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Weekend Yardsale Treasures

April 16, 2007 By Rhoda 28 Comments

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I just “heart” yardsales…it was another fun weekend, hitting a great neighborhood sale. I had to stop after I ran out of money & it was time to go to my spin class at the gym anyway. It was all I could do not to keep going, but oh well, sometimes you gotta just quit.

I’ve slowly been replacing all the brass fixtures in our house & have most all of the regular ones covered (you know, the hallways, those little lights in the bathroom, extra bedrooms, etc)…found many at yardsales & I’m even doing the changing out by myself. Did I tell you my DH is not handy…well, he’s not, but he’s fine with me trying new things. So, I do. Just call me Ms. Electrician now. I’ve got all the fixtures switched to bronze, except the foyer, breakfast area, DR chandelier, & a couple more in our master bathroom, so I’ve really done well finding many at yardsales & redoing them as needed. One bedroom & my DH’s office, I’m adding ceiling fans with lights eventually. This one will get a coat of bronze paint & it will be beautiful in my guestroom. The girl I bought it from said…”now, why didn’t I do that?” when I told her I would be painting it….it was $5.

I love finding namebrand clothes at yardsales. These are all really cute & in excellent condition. All were $1.00 each. The green stripe is a nice weight long-sleeved sweatshirt from the Gap. The left little flowered red tank is from Inc. & the other wild pink/black/white print is by Donna Toran (who I’ve never heard of) and appears to be great quality too. I love adding little things to my wardrobe for pennies! Two hardback books that of course, I had to have…$1.00 each. The Heart of France is beautiful & will sit on my coffee table. Nell Hill’s Style at Home, I was SO excited to find. I know many gals who love MC Garrity (Pat, esp. you!) & this is my first book of hers, so I can’t wait to sit & browse it.
Here’s The Heart of France on my LR coffee table, along with the little bird tray I got a few weeks ago.
And Style at Home on one of the side tables in the LR…don’t they look great here?!

Found this arbor at the first stop, new in the box, bargained for $15. It’s dark green & says it’s made of steel andI will give it a coat of black spray paint…once I get a couple of vines on it, it will be beautiful. We have 2 gates in the fence, so I’ll put this one on the back gate. I want a nicer one for the front gate, but this one will do fine for the other one…can’t beat the price!

Iron wall pocket, $3. I think I can get this to hang on the front door, so of course, I’ll have to do an arrangement in it too! I’ll show ya’ll when I get it done.

Two more creamware urns to add to my little, but growing collection…these were $5 for both…they have a nice crackle finish to them. For now, I’m putting my collection on top of the china cabinet in the DR. This is what I have so far & all of them came from yardsales or the thrift store…grand total for all 4 = $11!

After disassembling my Easter vignette on the foyer table, I moved the cloche to the DR table & finally remembered my big silver platter that’s a perfect fit with it. Left the eggs under it for now, but I really like the mix of silver and glass together. Closeup of the cloche & silver platter.

Here’s the foyer table back to normal, with the iron birds from Tues. AM I found not long ago & the welcome rock I found at a yardsale last year for 25 cents. The stack of books are also yardsale finds from the past.

I found so many things I would have love to have brought home…like a black iron & glass console table, a pretty oil painting of France (new, not old), & some pieces of majolica that were so nice…but, it wasn’t in the budget right now.

So, until next time….that’s all folks!! Hope all you yardsale fans get out soon & find some bargains too! Posted by Picasa

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  1. Susie Q says

    April 17, 2007 at 9:23 pm

    I think you now wear the Queen of Garage/Yard Sales bejeweled crown!
    Can I go with you?? Pretty please? I have gone but never found all the precious treasures you do. I love everything you brought home! What a deal on those books! I have both and, even buying them at a used store, I paid much more than $1!! Good for you!!!
    I love seeing all you fund and what you do with those finds!

    Have a sweet Wednesday.
    Hugs,
    Sue

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  2. RealEstateGirl says

    April 17, 2007 at 9:32 pm

    I MUST go to the yard sales you frequent…ours have nothing but junk!

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  3. Tonja says

    April 18, 2007 at 6:15 am

    The casserole was soooo good. My husband loved it. I didn’t have chicken and was in a hurry so I used canned chicked. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Tina Leigh says

    April 18, 2007 at 10:44 am

    SNAP DRAGON! I never have that much luck!! Boy you did a good job!! Cant wait to see the arbor with some pretty vines wrapped around it!

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  5. cityfarmer says

    April 18, 2007 at 1:36 pm

    The MOTHER load…love all of it…you can pop in at Nell’s website from my sidebar…you will HAVE to but “Decorating Sevrets” next…..she outdoes herself.

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  6. Christy says

    April 18, 2007 at 10:11 pm

    Goodness, you got some great stuff! I haven’t been in a few weeks and I’m getting anxious. Especially after seeing all of your fun finds.

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  7. Daisy Cottage says

    April 19, 2007 at 4:42 am

    High-five sister!
    More wonderful finds!
    xo,
    Kim

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  8. FrenchGardenHouse says

    April 25, 2007 at 8:44 pm

    goodness, I am going to have to come over there and yardsale!!!

    I love the books…pretty much everything you got at unbelievable prices.(it’s expensive here in CA, even at garage sales!)

    Your home is lovely, but it is the love you put into it that makes it shine.
    Lidy

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