I bought this little table at DI for $8 and it was my first official redo project.  My husband bought me an electric sander so I was excited to start on something.  I bought this little table because it was sturdy and made of solid wood.  It came with both drawers although I knew I was only going to use one of them and put a basket where the bottom one was.  Here's a good before and after: 

I started by sanding down the entire piece.  Then after cleaning off all the sawdust I adhered some beadboard wallpaper from HD onto the the sides to add a little something extra.  Then I primed the entire piece then painted it with a can of oops paint from HD. 

After it was painted I distressed the entire surface with sandpaper then wiped on some Dark Walnut Stain.    I proteted the surface with two coats of polyurethane since we have lots of little kiddos and I wanted it to be protected. 

 I found the little basket at Ross to fit in the hole.   I store diapers and baby wipes in the basket for easy access during the day.  My hubby bought the knobs at WM and I just love how it all came together.   I love the end result, what do you think?

I'm so happy with how this all turned out and to share it with you!  I finished the gate and knew at once it needed a wreath.  I save some twisted looking branches from our last house for a project just like this.  I think it's pretty self explanatory but I'll give a few more details on how I did it.  But first the final project.

The way I made the wreath is pretty simple.  I traced two bowls, differing sizes onto a piece of a cardboard box.  I cut the circle and hot glued some burlap around it.  This created the base to glue my twigs to.  I hot glued the twigs around the circle then started on the rosettes.  Here's a picture of the backside of the wreath.  The metal ring is to hang on the gate.  I just used a ton of hot glue and it's held in place just perfectly.  Kind ghetto, but hey, it works!

  I was going for a FREE project here so spending money on the perfect blue fabric was out of the question.  I was about to cut up a spare bed sheet but my hubby was resistant.  I asked him what else was made of blue fabric that I could cut up.  He told me he had a couple old work shirts that just happened to be the shade of blue I was looking for!  Yeah for recycling!  I followed directions from previous bloggers about making rosettes out of fabric and after making enough to cover where I glued my twigs I hot glued them on as well.  Here's a close up of the rosettes:

So simple, yet so fun, bright and cheery!  I love the end result and that this whole project cost me $0. 

Have scrap wood laying around?  These trick-or-treat blocks were made with 4x4's cut into square blocks.  Paint them black then distress a little on the edges if you desire.  Next stencil, or cut out wording with vinyl.  Wrap with a white ribbon and you're done!  Simple project done in less than an hour.  That's my kind of project!