Show & Tell Sunday

This is my first time joining in on a Show & Tell Sunday, so be gentle with me! But when I saw that the theme this week was Trash to Treasure, I knew I had to jump in.

I have my share of old bits & pieces that I've salvaged and scrabbled for--some little, some big, some in good shape, and some not-so-good ... but most big and funky, much to the annoyance of Mr. RicRacSally.

This is one of my first finds. I love the chippiness and couldn't bring myself to "fix" it!

In fact, we now have a deal: I bring in a new old piece of furniture, and I have to take one out. That was the deal with this (I call it the divorce cabinet):

Sorry I don't have any "befores." But the veneer is shot on the sides, there were spiders living underneath it, the paint flecks off it all over (and I didn't primer it very well!), and it weighs about a zillion pounds. Oh, and it was meant for my craft room upstairs ... but our house rejected it (OK, we have a very narrow "servant's staircase" in the back of the house with a right angle in it--and that plus my fat ass just didn't work, k? sheesh! :)

But this--THIS is my baby. A craft buddy used to live down the block, and one day I walked into her back yard for whatever reason and found this!!

She'd been sitting on it, using these sad old pillows. The plan was to fix it up, but as she was moving and the 'hood was having its annual trash to treasure sale (yep, it's really called that here!--and it's next Saturday!) she was willing to sell it to me .... for $25!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mine! ALL MINE!!!! (We won't repeat what DH said when he got a gander at this.)

After some cleaning, a few coats of paint, a staple gun and fabric (to cover the springs), some sewing (I did the back pillows) and a visit to the upholsterer (to make the cushion that looks like an old French mattress), here's my beauty:

There are actually three colors of paint (a light aqua, a darker one, and white):

Every time I walk into the guest room, it makes me happy :)

Now I just have to figure out what to do with this:

Now, be sure to hop on over to visit our host, Analise, on her blog Sugar*Sugar to see a list of all of this week's other participants!