2014 Trash to Treasure Sale

 

Guess where I’ll be tomorrow?  That’s right, it’s Trash to Treasure time!  Ever since they announced the date, it has been on my calendar.

This is what it looked like when they first starting setting up in early January.  This is maybe a third of the actual space.  There’s a whole lot of goodies that is going to be packed in here!

 

 

Everything from furniture, old and new….

 

 

dishes, cookware, applicances…

 

 

Even some local furniture dealers donate pieces!

 

 

 

All pictures are from their Facebook page, to see more, click here.  Below are the posts from the past Trash to Treasure sales:

 

Trash to Treasure Sale 2013

Trash to Treasure Finds 2013

Trash to Treasure Sale 2012

 

Check back next week to see what I found!

 

Sharing with:

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

Open House @ No Minimalist Here

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

The Scoop Link Party @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Recycled Towel Rack

 

 

I wish I could take credit for coming up with this clever idea but I can’t!  I found this towel rack at the local antique store before Christmas and wanted to share it with you.

 

 

The top piece is an old level and the other part is the side legs of a chair.

 

 

A piece was added to each side to allow space for the towel to hang.  Even the color is perfect!  It looks like a black coat with a red coat on top with some distressing.

 

 

As soon as I saw it in the store, I pictured it in this spot between the hutch and the closet door in the sunroom.  To see more about the screened closet door, click here. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Sharing with:

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

Open House @ No Minimalist Here

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

The Scoop Link Party @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors

Exterior Wall Light as Indoor Wall Sconce

 

 

I still haven’t decided if I should put some type of light or chandelier over the small table and this area of the sunroom needed some type of artificial light source.  My son has a wall light over the head of his bed that he made from an outdoor wall light that I liked.  I tried to talk him out of it but he wouldn’t let me have it.  So I went to the local Home Depot and purchased one very similar.  His was silver galvanized which was purchased from Lowes but Home Depot carries the same style with a black finish.

 

 

Instead of installing it directly into the electrical system and using a light switch, I wanted to be able to move it myself it I wanted to.  He purchased electrical lamp cord and a slider switch thingy.  I would have preferred another color besides the gold but this was all I could find at the time.

 

 

I tucked the wire behind the map, letting the switch hang below it.  To see more of the plantation map, click here.

 

 

 

I think the black fixture looks better than the galvanized one would have in this room.

 

 

I think the style and finish really fits in this room!  It costs less than $30, which includes the light at $20 and the cord and switch.  Thanks for stopping by!

Sharing with:

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

Open House @ No Minimalist Here

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

The Scoop Link Party @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors

End Table for a Small Space

 

What to do when you have small space but must have an end table to set a beverage on?  Improvise!

 

 

I remembered this wooden barrel in my booth.  It’s the perfect size and adds a little rustic to the room.  Now what to do on the other end?

 

Sharing with:

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

Open House @ No Minimalist Here

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

The Scoop Link Party @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors

Furniture Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed
March Before and After @ Thrifty Décor Chick

 

Sunroom Mantel

 

 

How to decorate a mantel for Winter?  I don’t know but the mantel in the sunroom is really not a Winter mantel.  Maybe you could call it a religious mantel?

 

 

The main piece here is the vintage embroidered Psalms art.

 

 

and my King James Study Bible.

 

 

Or it could just be called a collection mantel since there is a collection of oil lamps.

 

Or how about just a vintage mantel since all of the pieces with the exception of my Bible are old pieces?  I think I like that better!

Sharing with:

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

Open House @ No Minimalist Here

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

The Scoop Link Party @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors

Save on Shipping at Ikea

Ikea’s Ektorp Sofa

 

I really wanted a white slipcovered sofa and Pottery Barn was out of our price range so I kept searching for alternatives.  Locally, I found one at Rooms to Go for $900 but when I found Ikea’s Ektorp sofa, I knew I had to figure out a way to get one!  Buying it online was too expensive due to Ikea’s shipping.  I think it was like $330 for shipping alone which was almost the same price as the sofa!

 

Ikea

 

Apartment Therapy had a great post on where to shop for Ikea when you don’t have one close to you.  To see that post, click here.  They mentioned a Blue Bag in Kansas City but a reader commented about one in New Orleans.  Since that is closer to me than the Houston store, I checked out their website.

 

 

 

The process was very easy!  I went online to Ikea’s website and put the sofa on a wishlist.  I then emailed the wishlist to Blue Bag.  They sent me an invoice which included the price of the sofa, tax and their shipping price.  I paid the invoice on Monday and by Thursday, I had an email stating that my order was ready for pick up!  Their shipping was $100 versus Ikea’s $330!

 

 

I am very satisfied with my purchase!  It’s comfortable and the size is perfect for the narrow sunroom.  If it holds up good, I’m thinking about purchasing the matching chair.  To read more about the assembly, click here.

 

Sharing with:

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

Open House @ No Minimalist Here

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

The Scoop Link Party @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors

New Ikea Sofa

 

 

Ikea’s Ektorp sofa is the newest addition to the sunroom!  Since we live 5 hours from the closest Ikea, I ordered though Blue Bag in New Orleans.  They charged $100 for shipping versus $330 that Ikea was going to charge.  We still have a 2 hour drive to New Orleans but we just made a day of it and enjoyed ourselves!

 

 

It came in two boxes and fit in the back of our extended Trailblazer.

 

 

The sofa itself came in one big box.  You can see the seat cushions above and the cushions for the back were vacuum packed.  The slipcover came in a small box.  We had to assemble the sofa but it was super easy.  It took us about 20-30 minutes from start to finish including the slipcover.  I had read about others having a hard time getting them on but we didn’t have a problem at all.

 

 

On the way home, we stopped at Pottery Barn and cashed in my gift cards from Christmas!  I chose the ticking stripe and Inspire pillows.

 

 

A couple of months I found this knitted throw at Dirt Cheap.  Instead of paying about $80 at Pottery Barn, I paid $5!

 

 

The Inspire pillow is prettier that it looks on the website.  The website picture didn’t clearly show the different blues used in the writing.

 

 

Did I mention that I LOVE my new sofa?  I do and the price was fantastic!  I’m just hoping that it holds up well.  I’ll keep you posted!

 

Sharing with:

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

Open House @ No Minimalist Here

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

The Scoop Link Party @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors