One of my life rules is that I don't pick up old furniture that people have left by the curb. But when I saw this roll top desk in a neighbor's garbage last fall, it called out to me. I had just finished painting the mandala picnic table, and I thought it would be fun...

Gather + Create That should be my tagline! I have only had one regret about the picnic table that I painted a few years ago and wrote about here. My husband built it in our yard, and I enjoyed having it down there. But I've often wished I could move it onto our deck....