OK, I'm off of my soapbox.
Thinking back to all my great finds, I try to remember when my internet creeping started...and by that I mean furniture creeping. Because I would never creep on someone on facebook and have never googled anyone. Ever. I'm glad we're now clear on that.
So, how do you find great pieces you ask? The key is to creep. In order to get cheap prices on good items, you have to check often. You also have to be aggressive (disclaimer: not towards the people, towards obtaining the item) and willing to sacrifice a little inconvenience because often the seller wants it GONE and will sell it to the first person who gets there. If there's both a phone and an email option, choose the phone - it's faster...I probably didn't have to point that out. It does take work, but it definitely pays off in the end.
Seems like common sense, right? Also, while that old cliché about men's trash and treasure stands true, some people just don't know what they have and what it might be worth. In that case, I wouldn't nickel and dime the seller, especially if it's already a good deal. Case in point, I found a great coffee table and the seller wanted $20 for it; while some people may have thought it to be ugly, I loved it and thought it had a great shape. While I may have been able to get it for $15, I thought the price was fair so we bought it for that. And on that note, a gallery of my greatest finds (in no particular order)!
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| The glorious coffee table in my sister's apartment |
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| My pride and joy, a $20 sideboard off of kijiji :) Photo taken by the fabulous Amy Zambonin - www.amyzambonin.com |
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| The infamous blue dresser. Now with brass handles :) |
And a little teaser, I completed a project that was SO easy and looks SO good (not from kijiji)...the post will be coming soon, I just have to get the perfect accessories for it. So stay tuned!
Ash out!
