Happy mistakes...

I picked up a couple of tables 

on my bi (sometimes tri) weekly visit to 

Consignment Classics in Encinitas

last Friday.

Of course I don't have any before photos

as I was in a hurry to get them painted...

sometimes I'm just excited to get started,

forgetting to take photos along the way.

But that's not what this story is about,

it's about problems turning into 

Happy Mistakes!

This is what I'm talkin' bout...

I've been mentioning 

(in just about all my posts) 

about the extra space I'm taking on at 

Leaping Lotus

Before

when it was just a thought

Now...

reality hits!

Finished Furniture Finds...before & after.

Remember these from a few posts ago?

If not...

 you can read all about these furniture finds HERE

If you want to check out the before & afters...keep reading.

A little story of Black & White...

Midweek update...

on a project I mentioned last week here and on 

Cerro Home

Face Book Fan Page

Weekend, fabulous, frugal, friendly, furniture finds...

My latest collection 

garage sale & consignment store finds

all in three hours time !

For a total of 

$242

Silverware...I don't think I can get enough!

Sterling silverware...

I can spot it's luster across a crowded thrift store floor...

If not there, they have it behind the counter and you have to ask to see it...

and I do!