Where There's a Will, There's a Way

I went to Goodwill the other day and they had a red Ikea couch in perfect condition for $50.00.  It was perfect for the girls' playing room, so I bought it.

 I told the cashier I needed to go to the grocery store and then would be back.  I asked him if they had rope in the back and he said, "Yeah, they should."  I guess "Should"  should have been my clue.  Of course, when I went to pick it up, they didn't have any rope and it was bigger than I had thought when they put it in my car. It was late, I had just come from the store, and I just wanted to get it and go home.  So, I looked in my car to see if there and anything I could use.  Well, I had two bags of grocery bags that I was intending to take to the grocery store some day.  For once, it was good to procrastinate.  I started tying them together to make a rope.  The two employees that I put it in my car just stood there watching the whole time.  One of them said I was very creative.  I had a heck of a time figuring out how to even attach it to my car, but I did it!  I didn't have to drive that far, so I was just praying I would make it.  Here are pictures of how it looked after I got home.

 

 It was a lot tighter when I started, so the bags must have stretched out, but, I did make it home. So, it worked!

Organizing Stuffed Animals

Ever get tired of having all those stuffed animals around?  I know I did.  I would have liked to have just thrown them out, but you know how sentimental those things can be!  So, I decided to try and solve the problem and went to a thrift store to see what I could come up with.  I found this and decided to give it a go.

I hung it in a corner in their room and placed all the stuffed animals in it, starting from the bottom and working up.  I think it looks really cute in their room and all these little burgers are now off the bed and floor!

You can get real creative with this. Please share any ideas you may have.

New Chandelier, To Me Anyways

I love going to thrift stores and seeing what I can find at a low price to fix up our home with.  I ran across this chandelier for only $8.00. 

My living room and dining room had red accents, so I wanted the chandelier to match. Thank goodness I have a husband who is able to help with the electric part of it. We removed the chain and I spray painted it red.

   

I am very pleased with how it turned out.