Friday, August 10, 2012

Retro Garage Sale Finds

Last week I took a trip to Indiana to visit my mom. After Breakfast on Friday and Saturday mornings I went out looking for the ever alluring garage sales.

After going to about a dozen sales without having any luck, I was about to give up on finding anything wonderful.
Then, I found a lady who was having a "junk" sale. I found this wonderful set of metal, retro corner cabinets.


I believe they originally hung above the kitchen sink, attached to the cabinets.
I haven't really cleaned them up yet except I had to brush away the dirt on them before I could put them in my sisters car.

I love the patina they have.
Rusty, crusty, all the good attributes.


The lady who was having the sale was on the verge of becoming a hoarder. But she was moving and didn't want to move everything she had been accumulating for the past 25 years.


My next purchase was this two piece cannister set with a bird motif.
Also, rusty and crusty.
I think the knobs are bakelite.
If so, WOO HOO!!




This is my kind of stuff, from my favorite era.
Probably the 1950's.




I'm not sure yet what I will have to do to clean these up.
On the cabinets I will definitely pull off all the dirty contact paper.


At a different sale I bought this tin with a bird motif. It is newer but I like to use pretty tins for storage.


For some reason or another, the other day I stopped in at a used furniture store here in
Florida.
I was just looking around when I spotted these beautiful, pink shopping bags. I bought 100 of them for $.10 each.
I can use these in my shop plus they will come in handy when I set up at the Fancy Flea in November.
 
Linking up with:
 
 http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
 
http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/
 
http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/
 
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8 comments:

  1. Wow! Great finds! Love the tin with the bird and cherries, but then I'm a bit partial to cherries. Those corner cabinets are fun too. I've never seen any like that.

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    1. Yes, they are fun. Thanks for taking the time to comment...Connie

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  2. What fun finds! Those tins are awesome. Thank you for sharing at TTF!

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  3. Score, corner cabinets are so hard to find! The 50's is my favorite era too. I will be at the FAncy Flea this year, but not as a vendor since my son is getting married in November, I will be looking for you there!

    Carol

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    1. Hi Carol, I envy you going to the Fancy Flea as a shopper. I have set up twice and never had the opportunity to look around and shop. Have a great week...Connie

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    1. Hi Jennifer, Thanks for taking the time to comment. Have a great week...Connie

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