You fall in love with an antique picture frame or a dusty chandelier with half the pieces missing.
Perhaps your pick is an abandoned bed frame or a single pillar broken off from a porch.
Whatever the treasure, I will show you wonderful ways to give it a new home.
Take a stepladder past its prime and paint it for a night stand, then recycle a mantel into a fabulous headboard.
Sand and paint the mantel as you like.
Cut a piece of plywood just big enough to fit behind it; cover with fleece padding, then wrap with fabric to match your décor and staple at the back of the plywood.
Tack to the mantel and secure the whole piece to the baseboard with screws.
A brand-new couch is all the more inviting surrounded by loved-in touches - - from weather-beaten garden furniture to old window shutters.
For the art behind the couch, wash the panels on the long pair of shutters white and add freehand ferns.
Paint the trim two tones of deep-green and randomly sand.
Whitewash a shorter pair and set folded on the floor for a low room divider.
Last, in a different tale in a wall shelf, hang a vintage sifter with enough ledge room for a vase of flowers.
Headboards are a perennial at yard sales.
To turn one into a glorious garden gate, buy treated-wood posts and sink them into concrete.
Attach a headboard with a latch and hinges from the hardware store.
Voila! An antique school desk is all you need to polish the look of your child's study room.
These school desks are available in different styles reflecting the Victorian culture and traditions.
Available in various sizes and wood colors, choose the one that offers the best choice to beautify the interior of the room.
If you find a real antique piece, paint it bronze and stick Victorian style pictures on its front board - - this will beautify its look.