Comments on: Dumpster Diving for Home Decor? Oh yes I did….sort of!

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:12:04 +0000

Sarah-Oh I wish I could find something as fun as a sewing machine cabinet. I have high hopes that one day I’ll get lucky!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:16:48 +0000

Sarah, if I saw you near my house at night, with a flashlight, I’m calling the police.

By: Lisa Sadie

Lisa Sadie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:35:42 +0000

You are singing my tune. I don’t know where you live but here in the south I call that Treasure Hunting. I post occasionally about my treasure hunting over at Savings With Sadie.

When I was a little girl, I was a “dumpster diver.” I loved bringing home new treasures. I think you did great on the frame as well as the iron piece. I love iron and would love to have it. It does look like one of the doormats I have seen before. However, I would also considering hanging on a back porch or even inside. I know it is heavy but I love the look of iron and group it with other like or not so like items. Also, could use it to place pottery or flower pots on outside on a porch or use it on top of something for a table top. You got me wanting to go to a garage sale this morning and I need to work on my site. By the way – enjoyed your post over at MSM on Skype.

By: Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:36:44 +0000

Oh, I LOVE trash day in our town! This year I found so many treasures – an old sewing machine cabinet/table with hardly a scratch, several corningware dishes for my new kitchen that just needed a little scrubbing, and a cute little stool I’m working on recovering.
It does feel so weird to go picking people’s trash…I prefer doing it after dark with a flashlight.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:23:43 +0000

Is the iron piece large enough to “cover” the front of your fireplace in the off months? Paint it to match the trim, and dress up that gaping black hole that serves no useful purpose in Florida…
Or, use it outdoors as a garden trellis–hook it on the brick or siding and grow morning glories against it.
Or, make a giant hotplate out of it by putting footies in the four corners. Good by the grill? or at Thanksgiving, when you have six giant casserole dishes?
…end of my creativity for today …