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Yardsales, they were good

June 2, 2008 By Rhoda 50 Comments

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A newly thrifted linen skirt (from yardsale) and blouse (from Salvation Army), total cost $7. Skirt from J. Crew, blouse Gap. Not a great pic, but you get the idea. They were ironed, but you know how linen is. I wore this to church yesterday.
Here’s the cute little cotton/linen skirt from J. Crew I was wearing in the pic closeup. Perfect for summer and perfect with my turquoise necklace & earrings.
Of course, I hit another yardsale on Friday a.m. and Sat. a.m. and brought home a few more things. This 25 cents little clock will be painted red and added to our new patio area.

I couldn’t pass up this pretty yellow tiered basket for $4. And now it has a new home on my kitchen cupboard. I already had all this faux fruit, so now it can be seen even better. And all the faux fruit came from various yardsales. I love the detail on this little thing. I may move it eventually, but it works here for now.

A very soft, golden yellow throw was $4. It will be added to the den. It’s a very nice quality too.
Striped square linen/cotton tablecloth was $2 and will be perfect on the new patio table. I might even iron it!
As will this hanging candle holder for $5. I’ll hang this from one of my porch posts and it will be great for an outdoor party.
Someone asked about the patio project and yes, it’s coming along great. I’ll share some of that very soon. The table and chairs are cleaned up, I just need to put some teak oil on them. They are not perfect, but I’m happy with them. I’ll be working on that patio project a little more and will share that as soon as I get more to show you! I knew that I would be able to find things to add out there from yardsales and have not been disappointed. In fact, we ate dinner on the table last week for the first time and it was so enjoyable.

And here’s my best find of the week: You may remember this oil painting I have in my livingroom. I actually got this at a house sale many years ago in Atlanta for $20 (unframed), along with several other paintings that I have in my house to this day. This is a standard 24×36 frame and I had always thought I’d like to change it out eventually to something nicer. We have several nice oil painting galleries around Birmingham and I’ve looked in several of them. Of course, oil paintings are not cheap, so I passed them on by and figured I’d run across a deal eventually. And as is usual for me, I found the deal at a yardsale, no less! This was just about the same situation as before when I bought the other paintings. Some individual had purchased a gallery of paintings from a friend and was trying to resell them cheap, or so the story goes.
I looked through the stack and came up with 2 that I really liked and eventually chose this one, a Venice scene. I’ve been to Venice, so it’s extra special for me and I love European architecture too. This is a shot with a little more light coming in and the next one is natural light, no flash.
It has very pretty colors and I love the tones in it. I know it’s not a masterpiece, but it works for me and the price was great at $25. The reds and golds look great in the livingroom.
All I had to do was pop out the first frame and put this one in. This is further back. It’s hard to get an accurate pic of my wall color. It’s actually more gold than this shows.
And you can see how it works with the whole room. I just love it and it really changes the whole look in here! So you see once again, you just never know what you will find at a yardsale.

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  1. Mind Your Manors says

    June 3, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    I L-O-V-E the yellow baskets!! That was a great buy! Ok…so I have to know…what time do you get up to “yardsale”? You are too cute!

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  2. Brenda says

    June 3, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    Man wish I had time to yard sale. I have been checking in and you guys found some great things.
    you really did good.

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  3. Handmade Housewife... says

    June 3, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    You definately have the best luck at yardsales! So envious of that yellow basket…very cute. I saw an almost identical clock in Lowes yesterday in the garden section for $29! You did great on that one. Love all your ideas, can’t wait to see pics of the patio area.

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  4. KJ says

    June 3, 2008 at 11:41 pm

    You do have an eye for treasures! I am always amazed at what you pick up. Sometime, you should post your yardsale tips.

    By the way… Thanks so much for my new little treasure. I received it today is perfect condition!

    HUGE HUGS, KJ

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  5. Katrina Chambers says

    June 4, 2008 at 12:23 am

    Great finds!

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  6. DebraK from ~the Bunnies Bungalow~ says

    June 4, 2008 at 7:21 am

    Love all your great finds! The yellow basket looks great in the kitchen & the painting is just beautiful! The blues really pop now.
    Hugs, DebraK

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  7. Christy says

    June 4, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    Great finds! I love them all. Love the three tiered basket. I could spend my life looking around in thrift stores and garage sales. It’s amazing what people are willing to throw away. Their loss, your find.

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  8. Donna Lynn says

    June 4, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    Oh Rhoda,
    I almost needed a drool bib…that yellow chippy basket is fabulous! If you are ever even remotely tempted to get rid of it, you call me first thing, I will take it off your hands no problem! 🙂
    Good finds, I enjoyed your new church outfit too…
    XO,
    DL

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  9. Rue says

    June 5, 2008 at 7:36 am

    You have to be one of the luckiest yard-sale hunters ever! The yellow tiered basket is especially wonderful 🙂

    hugs,
    rue

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  10. Southern Lady says

    June 5, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    Hi, Rhoda …

    I just discovered your lovely blog and enjoyed reading about your yard sale treasures, especially that gorgeous painting! I know you were so excited when you saw it. I love your yellow basket, too. What fun!

    I have a story on my “Southern Lagniappe” blog that you might enjoy. It’s called “My Favorite Flea Market Finds,” and there are two different posts about them.

    I’m so glad I found you and will check back again soon.

    Sincerely,
    Janie

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