~ Yard Sale Finds + A New Dining Set ~

Saturday morning, the genius, bear & I set out to find some local yard sales. We found lots of goodies....a wicker basket~ that I plan to use in our new laundry room, a rattan planter, picture frames and even a few Christmas ornaments.

I love silver....even though I have some already I don't think a girl can have enough silver and at $1.oo for the small dish ( I have plans for that one already ) and $2.00 for the platter.....I thought it was a a good deal.

Don't you just love this crackled turquoise planter. $2.oo.

Now for the steal.... I mean really good deal...lol.

So then we happened upon a lady that was sitting outside with an antique settee....we stopped and chatted with her. She mentioned she is moving and going to be selling more items including her dining set. I asked if we could see it. She said sure. We walked in and we saw this beautiful dining room....I casually asked how much she was selling it for ( I noticed a few bumps and bruises but nothing major....seat cushions needed to be replaced but we saw the potential. ) She said....how about $200 dollars? { gulp.....I played it cool, I think. I knew how much this set was at the furniture stores....we've looked at about twenty something thousand stores, lately. } It's the perfect size, 2 leaves, table for 6...and cherry finish....just what we wanted.

So, of course.....I called my Mister, made an appointment to come back a few hours later....went back, bought it and had it home in 30 minutes.

Remember, the chair cussions needed work...right?

Here they are before:

It was a team effort....( I was ironing. :)

Here they are after.

Can you tell what we covered it with?

Yep, the rage of blogland....painters drop cloth.

Washed 3 x, dried, ironed and stapled.

We are super happy with results. Here it is minus the 2 leaves in our dining room. As you know we are getting ready to move in September.

Total cost $235: including material and staple gun. :)

Next mission.....find a buffet. Ahhh...the thrill of the hunt.

More projects coming soon including~ a redo on an old dresser that's been living in our garage. :)

Have a great week!'

Jessica