I spent the morning whipping up another appraisal report. It’s been raining for 40 days and 40 nights and I’m in serious need of some sunlight. I met with a friend for lunch and after catching up decided to hit some of my favorite thrift stores in Covington, GA and hopefully brighten my day.
Ever since my sister-in-law, Pam and I went to the Country Living Fair in October I have been on the prowl for chenille. Not just any chenille, vintage chenille. The old kind, all one color with old designs and the furry little Pom Pom ball trim. I don’t know why, exactly, except that it’s pretty. And hard to find. Pam told me about a certain LARGE chain thrift store that you can shop online. After checking it out (it’s an auction site) I found a few listings for vintage chenille bedspreads. I put a bid on one for $6.99, just to see what happens. The bid ended 01/14/2015 at 5:30 PT and I set a reminder on my phone. I was the highest bidder…until 5:29 PT when magically another bidder came out of the blue and beat me by $1.00. REALLY?! Enough with that site. Especially after I found out shipping would be another $12.00. I’ll find my own chenille.
Back to my thrifting trip…on my way to Covington, through rain drops and fog, I spotted an estate sale sign. Oooooo yay! It was in an old house built in the 20’s or 30’s (which was also for sale) and it was full of fun, unique things. Most of it was too expensive for my budget but I went through each and every room. I had my eye on some antique picture frames in one of the bedrooms when out of the corner of my wandering eye was a chenille bedspread!
All white with a beautiful white design and tiny white Pom Pom trim all around. I didn’t even haggle the $15 price tag. It was nicer than the one I lost on the auction site. It was also cheaper and better yet…
I had it in my hot little hands. Love-love-love it! I don’t know what I’m going to do with it yet but you can bet it will look pretty draped across my bed for now. Or a chair. Or a sofa…
I found 2 large boxes of vintage items at one of my thrift stores and only paid $25. I think I’ll list a few items on my Etsy site and display them in my booth for all to admire. Check out my Etsy site at www.etsy.com/shop/Knicknaques and my Instagram at Knicknaques to see all my latest goodies!