A Yard Sale and Redecoration

Mr. MoonCat and I are planning on having a really big yard sale next month.  We have amassed a very, very large amount of old hand-me-down furniture and, let's face it ~ junk!  It is amazing how much stuff we have both carted around in our "before the MoonCats met" phases of our life.  We have been sorting and tossing things like crazy.

We've been discussing various things we would like to get for the house once we purge ourselves of the clutter.  I mentioned to him that I haven't had new nightstands since I was about 7 years old.  Yes, SEVEN!  I still have one of the dressers from our childhood set as well.  So he agrees that our bedroom could use an update and some new grown-up furniture!

I immediately started checking out what my favorite online retailer CSN Stores had to offer.  I found some that would be perfect for our bedroom's decor:

Noble NightStand by South Shore

Newman NightStand

 but I also found the perfect solution to several problems when I saw this:

NightStand Pet House

Isn't this a great idea?  It would have room for all of my bedside clutter and books and be a perfect piece of furniture for the furfaces.  Especially for the animals who want a hidey-hole when they sleep.  They are also very popular for hiding the cat's litter box.  I'm seeing a lot of possibilities here.  What do you think?

Thrifty Finds or Presents

Look what my other mother (Billie Mom) found for me!  She was given a box of things to put into her yard sale and pulled these out for little ol' me.  I just adore that woman.  She's my best friend's Mom and mine by osmosis.  One of the real bonuses is that she and Pops live literally right around the corner from us (1 mile in country-speak), but that's very close out here.  Anyway, on to the goodies:

Aren't they great?  I'm always looking for unusual pots and things for the garden.  These all fit the bill perfectly.  I already planted a little baby jasmine vine in the hanging pot above on the left.  You can barely see the green poking up.  Thanks Billie Mom!!!