It's that time of year again. That's right, May has arrived, and that means it's garage sale time! Don't you love garage sales! My first apartment was furnished with Goodwill and garage sale items for less than $100. If you know what you're doing, you can turn someone else's unwanted items into great conversation pieces in your home. I had a neighbor who once came to my apartment, and the first thing they said to me after walking through the door was that my apartment looked like a picture in a Pottery Barn magazine. When I told them about all of my thrifty finds, they couldn't believe it. What a huge compliment that was. I don't know that I necessarily agree with that comment, but I will say that my apartment was cozy. I definitely looked forward to going home when I got off of work each night. When I moved to McCordsville and started dating Matt, he also couldn't believe all that I'd done to my apartment for the little bit of money that I spent. Now that we've moved into the new house, I have a lot of rooms to turn into "Pottery Barn look alikes", and garage sales are a great way to do that.
So today was the day ~ today was the day that I had planned to take two hours out of my day to hit some community garage sales. Friday is my day off work, and I always have a lot to get done on my day off. I'm a planner who lives by a schedule, so like everything else I do, I had to plan and prepare to use my two hours wisely. First, I went to this website to look up community yard sales in my area. Then, I mapped the communities and strategically planned my route around the errands I needed to run today. I also made a list of things that I still needed for the house, so I could refer to the list as I was rummaging through the sales. After making sure that I had plenty of gas in my car and plenty of cash in my wallet, I hit the sales. I had four neighborhoods on my list today, and I only had two hours to "shop". Trying to stay within my timeframe, I "scouted" out the sales as I slowly drove by them, and I only stopped at the ones that looked promising. I didn't get a whole lot today. I only spent $25 on all of my purchases, and I only got things I knew I could use. Here are my finds from today.
$2 lamp It's not too pretty right now. When I'm done with it, it will be a knock-off version of a $30 Pier One lamp, only it will be a fraction of the cost. |
By the way, I though I'd let you all know that I linked up this week with Creation Corner and The Thrify Home. Check it out, and take a look at other bloggers creations while you're there.
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