I'm a fan of the bins at Ikea.
I've had a bunch of Ikea galvanized tubs for 15+ years that I bought for toys, and those are still keeping the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head parts corralled.
When we had large dogs -as in Great Dane and Rhodesian Ridgeback size- we kept a full size trash can in the garage filled with their kibble. The local chipmunks appreciated that and their offspring are probably still eating from the stash of dog food that their ancestors hoarded.
The previous spoiled puggle had a wooden half barrel bin that he knew how to open, and it wasn't quite big enough for a 20+ pound bag of dry dog food. So when the girlfriend of #3 son wanted to go to Ikea it was perfect timing to pick up a new dog food bin for Honest Abe the 8 month old ranch dog.
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Little Shed Makeover
We've got this little shed in our backyard and I'm going to take you on a 4-season tour of it, with a painted update and a sign.
The shed has lived 26 years in the same place and was moved to that spot from a different house, putting the actual age of the build at about 31.
The wood was hammered together back when men wore short shorts like Richard Simmons, which was the style while they were getting physical and listening to their body talk.
I didn't invent the length of the shorts or that song, but both were popular in the 80's when the little shed was born. I'm not going to include the picture of my husband wearing that style, his children have already ridiculed him enough.
Thankfully mens shorts have since gotten a makeover, and it's time the little shed did too.
Behold the shed in the glory of early Spring. We took out a large shrub to the left and planted some hostas and grass and that's about the time I got the ambition to finally paint it.
Working right up close to it made me realize how really crappy it actually looked.
The shed has lived 26 years in the same place and was moved to that spot from a different house, putting the actual age of the build at about 31.
The wood was hammered together back when men wore short shorts like Richard Simmons, which was the style while they were getting physical and listening to their body talk.
I didn't invent the length of the shorts or that song, but both were popular in the 80's when the little shed was born. I'm not going to include the picture of my husband wearing that style, his children have already ridiculed him enough.
Thankfully mens shorts have since gotten a makeover, and it's time the little shed did too.
Behold the shed in the glory of early Spring. We took out a large shrub to the left and planted some hostas and grass and that's about the time I got the ambition to finally paint it.
Working right up close to it made me realize how really crappy it actually looked.
Before the Summer miracle that is paint |
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Step Stool Makeover, October Thrifty Style Team
In September's edition of the Thrifty Style Team, I gave a vintage enamel bucket a makeover and explained how a local auction house groups things together so if you win the bid you come home with other treasures you may or may not want.
Same scenario for Octobers step stool - it was grouped in the same winning bid as the enamel bucket and sat in the garage til I took a paint brush to it. A thrifty update to a thrifty castoff.
And speaking of thrifty, this month there are 16 Thrifty Style Team projects to check out, those links come at the end after I'm done blabbing.
Same scenario for Octobers step stool - it was grouped in the same winning bid as the enamel bucket and sat in the garage til I took a paint brush to it. A thrifty update to a thrifty castoff.
And speaking of thrifty, this month there are 16 Thrifty Style Team projects to check out, those links come at the end after I'm done blabbing.
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