I haven’t had time to write and I’m a bit under the weather right now… just a cold and sore throat, but I’ll take some time to blog about the items the items I have acquired over the past few weeks.
pretty sweet Computer Desk, Eh? it was free!
This is the desk My Daughter and I pulled from the dumpster. Well, in front of the dumpster. Someone wanted it to be taken, so why not us? It’s a computer desk and does not have wheels. Personally I think it looks better without them. I had to reinforce the desk on the side because it wouldn’t stay together. It is solid now, but not as much as I would like. I’ll take more time with it later on this month. It has nothing on it for the time being, although I’m sure it would do well for years without me doing anything. I’m just being anal. There is also a Bamboo shelf in the picture that I got for 5 bucks off of Craigslist a while ago. It used to hold my DVD’s but I have a place for them now. I think with the green paint, the bamboo is a good fit for the room.
This is a longer shot of the room
This is a longer shot of the room. The bed was my daughter’s and not used for years. The mattress was free and only used four times by a grandchild before they outgrew it and moved away. Again… Craigslist.
free TV for video game play and a bit of privacy for the boys
This is a smaller TV I plucked from out of the dumpster. It works and will be good for the kids to play video games on. I will assume more TV’s will show up as the country goes digital next month. I’ll find one that is a bit larger and fits the TV stand better.
The door swing fully back, but i can hide the TV when i don't want to see the technologyNow you see it. Now you don't. TV GONEThe Technology is out of sight and out of mind
This is an armoire I got at the Salvation Army. It is made of real wood and looks handmade, honestly. It was about $100 but I grew tired looking for a TV center people were giving away. I was planning on building one myself anyway so the money s squirreled away went to this one. The armoire I wanted to build would have cost me more in wood by itself.
This shot is the couch I got for free. The lag was broken and I fixed it. The wine rack top was loose and I tightened it was also free. The clock just needed a good cleaning and was from the napping cat for pennies. I think it looks nice.
Once this Chair was welded, it was in better condition than the ogiginal executive chair I purchased many years ago, and it matches my desk better as well!
This is the executive chair that was chucked because the post broke its weld. I tried to weld it myself but I suck at it. I went around the corner to a chopper shop and paid I guy 20 bucks to weld it for me. It works great now, and I have two chairs now, so I don’t need to find one for the boys’ desk.
These chairs remind me of the dining room table from my youth. They may be just as old too. 
This is the set of 6 chairs I got in a curb alert off of Craigslist. They need a little TLC, and I would like to paint them but it’s really not necessary… They just need to be tightened down a bit… nothing for free ever is perfect.
My place is now beginning to look like a home and not some random collection of furniture where people keep their stuff on. It took 3 months to get this far and I’m almost done. Then I can even be choosier about what I’m looking for and perhaps give back to the dumpster gods some of my fortunate finds and someone else can benefit from them.
