Flea Market Finds - Part 2

Here's some more of the photos I shot while "junkin" the other day with my friend, Sarah:

BASKET - $5.00



I thought this would look GREAT on the floor, next to a fireplace, filled with white birch logs, like these:





PIE CABINET - $89.00







The patina is to die for!



TALL LAMP - $25.00





I would spray paint the base a creamy white, but leave the shade alone. I love the shade. It's super tall for a table lamp, and could really make a statement.




PIGEON CAGE - $35.00



Wouldn't this make a great coffee table? Put on some chunky casters and top it with a thick piece of beveled glass...viola!




PLANT STAND - $19.99



I love that there is a shelf on the bottom. You could put a couple of zinc mesh baskets down there, like the three on the bottom shelf in this photo:






GREEN SHUTTERS - $18.00/for the pair





KING-SIZE HEADBOARD - $40.00



It's constructed from real branches. I love it's organic quality.



HUTCH - $12.95



I could see this painted in any color, maybe bulked up a bit with some extra moulding, and sitting on top of a cute little desk. I found this one online:



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PRINTERS DRAWER - $14.95



Can't you just see it painted or stained and each little compartment filled with a tiny little seashell?



SIDE TABLE - $9.99



Painted out and topped with glass, this little table would be so cute next to a big comfy chair! I'm a sucker for anything that has caning on it.


PULLEY - $28.00





RULER BOX - $5.00



I could see this in a cottagey office, on a desk, holding paper clips and push pins, etc.


OLD BLUE HEATER - $34.00

I think this would make an awesome planter... :-)





SHUTTERS - SMALL $8.00/ea. MEDIUM $10.00/ea. LARGE $18.00/ea.







Remember the ornately carved screen in yesterdays post?



Well, I must be on to something, because I just opened up the newest Pottery Barn magazine that came in the mail today, and look what's in the corner of this bedroom:



Then, WHILE I was looking at the Pottery Barn magazine, I was also watching "My Parents House" on HGTV, and look what they used behind the TV in their design:




I did find ONE more thing to photograph. It also made its way home with me. I've got some work to do on it, but I will post before and after photos tomorrow! :-)

Layla

PS...Which of these flea market finds would make its way home with you?

Flea Market Finds

Yesterday, my friend Sarah and I hit up two local flea markets.
It's so amazing to me what treasures these places can hold.

Take a look...


RUSTIC PINE WINE CABINET- $89.00







BLUE AND GREEN DROP-LEAF TABLE- $35.00





DAISY GLASS SET - $14.99



I would paint the metal carrier white and the wooden handle green, or yellow.
It would look great in a place like this:



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DOUBLE LAMP = $42.00



The price was a little high, but the patina is priceless. I would switch out the shades with a tiny dusty green and white gingham fabric, and use it in a nursery. Or wrap cotton eyelet lace trim around it, from top to bottom, for a shabby chic look.



WOODEN CRIB - $35.00





The color is what initially drew me over to check out this darling little crib, and with a price of $35.00, how could you go wrong! It would look charming in a nursery like this:





BAMBOO ETAGERE- $24.99



Here is one that was purchased at a flea market and painted green:





It was in the Living Room in last years HGTV Green Home.

And here is one HGTV used in the 2008 Dream Home:





BUFFET - $199.00



Imagine the potential! It could be painted, or left as in...it's in beautiful condition, and is solid wood. The size of it is amazing. It's probably three feet tall by six or seven feet long. You'd be hard pressed to find something like this for two hundred dollars, new.



METAL GREEN GINGHAM CHALKBOARD - $13.00



I loved that it had a little rod across the bottom. You could hang colorful or galvanized little tin buckets from it to hold chalk and erasers, or vintage tea towels that coordinate with your space.



CHRISTMAS TREE - $9.99



This tree is about three feet tall, and is pre-lit. So I thought it was a good deal for the low price. Imagine it sitting in a chippy garden urn, covered in white, pencil starfish and little glass floats...





My O.C.D. would only allow me to pick ONE color of the glass floats, of course...probably the the light or dark blue, so I could put it in here-





WINE CORK WREATH - $12.00



I love that it's neutral-colored and simple. No bow, no nothing. Just words printed on a natural material....perfection!



GIANT WICKER BASKET - $100.00



This basket is HUGE! I'm talkin' four feet wide by two and a half feet tall by two and a half feet deep. GIGANTIC! Can you imagine what it looked like BEFORE it was painted dark green? I bet it was GORGEOUS! I would paint it another color, probably khaki, and stencil letters and numbers (in black) on the front of it, like this:





FOLDING SCREEN - $85.00



I love the thought of this screen painted, and distressed. It's big, but doesn't feel heavy because of all the little intricate design work that would let light stream through. Can you imagine the gorgeous shadows this piece would cast?



RUSTIC WOOD WALL SHELF - $12.95



You bet your bottom dollar this guy came home with me. I'm planning on putting it in our Master Bath, so I'll display apothecary jars filled with cotton balls, soaps, shells and sea sponges, etc. on the shelf.



WALL BASKET - $3.00



I've been eyeing this little basket for a while, and when I saw that its price had been lowered to $3.00, I just HAD to scoop it up. :-)
It would work great as a magazine holder, in a Bathroom, or it could hold todays mail in a Mudroom, until you have a chance to look through it.

These are only SOME of the goodies I photographed, I'll do another post tomorrow with the rest!

I hope I have inspired you to remember to visit your local flea markets.
If you're decorating on a budget, or just want to fill your home with pieces that have character- make sure to rummage through a few flea markets before you hit the department stores! :-)

Layla

Flea Market Find - Chippy Chair

Don't you just LOVE it when you're strolling along in a flea market/antique store that's CRAMMED FULL of the kind of junk that makes your mind race with ideas about where it could go in your home?

Or how about when you plan a trip to a certain flea market/antique store to specifically find something you need for an area of your home.

A while back, I set out to J&G Antique and Flea Market, with high hopes of finding the perfect chair to fill up this awkward space in my kitchen:



I knew it was a long shot, and I only had about an hour to sift through booth after booth of stuff- but I knew exactly what I wanted.

1. It had to have a high back- so it would really visually fill up that space.

2. It had to have character and a "one-of-a-kind" type charm.
(I didn't want it to look like I took it from a set of six.)

3. I wanted its lines to be traditional.

4. I prayed that it would have dusty green paint chipping off of it.

I know, I know...I'm setting myself up for failure right?

Wrong!
Look what I found for $15:



The lines on the chair back remind me of sun rays and the hole in the top is shaped just like a cresent moon...such a fun little chair.
:-)



A close up of the patina:



This is the inspiration fabric I chose to decorate my Kitchen around, and it matches beautifully with my new chippy chair:



So here she sits...in her new home. I would love to cover the cushion I've got on her right now, in a piece of striped fabric that coordinates with my inspiration fabric. That'll have to be another day though...I'm off to do another Kitchen re-design...woo hoo! :-)