Reuse and recycle still works.....Lawn furniture getting a perk!

As my husband and I are getting our new home organized (which might be totally organized in several years) and trying to fit old things into different spaces I have been modifying several items.  I will talk about one today but oh, there are several more to come in the future.  We never expected to move and had built our dream house.  When my husband lost his job 6 years ago we purchased a business as we realized he was at a difficult age to get a job.  In the last 5 years his commute of 30 minutes kept getting longer and longer.  We decided we would move only if we found a house that we both loved.  We found that home.  It was difficult to leave our friends and the community as we have been in our previous community since 1989.  

Our previous home had a patio and a deck.  We had metal furniture in the front of our home that was purchased during the early 90's.  The deck had furniture with cushions that we purchased in 2006. Both were in pretty tough shape but I didn't want to spend money on new things right now.  As most of you know a move is never inexpensive, always has one or two surprises that you don't expect, and often requires $.  Always things that you don't care about but have to take care of when trying to make your new home yours.  (For us, everything is smaller....including the dishwasher.....seriously, our square everyday plates do not fit in the dishwasher.....what?)

Our new place has a 38 foot deck that overlooks the Mississippi River (yes, we are very lucky and we love this little spot).  We are using all of our furniture combined and we know that it doesn't really all go together but we will make it work.

I made a trip to the local hardware store and purchased some spray paint that prevents rust.  I brushed off the chairs with a whisk broom and sprayed away.  These chairs look brand new and we love them. We hope that they last another 10 years and if the rust peeks out again I sure know where to get more spray paint.  They will NOT be available in our future garage sales. Ha!

a close up

I like to spray in the grass.  You can cut off the spray and destroy the evidence.  

With love from your retired FACS teacher, Jane