I had a very productive weekend. I have no idea how it happened, but it did and the garbage men are going to hate our culdesac tomorrow! I had so much stuff...tree branches, old cushions, broken table, random chunks of wood, Leon Duane's old ramp, and bags and bags of weeds...that I topped my quota and had to share my trash with the neighbors. I'm good like that. :-)
I've been wanting a patio set and gave up on finding a "set" in my price range of under $40. I found these items at random Goodwills. After 3 cans of spray paint and some new cushions...wha-la...my new patio set! I even spray painted the dog! He-he...just kidding. No dogs were harmed or painted in the revamping of this patio set. Bella is sniffing out the goods in the before picture and Decker is posing in the the glory of the after picture. I'm on the search for a big green umbrella and umbrella stand to finish it off. Craigslist beware!!
Before with Bella and After with Decker
I had some old wicker chairs in my front yard and they were quickly becoming a forever gift to the dumpster. I mentioned to Anthony, a friend of mine, on a Sunday while we were driving that I liked the look of the old metal chairs from the 50's but thought the Adirondack chairs would probably be more comfortable and cheaper if I went with the plastic ones. My problem was picking the color. What to do, what to do? Well, the very next night as I was walking the dogs, what would happen to be on the curb? Two forest green Adirondack chairs! The karma gods decided on a color for me! I jumped in my truck and headed back to the scene as soon as the last dog was inside. One chair has a slightly broken back, but Hallie says it looks good! 
Update: This last weekend as I was checking Craigslist for an umbrella and umbrella stand, I ran across an ad for two free green Adirondack chairs and stools. I emailed the person and less than 30 minutes later, I drove about a mile and picked them up. She actually lived along one of my running routes! They were dirty, but after a little scrubbing they are as good as new. One chair has a broken back and the footstools both need painted. The two chairs with broken backs are going in the backyard and I'm off to Ace to buy a can of spray paint. I saw spray paint that is made especially for plastic. We'll see how that turns out!
