In my opinion there is absolutely nothing better for a girl who deals & loves junk than a church yard sale. Unless it’s a church yard sale that starts at 7:00 am on a Friday morning when the vast majority of normal humans are at work. Not me Jack! That’s my day to play (insert clean my house, do ALL laundry, grocery shop & cook a nice supper). On Friday I like to pretend I’m a stay at home mom, with no kids. I would make a good one!
My biggest and best hauls ever have almost always came from the church yard sale.
Hauls like this :
And this
I went to two church yard sales yesterday and both were busts. So today I was bright eyed & bushy tailed at six am because there was a church yard sale in MY neighborhood that started at 7am.
So I sort of knew I was on a hot streak when I walked in the door.
There were only a handful of shoppers there at seven when the doors opened. They were mostly older men who more than likely were looking for tools.
And here are my finds !
See that pretty Softtail in that mirror?
A really cool Mission style mirror and I may keep this one. For a little while anyway. I was thinking about putting it in Big Daddy’s bathroom.
And this !
Once again,
Lawd!
I am soooo excited I can not stand myself!! Even Big Daddy is impressed.
Especially for $15.
So you know I had my heart SET on a dresser for the eating area in our kitchen , right? Well I think I will go ahead and paint this sweet thing and put it in there until the right dresser comes along.
And I’m thinking a Basic color:
Black or white ??
I would really appreciate any opinions on this one.
Enjoy your weekend
Paige
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That's a great yard sale — we don't have anything like that here! 🙂
Hi Paige! I found you via your link on The Painted Drawer. Just have to say, I am one of those poor "normal humans" at work on a Friday morning, so I am quite envious of your finds! That desk is fantastic and will be amazing painted. I haven't explored your blog enough to have a feel for your style, but I'd like to cast my vote for putting some color on that desk. I say strip the top and just wax it (or if you can't get rid of the stains, maybe use some Java Gel on top), then paint the body in a pale aqua, or maybe a green. And definitely milk paint. Whatever you do, I'm sure it will be fab!
Love it! I think it would be great in black or white… but I'd lean more toward white. Clean and crisp!
Really this was $15? Crazy cheap! It's a really great find. I think black… like ASCP Graphite distressed a little to show the wood.
Thanks for the feedback y'all! I chose Amy Howard's black. Hopefully I will have the post all put together next week.