FLEA MARKET FIND

Do you watch flea market flip? Love that show, the contestants can be so creative.  I am a total wannabe in that area. I am much better at copying other people's ideas but hopefully I will be able to come up with some of my own stuff eventually.

My husband and I have been checking out some local flea markets and I had been looking for something to replace an ancient wicker stand I had in the bathroom.  I swear I have had that broken down little thing for 25 years.  It was butt ugly but it served its purpose.  Anyway, I scored one Saturday morning with this little jewel.  It was the perfect size and it was only a dollar.  Yes, I said one dollar.

 I think it was a little desk.  It was missing a side piece which was rattling around inside.  I just glued it back into place and it was perfect.  It was a bit too tall so I had my husband saw off a few inches from the bottom of the legs.

I tried some new chalk paint from a company called Maison Blanche.  The color I used for the legs is called sugar cane and is a really pretty grayish greenish blue.  Hard to describe but really shabby looking and perfect for what I wanted.  

Once painted with two coats, I distressed a little with a sanding block and gave it a coat of light brown wax.  

The top was sanded and stained with Minwax Jacobean.  Not bad for a dollar, huh?

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