Do You Bargain Shop??

I think most of you know by now that I love to go thrift/estate/garage/consignment shopping. I've been "Thrifting" I think now for about eleven years, with minor breaks in between. I shop estate sales, garage sales, thrift stores, anywhere there's a real sale I'm there.

I don't know if it's the surprise of finding a deal or if it's just a thrill all together, however, I love to go thrift shopping.

This night stand is a piece I found at my favorite local thrift store about a month ago. I scored this little beauty for $12. I was planning on using it in our soon to be guest bedroom...well Mr. Aaron was so in love with it he want it for his room. So after the holidays, this little knick free beauty will be sanded and stained to match his Armoire. And of course I will post and update of this when it's complete.

This panel I purchased from a local hardware store. I often do a early morning before work pop in at Lowe's just to see what's been placed on sale/clearance the night before. I used to do real good on purchasing what they call "oops paint"..that's when paint has been returned and they change the color of it so the original purchaser won't come back and repurchase it for the marked down cost of a whole whopping 5bucks (run on sentence I know:).

Anyway, this is what the panel looks like..

I love love love it!! So soft and crisp...well when I iron it, it'll be crisp:) As much as I love the white, and this panel is a beautiful thing to me, there's no way I would have paid $24.97 for ONE panel. But I'm very happy I found this on the shelf, only thing, I wish they had two, but I'll make one work.

Now, this beauty right here....

Oh how I L.O.V.E this table! Yes, it has a few scratches, but nothing that I can't work with. I paid a whole $9.98 for this end table. Now this table will be used in our guest bedroom..I think:) Who know's exactly where I'll place it. I will possibly sand it a bit and restain it, or I could do a distress with paint..not sure yet. But what I am sure of is I love this piece and I'm so happy I found it.

When I go thrifting, I also usually find great dress shirts for Aaron and jackets and such for me and Don. I've purchased so many items, that once I asked the hubster where he got the sweater shirt from he had on..didn't recognize it as one I'd purchased..plus I thought it was new..oops:)

If you have not given thrifting or even consignment shopping a try, I suggest that you do. Grab your local yellow pages and rip out the pages with consignment shops on it and go looking to get a feel for it. Don't like a store, then mark it off the list and move on to the next one. Check out your local newspaper on a Thursday or Friday and thumb through the garage/estate sales section and then check them out come sunrise that Friday-Saturday. You will be amazed at the great pieces people put up for sale.

Happy Shopping!! Maybe, I'll seeya there;)