tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post2729588273776067178..comments2024-03-29T10:34:50.288-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: Using a dresser as console table Thrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-4808077752616034582012-05-09T10:08:27.500-04:002012-05-09T10:08:27.500-04:00Gorgeous! You gotta love Craigslist. I found an Et...Gorgeous! You gotta love Craigslist. I found an Ethan Allen buffet, recently, for $48. It was a little beat up but with a little sanding, a coat of stain on the top and paint on the bottom half, it looks like new. <br /><br />I like how you paired this with matching lamps and it looks grounded by the large picture. I think a perfect fit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-30439437383564552872011-09-29T19:21:54.191-04:002011-09-29T19:21:54.191-04:00I'm gaga over craigslist! My husband was initi...I'm gaga over craigslist! My husband was initially not into the idea of "buying other people's junk" but I kinda talked him into it. We bought some of our stuff over there and frankly speaking, they were the best stuff we have in our house. Now he regrets buying our couch set and dining set on retail because they're cheap but he knew nothing about quality furniture. Last week we hit the jackpot when we scored a pair of beautiful Baker Furniture wingback chairs for $70/pair. They look fabulous but needed a little cleaning. He couldn't understand my excitement until the upholstery cleaning guy came over and gasped when he saw the chairs. He told my not-so-furniture-savvy husband that it is always an honor finding these treasures. I think he gave my dear husband a lecture about furniture. After the guy left, my husband checked every single furniture we ever bought "This is Ethan Allen! This is Stanley!" and literally called almost everyone in his family and told them how his wife "scored these crazy expensive chairs that's basically like the Rolls Royce of chairs over the internet". He's found a renewed appreciation for our precious craigslist finds, especially our most recent finds and the best yet, the Baker chairs.Jeunessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-45789031817596878812011-07-23T09:11:35.208-04:002011-07-23T09:11:35.208-04:00Love craigs list. Bought two pine captain's be...Love craigs list. Bought two pine captain's beds with dresser and push in desks for $300 (included delivery) and just last week we bought a wood swing set for $200.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-3726966658844450262011-01-16T14:11:00.310-05:002011-01-16T14:11:00.310-05:00Seriously gorgeous. Its been a while since your o...Seriously gorgeous. Its been a while since your original post; I hope you haven't painted the dresser. It looks great. <br /><br />I love Craig's List; I'm always dragging something home. Just last Friday I bought a fantastic leather slipper chair for $20. All my friends are jealous!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-16070573899094184892010-11-18T12:22:45.032-05:002010-11-18T12:22:45.032-05:00i LOVE LOVE LOVE this! It is so warm and inviting ...i LOVE LOVE LOVE this! It is so warm and inviting and totally my style! Will you do my foyer?!? I have no idea what to do with it... My favorite craigslist find? A heavy duty farm style dining set- yes set (table, six chairs, china hutch and buffet table) for $400. I love craigslist!strgzr23https://www.blogger.com/profile/04449547873690603305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-63182899944259424462010-10-13T20:43:04.777-04:002010-10-13T20:43:04.777-04:00It's absolutely perfect! I love drum lamps and...It's absolutely perfect! I love drum lamps and they look great in every color - i've changed my favorite lamp into so many colors!<br /><br />And it seems like yesterday when I scored my still-covered-in-wrapping custom herringbone oversized arm chair from crate and barrel off craigslist for $150! It was over a thousand dollars and never been sat in.. I've basically built a shrine around it! Congratulations on your new DREXEL (!!!!) dresser!Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-64790159843814680952010-09-10T00:12:54.627-04:002010-09-10T00:12:54.627-04:00I love your awesome finds. Craigslist rocks! I fou...I love your awesome finds. Craigslist rocks! I found so much stuff for my son's nursery through CL - I saved a fortune. And again when we moved into our new house.Rebeccahttp://www.oceanstyles.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-65597208551782108102010-08-19T22:07:48.777-04:002010-08-19T22:07:48.777-04:00The new dresser looks great there (good choice not...The new dresser looks great there (good choice not to paint it). Love those lamps too! I have an entire blog dedicated to Craigslist finds www.decorscore.blogspot.comDiane Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100851370253305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-41347593085341578872010-07-22T14:17:54.308-04:002010-07-22T14:17:54.308-04:00Absoulutely Gorgeous! What a find!!Absoulutely Gorgeous! What a find!!thatsoapladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726160095580745159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-44776136969808124042010-07-17T23:01:21.546-04:002010-07-17T23:01:21.546-04:00Wow, the new piece is PERFECT in that space. And I...Wow, the new piece is PERFECT in that space. And I'm with you - it is gorgeous without painting. I think painting it would actually cheapen it a bit, and the lamps are perfect on top of that warm brown color. I love Craigslist.Junque Rethunquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670510181195435203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-44492101793800778162010-07-17T18:08:13.945-04:002010-07-17T18:08:13.945-04:00Thank you for your Craigslist posts. If not for yo...Thank you for your Craigslist posts. If not for you, I would never have checked CL for the Monet print I just bought for $25--huge, beautifully matted and framed--perfect for the enormous empty wall in our bedroom :)Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-29044828973138905692010-07-17T15:28:55.864-04:002010-07-17T15:28:55.864-04:00We have gotten some amazing deals on Craig's l...We have gotten some amazing deals on Craig's list. It has become the first place we look when we need something. Love the scale of your new piece with those lamps...perfect for that spot. Recently redid our bedroom and found the perfect lamps at HG...my other favorite place!happyhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617105286280020861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-41695831920834185392010-07-17T02:37:26.963-04:002010-07-17T02:37:26.963-04:00We call it Cracklist around our house. True story...We call it Cracklist around our house. True story.*junkrestore*https://www.blogger.com/profile/05187338978105900955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-78742690349497220532010-07-16T18:50:08.802-04:002010-07-16T18:50:08.802-04:00I'm a craiglist junkie. There are so many good...I'm a craiglist junkie. There are so many good deals. My latest one was a dress form that sell for 100.00 and I got it for 15.00. I decorate most of my scrap room from Craiglist purchases and my kids room each one has a craiglist item. I ckeck it a couple of time a day!!!<br />I'm happy to find another craiglist fanatic!!!<br />best regards,<br />WandaWandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150515323634478912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-85794227612015878122010-07-16T14:10:49.107-04:002010-07-16T14:10:49.107-04:00I am totally LOVING the new corner. Goodness, it&...I am totally LOVING the new corner. Goodness, it's beautiful. Great find too.<br />Blessings,<br />ToniTonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318409820949377086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-51174525774448451242010-07-16T10:48:55.839-04:002010-07-16T10:48:55.839-04:00I love this dresser !! Its worth every penny. :...I love this dresser !! Its worth every penny. :)Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951213535145259272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-19649011648509178962010-07-15T10:30:46.659-04:002010-07-15T10:30:46.659-04:00OH me oh my I love this dresser. I couldnt help bu...OH me oh my I love this dresser. I couldnt help but thinking the round hardware looked vaguely familiar last night when I read this. So jsut now as Im re-visiting I went out to my craft stash and guess what? I have almost identical hardware knobs! They were sent to me by a swap partner when we did a spring swap a few months ago!:) Now Im gonna try them on a hutch Ive had thats really dated. I love the look:)<br />SarahHandbags*and*Pigtailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610743416170257873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-34409965697107388872010-07-15T03:39:41.768-04:002010-07-15T03:39:41.768-04:00oh sometimes I think I need to join CL Anon! I am ...oh sometimes I think I need to join CL Anon! I am hopelessly addicted. I have worn out my mouse's scrolling button from it. I love Craigslist, and my name is ______. LOL! <br /><br />My most incredible find was a Saarinen tulip table, circa 1950's or 60's, along with SIX tulip chairs that spin! <br /><br />FOR ONLY 100 BUCKS!!!!!!! <br /><br />Oh, the heart palpitations when I saw that photo! I had to wait two agonizing days to go get them. I'm not 100% sure it's the authentic set, but don't care, those things are THOUSANDS of $s new, and I LOVE THEM. Any clue how to find out?<br /><br />And your dresser is just lovely AS IS :)Alisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-81120927159426467832010-07-14T23:04:46.231-04:002010-07-14T23:04:46.231-04:00gorgeous just as it is -- after all, don't we ...gorgeous just as it is -- after all, don't we ALL have some damage on top somewhere? it looks lived in.<br /><br />I don't know what my BEST Craigslist score is -- because luckily I have so many of them. <br /><br />Craigslist is great --if you are careful of course. We actually ARE selling, too -- and have someone coming tomorrow to look at a dining set. If we are never heard from again ... call the cops, OK?<br /><br />CassCass @ That Old Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173199705431319322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-64978049882014980962010-07-14T22:15:32.911-04:002010-07-14T22:15:32.911-04:00This is just some gorgeous eye candy to me. I love...This is just some gorgeous eye candy to me. I love home decor and before and after pics. You have done such a great job on that little spot. Home Goods.. ummmnnn I skip off to that place whenever I am slightly down.<br />I've given you the Sugar Doll award on my blog. Grab it if you like.<br /><br />http://freshcutfabrics.blogspot.com/p/cottage-finds.html<br /><br />In the bloggy fun links sectionEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-78556902927249081162010-07-14T21:55:01.964-04:002010-07-14T21:55:01.964-04:00oh my gosh take me to Craigslist any day while I w...oh my gosh take me to Craigslist any day while I was pregs. I foudn a crap load of baby stuff and I sold a brand new blackberry on there for 400 dollars. SURE sometimes you feel like a drug dealer meeting someone in an Old Navy parking lot but hey! who cares GOOD STUFF CHEAP! <br />(just ignore the solicits for hookers...eek!)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302815700164308749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-5476299639171525602010-07-14T20:49:59.337-04:002010-07-14T20:49:59.337-04:00This looks so awesome!!! The color of this dresse...This looks so awesome!!! The color of this dresser is so warm and beautiful, it looks absolutely perfect in that spot with the art and lamps!!! Awesome Craigslist find!Ali Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095167702685771081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-14740113348394024782010-07-14T20:32:27.854-04:002010-07-14T20:32:27.854-04:00Oh...I know it's a sin but I'm soo jealous...Oh...I know it's a sin but I'm soo jealous! I wouldn't paint her some things are perfect as they are. It really looks perfect. I just bought a rug and a small cabinet to put in my kitchen off cl, it's addictive!sheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076056028687935109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-38811877036549911672010-07-14T20:29:08.842-04:002010-07-14T20:29:08.842-04:00I'm loving the Drexel dresser and the new lamp...I'm loving the Drexel dresser and the new lamps. They look great with the Ballard print. (There's something about Ballard art - it just has that "certain something." I have their Warmth abstract print, and I love it.)<br /><br />I hope you don't mind my saying so, but I'm not loving the little white rocker with the new stuff. Sorry. I'm seeing a basket of greenery in its place, or a vase of twigs, or a tall statue. Something. Things look different in photos, so it may look fine "in person," but to me, the scale looks off, and the style. You've got a good contemporary look going on with your new pieces. I'm sorry. I don't mean to be one of those rude posters. I just can't help but give my opinion. Sigh.Joyce Ackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628063943686030106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-62042015781672276842010-07-14T17:16:11.662-04:002010-07-14T17:16:11.662-04:00The buffet was a great buy for that price. It loo...The buffet was a great buy for that price. It looks like a well made piece of furniture and I think it was a happy accident that it didn't fit where you wanted it to go, because it looks great where it ended up. Well done.Miss Mustard Seedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628769209767003185noreply@blogger.com