 for all of my small stuff. 


It was a productive day but I would much rather be going to the yard sales instead of having one myself. I have been going to yard sales since I was a kid. It is one of my favorite things to do.

Closet Dreaming

Happy Monday Everyone!

 I wanted to begin purging my closet this past weekend.  This activity was delayed due to sickness in our family. While resting, I was thinking dreaming about the new closet that I want to have. I found these great ideas on Pinterest.

Idea #1   I love the separate sections to hang clothes and the drawer space! 

Via

Idea #2  I need two of these! I have lots of shoes.

Via

Idea #3   Ironing board on the wall. What a great idea!

Via

Idea #4  A laundry chute! My favorite! It looks like a boat winch :)

Via

If I could get all of these ideas to fit in my closet, I would be so happy. 

 You will never know unless you try :)

Sprinkler System Disguise

Every time I swing on my Granny’s swing, I keep staring at our sprinkler system pipes. How Ugly! While they have an important duty, they are not very nice to look at. 

 After a few weeks of thought, I gathered up my DIY courage and went to the wood shed.   I had already taken the measurements for the size of my bench. 

 It had to be:

72 inches long

25 inches wide

22 tall

  I found the following wood in the shed in various sizes:

2x4s

Old fence posts

A 72 inch plank

First, I made a square from the 2x4s. Next I cut the legs for the table out of the old fence posts and screwed them into place. Then, I cut (2) pieces of  2x4 to put in the middle for support. Finally, I screwed the plank on to the front.

I had to be able to remove the top of my bench to adjust the different sprinkler zones. If I made it one piece, I wouldn’t be able to lift it by myself so I made the top in to three different sections. To make the top, I cut several 2x4s the same size and secured them together from the back to make the 3 sections.  I forgot to take a good picture of the three sections but you can see one of the sections in the bottom corner in the above picture. 

After my table was built, I put some sealer on and put it in its new home.  Yea, No more sprinkler.

I wanted a boat paddle to put on the front for decoration but I didn’t have any. I think that my Boat Captain husband has hid all of his old boat stuff from me. Discouraged but not defeated, I got my boat paddle towel rack from above the spa. I traced it on a piece of wood.

 

The paddle was a bit too big for the wood so I improvised a bit by adjusting the length of the arm. 

Then I called my Daddy. He has a jig saw. After about 15 minutes with the saw and some sandpaper to smooth out the edges, I had my boat paddle. (I’m doing my happy dance again) :)   I found some nails and fastened the paddle to the front of my table.  I think it might be a bit off center. Something I will fix later. 

Now I can swing without spying the sprinkler system. Oh Happy Day!

 Simplify Life One Step At A Time

Creating Curb Appeal: Update

The week before last, I shared with you how we put some grass seed down to fill in the gap where part of our flower bed used to be. You can find that (Here).  Yesterday, I went outside to find this!!!!  I did my happy dance!!!!   I'm sure that there are some weeds mixed in with the grass. It is so hard to get rid of every weed. Well at least it will blend in with the rest of our grass and it is not dirt.

This method was much cheaper than laying sod. It would have cost me $75 to sod the area. I bought the seed at my favorite garden spot for $29. With all of the rain that we have been having, I didn’t have to wait long.

I just love progress!