Recycling Rocker

I don't look like a person that would stop by the side of the road and pick something out of the trash pile .... but .... I am. When I proudly tell people that may be admiring something in our house that .... I picked it out of someones trash .... they either look at me with amusement or start asking questions. Most of my friends and family like the idea of "saving" something from the unseen world of the dump and making it useful once again.


I thought it would be fun to share with you the rocker we just "saved" from the dump. As you can see it was still sturdy, in fact ..... I did the "sit test" and it was just perfect and comfortable.

My husband nailed and glued down the rush that had popped up, not the way a true craftsman would have done it, but it would certainly suffice for our front porch.


A little spray paint and a nice breeze to dry the paint and we now had a comfortable place to sit and watch the birds on our front porch!

So the next time you drive by someone that has something interesting at their curbside .... think about fixing it up for yourself or giving it to someone that can use it. Remember that the bigger picture here is about recycling castaways to make them useful again ... it will not only brighten your life but brighten our Mother Earth a bit more. Everything you do counts ... you just need it to count toward the positive side of the environment.

I think my next blog will be the recycled corner flat screen TV cupboard that my husband just finished.