Sunday, June 19, 2011

Recent Thrifty Finds & Lamp Revamp

Hello!

I went out garage saling Saturday morning and must have hit 8 or 10 houses without finding anything good. All I bought were these three books from one seller for $3. Believe me, the last thing I need are any more books. I must have 50 stacked up beside the bed. For real.


I decided to call it a day but on my way home I stopped at another sale where I found some good stuff! This canner was only 50 cents!


These turquoise glasses were also 50 cents (for 8 of them!) And are my favourite find of the day.



Some vintage linens, also 50 cents each. I will use the table cloth and brown and white pillow cases. I think I will make linen napkins with the other set of pillow cases.


I also grabbed this watering container for 25 cents. These always come in handy.

 

Here's another favourite from the week. A vintage waste paper basket I found at Value Village for $4. Our son had a lacrosse practice nearby and I *introduced* my husband to VV on Friday night ;).



Oh, and a couple of frames picked up last weekend. $2 for a large frame still in it's package and $3 for a shadow box.


And finally, my lamps. I saw these guys for $5 each and looked them over. As I was driving away I thought they might work for our bedside tables, if painted. I've been looking for lamps for a while. However, I want something silver or glass, and definitely not want wicker shades, but I haven't been able to find anything I really *love*. Remembering that I have metallic spray paint I turned around and went back to get them.


Here they are after meeting a can of Krylon Brushed Metallic in Aluminum, and with a couple of new shades to top them off before heading to our bedroom. (And here's one more peek of my blue cabinet I recently finished tee hee).



Here's the before again:



And in their new home:



(check out my 50 cent pillow cases!)


I'm pleased with how they turned out, a big improvement over what we had before and these will work great until I can find the perfect lamps. Or, maybe I will just keep them! (Oh, and I told you I had a few books stacked up!) Anyone else have that problem...buying them faster than you can read them?

Thanks for visiting. I'm linking up to Rhoda and Linda's parties!





9 comments:

  1. Hi Steph
    Your lamp transformation is amazing. And I wonder if your floral {blue} pillowcases are from the 70's ~ they look similar to the ones I had in high school.
    Thanks for stopping by.
    Sue

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  2. Those lamps are stunning! The paint color and shade change totally transforms them. You foudn some good deals this week!

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  3. Your lamps are great. Spray paint can fix anything!

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  4. Your lamps look completely different painted and with new shades. Great vision!
    Love those turquoise glasses, too!

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  5. You sure found some great treasures! I love what you did with the lamps. Those turquoise glasses and the waste basket are my favorites.

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  6. Omgosh I wish I had gone sale'n with you. Can't wait for next week! Love everything and those lamps are brilliant. Oh and please don't cut those pillow cases. Eeeek!

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  7. excellent finds! I love the brown and white pillow cases, and your lamp revamp turned out beautifully!!!

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  8. Wow wow, these are awesome finds!

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  9. Great finds and love the transformation of the lamps. As for books, well I got a Kobo for Mother's day, no more stacks of books, but a long bookshelf listing lol

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