It's Second Time Around Tuesday & Reinvented Tuesday!

Today is a most wonderful day! The sky is cloudless and blue. The humidity is low. The temp is 70. The birds are singing and bees are humming. But best of all it's Tuesday!

Be sure to visit Reinvented and A Picture is Worth 1000 Words for ideas and inspiration on how to reuse and revamp what some might not think of as treasure.

When we recently redid our kitchen, I decided I wanted a buffet or sideboard for extra storage and preparation. Everything I looked at was way over my price range. Searching craigslist brought a place called ReStore to my attention. They take building surplus and furniture donations and resell them to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Darrell and I made a trip and found this entertainment center (?) for $50.

We brought it home, sanded it down, applied primer and a couple coats of glossy black paint. Then Darrell tiled the top with tile we also bought at ReStore. The one foot square tiles were 50 cents each--we may have used eight. Then he trimmed out the edge of the top.

Here's the finished product. We bought baskets to fill the cubbies and use them to hold snacks, etc. The bottom holds small appliances that aren't used very often. I figure we have maybe $75 in this (we already had the primer and paint). I will admit I'm not crazy about the glossy paint and plan to redo it in matte this summer. I also want to get different handles. But like Nester says--it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful!
(Notice the lovely trash can? Go here to read about it.)