Monday, September 27, 2010

2nd Time Around: Estate Sale Bookcase

 

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Recently my son found this oak bookcase for a great price at an estate sale. He wanted to put it in one of his booths to make a quick sale, but I talked him in to selling it to me! The price was right….and I didn’t have to go to the hassle of getting it here…it was already here!

The piece is oak, which many people don’t really care for anymore. But I love it- It is perfect for books, collectables, and pictures. And it is a perfect fit at for the spot at the end of the sofa!

I don’t know if you can tell from the photos-but the old glass is wavy and very pretty! And I love the way it reflects light from the room especially at night!

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 I was in a hurry to get it filled-it needs tweaking, but for now it will do!

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Monday, September 20, 2010

2nd Time Around: New to me rug!

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Last week I didn’t get to go to too many sales because Connor spent the night with me and he had an early soccer game. We were trying our best to get there on time, so we ended up with a few extra minutes and were able to stop by a garage sale.

 

I found this rug for my hall at a sale on the way to the game. It needs cleaning, and I’ll have that done soon, but I needed something in our hallway. I love the soft colors in this piece.

 

 

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So, you never know what you’ll find! I thought all the bargains would have been snatched up by the early morning shoppers, but not this rug!

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Monday, September 13, 2010

2nd Time Around: Antique Store Auction

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For years one of the best places to shop for antiques was this store in Whynot, Mississippi. Mr. Booker owned this shop which included this building and several others.

I may have written about this experience before, so if you’ve heard this just skip over this part. When my daughter moved into her first home after getting married, she and I loved shopping for bargain antiques for her home. One day we were at Booker’s Antiques, and my daughter and son had crossed the road and were telling me to ‘hurry up’ as I came out the door. I was carrying Connor, and looked down, and a huge black snake slithered right in front of my foot!

From that point on, I would only go out there in cold weather! I still would buy things occasionally, but would always tell Mr. Booker about my snake sighting, and have him check drawers etc. to make sure there were not any snakes hibernating in the piece! He would laugh and say his pet snakes kept the place free of rats and mice!

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As years went by, we would shop there less frequently, and Mr. Booker was often not there when we would go. I would still see him at estate sales and sometimes garage sales, but he always said to call first…he didn’t keep the shop open very much.

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A couple of years ago, Mr. Booker passed away, and much of his finer antique pieces that were in his home were shipped to New Orleans to be auctioned off. I thought about going to the auction just for the fun of it, but did not go.

Recently, an auction was held near his store to auction the contents of his store. When we drove up, we saw car tags from many states and lots of antique dealers, so that was a pretty sure sign that bargains would be hard to come by.

I had my camera, and snapped a few pictures of things that caught my eye. This cabinet was in his store and wasn’t for sale. The auctioneer told us that many of the items in the store had signs on them that said “Not for sale.”

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I loved this planter, and started out bidding on it, but dropped out when it went over $50. I think it ended up going for $65.

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This beautiful stained glass would have looked good in my bathroom, but it ended up going for $275.

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I can’t remember how much this clock went for, but it was more than I wanted to pay!

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I loved this silver tray and the silver trimmed sugar and creamer, but ended up leaving before these were auctioned off.

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There were so many items to be auctioned that it took all day. I left for awhile and ended up going back right before it was over. I did ‘win’ a bid on a diamond cut glass ice bucket. It looks pretty in my china cabinet, and reminds me of all the trips to his antique shop. I also bought an oil painting which I’ll probably put in my booth.

There were lots of surprises in the auction-for example this piece of tin advertisement which is also a string holder went for $1,400! A little bit out of my price range. I later heard some antique dealers discussing this and saying that the piece was valued at around $9,000!

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I did start out bidding on this Victorian bird cage, but dropped out when it went over $200. It ended up bringing over $500!

More pictures of the auction can be viewed at www.cookauction.com

Anyway, there will be several more of these auctions. I’m not sure if I will go to all of them or not-too many big spenders were at the first one!

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Monday, September 6, 2010

2nd Time Around: Painting a Vanity

 

 

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A couple of weeks ago, I shared on 2nd Time Around some of the painted furniture that some of the vendors at the antique mall had painted. I wanted to try painting a piece, but was not sure of my ability to do a good job and sell the piece. I’ve painted furniture for myself, but when you are painting to sell you want it to be perfect.

So, one day I was at a local thrift store, and saw this cute little vanity. Sorry I don’t have before pictures, but I’ll do my best to describe it. The vanity was solid wood, pine, and had  yellow flowers stenciled on it.

I chose black for my first project. I distressed the edges just a little with sand paper. I was not really pleased with the paint finish-I wanted it to be perfect- but decided to sell it as is. I took it to my booth, and had an offer on it the first day! I accepted her offer, and the piece has been sold!

So, now I’m going to have to look for another small piece to paint! LOL

 

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