Finacial crisis = shopping heaven?

February 17th, 2009

Being thrifty and a lover of shopping for all things vintage, I tend to *browse* antique shops and DROOL over beautiful things that are typically priced out of my cheap cheap reach.

Not anymore suckers.

Welcome home new coffee table. I love you.

You are perfect with no scratches, dings, funny smells or some other thrift incurred defect. You were handmade near Palm Springs in 1956 and so beautifully cared for. You are the first piece of furniture I’ve ever bought from a antique shop and you are 45″ of gorgeous walnut. You were also marked down 70% and passed my $100 rule.

The economy is assuredly falling apart and antique shops are suffering. The word on the street (well from some chatty old ladies at a antique store I stopped at this weekend) is that collectors should start hitting the local shops and auctions for rare steals.

I’ve adjusted things in the living room to accommodate my new lovely. There is still more work to be done:

*Add book shelves on both sides of fireplace
*Replace yucky mini blinds with custom privacy roller shades for front windows
*Clean fireplace and add aesthetic stacked logs
*Find a solution for a sofa table behind the couch
*Create landing strip
*Front door hardware

My question to other lovers of vintage goodies and decor is this: Are you hunting for deals in this economic crisis or holding tight to extra cash?

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    12 Comments

    1. Beth on 02/17/2009:

      Oh I do feel the sucker, because it is *AMAZING* and exactly what I have been searching for. I continuously search ebay and craigslist for “Lane round coffee table.” But this one is even better.

      I am also unfortunately pinching my pennies. I recently attempted to lowball a craigslist seller for a mid-cen bookcase. I got denied.

    2. Alison on 02/17/2009:

      Beautiful…hmm, maybe some shopping is in order this weekend.

    3. maya on 02/18/2009:

      oh man!
      wow… how much was it???
      those bartoia chair are pretty comfortable actually ha? still don’t know where to put mine.
      hmm shopping heaven, lucky lucky.
      yeah, books are in order!! some nice unexpected poops of colors!
      miss you!

    4. Verhext on 02/20/2009:

      pretty!

      what is the $100 rule?

      also, i have been thrifting more, i think. yikes!

    5. Tikimama on 02/21/2009:

      So…what happened to your old coffee table? Because I loved it! I was just browsing Craigslist, and I saw your chairs, and I said to myself, “I swear that’s the fireplace in The Brick House.” So here I am, and I was right!

    6. Anonymous on 02/22/2009:

      hmmm……i think i like the other living room set up better….sorry!

    7. Tyler on 02/25/2009:

      Nice, where is the rug from?

    8. Grace@PoeticHome on 02/26/2009:

      I love the entire vibe of your living room and the iconic pieces of MCM design you have intertwined with interesting and eclectic pieces. Your brick house is shaping up beautifully!

    9. sweeks on 02/26/2009:

      I love the bertoia chairs and like the new arrangement in you lv!

    10. Dawn Kiko on 02/27/2009:

      what process and color did you choose for your fireplace? i have an old looking eye-sore of a fireplace and love how yours turned out. just a lil’ scared to go for it!

    11. Peggy on 04/10/2009:

      Gorgeous table. And by the way, I adore your vignettes. I think you’ve mastered that art. I don’t like cluttery vignettes, I love how you’ve kept yours simple.

    12. HELLO TIGER! on 04/22/2009:

      Wow, that table is fantastic!

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