Secondhand Scores #8

When I was a kid my parents went to garage sales all the time.  I admit I was totally embarrassed by it.  I never really bothered going regularly until after I had my son.  I realized I could get clothes and toys and things for him for pennies on the dollar and that is when my love for secondhand was born.

Garage sales are my favorite but I also go to flea markets, thrift stores and auctions.  I am always on the hunt for furniture to paint, stuff for myself, my house, my kids and unique items that I could put to future use.  I love the thrill of finding something that was once very expensive for as little money as possible.

In this series, I will share my scores to show you how much you could get for your hard earned money.  Some days I hit jackpots, some days I get nothing, but I always have fun.

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Even though I planned to go to garage sales on Saturday, the flea market and a furniture auction on Sunday, I felt the need to stop by the Salvation Army Friday morning.

I am so happy I did because look what I scored for $14.99 for the pair--which is cheap for this store.  The paint on the tops is peeling off and I think that is why they were priced so low and still available (the matching dressers were marked sold).  I already sanded them off to be stained!

I scored all this between Saturday garage sales and the Sunday flea market.

The group of handles were $1 total.
The sand paper was $1 per pack.
The ceiling lamp was $2.

The pie plate and egg slicer were $1 each.
The little plates were $1.50 total.
The glass vase and wooden spatula were $.25 each.

Saturday I found these two tables at the curb of a neighbor's house.  They are press board, but I thought since they were free I didn't need to be so picky.  I can see these painted and distressed.  I am also going to try to decoupage fabric or paper on the tops since they are damaged.  I haven't done this before and I think it would be best to experiment on free stuff.

Finally on Sunday afternoon there was the bi-monthly furniture auction that I love to go to.  Even though there was a lot of pieces being auctioned off, I didn't get anything.  

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