I was surfing craigslist (yeah, I surf the net a lot) and found the wildest video posted about furniture. It was a video, shot by a young guy, who was walking around a warehouse shooting footage of all the cheap furniture he had for sale. He would walk by a dresser and say "five bucks," walk by a lamp and say "free." It was incredible. I was so excited I could barely get through the rest of the work day. I wrote down a list of all the things I wanted to buy and went prepared with cash! I was hoping there would still be some inventory because the post was from February 7th. There was one item I wanted more than any others-it was a red dresser, vintage looking, and I actually clapped at my desk when I saw it.
So anyway (anticipation building?) I rush to the door, practically run inside, start scanning items and lo and behold,
there she is...my RED VINTAGE dresser! Now, now, I know red doesn't exactly go with my whole motif, but a little love is going to go a long way when I spruce this up so it coordinates with what I already have.
Amazingly, this dresser was...
Yup, only fifteen smackers!
And although most of the other goodies were gone, I did manage to snag this...
For only five
clams dollars! I'm thinking, paint job, and rocker for nursery someday la la la la-ong long down the road. Did I mention LONG down the road? Long!
Well, I feel like a lucky duck today let me tell ya. To stumble upon this gem when I wasn't even looking is like hitting a picker's lottery. Not to mention, this warehouse was five minutes from home. And as a side note, the dresser wouldn't fit in Brian's car, but the man working there saw us struggling and offered to drop it off for free in his minivan! I promised him that I would 'pay it forward' and he seemed pleased by that response. Overall, this has been an A+ of a day! Hopefully some progress pics soon.
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