Monday, July 29, 2013

Bargain Shopping and Thrift Store Finds

These are some of my sister's thrift store and yard sale finds.  She will use some of them for her powder room redo.  We spent almost a whole day out shopping for items to recycle and reuse, because that's the way we roll!  It only takes a little bit of your time and some elbow grease, to make something old look new again. We like to look at things and think, what color it could be, or how or where in the house we can showcase it. I don't know why people look down on thrift stores or yard sales for that matter, they are some of the best places to look for things, and sometimes the items are new and never used.  If you are looking for a piece of furniture to redo it's the best place to go, it's cheap and if it gets messed up in the process it doesn't sting that bad, because you didn't pay a lot of money for it.  We also have some furniture redo's coming up, so stay tuned to the blog!

Thrift store find, rustic shadow box - $1.50, tin pitcher - $2.50, silver footed tray - $3.50
 She painted the center of the silver tray with chalkboard paint.  She'll write POWDER ROOM on it
 and display it.
 Thrift store find, very heavy metal lamp with finial- $5.00, the light bulb was free, and it works.  She wants to find the perfect shade to display it, it's very pretty!
 Thrift store find, metal flat leaf candle holder/candy dish for Fall and
 metal NOEL sign  for Christmas- $1.50 each, 
 Yard sale find, detailed design stone like mirror 30 x 25 painted it black to use over her
 vanity in her powder room. - $5.00 
 Yard sale finds, antique tool box - $.75, antique cigar box - $1.50 and 2 yardsticks $.25 each

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