As many of you know, I worked as an intern this summer at Twin City Mission in Bryan, TX. The Mission services a large area of central and south Texas, through programs addressing four main problems: homelessness; violence and abuse; family conflict; youth in crisis; life skills deficiencies; and poverty. They aim to provide "A safe and caring environment in which all individuals and families have an opportunity for hope, acceptance, and stability."
The dedicated servants at Twin City Mission, both at the administration office where I worked, and the many other employees at the non-profit's two shelters (Phoebe's Home Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter and The Bridge Homeless Shelter) are working hard to give Brazos Valley's "forgotten population" a second chance. More than an incredible learning experience in grant writing, I left with an inspiration to serve others- to not judge an individual by their past, but to LOVE always.
So hard as it may seem, this somehow DOES relate to furniture! One of Twin City Mission's programs is Donation and Resale Services, which sells clothes, furniture and household goods at their four local stores in BCS. (see website for locations). You can donate ANYTHING and know it's for a good cause, but you can also find incredible pieces to fix up and put in your own house! They give incredible deals and there are new things in every week, s0 go in with an open mind-or take me, I think everythinnggg has potential :)- and find that perfect piece you've been looking for!
Look what Kristin B. found for $7 (yes 7!!) and had me paint for her new room:
So proud of my thrifty friend-what a stealllll...and since she's using gold accents in her room, we left the potentially tacky gold-plated strip as is and played it up in the color scheme. See Kristin, you know more about design than you think.
Wooden knobs, painted gold to match the strip. There's also a bit of gold used in the distressing to give the aqua color more dimension.
Still learning how to "properly" distress, if there is such a thing..but I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. Thank you for the opportunity Kristin, can't wait to see your finished room!
For more information on Twin City Mission and all the incredible work they do for our community, PLEASE please check out their website or ask me about it. I would be happy to tell you more! They also have great volunteer opportunities throughout the year if you are at all interested :)
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