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Thrifty!

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Oh you know I saved the best for last.

Danish. Vintage. Credenza. What? Over seven feet long with tons of storage?

How much?

$29.99

Oh yes, my bi-otches. Thirty f*ing dollars.

But how is this low low price possible from the same thrift store (the most overpriced Angel View thrift in all of Palm Springs) that has had a $1,200 fugly coffee table and a $4,500 broken patio set?

Well, there are a few issues.

Number One: Those lovely skeleton key holes – there are four of them and they are all locked. I’ve got no key and I’ve been trying to jimmy the locks by following all the advice I can google.

If anyone has a suggestion for picking these locks, I’d love to hear it.

Number Two: It’s missing the entire left side corner trim piece. So that really sucks, but I feel it could be patched and remedied…just probably not anytime soon and not 100% seamlessly.

Number Three: General vintage wear and tear. Not too bad considering the price, I’ve seen and fixed worse. A few water stains, some light scratching and overall it’s a bit dried out and in need of a good oiling.

Even with all the problems I think it’s still a beautiful piece worthy of fixing up. I’m not sure where this behemoth will end up in the house, but for now its chilling in the living room.

Butterfly chairs, again.

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

The Design File has a really great write up and interview with the Steven Dunning and Jeff Linebeck, owners of Circa50 all about the history of how they started their business producing butterfly chairs and covers with local fabricators in Vermont.

I love that the two started a company from their own personal need to get a Butterfly Chair cover made and continue to work with the same local seamstress who made their first cover over 15 years ago.

Plus I get to show off beautiful butterfly chairs. I just can’t get enough.


Albini Ottoman

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Oh no. I did. YES.

I was a bit of a naughty girl and decided to give myself a little present after a long hard tedious summer bereft of thrifty fun. The Franco Albini ottoman has been on my mind for a long time…I NEEDED one…a real one…desperately…

That stupid one click ebay bidding totally reeled me in. It is just so f*ing easy and addictive. Somehow I knew that this baby was destined to be mine, and in the end it was. For $102 – which was way over the budget I had in mind. Stupid internet.

Whatever, don’t judge me. Yes, this is not the thriftiest moment – but it is a deeply satisfying one. The ottoman is in amazing shape and BEAUTIFUL. Even all you rattan haters have to agree that this thing is rad.

Keep looking at it. Fall in love.