On the way back from dropping A at school today, C and I stopped at Goodwill....we are familiar faces around there, we know all the staff, and we go so often we know the best days for finding goodies. We brought a few things home today, but nothing photo worthy, so I thought I'd take a look around the house to see what I've thrifted - through others, garage sales, Goodwill, Craigslist, etc., and compile a photo gallery of them. It appears I have a problem, and that most of my house has been collected from strangers. At lease we got the 3 R's down, right? Reduce, reuse, recycle....
Ikea chair - Garage sale - $15 at curb, $20 in fabric and I recovered it myself (my first re-upholstery job!)
Wicker basket - Goodwill - $3 perfect to store all my most used cookbooks
Living room rug - Goodwill - $30...near perfect condition, at least part wool, and soo thick and gorgeous. And yes, those are toys hiding under a train table. as long as there's none under my feet, I don't care where they get stored! My dog B is giving her best "far off" look and little C wanted his jammies in the picture. :)
Table lamp - Goodwill - $7 - awesomely tacky, matches my resale shop bedroom set...and most of my house...not sure what that says about me, but if it makes you happy, why worry?
Pier 1 Rattan Chair - Craigslist - $35 ...so cozy, and I was gifted the matching cushion at Christmas.
"Shoe Bench" - Garage Sale - $20..it must have been an entertainment center in another life, but it makes a great shoe storage and drop in area by the front door. I've been wanting to paint it with
milk paint but I can't decide on one color. We like rich colors, lots of browns, reds, and natural colors. Any ideas? (PS - sorry for the blurry photos, it's such a gloomy day here the light is bad!)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or ideas to share.