Flea Market Makeovers for the Outdoors: Projects and Ideas Using Flea Market Finds and Recycled Bargain Buys

Fort Worth star Telegram
"Bertie uses large, detailed photographs to show here inspiring step-by step process in making something out of nothing."


Boston Globe, June 6,2004
"Finding affordable new furnishings and accessories that have charm, style, and durability . . . . can be daunting. BJ Berti has a solution."


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Flea Markets, Garage Sales, Thrift Shops, and even big discount stores can be treasure troves for the eclectic home decorator. With a little creativity, inexpensive castoffs and furniture from such resources can be turned into charming and stylish furnishings for your favorite outdoor living spaces. Crafting expert BJ Berti identifies such diamonds in the rough and gives them new life. Flea Market Makeovers for the Outdoors features complete step-by-step instructions and photographs for twenty-five projects, from the simple tasks of gilding a table or making planters from old galvanized buckets to more complex projects like applying floral decoupage to an old table or creating gorgeous and inexpensive outdoor lighting by recycling a chandelier into a decorative candelabra. Accompanied by beautiful and clear photographs to illustrate each step, Flea Market Makeovers for the Outdoors is an appealing and fun resource for flea market junkies, thrifty decorators, and those who simply enjoy unique style.


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