A Recycled Outdoor Side Table

I was recently tempted to give a girlfriend a collection of pretty spray paint colours as a housewarming gift. Does any one think that that's a good idea or just plain weird?

  I just think that spray paint is a girl's best friend when it comes to decorating because with a push of a button, you can change anything. ANYTHING. And for the better.

Like this ugly old metal side table that I refreshed last year with a can of yellow paint.

Before, it was a big dose of ugly. Now it's a bright spot of pretty, don't you think?

I am seriously not joking. Look at what it was before. Ready to be kicked to the curb, don't you think? As I was explaining to my mom on the phone that I was going to paint it bright yellow, I could tell that she wasn't 'feelin it'. Until she saw the after.

A perfectly pretty side table. With just 1 can of paint.

I am using it as a little hostess station on our back deck. 

It hold drinks and snacks, but it could be an art station, a plant stand, a dessert stand, or anything.

And it even has a second shelf to hold needed items.

The lesson in all of this? Don't throw away that which can be useful!

Don't park it. Paint it!

Look around you and see what can be made beautiful again.

I am sure that you will find something that will make your yard lovely!

Don't forget that tomorrow is the 3rd Linky Party for 2014 Outdoor Extravaganza Link Parties and the theme is paint projects! We invite you to share and link up your wonderful paint projects that give your home even MORE awesome curb appeal! We are looking for ALL of your creative projects so we can have the BEST Outdoor Extravaganza party ever!
And the best part? Your projects will be seen across all 6 blogs!

This year’s hostesses are (left to right):

Kristin from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Tiffany from Living Savvy

Angie from Echoes of Laughter {That's me!}

Lucy from Craftberry Bush

Shauna from Satori Design for Living

Dawn from Inspired Living

And ALL of us are sharing amazing projects today! Please visit each hostess to see their creation!

I cannot wait to see ALL of your amazing projects!

To see more of my outdoor projects:
Spray Painted Bucket Planters

 A Deck Makeover

 Front Porch Makeover

 Easy Chevron Flower Pots

Thank you so much for visiting!

 
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A Beautiful Hostess Station

Hello amazing people!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I want to share with you a project that I worked on this weekend...a hostess station. And this little project involved my most favourite kind of fun...taking an ugly flea market find and turning it into something both useful AND pretty.

Here is what I started with...a ratty, pretty unremarkable old metal stand that has been kicking around our house forever. I know we have had it since at least 1994 when we bought our first house and I vaguely remember giving it a quick coat of white paint way back then. And it has been used in a few rooms in our house, but it has spent the last 8 years in our basement storage area. Until I wanted  to make a hostess station on the back deck and then this caught my eye...dusty and forgotten but perfect for a new job!

Hello yellow spray paint! How I adore you.

Can you believe the difference?

A quick 2 coats of yellow paint and what a beauty.

I now have a beautiful hostess station for our back deck that cost only the price of a can of $6.97 paint. 

It is the perfect surface for drinks, snacks, dishes, cutlery and even some pretty flowers.

 On the second shelf is a collection of cutlery, my collection of mismatched melamine plates and mismatched cloth napkins. I love mismatched collections.

And the best part? You can add in a new piece and it fits in perfectly with all the other mismatched items.

 I took a recycled jar and added this fun chalkboard label to house my collection of colourful chevron straws.

 A water picture and my beautiful NEW blue mason jars complete the drink tray.

 I love my new hostess station...it is pretty and functional and it cost less than $8 to create.

How about you? 

Have you freshened up an old something-or-other recently with a can of spray paint?

What colour did you use?

Do tell...inquiring minds want to know.

To see some of my other projects for summer...check out these DIY Spray Painted Bucket Planters, Front Porch Makeover and this Deck Makeover.

And for more inspiration, please visit these boards on Pinterest:

Outdoor Spaces

Cottages To Love

Beautiful DIY Projects

{And a special thank you to the folks at Greenmunch for providing me with the beautiful chevron straws, chalkboard labels and blue mason jars to help make my hostess station so pretty!  Please visit their website for the latest in trendy party goods and eco-friendly products.}

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A Spray Painted Project...

Hello Friends! I hope your week is going great so far!

We are enjoying cooler weather this week...so I have been able to get some home decor  projects crossed off my list...which feels so nice because I was just dying to try out some new spray paint colours and work some magic on a tray.

 You know how I love to prowl around Homesense to look & dream? {Do you have a store that you love to visit and dream in?}The clearance aisle never disappoints as I always seem to find something that is super budget-friendly...like this tray.

 And check out this price? That's a totally dreamy price, isn't it?

Except the rooster...not so dreamy for my home decor.

But it's nothing a little spray paint and time can't fix.

So I did a little eeny-meenic-minie-mo with the spray paint cans and was delighted with this summery, beachy blue.

And then I filled my new tray with candles, shells and other beachy things for a little vignette on the living room coffee table.

It was the best $4  fun ever!

Have you tackled a spray paint project lately?

What new treasure did you create for yourself?

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