My Thrift Store Treasures

Last Saturday was amazing! The weather was nice, and it just felt like an antiquing kind of day. I love going to antique shops and browsing, even if I don't buy anything at all. 

I also love going to thrift stores. With my new burst of energy, I decided to visit the new Jimmie Hale Mission thrift store right down the street from my house. 

Little did I know that I'd find several treasures!

A candle stick for $1.00. These two dishes that I'll use for jewelry at $0.79 a piece and this wooden decorative piece for $1.99. Not bad, right?

I love the teal dish! 

Then I found these babies at $6.00 a piece! I've been looking for chairs for my kitchen table, ideally white to tie in my modern kitchen with my other rustic pieces in the room like my farm table. 

I immediately headed to Lowe's to buy primer and paint. But when I put them in the kitchen, I couldn't decide if I wanted to paint them or not. They're fiber glass or plastic...not sure? So if I paint them, I need to make sure that I do it right the first time.

Here's a picture of them at the table. 

I love the silver legs of the chairs, which go nicely with our stainless steel appliances. 

What do you think? Paint white or keep? Or am I completely crazy for even liking them? :) The more I look at them, they start to remind me of school chairs. 

My Kitchen Remodel: Before & After

For two years, I have manged and edited BeautyGirl and never have had a personal blog of my own. Before BeautyGirl was hacked into, I thought I'd start this blog. Now that you readers are redirected to this site, you'll get to know me a little bit better. I hope you don't mind! By the way, if you're a fellow blogger on blogspot, be sure to follow me. I'd love to get to know you better, too.

I thought I'd share a home project: My Kitchen Remodel

It still needs a little tweaking, but for the most part we are proud of the finished product. Everything was installed by ourselves except for the back splash and hardwoods.

Before

Notice the beautiful, country scalloping above the sink.

The right side was not utilized to its maximum potential.

Here is where the stove once was, and the previous owners put their refrigerator in the pantry. Weird!

After

The entire kitchen was gutted and added were Ikea cabinets and fixtures as well as silestone counter tops.

Where there were no cabinets before, we added cabinetry around a refrigerator and a cute, little coffee station.

Hardwoods were installed to match the flooring throughout the house. Still to come is a stainless steel back splash above the oven.

There are a few minor things to do still, but isn't there always? Stay tuned for my thrift store finds and the new kitchen chairs I purchased for my farm table at only $6 each.