4.07.2010

Amaaaazing Thrift Finds

I should title this post "amazing thrift finds that were so ridiculously well priced it would be a shame to pass up but I don't have space or was too late and someone beat me to it..."

But, you know, that'd be too long for a blog title...

Thought it would be very accurate.

Last week I hit up two thrift shops. One I've only been to once before but I think I will definitely return (it's where I scored this mirror).

I spotted this leather (faux?) ottoman:


Fabulous! Especially for $9.99! I immediately thought of recovering it - and racked my brain trying to think of where it could go in my apartment. But alas there just wasn't a spot for it. Darn it.

Then I spotted this beauty in the 'sold' section (the table in the background):

it was in a separate section room that you couldn't go into...

I've seen these gilt wheat tables used before and know that they usually cost a pretty penny:


So I asked the sales clerk if by "sold" it meant paid for...or "sold" as in on hold. Because if it was on hold I was not leaving there without it! Lol. Sadly, it had been paid for :( When I got home I decided to do some research. 1st Dibs has one on sale for $900 reduced from $1800. Thrift price? $59.99 Now I'm not sure if this one is an authentic vintage or a knock off but none-the-less, it was fantastic. So sad about this loss!

And lastly, I went to my regular thrift shop and spotted this loooooooong velvet tufted beauty:


Normally I'm not generally a fan of tufts (and certainly not this many tufts) and this isn't really my style - but there was something about this sofa that just did it for me. I loved it. Sadly, I don't have room for a second sofa and it's too big for my storage space. The cost? $39. I almost cried. Almost. I even thought of buying it and posting it for sale here on the blog! That's how badly I wanted it to go to a good home! But I wouldn't even know how to ship something like that. :(

What's a girl to do when she spots such great things but simply has no room?!? Come to think of it - I should have bought that ottoman and put it away in my storage space.....

Any great thrift finds lately? Or almost thrift finds?
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 12:31 AM

    um well i wouldve purchased the couch and you would be shipping it to sunny california :(

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  2. MandyApril 7, 2010 at 12:34 AM

    I have no idea what I would do with it, but I love that couch. LOVE.

    My great grandma had a table like the one in the above picture. I dont know what happened to it.

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  3. AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 2:14 AM

    Do you mind disclosing your thrift store/location? I'm looking for a couch right now (and a lot of other furniture) and moving from Winnipeg on a teeny budget. This is amazing stuff!

    Thanks in advance!

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  4. RhonaApril 7, 2010 at 7:45 AM

    The couch was hot! I absolutely love thrift stores. Becuase of you, I am now looking at different pieces that I am redo or have for my future home. I only looked for books but now I scour these places for vintage glass (my weakness) and now furniture pieces.

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  5. Decor I AdoreApril 7, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    That sofa is amazing! I posted about a $4.99 chair I found and that I plan to reapholster and paint (first time doning something like that). Here's the link if you want to check it out:
    decoriadore.blogspot.com

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  6. LindsBApril 7, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    I need to get out there and do some more thrifting, these are some great finds! I'm sorry the table was already sold, such a bummer when that happens

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  7. BellaLovesPinkApril 7, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Wow, you've got some great thrift stores in your area! Bummer about the sofa. I'd a bought it too.

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  8. AnonymousApril 8, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    You've certainly inspired me to go check out the Goodwill right across the street from my home. I drop things off but have never once went in to check it out!

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  9. Jason Hudson Dot ComApril 8, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    I love that tufted couch.
    Too beige for my current place, but MAN! It'd be so great in a room painted in a dark colour. MmM!

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  10. AnonymousApril 8, 2010 at 6:11 PM

    I love your thrifted goodies! We've got a little Junk Love Club going - you should check out EmmaRoseArt (emmaroseart.blogspot.com/p/junk-love-club.html) for a list of us who post our thrifty finds each Wednesday.
    Long live Junk! - Alyse

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  11. dreyApril 8, 2010 at 10:36 PM

    $39 for that gorgeous sofa? that is... yes i'd have sat down on it and cried. (i don't have ths space as well)

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  12. Jen of MadeByGirlApril 11, 2010 at 12:01 AM

    WOW...that is unheard of $39??!??! I would have bought it. Where is this thrift shop located?
    :)))))

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