~one mans trash is my treasure~

Friday's are my garage sale days.

I live for Friday's.

Pulling up to garage sales I get butterflies in my stomach.

I know, I'm weird, but it's the truth!

Today was no different.

I set out at 8 am to find some good deals.

On my way to one garage sale I passed a sign that read, "antique sale"

It was in a warehouse, and when I turned in the butterflies started, and here is why.

I LOVE anything with chippy peely paint.

Yes, it's probably lead based, but I still love it.

First thing I found was this old wood ironing board with jadeite green metal legs.

Gorgeous!

I love this color green.

The man was apologizing to me because everything was a bit dirty.

I reminded him that a little dirt never hurt anyone

{the lead paint, that's another story}

He had a stack of these old windows.

This one was one of the few that still had all of the glass window panes in tact.

It needs a good scrubbing, but she's a beauty!

Again, that great jadeite green color!

And then I spotted it.
The peeling chippy white paint that I love.

He had several doors, this is the one that came home with me.

And this old trunk.

After a good cleaning it just may be our new coffee table.

I may add glass to the top......

some rusty hooks for a etsy project.....

{stay tuned}

Possibly a trash can on the deck by the BBQ this summer?

This is a HUGE ornate plaster mirror.

It's missing a few pieces here and there, but I fell in love with it!

Look at that detail!

It's almost 5' long.

And finally what made my heart go pitter patter even faster.

A stack of mahogany wood, some with the original chippy white paint!

I plan on making some frames for my etsy shop with these!

So, today was a good day.

I also have a ton more not pictured.

More that I will be putting on etsy.

Equally cool pieces, but a little smaller in scale, easier to ship!

I hope you have a fabulous weekend and score some good deals yourselves!

xoxo