how can anyone FIND that kind of stuff without looking on craigslist everyday or spending every free minute going through stores looking for this stuff?? everything i always see on craigslist that's labeled "vintage" really should be called "old, ugly, worn-out crap." i've learned that when people want to get rid of stuff fast, they use those buzz-words like "vintage" or "modern" or "antique," whether it really is or not.
so, i've curbed my searches to include just what i'm looking for. whether it's an end table or kitchen table, i will even just type in "table" and the price i'm willing to pay.
i haven't been really searching for another chair (although we were really on the market for one), but i got bored at lunch last week, so i thought i would peruse craigslist. i searched "chair", with image, between $20 and $200, and i FINALLY got lucky! i found this chair for $75 and it was only 1 block away from our house! (score!!) i was supposed to see it on sunday after we got home from philly, but i totally forgot :( i HATE it when i'm trying to sell something on craigslist and people flake out, and as much as i hate to admit, i was totally "that" person!! (ugh, kick myself in the butt).
luckily the girl still had not sold it and we were still able to buy it! we tried to talk her down in price, but she said if we didn't get it, there were others interested, so she wouldn't go down. BUT , mr p worked his charm and we did end up staying and chatting through an entire bottle of wine (oops! guess i wasn't planning on going to the gym). so i suppose you could say we got a chair AND a new friend for the low price of just $75 :P
so, here's our "new" $75 conversation chair. it's wooden with a high back, with blue velvet upholstering on the seat and back. there are a few snaggles here and there, but for $75 you can't beat it!
i LOVE the details in the wood
(please don't mind the christmas decorations... i like them too much to take them down, but last night mr p put his foot down and told me they have
GOT
to go...)
now we finally have "conversation" seating in our living room, with 2 chairs opposite the couch (sheesh it was so awkward before we got those chairs... 4 adults sitting in a row on the couch trying to talk to each other)
our apartment is starting to look more like a home instead of an ikea catalog!! we didn't
THINK
we had much until our friend karen starting pointing out so many things from ikea, and totally opened our eyes to how much we
REALLY
had from there.
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cheers to a good craigslist find, and to switching it up from blah ikea stuff :D
toodles.
j&h
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