2024 52 Card Project: Week 29: Thrifting

[pegkerr]

This card is a continuation of last's week's preoccupation. I have been out and about at consignment and thrift stores and I have already had some successes. Here are the chair and little side table that I have put in a corner of my bedroom (got the chair at Empty the Nest and the table/lamp at a little thrift store close to my home called Groovy's. Together the chair and table were about $100.00, which gives me all the thrill and satisfaction of being a savvy shopper). I plan to recover the lampshade, perhaps with a William Morris print, and to start collecting picture frames at thrift stores. I'll hang a gallery of artwork in that corner.

I also scored three decorative plates for 73 cents each. They now hang in my kitchen, where they complement the colors beautifully.

Border: A gilded picture frame. Background: semi-transparent William Morris print (Seaweed). Center: an armchair upholstered in a neutral textured fabric with a greenish-gray tinge. A William Morris pillow sits on the armchair and a small oval table with a built-in lamp beside it. Above the chair are three decorative plates in shades of orange, yellow, and brown, showing cups of steaming coffee, titled 'Espresso,' 'Cappucino' and 'Macchiato.'

Thrifting



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Comments

[minnehaha]

Delighted for you!

Are you going to paint the room?

K.

[pegkerr]

I have to take the bookcase down first. All of my attempts to sell the books have failed, although I may try an app, except that seems like a damn amount of work. For now, I’m emptying a boxful at a time and stopping at every little free library I see. But I’m working at it.

I need to repair the cracks in the walls, too. I am not sure whether I’ll do paint or peel and stick wallpaper, but yes, I want to do SOMETHING.

[pameladean]

That chair looks delightfully cozy. P.

[ndrosen]

Looks good!

[lydamorehouse]

Love it!