Project Gallery

It has been said that there is a fine line between love and nausea. With this said, there is also fine line between loving to accent your home with unique finds and being featured on a Hoarders episode. Just as one may see the same old crap at chain stores, one may add one too many one-of-a-kind additions to the homestead. We can't preach too much...we are indeed guilty of such a crime. Luckily and with cautious care, we haven't allowed ourselves to cross in the Steel Magnolias version of collecting an entire town's worth of baby Jesus mangers. Therefore we have a two-part/two-dumpster diva operation going on by doing our "damndest" to integrate the shabby with the chic (and the chic with the online cheap). Although your style may not be our style, the ideas behind the style is at the crux of the standard protocol with the Texas Dumpster Divas.

Keep in mind that the entirety of the pictures are an assortment of our different projects for different people and their personal styles and themes. One diva is primarily behind the construction and craft (purchase and paint) and the other is behind the thematic assembly (e.g. Great Gatsby meets contemporary Americana). Feel free to browse, comment, and/or inquire about the following gallery:

Cost: 10.00.
Location: Goodwill.
Letters: Online@craftcuts.com, vinyl, midnight blue.
Phrase: Lyrics from a country favorite: George Strait/I Cross My Heart.
Tools: Spray paint, sandpaper, and an old towel.
Note: Kids ravioli stain during design phase.

Basic theme: Old West saloon.
Desk= Modern element.
Chair: Antique/25.00.
Globe: Resale/6.00.

Basic theme: Francois.
Lamp: 2 for 10.00 (must be identical glass).
Lamp locale: Goodwill.
Tool: 1 can silver spray paint (to cover all brass).
Lampshades: Approx. 17.00 each/Tuesday Morning (think same color scheme, French theme, different blueprint).
Dresser=modern element.

Key element: Sage wall paint and khaki fireplace (due to color, keeping art black and white).
Fireplace stokers (to scale): 15.00/resale shop.
Framed art (to scale): 35.00 for both/resale shop.

Distressed dresser instead of the typical entertainment center.
Dresser knobs replaced with seashell-gold knobs by Anthroplogie.
Cost: 16.00 for both knobs.
         125.00 for dresser/antique store.
Note: Bouncer attachments left behind by toddler.

Plates: Cannot see, but 18th century Americana, romantic scenario (same scenario on each plate).
Cost: 15.00 for all 7 plates/resale shop.
Distressed frame (to scale): 39.00/antique shop.

Vintage silver mirror, reminiscent of the 1920s.
Cost: 50.00/resale shop.

Combo: antique chairs (green in chair brings out sage wall paint), modern bookcases, and chandelier lamp.
Cost: 50.00 for matching chairs/resale shop.
Entire lamp: Overstock.com (2 total)/150.00 each.
Distressed magazine holder: 12.00/antique store.

Chandelier lamp close up atop vintage-esque (i.e. new) record player/cd/radio.
A pairing of opposite concepts...

Handcrafted wooden horse atop modern bookshelf.
Cost: 150.00/antique store.
Sometimes you do have to spend a little to avoid the aforementioned Hoarders fine line.

Originally clear glass candle holders.
Tool: 1 can of silver/"antique" spray paint.
Perfect for a small, yet open space in a bookshelf.
Cost: Approx. 9.00 for all 3/resale shop.