Thrifty Treasures for the week

by Rhoda on June 6, 2010

in Today's Thrifty Treasures

I’ve been at the Lovelady Center all weekend tackling the room redo, so no yardsales for me this week.  I can’t wait to share all of that with you.  It totally turned out SO cute!! We all love it.

But, here are a few items that I picked up for the room while yardsaling that I painted and rehabbed to make them work for the room.

Here’s the functional, but pretty sad little folding bookcase I picked up for $5.

And here it is AFTER with the same sassy green paint I used at my house.  This brassy lamp was $2 and I knew it would be perfect for what I needed it for.

And if was after a couple of coats of white spray paint.  I had picked up this shade last year, simply because it was too darn cute to pass up at 50 cents.  I had nowhere to use it until now. It goes great with the Lovelady room stuff.After finding that pretty coral red throw  (brand new for $4)  at a yardsale, I decided to add some accent pieces in the room. Got out my craft paints and painted several things this color and they will be sprinkled around the room for some extra pop.  I’ll show you the whole room soon!

So, now it’s YOUR turn for the party this week! What have YOU found lately. Add your link to the Linky list and remember our guidelines for the party:

  1. Add your permalink to the link list, which is the actual post that you did for this party, NOT your general blog url. To get the actual post, after you publish the post, just click on the title and THAT will be your party post url. Last year, I can’t tell you how many links I had to fix. This year I might get mean & delete them, so PLEASE try to get the correct url in the first time! :)
  2. Please add my button to your post or blog OR at least link back to this post in your post. That’s all I ask. It’s common courtesy to link back to the person having the party, so that all of your readers can find it too.
  3. Please do NOT link to an Etsy shop or something similar (even if you think it’s a fabulous deal) or I will delete the link. This party is for sharing thrifty finds from yardsales, thriftstores, or something along those lines. If I see that your post is not really on track with this theme AND you don’t link back, I’ll delete your link.  Sorry, but I’d like to keep the party consistent! IF YOU SEE THAT YOUR LINK HAS BEEN DELETED, IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN LINE WITH THIS PARTY THEME.

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Let’s have some fun this week with the Thrifty Treasures party!

{ 28 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Vintage Remixed June 6, 2010 at 6:03 pm

That lovelady center sounds like a great place to shop and I remember seeing the photos you had posted a while back. I’ve got to get over there one weekend and check out this place. The lamp doesn’t even look like the same lamp. Great job Rhoda. Love the shelf too.

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2 Kelee Katillac June 6, 2010 at 6:04 pm

Love the lamp Rhoda! Thank-you for the party!

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3 Queen of Fifty Cents June 6, 2010 at 6:06 pm

Wow, quite a transformation on that lamp!

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4 Cindy at Applestone Cottage June 6, 2010 at 6:09 pm

Love the lamp, and the bookcase is fab! Great vision and great re-do’s!
Thanks for hostessing!
Cindy

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5 Tracey June 6, 2010 at 6:10 pm

Love the lamp redo! Thanks for the linky – I havn’t joined in a while.

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6 Sue June 6, 2010 at 6:21 pm

What an amazing transformation of the lamp, Rhoda. It looks so fresh and contemporary now! Also love the reds and the bookcase all done up in the green paint. Thanks for hosting the party every week.
:-) Sue

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7 Confessions of a Plate Addict June 6, 2010 at 6:27 pm

Hi Rhoda! Your finds look fabuloous! The lamp is sooo cute! I can’t wait to see the final reveal! Happy week!…hugs…Debbie

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8 Linda @Nina's Nest June 6, 2010 at 6:37 pm

Rhoda, that room is going to be darling. Love the way you are pulling things together, and the lampshade just makes it! Linda

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9 Steph Day June 6, 2010 at 6:41 pm

Fabulous finds and that lamp is gorgeous.

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10 Donna June 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm

What great finds! The bookcase is so cool!

Donna

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11 Jessica @ This Blessed Life June 6, 2010 at 7:01 pm

Cute lamp revamp! Thanks for hosting. :)

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12 miss corner cape June 6, 2010 at 7:52 pm

that lamp spraypainted is wonderful. that shade is the cutest thing. and together they are perfect. lucky you on such a sweet find!

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13 debbie June 6, 2010 at 8:14 pm

You found some awesome things. I love to transform my finds…I look forward to seeing what you do with these things.

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14 Laurie June 6, 2010 at 8:20 pm

Hi, Rhoda! What wonderful transformations you’ve made with these thrift items. I linked up my thrift owl redo. I’d love for you to come see me, I’m giving away 3 super chic Sam Moon cuff bracelets here:
http://www.sceneofthegrime.blogspot.com
♥Laurie

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15 Rhonda June 6, 2010 at 8:58 pm

looking forward to seeing the finished room – I am sure it will be fabulous

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16 clustres June 6, 2010 at 9:18 pm

I especially love the lamp!

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17 Heidi - Heart and Home June 6, 2010 at 10:31 pm

Hi Rhoda,
I love what you’ve done with those pieces. Can’t believe it’s the same lamp. I love what a little paint, a 50 cent shade, and a little imagination can do!
Thanks for hosting us again this week.
XO
Heidi – Heart and Home

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18 raggygirlvintage June 7, 2010 at 12:29 am

Thanks for hosting Rhoda, this is my first week linking up, I love the idea of being able to share some of our treasured finds!
Tracey

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19 Marianne@Songbird June 7, 2010 at 12:56 am

You are really building up the tension before the big reveal! I can’t wait to see what you have done at Loveladies. I love that red coral color. I am sure I really give the room some pezzazz.

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20 Kathy June 7, 2010 at 1:49 am

Wow great finds…..and redo’s!

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21 barbara jean June 7, 2010 at 2:27 am

Rhoda,
Love that shelf unit, both colors!!

Not much exciting this week. Had the flu, no garage sales!!! =((

Have a great week.

blessings

barbara jean

PS Thanks for hosting. =)

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22 Kim McLaughlin June 7, 2010 at 6:03 am

At first I didn’t realize that was the same lamp Rhoda! I had to go back and take another look! That shade is amazing! Aren’t you so glad you picked it up? Looking forward to seeing the Lovelady Center with your lovely touches!
xoxo,
Kim

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23 Kerrie June 7, 2010 at 6:16 am

Rhoda, I hope I did the post okay for the link, I really don’t quite understand about the linking but used your button and linked back to this site for my thrifty finds posted yesterday. Thanks! This might have been a seniour moment-ha!

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24 Selena Cate June 7, 2010 at 8:59 am

I cannot wait to see your room re-do. I miss decorating so much. Living in a rental is plain boring sometimes for one’s decorative spirit. I therefore must live vicariously through others for now. Hopefully soon I’ll have my own walls to paint. The bookshelf looks amazing.

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25 Van June 7, 2010 at 9:59 am

I love the gobs of red paint- very exciting!

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26 Elly June 7, 2010 at 12:07 pm

Thank you for hosting this great party! I really love thrifty treasures! You did some great purchases yourself! Your bookcase looks stunning, just like your lampshade!
And the little splashes of red will look so happy and bright in your room!

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27 Kathy :) June 7, 2010 at 6:23 pm

WOW that lamp came out fantastic !!!

Now that the weather is nice up here I have to get myself in gear and get to a few yards sales !!! I really am missing the boat !!!

Great finds !!!

Kathy :)

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28 Southern Seven June 9, 2010 at 4:57 am

Love the shelf color! Know that you couldn’t pass up a lamp- ha, ha. Great finds.

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