don't hate me...

but i've been holding out on you.

yep.

i've been doing some thrifting

and scavenging and shopping

and not telling you about it.
(until now, that is)
in fact, here is one of my 
recent finds:

i bought it for $40 at a local thrift store.

i actually thought that it was priced a 

little too high, but as i was standing there, 

deciding whether to buy it or not,

these images came to my mind:

oly studio's jonathan bench

(apx $1600)

room & board's portica banch

($799)

pottery barn's norrell bench

($399-no longer available)

needless to say, i snatched that bench right up.

i am planning on recovering it and

placing it at the foot of my bed, 

once we are in our new house.

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if you want to see a couple 
more of my finds,
head over to visit dayka at

life + style

she has a great new feature post where
she shows off people's thrifty finds
before their big makeover.
(she calls it "trash day",
isn't that funny?)
a totally brilliant idea,
if you ask me...how many of us
have a treasure in our garage or
closet awaiting a transformation?
plus, she shows pictures of
what the item could become--
providing fabulous inspiration!
you can check out my feature here.