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Thursday, April 1, 2010

{Hot Stuff}

Spring brought out the crafty in me. I started haunting craigslist and found this desk for $40... then the chair from DI for $3. Three dollars! Three smackaroos. Three bucks. That alone made me happy. After a little elbow grease and one beautiful Saturday they went from this:



to this! Then I was super-duper-ala-ka-zooper happy. LOVE it!


Now Elizabeth will have a brand new desk for when she gets her very own room when we move next month. That's right, the gypsies are off again. We're moving. (Blech, just saying it out loud made me want to throw up in my mouth a little...) Same town, bigger place. That means no more weight bench in my living room. No more bright pink desk in my dining room (even if it is adorable!) No more sewing desk in my hallway. No more tile saw in my bedroom. No more deep freezer in my master bathroom. No more computer desk in the laundry room. You get the idea. If I could just twinkle all our stuff there, I'd be so excited! I can't wait until we're there and settled again! It's gonna be awesome!

16 comments:

Rachel Holloway said...

Look at you go girl! LOOOOVE what you have done! You are a master GENIUS!

And moving AGAIN? Oh my goodness! I just can't believe it! A bigger place will be welcome, I am sure...but I wish I could snap my fingers and get the moving genies over there pronto!

Can't wait to see pics of the new bigger place!

valerie said...

That turned out so cute! I love it!! And of course you are moving!! I know that is your favorite past time! Just wish it was a little closer to us! We miss you guys!

Summer said...

Love the desk! So cute!!!! Good luck with your move.

Candace said...

The desk is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute!

And congrats on the bigger house with room for all your stuff! :) That's always so exciting!

laura_beez said...

Cute desk! Don't worry, I'll help you move. :)

Katy said...

what the!? hello Martha, you're awesome!!! love the desk/chair and their vivacious, fun colors!!! great job, Alynn!

let me know what i can do to help with the move, you lucky devil!! i'm happy to clean, babysit, lift, etc... you can call me the Jackie of all Trades when it comes to grunt work!

ps. how on earth did i miss that last post?! well, Happy Belated Bday to your hubs... love the boots, man!

Yo Momma Lindsey said...

WOW! So cute, you crafty little thing! Check out this blog. I have a feeling you'll love it.

http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/

I do!! One of these days I'm going to make something from it.

And good luck with the move. I'm so excited to see the new house.

Robin and Stephenie said...

SOOOO cute and SOOOO crafty!

Shana Dee said...

LOVE IT!!! WOW GIRL!!!! THAT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! Super cute and you could sale that thing down here for at least 200 dollars. I'm not kidding!! What a lucky girl you have. Can't wait to see you in a few more months. :)

bryan and megan said...

Ok, first of all....AWESOME find!! And second......VERY CUTE~ Wish I could find such awesome deals!! Wish I could be so crafty!! I have a dining room table set that I am wanting to brave changing. It was my mother in laws old, old, old one. I want to do it black. Any suggestions or places I can find a good durable paint!! We will be eating at this table!! ;)

Stephanie said...

Nice Job! I always envy people who can do things like this. You did an amazing job. What great finds.
Good luck with your move!

Ivy & Mae said...

Love Love! That has to be so fun for the girlies! I have furntiure that I bought with the idea to re-do, stil isn't done and I use it and think...why am I so lazy about this? How much do you charge? ;)

Jeremy and Immer said...

I my goodness you are so good at decorating!!! I love it love it love it!

Michelle said...

So THAT'S what you were working on after the stake baptism. Turned out SO cute -- amazing! :-)

Caitlin said...

I need this desk!!! Oh my goodness it's toooo cute! I came here from Better After. What paint colors did you use? Spray paint or regular? This is soooo awesome!!!

Sunshine and Shadows said...

I have got to learn to visualize what something can become. This turned out so well.