In spite of the fact that it was the 4th of July weekend, a holiday weekend, I still found one sale to go to. I figured everyone would be at the beach or the lake (and I really think 1/2 of Birmingham is gone, as evidenced by the lack of traffic). I mean, isn’t that what people DO on the 4th of July?
Apparently, the big Catholic church in Homewood’s annual 4th of July rummage sale and festival is where everyone in Birmingham decided to go Saturday morning. So, my idea of popping in there quickly did not happen. We had to stand in line. And people, I do not like to stand in line to do my yardsaling, I can tell you that for sure. Especially when it’s hot. And you can count on it being H.O.T. in July in Alabama. But, since there were hardly any others going on and I had driven all the way down there, I stood in line and waited for a good 1/2 hour. In the heat. Sweltering and sweating. I would have really been mad if I hadn’t found any treasures, but I did, so all was good.
I snatched this cute old mirror for $3. It’s maple, but I’ll probably paint it and hang it somewhere. Love the rope that it hangs from. I had to grab things quickly, since there were so many people in there and it was jam packed with stuff. I would have liked to take my time and really browse, but that was hard to do under the circumstances, so I went through pretty fast and grabbed a few things I had to have.
This is a heavy wall shelf that someone probably built from scratch. It’s laminate over plywood and VERY heavy. Love the detail and shape of the corbels on this piece and it was only $2. The faux wood laminate is awfully ugly, but it will get painted. What and where, I don’t know yet. It actually reminds me a lot of my Ballards shelves that I paid a bunch more for. It’s 2’ wide and 9” deep and once painted will be gorgeous.
See the details on those corbels? Nice.
This little adorable original oil painting of a beach scene was $1.50. Love this. I’ll paint the frame a creamy white and distress it.
And you know how I love little bottles. This one was only 25 cents and has a neat stainless steel shaker top.
And a soft as a glove black leather purse by Worthington was $1 and really cute. All it needs is a good cleaning and leather conditioning and it will be perfect.
So, that’s what I brought home on Saturday. It was so crowded that I just flew through there and didn’t take my time to look at everything, especially cause I was lugging that heavy shelf around, I just paid for my stuff and left. Now the good thing is that on Sunday, everything is 1/2 price. So, where do you think I went this afternoon, just to see what all I missed. And at 1/2 price, how fun is that to find more bargains?
So, back this afternoon on 1/2 price day, I spied a pair of custom Roman shades that I thought would be perfect with my toile drapes in my guestroom. 1/2 price was $4 for 2 shades (I’ll probably only use one, but that’s still a super deal). And you know what? They are! Right down to the right color and width of the window. They had the dimensions marked on them at 36” and I knew that should work and you can see it will work perfectly. I’m going to install them right up under that Paris sign and they will be beautiful. I had to use the flash in this pic and the wall color is not this minty, more of a soft pear green. Now, I can get rid of the ugly metal white blinds that are all on the back windows of our house that I hate, but haven’t replaced. One at a time, I will do that too. I could use the other one in my DR, but I really need to keep all my white wood blinds facing the street, so I’ll have to think about that.
This nubby black/tan fabric is just perfect with my toile drapes.
A 1972 David Hicks decorating book was 50 cents. Should be an interesting read.
I saw this cute little marble based brass lamp on Saturday, but at $10 wasn’t willing to pay that much (I’m cheap, what can I say!). And since I didn’t really need it, passed it up, but it was still there on Sunday, so for $5, it made me like it SO much more. I’ll give it a makeover and a new shade and it will be really pretty. Of course, I’ll share the makeover with you. That dated pleated shade will go.
This, I love. I snagged this old Westinghouse fan as soon as I walked in on Sunday, and at $5 a great deal. I would have been too cheap to pay $10 for it yesterday. It’s the real deal and I even plugged it in and it still works. I’ll put this in my toile guestroom up on the chest of drawers and if my guests want to use it, they can. It might be a fire hazard, so I won’t keep it plugged in all the time and hey, the dust was free!
So, that’s my finds of the week. Wasn’t sure I’d get out there this weekend, but I managed to find a good one. I’d say it was a pretty good sale overall and I will definitely go back to the annual Catholic church rummage sale.
Did YOU get out to any sales? There usually aren’t a lot on holiday weekends, I’ve noticed in my area. But, we’re playing anyway, so link up if you have some finds to share. You know the drill by now, so please go by the rules. Please link up your thrifty post here on Mr. Linky and NOT just your blog url. Hope you all had a great weekend too!
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Hello! Happy Sunday. I love the fan…it is so graphic and interesting. Thanks for being our hostess…
Well I almost made it to #1, lol. Love that fan. You always find the best deals. That mirror is sweet too. Can't wait to see what you do with it. I hope you had a good 4th.
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That fan is a real treasure! Neighbor had a small sale on Friday afternoon. Her sales are always fun because she is nice to talk to, she has a variety of items and her prices are low. Two Eddie Bower quilted pillow shams (now used for dog bed covers), a brand new Winterthur linen tea towel, Polish yellow enamel tin container with lid and handle and…a barbed wire wreath with two horseshoes as accents. Total for Friday was $7!.
Looks like you got some goodies. I will be back to take a better look – I am on the run right now.:)
Glenda
Sounds like you had to grab things first, and think about whether you really wanted them later! I love that mirror! It looks really old, and has a great shape to it. And that shelf looks nice and chunky, with great shaped corbels. AND, you found so many great things the second day! Lucky girl!
Oh my word, all your treasures are wonderful. It was well worth the trip and you found such neat things. Love them all. Hugs, Marty
Rhoda–I just emailed you directly because I goofed up with Mr. Linky again–so sorry! I love all of your treasures this week. That fan is a KILLER. I bet it looks great in that room of yours. Off to do some blog hopping.
Homewood Alabama is our sister city. I'm in Homewood, Illinois. The Mayor there has come to visit here. I stopped by Homewood, AL years ago after dropping my daughter off to college at Univ of Souther, Mississippi. Beautiful place.
those old fans do look real cool. another thing to keep in mind is to make sure no little kids are ever around it since the protective screens around them are not as safe as new ones (and they can easily fit their hands in it)
Sounds like popular event! What a cute purse you got and love that old fan! I didn't find anything at the thriftstore this week so I have nothing to post! I did finish my checkerboard pattern on my deck so I posted that. It's not finished, I still have to paint a few things to put on the deck.
Manuela
The FAN!!!! That is such a wonderful find. Everything is wonderful, but the FAN!!! Oh, wow!
I'm loving that fan Rhoda, for $5 – just imagine how much that would have cost in an antiques store…love thrifting
thanks for hosting, I'm off to surf around
Sarah
Hello, I just found this blog carnival recently. And this is my first time participating. I went to mine on Friday, as much was closed around here Saturday. I love your finds. ESPECIALLY that fan! Oh, how I love those old fans! They sure don't make them like they use to! Solid as a rock!
Brenda
You found some great stuff! Looks like a lot of fun {despite the heat} and I would have loved to have been there with you. Nice find on the roman shades!!!
Kari
Great shopping, Rhoda! And so cool that you got some cool stuff for 1/2 off. The roman shades look like they were made for that window! I love little bottles; you scored a great one!
Rhoda,
Birmingham was empty because everybody was at Lake Martin!!!
I know it had to be bad standing in line for your goodies, but you really did find some great things. I can't believe your luck with the blinds. They look great with your toile panels.
Rhonda
You got some great bargains! I didn't know anyone else bought those old decorating books! My favorites are by BH&G.
rosie
Wow, did you score or what. Can't wait to see the "after" pictures of that shelf and the lamp!
I loved your toile curtains mixed with the check, and the Roman shade looks awesome with it.
I have some fun finds but no time to post right now. Love your finds, esp the fan! Happy new week, Rhoda. Hugs!