8.27.2008

trash or treasure

i love going to garage and yard sales looking for bargains or old, antique-type items that we can use around the house. most of the time we don't get anything. but every once in a while we find something that really catches our eye.

item 1: an old school desk, with a storage cubby beneath the seat. $4.00. not only does emma use it for coloring and reading, but it's a handy place for me to use when i'm doing embroidery transfers.

















item 2: an old wooden seat. $1.00. when we first got it, it was dusty, covered with cobwebs, and speckled with dried paint and plaster. but it was still very sturdy. after aaron cleaned it up with an hour of sanding and scrubbing, the chair looked almost as good as new (sorry no before photo). we are planning to use a nice dark wood stain to complete the look. this chair currently resides in the guest bedroom, but may be a possible desk chair for tyler.

















item 3: two kid-sized wooden chairs. free! we actually found these in our neighbor's tree-lawn (to be picked up by the garbagemen). a great size for little legs to climb on and off, and still very sturdy. there is even potential to use these as plant stands when they're no longer used for the little ones.



















choo...choo!

7 comments:

Mamajil said...

What great finds!!! I love the school desk!!

Angela said...

Great finds! I love to go look in antique stores and flea markets... we have an old desk too, from the elementary school my Momma went to. It's great for the kids art and work!

I am glad that your sunflowers are blooming!!!Ours have all but faded to black now and need to be cut down until next season... =(

Anonymous said...

I love that old school desk. I want one for when my little girl is old enough to sit in chairs! I'll have to start checking out garage sales.

Tina said...

hopping over from the blog train ;)

i like the desk. i bet that would be worth some money these days. it looks in really good condition too.

SarahHub said...

I love that school desk! What a find!

Prasti said...

i still can't believe we found the desk, either. we've seen a few @ antique stores, but were charging more than we were willing to pay. i guess it pays to be patient :)

Anonymous said...

Remember Pras, way back when Auntie Kathy was still in Tacoma, she had a small desk like that one. Can't remember if it was used by your cousins or it was one of her garage sale finds. ~Mom~

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