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I'm not a garage sale shopper for many reasons:
1. Everyone knows to get the good stuff you have to be there early, no thank you. Saturday is the ONLY day I get to sleep in past 6:30am.
2. I have enough STUFF, I don't need someone else's stuff TOO.
3. My hubby often works Saturdays. Garage sale shopping with four kids in tow = not fun.
Well, recently I made an exception since it was a neighborhood yard sale just down the street. I packed up all of the kiddos and we went shopping and oh the bargains we found. But one in particular... this one:
I saw her from the street and tried to guess the price, $40 maybe $30. I finally got out of my car and literally choked on my own saliva when I read the sticker on the front. Any guesses???
Would you believe the lady was selling this beauty for $5.00!
Silly lady,
doesn't she know what a little paint and new hardware can do...
42 comments:
I totally would've bought it too!! Good job!
DANG!!! You dun good :)
Wow. What a steal. It looks like a high-end furniture store model.
I LOVE it!
What an incredible transformation! I Love it!
It is a beautiful piece of furniture. You done good girl. WOOOHOOO!
WOW! What a great find. Looks great with the new paint job too.
GORGEOUS! That was a gorgeous find. Score for you!
GORGEOUS! That was a gorgeous find. Score for you!
I have all the same reason for not garage sale shopping too. In addition, I only own a small car so transporting great garage sale furniture finds is difficult at best. But great find for you! I love it!
Are you kidding???? I am So Jealous! I would never get that lucky at a garage sale. I love it!
Oh my Lord!!!
This looks like something you would find at Pottery Barn!!
Awesome!!!
I love a good steal! I could totally see the potential in that baby before you even showed the after pictures!
Score for your team! woohoo!
Oh. Love. It.
People are so silly.
Awesome find. I should have gone out that day, but the light mist kept me away. Weak excuse, I know. I am jealous of your find and yeah, silly lady!!!
Yep, I always find stuff that I didn't know I needed.... good score!
very nice. Our 5-drawer dresser was a garage sale find for $5. I had to use a little wood glue to keep the bottom drawer together. I also replaced the hardware (some were missing) to make it look better. It costs more for the hardware than the dresser, but it was still a great deal. I haven't painted mine, but now I want to. What kind of paint did you use?
Lucky you! I just haven't had any luck at garage sales. I'm not sure if it's the area we live in or maybe I'm not trying hard enough...all I can find is junk (and I mean junk).
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
I love the high I get from finding a great deal and transforming it for my home. That is why I suffer through the other yucky parts of yard-selling. Congrats!
Love It!
Wow, what a find!!! $5.00, that lady practically gave it to you. Unbelievable! Awesome!!! It looks great!!!
Wow! That is amazingly pretty! You did an awesome job finding it!
now THAT is positively insane!
I love garage sales!! Well DONE!!!
Wow Kathryn! What a beautiful piece of furniture.
Don't show that lady, she may steal it back.
I love your blog and I love to go to yard sales! I love what you did w/the chest. Will you post what type of paint you used on that, did you prime, sand, etc?
Thanks!!
LUV THIS! great find!!!!
what an amazing find. i'm pretty sure i would have passed it up, if i had seen it. i love what you did with it. now i am inspired!
What a transformation and what a steal of a deal you got! It looks fabulous! Awesome find!!
That is one AWESOME garage sale find! I am SO jealous! Great job!
I love garage saleing and go faithfully every saturday in the summer. You totally scored!!! That dresser is awesome. I have the perfect place for that in my house:)
AWESOME!! I need to go garage sale hunting but I'm just not a morning person. Love what you did w/ that piece. Looks FAB!! I live up the road from High Point NC (furniture capital of the world) and have been looking at all the discount, showroom samples, and salvage places trying to find a cottage-esque desk and end table and still haven't found what I want under $200. It's crazy.
This Rocks! I absolutely love this piece and am so jealous! I love dressers with little drawers like that and also love that you painted it black! It is fabulous!
Wow! That is amazing!!! I had no luck this weekend! I had to go before and after my son's soccer game, so that and the rain put a damper on my saturday yard sale venture! I'm thrilled for you though!!
SCORE!
THAT is awesome! You did an amazing job on that! Love the hardware! where did you get it? Did you spray paint or brush? Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Ginnie Renner
Love it! I see you've been asked this before, but what paint did you use and what was your process?
email back skyeolson@gmail.com OR I'll keep checking your blog to see. THANKS!!!
Question....by the way its FABULOUS!!!....but what kind of paint do you use to paint these things? I'm curious. I have a dresser waiting for love and I dont know what kind of paint to buy.
Thanks.
This is fabulous! I can see several people asking the same question as me... What kind of paint did you use?!!!! I would love to know what works the best! You can post here or email me: mikeandamz(at)gmail.com
What a find! I bought a mannequin for $5. Love her. She had no arms and now her legs are going in the trash pile, but the head and torso have taken part in the local haunted house every year. She's still my favorite find.
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