Flea Market Caster Find and Chair Makeover

I went to the Long Beach Flea Market today to help a friend come up with some decorating ideas for her wedding. While looking for jars, dishes, linens, etc., I came across these vintage casters. For anyone that loves casters as much as I do, knows that casters with metal wheels are rare. The big, box home improvement stores only sell the casters with the rubber wheels these days. So when I saw this set of 4 for only $5 I picked them up! I don't have a project for them yet but I'm hoping they inspire my boyfriend to build a cool coffee table that could use some casters. They were really dirty and rusted but with a little steel wool, soap and a toothbrush they will clean up nice. I spent Saturday night working the chairs I got at the thrift store. Foam and fabric that was removed:

Several hours and one box of staples later...the chair gets a much needed face lift. (New chair on right)One down, two to go.

The french baguettes I had planned to make this weekend will have to wait until I can buy a new KitchenAid stand up mixer. I plugged in my current one, touched the bowl and was electrocuted. This is the second time it has happened and it overheats, so I think it needs to be laid to rest. I'm pretty sure people that purchase their KitchenAid's at department stores for $300 don't have this problem. People that acquire them from the side of the road, left for Goodwill and then have their boyfriends fix them, do. Well, it's all out there now. I'm not above Charles Shaw or used appliances found on the street. I need to post of picture of myself. My looks don't resemble that of a transient. I hope not at least.

Great Fabric Store Find!

While searching for fabric for my new chairs, I came across an awesome fabric store! The fabrics were adorable and the most expensive was $12/yard. There was also a huge room with hundreds of fabrics for only $3/yard!I picked a solid white for the seats and a print for the backs, $12 total! But then, as with most projects I take on that I think are going to be cheap, I had to go back and get another $50 worth of foam after the original foam disintegrated and turned to dust when I removed the old fabric. I can't wait until they are finished!

Great Mid Century Find

Check out these great chairs I got at a vintage shop for $5 each! Unfortunately they only had three, but for $5 I couldn't pass them up. I think they will be cute around our modern pedestal table and the window bench seat that my boyfriend plans to build for additional seating/storage. Now I just need some cute fabric to reupholster them with. I wish I didn't live 400 miles away from the best fabric store ever!