Hey you guys!
This week has been kicking my butt, again, but I’m really REALLY looking forward to sharing what I’ve been working on soon. I took some pictures of the updates in our library, and then our hot water heater basically exploded Monday evening and threw everything into chaos.
These unexpected “perks” of home ownership are never fun, but I’m so thankful for several things: the water heater was located in the garage, the water mainly rain out under the garage door, I found it not *too* long after it happened, a kind neighbor helped me turn off the water to the house and stop the flood, and our plumber came out super quickly and got it replaced for us the next morning. All in all, I’ve been calling it “the best possible disaster”, because I know it could have been so much worse!
Suffice it to say, no blog post was written earlier this week.
My Find:
Which makes me oh-so-glad I snapped these pictures before any of that happened and had them just sitting here on my hard drive ready to go!
Last week, I told the tale of the oldest find I own and shared how it’s currently displayed on our dining room table:
Hard to see in the photo above, but to the right of the brass tray you can spy these two little recent thrift finds – bitty gilded dishes with a black and white Greek chariot design:
I was so excited to discover the Fornasetti stamp on the bottom! Italian artist Piero Fornasetti is best known for his famous designs featuring the face of actress Lina Cavalieri (which I still swoon over and desire to own one day), but for $0.69 each, I’ll take these for the time being!
Thrift Score Thursday Features
As busy as this week has been, I still found time to browse your wonderful finds in the #thriftscorethursday feed on Instagram. Here’s what caught my eye:
Speaking of beautifully patterned plates, I adore these hand-painted floral saucers Laurie (@mydomicilestyle) found. These are actually just four of a complete set of twelve!
via @mydomicilestyle
By now, I’m sure you know that my philosophy is that everything can be beautiful, even everyday, utilitarian things. So I am obsessing over these ornate light switch plates and outlet covers Regina (@luvewant) shared – especially that oval one with the petal design!
via @luvewant
A little bit of Chinese red lacquer makes everything better, like this patterned sewing box from Teena (@inoldthingswetrust). Just about everything you see here is vintage!
A little while ago, Sandra (@srosen44) shared this striking metal cityscape wall hanging, so I was eager to see where it ended up – above this gorgeous daybed setup, topped with a thrifted vintage bedspread in my favorite shade of yellow!
via @srosen44
Bust + books + blue – such a great combination! This lovely lady was shared by Erin (@erin_coleen).
via @erin_coleen
And finally, I know you will go as crazy for this find as I did – @thriftedriches found this incredible, puffy, tufted navy leather Chesterfield sofa on Craigslist for $50. Fifty. Bucks.
Of course, I’m swooning over the tufting, but that upholstered cutaway base is also a dreamy detail!
via @thriftedriches
Thrift Score Thursday Facts:
This is the part of the show where we solicit audience participation!
Simply post a picture of any recent thrifty find on Instagram using #thriftscorethursday!
- You can share any thrifty finds with us – whether they hail from a thrift store, Craigslist, estate sale, garage sale, side of the road, or apartment dumpster! The fun, the funny, the awesome, the odd – this hashtag party is open to all!
- Feel free to use #thriftscorethursday any day of the week! We’ll be keeping up with the hashtag all week long to find our favorites for the following Thursday.
- Each week, Cassie from Cassie Bustamante, Corinna from A Designer At Home, Maggie from Maggie Overby Studios and I will pick a few favorite thrift scores to feature! So please understand that by linking up with #thriftscorethursday, you are giving us permission to share your finds via social media or on our blogs.
- Please note that we can only see photos shared by public accounts, so if you have a private Instagram account and we haven’t been showering your finds with love, it’s simply because we aren’t able to see them.
Be sure to check out the finds and features from Cassie, Corinna & Maggie!
Those little dishes are an amazing find! I have to say when I saw that sofa from Thrifted Riches I immediately thought of you. #sofajunkie
All day every day! Really, I just need sofas I can shuffle around as frequently as changing shoes… #thedream 🙂
those little dishes are so awesome! and i love that collection of switchplates, too!
Thanks Cassie! It’s fun to have a teeny memento of a designer I’ve admired for so long!
Holy moly that couch!!! What a find
Right?! Such gorgeous details!
So sorry to hear about the water heater bursting but I’m glad to hear that it worked itself out nicely. Those dishes are so dainty and cute! I cannot believe what a steal Thrifted riches got on that couch!! I’ve been itching to find something affordable and different for my living room, here’s to hoping the thrift gods will be on my side.
Thanks friend! <3
I know! That couch is incredible! Fingers crossed you find something awesome too!
Just joined you and am very impressed with your ‘finds’! Unfortunately I am being controlled in my buying and ‘upcycling’ endeavours at the moment as we have too much stuff 🙁 (apparently)
I’ve restorted to going back to my roots and crafting in an effort to keep my hands busy on small items that I hope will appeal to others, but that hasn’t stopped me purchasing fabric from anywhere and everywhere to make into bunting…. so far almost 200 m so it may be time to stop that habit!
I too love those light switch covers, really beautiful. The plates too, I wouldn’t have been able to resist those!
You’ve definately inspired me to get out and keep my eyes open already!
I completely understand! Prior to our move, I was on a six-month moratorium on thrift purchases, because I do tend to collect and gather and hoard way too much. 🙂 I’m still working on the discipline to admire treasures without bringing them home all the time, but just the treasure-hunting alone is one of my favorite ways to spend a morning! I’m so glad you’re enjoying this series.