I have a big obsession with yard sales.
I blame it on my mom, many saturdays from my childhood were spent attending yard sales.
It is almost impossible for me not to stop.
An addiction really.
Even though I go regularly, I am really picky.
I am looking for a great find, not junk.
Most the time I find nothing, but last saturday I snagged 2 beautiful ceramic lamps.
I got them for $3.50 a piece.
boo-ya!
They are a beautiful milky blue/green.
And they kinda have a faux bamboo look to them, love it!
I am still debating where they will go but I am loving them on my bedroom dresser.
Obviously I need to get some lampshades, but aren’t they beautiful?
So what are your thoughts on yard sales?
Do you go?
Are you obsessed like me?
What a steal! They are lovely!
Gorgeous! Great find!
Love them. So pretty! I really need to get out to the yard sales this weekend!
Great find Danielle! I love yard sales too, but usually I just cruise by slowly to see if there is anything worth stopping for.
what a great find! i love yardsales, but i am like you though – very picky.
Score!
I miss Utah yard sales for sure! Whenever I go back home to visit my family we always hit the sales.
-Cassie
http://www.designstocker.blogspot.com
Those are fantastic! Lucky girl. I never seem to have that luck. Maybe I need to bump up my search!
HUGE yard sale girl and love the Rosebowl. Have you ever been? You would go crazy there. The lamps are fabulous!
These lamps are gorgeous! What a lovely find!
Jessie
http://www.mixandchic.com
I used to go to them all the time…every one Id see(afterall, you never know til you look right?) But I was bringing home too much STUFF. So last summer I swore them off. This summer Ive gone to a few but theyre the huge, neighborhood wide ones where you park and get a great workout. I now limit myself to looking for awesome finds(like you) and its paid off well:)
Great find! I love garage sales too and have found some amazing deals on vintage milk glass before.
I get very discouraged at yard sales: seems they are mostly children’s clothes and toys, old luggage and not very great kitchen utensils! Maybe I’m in the wrong neighborhoods! These are great; and can’t wait to see the shades you use…
I am an avid garage-saler. I’m like you – I’m picky. I’m not about to spend money on something I don’t need! (I use kijiji to find sales and only go to the ones I find interesting!) I have found some of my favourite pieces at garage sales! (Estate sales, too!) There are so many hidden gems!
$7 for two great lamps!? Wow, great finds!
Nice find! I can’t drag myself outta bed early on Saturdays so no yard sales for me. Although there is one that I go to every year and always find some sweet stuff. But other than that, it’s thrift stores for me:)
Beautiful lamps! I love yardsales too and can hardly drive by one without stopping, I’m definitely addicted 🙂
Those are AMAZING!! I hope you had a good birthday D!
Such a great find! I love going to yard sales. You never know what you will find 🙂
Kristy
http://www.idesignlove.com
They are beautiful.
I always vow to go to garage and yard sales but I haven’t done so! I think its because I feel that our car is too small.. but that’s silly, since we CAN fit a lot of stuff! Plus, I’m scared that I won’t find anything good and hurt people’s feelings. Silly me…
I love a good yard sale…thrift store…any place where I can get a deal.
The lamps are quite fetching.
Rashon
http://www.ilovethrifting.com
I love yard sales! You can find such amazing deals, like your lamps, which are beautiful!!! Nice find!
wow I love those! The color is so great with what you’ve got goin on in there. I love yard sales but don’t go hardly ever…
Having an impatient toddler kinda ruins your plans~!
Great find! I love your frame arrangement, too. I’ve been spraying tacky old frames from high school and just might copy you a bit 😉
I love yard sales too! I’ve found some really great pieces over the years. I’ve been looking for a lamp for my entry, and you’ve inspired me to stalk my neighborhood for yard sales! 🙂
xo Catharine @ Your Modern Couple
I do love them, I just dont get to go enough!! I love the lamps!! I can’t wait to see what lamp shades you pick! Do you have any great places you buy shades? I’m trying to find one for a white owl lamp I have!
http://www.moddybee.blogspot.com
I’ll admit I’ve become a little bit of a yard sale snob…now I’m all about estate sales!!! I have gotten some great stuff, my husband got me hooked. We almost never pass a sign without stopping! Love them!!
Love your finds…I recently found a lamp, too and paid only 2 bucks for it. It has a glass base, which is kinda trendy right now, but has brass accents, so I’m just gonna spray paint those. I LOVE yard/tag/garage sales, too. I think the challenge for me is that I sometimes underestimate the amount of work something will take to get it looking great. I may get a great deal upfront, but end up having to sink some cash into it to get it fixed up.
I’m addicted to yard sales too but it’s been a while since I’ve found anything decent (lots of junk that I wouldn’t even donate to Goodwill!). Your lamps are great – just the sort of thing I’ve been wanting for our bedroom 🙂
Yes! I went to them with my mom too and the Goodwill and Saint Vincent DePaul stores! But I agree, I cannot just get “stuff” – I have no room for that. So funny, I am looking for new-to-me lamps also and those would be perfect. I would probably paint them black, but they are perfect in your room. Good snag ;o)
I love love garage sales and my 2 girls and I drive around on the weekends to find them all. On Friday’s I go to a website http://www.yardsaletreasuremap.com to map out all the garage sales in my area and map out the order in which to go to each one.