dumpster diving

Once a year in our neighborhood

the city brings in dumpsters so

that residents can dispose of

garbage.  One day while Kyle

was getting rid of OUR garbage

he found THIS metal chair in 

the dumpster...and well, he

"dove" in and retrieved it.

What can we say?

It was awfully retro and cute

and seemed like an easy thing

to fix to fit into our kitchen.

My mother in law (had she seen

this in its original RED color)

would've probably wrestled me

and Kyle to the ground for it--

she's a BIT of a "red fanatic".

(Understatement of the year.)

So we found a cool (ugly) green to

match the kitchen and sanded and painted....

And painted and painted (and swore

a little under our breaths at all

the painting....)

Here we have the finished product.

This is a pretty bad picture

(I blame the photographer...)

but it turned out pretty cute and

it matches all the blues and

greens in my kitchen (which of

course is recycled itself so 

this matches perfectly!)

It sits in a nice spot under

the window and is a fun accent.