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THRIFT SHOP HOP INVENTORY photo recap of the day

Selasa, 05 April 2016

George came up with the idea of a thrift shop hop several weeks ago

and this past Saturday we all set out on that amaziing first adventure.

We hit a few yard sales, one of which was on a horse farm held for charity

and then on to a thrift store before stopping at a local

Vintage Market being held that day.

Here he is with the 2 ladies that road with him for the day.

Joelle is offering me ideas for something she wants.

Then off to a ReStore

by noon George was whining for lunch so the mandatory Canadian

Tim Hortons Lunch Break was made.

Once everyone was rested, refreshed and rehydrated

it was time for some major thrifting again.

Thrift Store #3

Thrift Store #4

Thrift Store #5

Our last stop of the day was at our

Favorite Antique Dealer

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By now George is goofing off so much I know he needs his nap.

Time to head home.

After 8 hours it is to be expected.

These are some of my finds for the day.

The next Hop has been scheduled for Aug 18th check out the info at:

http://www.facebook.com/4theloveofWOOD#!/events/331776533578479/

THE THRIFT STORE PRICING GURU

Minggu, 13 Maret 2016

When you are looking to buy a pair of something second hand they can be fairly expensive.

Especially with nightstands, ppl want pairs and the pricing guru in the back of the thrift store knows

it. Well consider buying single nightstands at a fraction of the cost and paired them together.

The pricing guru also knows single nightstands take much longer to sell.

If you look carefully at the details, the edges, and the curves of these nightstands you will see they are

NOT identical. In fact they were bought at 2 different thrift stores 2 months apart at half the cost. I

made them look the same by drawing your eye away from the differences and focusing it on

similarities I created. The left one is 1" wider than the right but both came out the same height with

the addition of new legs from another second hand purchase.

The soft turquoise color, mixed from ASCP Florence and white was repeated over all 4 drawer faces.

The ornate embellishments are antique metal door knob plates that originally sat vertically. I antiqued

around the plates with AS dark wax and a small brush.

A comprehensive tutorial on using dark wax can be found here:

http://blogspot.ca/2013/01/aging-your-finish-tutorial.html

I hope you have been inspired!

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