Potential is in the Eye of the Beholder

Since June 11th, when we returned from our honeymoon, I have been in a serious nesting mode. I have been planning and plotting renovations for the house. I have already rebuilt all the closets for Michael and I, rearranged and updated rooms except for the living room, and acquired some new furniture: Our new bed (wedding gift), patio furniture (wedding gift), new slip covers for the living room furniture (wedding gift), a twin bed for the upstairs bedroom (FREE), and a leather dual recliner loveseat (FREE). But I have been on the hunt for a desk for Michael’s office / Man-Cave and a buffet to replace the Ikea table with a cloth over it to hide the items underneath it since we don’t have enough storage in the house.

This weekend, like so many weekends before, I went to a few yard sales. This weekend, however; I hit the jackpot. Below you will see a buffet that I purchased for $20.00. The owner was even nice enough to deliver it to our house since we had no way of getting it back to the house, which I said thank you with another $5.00.
Michael admitted to me that he was skeptical about the “piece of junk I bought.” While he did yard work, I had the piece completely sanded. He later went to the movies with a few guy friends and when he returned I had my masterpiece finished along with dinner for Michael & I and our 2 friends.

After about 5-6 hours of work (including trips to Home Depot), $20.00 for the piece, $15 for the hardware and $8 for the paint. I think I made a wise investment. The bonus to the story is that we have a beautiful piece of antique furniture with more storage to hold all those wonderful wedding gifts that we don’t want to put in the basement.