thrift store finds

a few pictures of my latest thrift store scores...all unique and ALL under $2.

how could i resist?

 can you believe the great detail in this vase? it is a heavy little bugger too.

i almost feel like a genie might pop out if is rub it hard enough...

 i literally squealed (very quietly, though. i am not a total weirdo.) when i spotted this

 little handmade beauty. isn't is great?

this little ceramic guy will probably get a coat of spray paint when i finally decide where i 

want to put him.

i love how quirky and cool he his. and fierce. he is, after all, a LION.

 another pottery find. i love that someone MADE this. with their hands. (kinda hard to  find that kind of accessory at a big box store...)

a cute little brass apple. (it looks great on top of a stack of books.)

i don't go to thrift store as much as i used to. my husband has banned me (lovingly) from buying any more frames and lamps from thrift stores. i have several boxes FULL in my garage...

however, i am always on the lookout for unique and quirky accessories to adorn my bookcases.

have you found any treasures at theft stores lately?

do tell....

thrifty*find

suh----weet deal at my local thrift store!

i picked up this light fixture for $5.

i love all the detail!

it definitely needs a little work, and a coat of paint,

(maybe white? or a flat black? maybe even yellow?)

but i thought this would look great in 

my next house...

possibly in one of my

kids rooms, in a covered porch, 

or maybe even the breakfast room.

mine...all mine!

i have a slowly growing pile of

thrift store finds in my garage that

i plan to use for my "new" house.

did you see the mirror and chairs that

dayka featured a few weeks ago?

i found this williams sonoma mirror (minus the mirror)

at the downeast outlet store for $20,  and the 

chairs at a thrift store for $30 each)

well, meet the newest addition 

to my pile:

i was smitten with the metal on this

chair, and thought it would made 

the perfect office chair for me! of course it needs to 

be reupholstered, and there are a few rusty spots,

but nothing that a little tlc and some vision can't fix.

an ebay find, it is slowly making it's way

to me from new jersey...

at least it won't be lonely in my garage!

there are plenty of "friends" to keep it company.