Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Curbside reveal and a whole lotta pink


The start of the whole lotta pink this week was this glorious miniature crochet bouncinette found in a tub at the oppie for $1. Luckily within Miss Liongirls veritable family daycare of baby dolls, we had a baby just the right size and desperate for a bounce. While she was tending to the posse of dolls, who largely seem to be called "Baby", I snuck in to Roboboys room to take some snaps of the curbside find in all it's shiny white glory.

Remember this glorious piece of unwanted furniture snaffled by me from the curbside on the school run a few months ago?



Flipped around the other way and vigorously sanded. Nasty damp vinyl padded door coverings removed.




Well, take a look at it now, 4 coats of white paint and about 4 months later.








Roboboy loves it. So good for lego display which is frankly essential around these parts. He intermittently pesters me about getting a fish tank for up top which I think would be fantastic if I could trust him to actually keep them alive. We still need a knob for the door. I haven't yet found any funky boy suitable fabric to recover those padded doors but they have come up quite well just with the white paint.

And the other treasure this week was the remaining  factor responsible for the "whole lotta pink". This fine specimen of a tutu was $3 from the oppie and had never been worn. Liongirl wishes to make known that Spring fashion still includes beanies but gumboots are so last season and  gold flats are in.



Here she is attempting to indoctrinate one year old friends in her playgroup into the world of pink fashion.



Is everyone feeling all the Spring in the air?


19 comments:

  1. I absolutely love that last photo. It warms my heart!

    And what you've done to that shelf-thing ... genius! Love that too!

    Good one mother of pink fairy person.

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  2. that revamp looks amazing! nice job. your little lady is one of the cutest around. happy thursday! xx

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  3. Love that Liongirl still has the beanie on. So cute. Great job on your cupboard. Bit jealous of the weather you seem to be having.

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  4. That roadside cabinet is looking very happy in its new home. What foresight! What display possibilities. You could try a tank with hermit crabs. We did that for a while after the fish went belly up. Easier to clean and not s heavy. Pink tutus are de rigueur here at the moment. Mine was opted for the now year old and once won me best hat at a Melbourne Cup lunch.

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  5. Oops.That was 'opped' for the now 9 year old!

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  6. you have done such a fantastic job with the cupboard! That's the kind of idea I have with all the street finds I bring home....then they end up just sitting forever in their dilapidated state. sad.
    And hello?! how cute are those little ruffled behinds scampering off down the street? Gorg.

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  7. oh. my goodness. AMAZING makeover! and those frilly bottoms- too cute!

    xo em

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  8. EXCELLENT job on the shelf/cupboard/fish tank holder/renovator's delight! Totally support Roboboy's bid for fish on the top storey - nothing else would look as good up there. Spring for you already? Over here we'd call THAT practically summer, considering the chubby bare feet in the last photo :)

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  9. Holy moly what a wonder that white paint makes. Excellent makeover - and I love all how all the little vehicles colours stand out on the all white shelves.
    I relate on the pink front. My daughter has for the most part of this year had serious colour prejudice "issues" if not pink. It is adorable and I have indulged; nay over-indulged. We've broken into a few other colour areas recently... baby steps - in gold flats - of course!!!

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  10. How come I never find cool stuff? The makeover looks great, and well done on the pink! I wish I could still rock a pink tutu.

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  11. Love that revamp and how cute is the tutu girl?

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  12. That is fantastic. I love the furniture redo. The kids are adorable as well.

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  13. That furniture redo is excellent, I can't believe the before and after pics! It inspires me to start learning how to do some basic furniture stuff... Love your pink princess too and that last photo is adorable :)

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  14. I'm scouring your blog to contact you but no email? Pantry dimensions are 2.3 x 1.8metre. If you can find the space - do it! x

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  15. Love,love,love that cupboard,knew it would turn out fab!The pink pair are plotting something-too cute.

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  16. The last photo is just beautiful.

    Loving the new Lego display unit.

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  17. Love your revamped furniture - well done on sticking with it for months!
    Visiting from a Farmer's Wife.

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  18. I do like that lego display unit! and i think life really is better with a pink tutu!

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