Decor Diva

It's the only kind of Diva I'll probably ever be, so I'm going to claim it.  I'm not just into Decor, it has to be thrifty, creative, and fun. Recently, I've found some very cool blogs of others like me who always have their eyes open for "someone else trash."  I love thrift stores and garage sales, and my favorite is repurposing something to be a one-of-a-kind accessory.  Since I've recently been inspired by some cool thrifty diva blogs, I thought I'd share some of my favorite thrifty finds.

This is most recent "creation." Nothing fancy, but on a whim I decoupaged old book pages that my dog had chewed out of one of my antique books (ahhh! a whole other story) to a spaghetti sauce can. Today I clipped some flowers from a bush outside and used it as a vase. Not too shabby... well, it is shabby, that's kinda' the idea!

I can't really take credit for this one. My husband made this headboard for our foreign exchange student. We were really excited to decorate a teenage girls' room. Now that she has been here almost a year, the memo board style headboard is covered in pictures!  

My black frame collection is only because of the power of spraypaint. I spraypainted my mix matched collection of frames and hung them all over the house. 

Aahhh.. the red chair. One of my thrift store finds. When I bought it, it was cream colored with stenciled flowers. We made it match our decor with red spray paint.  Don't kids love furniture in their own size? This piece cost a couple bucks!

Curtain in my old bathroom (Oh, how I miss my former master bathroom!). I never did get around to dying it chocolate brown before we moved unexpectedly, but I was still proud that I waited until I found the perfect valance at my favorite thrift store for $1.99. It's hung in my "new" house, but I don't have a picture of it. My 1960's master bath is a work in progress, not yet ready for pictures!

That's just a few of my "treasures!"  My whole house is decorated with like items. We have the basic quality items that we purchased many years ago, but everytime I get "itchy" to change my style or try something new, it's always done with these kind of fun items.  Maybe since I can't seem to give up water bottles, this is my way of being "green!"