Trash Is Treasure

Bryn and I will be in Italy for just a few months (2 ½ to be exact), and are lodged in a rented flat about five hundred meters from the Sea. As our apartment here has very little in the way of extras, we are in need of a few things to make it a home. And we’ve adopted another form of Legacy shopping, the sort of thing I used to do with Ron and Judy when we were in Barcelona back in 1992 for the Olympics.

We don’t pass a dumpster without looking to see what has been tossed out. Not inside the skip, mind you, just things placed along the side.

We have a name for what we find. We call them The Magic Dumpster Gifts.

Trust me, I know this sounds like a strange way to furnish a temporary home, but it is damned economical! We have had so much luck that we have even turned the Italians into Bin watchers!

So far, our most prized possession is the Art Deco mirror in mint condition which now graces our entryway. It is Frickin’ Huge!!

We have managed to outfit our entire balcony in Found Goods; you would be really amazed at what people toss out here. This includes a sofa, an antique table, a mid-century modern chair, a porcelain toilet base and a bidet (which we have cleverly turned into planters), as well as a fantastic metal washing tub, now also a planter, (Bryn is quite keen on having a proper English Garden on our beach-home's sunny terrace.)

You may be asking -- But where is the kitchen sink?

Well…

Actually we found one of those too, and it completes our porcelain planting.

Thanks to The Magic Dumpster!

You know, you would pay a lot of money for us to come “design on a dime” at your place!

Keep an eye out for us won’t you? Cheers!