thrifting

I went to the thrift store the other day and found something I really love. I don't know who made it but I love it.

I don't think I will ever find a matching on but thats ok because I like it as one. Best part it was only $3.00

Garage Sale find!

I went garage sale-ing on Friday and found lots of fun things (including mario kart wii for $20!) anyway I found these and he gave them to me for .25 total! YAY! they are up in the kids bathroom with the sail boat theme and its LOVE.

It was fun to find all kinds of things for the house!

thrifty find

I wasn't planning on garage saleing but I saw a rummage sale outside of a local business so I stopped in and found this:
for $15! Turns out its the exact one I wanted to go over the kitchen island. I looked in my photo archives and found this:

taken in march. Talk about savings! Now I just need to find one like this:

to go over the sink. Yay for garage sales

Miriam


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I've gone a little nuts

I usually have a 3 projects at a time only rule. I seem to have thrown this out the window! The problem now is that I have so many projects floating around that I am having a hard time finishing one and moving onto the other. I seem to just be running around in circles throwing paint and sandpaper and everything else all over the place. So I am trying to change my ways and finish some projects. Luckily my husband sees just how unfocused I am and has started helping me hang the light fixtures. Anyway I have been thrift shopping the whole time and here is an idea of some of the projects I have going on right now.

If you can't tell this is a huge ottoman. Its the Target variety. I went to a yard sale on the way home and this ottoman was on this guys grass. I stopped and it had one little inch rip in it. It didn't look too bad so I asked how much he wanted. $20 so I asked if he would take $15 (I don't usually haggle but I knew I would have to recover this) he said yes and I threw it in the truck). The inch rip turned into this after 4 days!! (once again the little munchkins attacked)
So I am in the process of finding a material to cover it with.

Then I found this:
Its a solid cedar chest and even has an insurance policy pasted on the inside for moth control! It was only $10 without haggling! I have been looking for toy chests so it was perfect. The only problem is it looks like someone went modgepodge crazy with gardening pictures. I plan on stripping this sanding it and then seeing the shape of the wood.

Then I found this:
Its a LANE table for $8.99 Savers. I wanted it for our TV in the loft for the kids. It is currently being sanded and will be stained.

Then I found these:
I am switching out all the lighting in the house and I want it in brushed nickel silver or chrome. The one on the left is a Kitchler for $7.99 and the right is I don't know what but it was $15.

I am also sanding and staining a sofa table, upholstering a low coffee table I found to make it a bench, rearrangeing my seascape wall to fit with the hutch and making some faux canvas art! I'll let you know how it all goes :) Focus Focus Focus!


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