More Thrifty Finds / Cottage Treasures
Yard sale season is upon us and I'm thrilled:) Friday, on my way to taking the girls to school, I ran upon a rather small but promising yardsale. I had to wait until after I dropped the girls off to stop and I'm sure I missed out on a lot of cool stuff in those five minutes (any pro yardsaler knows that the "early bird gets the $10 antique oak desk", which I missed out on by seconds!) BUT, I did find a few items that I'm really happy about.
For $10, I found a nice sturdy antique chair with some interesting carving at the bottom. Like nearly everything else that I pick up, this piece will get a makeover. I'll probably paint the chair in a fresh light green or white and cover it in a nice crisp fabric...maybe some kind of ticking.
I also picked up this folding screen with a black and white pattern that I just love. I may leave this just as it is or add criss-cross ribbons to create places to hold photos.
Lastly, for $1 each, I bought these poor, poor little antique wooden tables. They have these sweet little scalloped edges that form a tray top. The wood veneer on the top will have to be replaced and the tables themselves are a little wobbly and need to be strengthened a bit. I'm planning on painting them out to give them a fresh new cottage look. If they don't turn out nice, well, I've lost a little time and $2. It will be an interesting to challenge to see what I can do with them...we'll see!
I don't always post my Thrifty Finds / Cottage Treasures here in my journal, but I do usually try to post them to my photo gallery. If you'd like to see more, take a peek here.
I hope everyone has a great Sunday!
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7 comments:
I'm green with envy! I love everything you bought! The carving on the chair is really different. I can close my eyes and see it painted crisp white, covered with a cranberry striped ticking sitting in the corner of your kitchen.
I'm looking forward to hitting up some garage sales myself. Think it will have to get a tad warmer here though~
WOW! You did well Kim!
I really miss being able to go to antique, secondhand shops we don't have these in Newman. There is nothing better than wasting a few hours browsing.
Why don't you tile the table tops after you've painted them. I think a nice light tile would look great on them.
Thanks, you all!
That would be pretty, Poppy! I do need to somehow tie my kitchen and livingroom together and that would be great!
Shawni, that's the hard part, lol...getting up early enough! I don't consider myself a pro yardsaler, but I do know it's tough to get there when they do!
Hey Retta! Good to see you! Do you all have yard sales or garage sales where you are in Australia? If not, I'm wondering what everyone does with their old stuff? Maybe just donate to charities?
Hi Margo! You know, I did think about doing a mosaic top on the smaller taller one...it would make a great little plant stand and the tile would be better suited for that. The other one I'm already using as is for a coffee table, lol. It will definitely need it's makeover, but it's just too cute to stick in the garage until I get to it:) I'll be sure to let you what I do with them...I sure can't wait until I have more time to work on projects like these:)
I love everything you found! Lovely! I especially like the folding screen - that's terrifice. :)
Wow I am jealous. We don't generally get cool stuff around where I live , such a small town. I can totally see that chair painted and covered with a vintage chenille. Love it! Good luck with the tables.
Thank you, Bev and April:) I've already started taking the tables apart and fixing them won't be nearly as hard as I thought...I'll let you know how they turn out:)
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