Some husbands drink beer. Or watch football. Or play golf. The Mister does all these things, but he also scours thrift stores for mid century finds on his lunch break.� Before we moved into our older home we never even thought of looking to thrift stores, antique malls, or Craigslist for furniture.� But, as we quickly discovered, the large scale furniture made today does not fit in the smaller homes of yesteryear.� So the Mister started going into old, unassuming little stores throughout his work territory and pretty soon he was� hooked.
Today was a really good shopping day for the Mister, which is why I have done nothing today but admire his Tuesday purchases.
A new china cabinet (circa 1961) to house some our china and knick knacks. It’s from Craigslist, but we got it today so I’m calling it thrifty.� :)� It will come in very handy, but we have so many Lladr�s from my parents that I don’t even know how to begin styling them.� Our motivation for finding a cabinet was a phonecall from my mother who suggested she was tired of storing our collectibles in her garage for the last three years.
And our curtains are up! I love them. Now I just need to find the right wall color.
He also found this nifty lamp for next to the T.V. for $15.
I love the wood neck the best.
But I love the Mister even more.
Lucky you! I love thrift shopping. :-) My husband despises it. :-(
I love the new curtains. The Mister is a pro! That lamp is beautiful.
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Holy Cannoli! You’re a lucky girl :) I *LOVE* the cabinet. Good job Mister.
That is awesome Jules! Do you ever hate something he buys though?? LOL that would be my fear…how to handle that touchy situation! ;) Leave it to me to worry about something like that, if I had a dh who would even set foot in a regular store voluntarily…let alone a thrift store!
I know the Mister will get a kick of these comments. :)
I forgot to add that the cabinet is not a thrift store find–I wish! We found that on Craigslist.
Cara–he almost always takes pictures with his camera phone and emails them to me first. Some things that he knows I will love (like our end tables and a vintage radio in our office) he has bought on the spot, but they were very inexpensive.
The Mister sounds like a pro – that lamp is particularly fantastic. He should lead training camps for other husbands!
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wow! love both of those. what an awesome husband.
Well done! I adore this cabinet. Seriously, I want to come to your house and take it! Ok, I won’t, but not because I’m nice, just because I don’t know where you live. So great.
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Way to go, Mister!
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My step-grandmother had almost the same cabinet. It was sitting in my parents basement for awhile and I was thinking of snagging it if I had the space. But I don’t, so I didn’t. It looks good in your space.
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Very nice pieces.
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