I love thrifting, it's like a treasure hunt. You never know what you'll find! I have a running list of things in my head that I'm always looking for, but the best finds are usually the unexpected, like this one:
I found this chair for ten dollars and snatched it up! It had an ugly, stained gold velvet cushion on it, but other than that, it was awesome. I had some fabric in my stash at home, so Matt and I quickly rigged up a new cover. The fabric looks like it was made for the chair, it matched so perfectly!
I really loved the color of the chair and the red rose. Teal is one of my favorite colors and the rose is one of my favorite flowers. I put the chair at my desk in the kitchen. I sit there every morning while I read my Bible and every day I smile as I pull out my chair. It makes me happy.
Somethings I am always on the look out for at thrift stores are books. Pretty vintage books, and classics for me, and children's chapter books for Gemma. She's such a voracious reader, it's the best way to buy books for her. She was loving this children's adapation of Oliver Twist. Dickens is one of my favorite authors and she really wants to read him too, but they're still a bit hard for her. Maybe in a year or two she will be ready for the real deal, but for now she was thrilled with this one. She said, "Mom, Oliver Twist is such a page turner!"
Other things I am always on the look out for are vintage sheets and pillow cases so use in sewing projects, kitschy decor, embroidery hoops, and vintage suitcases. The embroidery hoops are going to be used to display some of fabric.
I use suitcases to store fabric, paint, and other art supplies, they look so much nicer than plastic boxes. The brown one has the most awesome tag and buckle on it!
The blue one is in practically perfect condition and even has the keys to lock it. That's a rarity! I may actually use that one for travel.
When I picked up this little elephant, Gemma asked me why I wanted it. She thought it was weird for me to get it. Maybe it was, but there's just something about it that's so cute! I just found it really appealing and now it lives happily on a shelf in my art room.
Has anyone else found any thrifted awesomeness recently?
3 comments:
Fun stuff!
I love garage sales and yard sales and finding old furniture too - I love the color of your chair!! It made me laugh when you mentioned the gold material on it - if my hubby were with me - and I wanted it the first thing he ever says is "where you gonna put that" -
sometimes you just don't know - you get it b/c you love it!!
my great grandmother had those chairs with her dining table. if you ever decide to strip the paint, I'd be willing to bet that it's mahogany underneath.
I remember every well running my fingers over the carvings as a child. thanks for the happy memory.
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