Let's Add Sprinkles: Garage Sales

Welcome to Ten on the 10th where ten (sometimes more/sometimes less) bloggers get together and share ideas for under $10. This month we are all sharing about garage sale finds. A big thank you to Carol from Bluesky At Home for hosting this month.

See the list down below for the other ladies on this hop. The creator of this hop was Stacey of Poofing the Pillows. She doesn't blog anymore but you can follow her on Instagram.

Garage sale-ing was a part of my Friday morning routine for years.

I love garage sales.

Over the years, I have found some great stuff - baby stuff, toys, clothes, furniture, rugs, and some darling vintage perfume bottles.

I went to a lot of garage sales after we bought this house because we needed some furniture to fill it up.

Here are my top seven garage sale finds. I thought of two more but it was too late to change the title of this post. Think of it as a bonus. We can all use a bonus. Right?

The buffet in our dining room wasn't priced when I walked up to a sale.

I couldn't get my money out fast enough when he said it was only $5.00.

The drawer was a little wonky. If I remember correctly, one of the doors was off.

The pulls that were on it were all wrong for the piece.

Bill fixed the drawer and the door. We found pulls at an architectural salvage shop in Ft.Worth.
They were 10 times more than the price of the buffet but they were worth the splurge.
The finish and the veneer on this was damaged. I had no qualms about painting it white.

Antique oil paintings are a favorite find at garage sales, antique malls, estate sales, and thrift stores.

This charming garden wall painting was an unbelievable find at only $8.00.

I think its from the 1920s or 30s.

I have never had luck trying to research the artist but if we ever go to the Antiques Road Show, this is going with us.

I even dream about garage sales.

Early, one Friday morning I dreamt that I found a quilt. In a sea of 80's and 90's homes, there is a darling 1930's cottage down the street from me. They were having a sale (the only one they have ever had) and there was the quilt for only a $1.00.

What?

They also had this cute oil painting. It was also only $1.00.
The cows have my heart.

It's painted on a piece of cardboard. I think it to be from the 20s or 30s as well. Painting on cardboard seems like something a Depression Era artist would do.

This adorable spool table was only $3.00.

It needed stripping because it was green.

This was years ago, the green might be cute now.

This is absolutely one of my favorite pieces. The lettering is just precious.

I replaced the knobs on this piece too.

A beautiful French chair was $3.00. It was also green. This time the finish was crackle or something. It was not a good finish for this piece.

The patina on this chair is lovely.

I did a deconstructed upholstery look with drop cloths.

Garage sales were a great place to get toys for the kids or for my school.

You might have heard of the Star Wars movies. ;)

Star Wars toys came out in the 70s when the movie was first released.
At some point they were all re-released and my boys got into them - big time.

Some of the bigger ships were a little beyond our budget at the time but I found quite a few original 70s characters and ships at a garage sale. I was particularly proud that I found the Millennium Falcon for only $3.00.

I wrapped it up and gave it to my son for Christmas.

I'd take a picture of it but it's buried behind all the Christmas stuff under the stairs.