Latest Secondhand Finds

Happy Wednesday, I promise you lot all enjoyed the tour of The Merc yesterday!  I loved reading the comments from closed to of you lot who bring visited, also.

I bring a quick post for you lot today, I only wanted to portion a few of the treasures I flora this past times calendar week from several dissimilar places.  I'm glad that closed to of you lot bring mentioned you lot bask seeing this variety of posts, I also similar to come across what others bring scored secondhand equally well.  It's thence fun to come across all of the unique items that people discovery (and the possibilities they come across inward somebody else's "trash")!

First off, I saw this vintage brass peacock fireplace enshroud advertised on Craigslist.  It was inward a booth at an antique mall that I hadn't been to before, thence I was excited to cheque out a new-to-me place.  Not to mention, I've been on the ticker for 1 of these screens for a long time!  Usually, the size or cost isn't right, or I don't similar the decorative details.  Everything was only correct well-nigh this one!

We've been moving our other enshroud dorsum in addition to forth betwixt the indoor in addition to outdoor fireplace, thence I'm happy to bring a pretty 1 for this infinite now.

I also flora this brace of cute towel rings.  I demand to freshen upwards the kids' bathroom 1 of these days in addition to these volition live perfect inward a bright, glossy color.

And, this piffling mitt dish.  Isn't it sweet?  It's Avon in addition to fits inward the palm of my hand.  I'm working to organize a piffling component infinite in addition to this volition live only correct for belongings paperclips.

 Next, I stopped past times an estate sale nigh my identify on Saturday.  It was already belatedly forenoon in addition to the sale had already been running for a few days, thence everything was one-half price... bonus!  I flora thence many skillful things that it truly made me wonder what I had missed out on there!

I picked upwards a few peachy brass pieces- the small-scale hinged-lid box was truly from the antique mall too, I only had them all grouped together for this photo.

Love these piffling blingy bobeches, fifty-fifty though they're only plastic they're cute!  I already had these sticks- they're truly my Mom's that I've never returned...sorry Mom ;)  I added a few to a greater extent than random hobnail tiny spectacles to my collection, for $.25 each.

I by in addition to large role lots of drinking glass in addition to crystal bowls for serving when we're entertaining, in addition to bring enough of larger ones, but needed closed to smaller ones for things similar toppings, olives, etc.  The cute piffling candy dish came habitation amongst me too!

As before long equally I walked inward the kitchen I spotted these napkin rings, in addition to solely when I got closed did I notice they were engraved amongst a G!! $2-Totally meant for me!  Looking forrard to using these on a Valentine's tabular array I'm working on.

My Mother-in-Law collects Ruby Red, in addition to they had several pieces left.  I texted her photos of what they had, in addition to she solely needed these iv piffling dipping bowls to consummate her set.  I picked upwards a few other pieces too, but I'll proceed those a hugger-mugger since they volition live a birthday surprise.  ;)

Lastly, I wanted to demo you lot my latest Craigslist purchase...

La la la!!!  Angels are singing!  I've been looking for this manner of chandelier for my dining room for a long time, in addition to they only don't come upwards across our CL much at all.  This 1 was from a nearby habitation that the novel owners are renovating, in addition to I estimate this wasn't their style.  Good for me!  It wasn't a super bargain, but yet a cope for a gorgeous vintage slice compared to what closed to novel lighting tin cost!  It needs a lot of cleaning up, in addition to I bring closed to plans to bling it out fifty-fifty a piffling more.  But first, we're going to bring to lengthen the cord in addition to chain to larn it cook to install.  I've started taking it apart in addition to promise to larn it sparkling build clean today in addition to cook to hang soon.

I'm non certain if it's brass or not- it's to a greater extent than golden xanthous than brass unremarkably is in addition to isn't tarnished at all.  I truly don't know anything well-nigh it, if anyone does I'd dear to listen it!

The electrical current acre of this corner of my living room... I can't fifty-fifty estimate how many tiny piffling crystals in that location are! #sendhelp

Speaking of Craigslist, I'm working on a post sharing closed to of my tips for shopping on CL that I'll live sharing soon!  Several readers bring asked well-nigh my favorite local thrift store in addition to antique malls, thence I'm putting together a listing of all of those, too.

Have you lot flora whatsoever unique bargains lately?

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