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Best Thrift Find Ever

On By thefunkyfrugalistaIn Frugal LifeLeave a comment

We have been looking for a new couch. It’s ironic that my husband works for a high end furniture store, but I still haven’t found “the one”. No greys. I wanted an earthy type that fit our vibe. I loved our old Ikea couch, but it has since been discontinued. I really liked the couch we have, but the cushions had gotten smooshy. We had decided to get the cushions redone. To actually do it correctly it would be over $100 per cushion. Well, today I went to my favorite thrift store. I was looking for a certain size frame. I didn’t find one that would work, but on my way out I spotted THE COUCH.

I can normally spot high end products, so when I saw this piece I knew immediately that it was a good find. I dropped my bags and immediately went and sat on it. Holy cow it was so comfortable and looked like it had just come off a furniture showroom floor. When I say it was immaculate, it was. I started flipping the cushions and was shocked when I saw the brand.

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I called Donny and told him what I had found and when I told him it was a Massoud he said, “get it”. It’s a high end furniture company and their stuff is built to last. Y’all it was only $125!!!!! Not the several thousand dollars it would have been in the store. It was perfect. The right colors, the right size, just everything.

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It’s just so perfect. Donny called the guys who deliver for his store and they met me, picked it up, took it to our house, unloaded it where it needed to go and hauled off our other one. That service did cost more than the actual couch, but oh so worth it.

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For some reason it looks a lot darker in this picture, but it’s a rust, yellow and mix of other colors.

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O’malley loves it too.

I did actually pick up a few things before I found this beauty.

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They extended nickel book month so I dug through the many bins and found these. I even found one of my favorite childhood books.

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This cute bird candle was only $1.

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A heavy weight cherub tea light candle holder for $1.

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This cute bracelet was $2.

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I love this little guy. He is a bit Halloweeny, but I’m still going to put him on my outdoor shelves. He was only $2.

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And last, but not least, I got 4 placemats for 50 cents each.

I’d say, all in all, it was a very good thrifting day.

Oh, and one of Donny’s customers were getting rid of their Massoud couch because they just wanted something new. I bet you anything it’s the one we bought.

Day #4 – Gitter Done

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There are days when I want to put off errands and scheduling anything. Today was not that day. Hannah had an early doctor’s appointment. So we were up and out the door by 8. We both love her doctor because he actually listens and talks to us. She had mentioned that she her face was breaking out and that it concerned her. He said, “hold on a second” and left the exam room. He came back with this cream that he wants her to try.

Since we were already downtown I had bagged up some books I had already read so we could drop them at the free library at the train station. It’s my favorite place to bring books because there never seems to be that many, compared to the other free libraries around town, and I know I would like to grab a book to read while on the train. Unfortunately, the station was locked up tight even though it was supposed to be open.

We decided to drive over to the Green, our favorite park, to drop them at the free library there. This park is so beautiful. It doesn’t have the usual slides, swings, etc because it’s more of a Montessori park.

When we opened the library box all of the books were wet. We have gotten a lot of rain lately, but with the leaky roof, I wasn’t going to add my books.

Instead of just leaving and going home we decided to walk the trail around the park. We played some music to sooth our souls.

Hannah was in workout gear and I was in a skirt and sandals. I would normally just say that I wasn’t really dressed for walking around a park so we should just leave, but since I love that park and I’m doing at least 1% effort to better my days, we walked.

There are several fun things for the kiddos to climb on, like this turtle.

We have always loved the mossy pond. But the best thing about just taking a walk for no reason is that we got to have a really good, deep conversation about her feelings, the future, just a little bit of everything. I loved that none of this was planned, it was just a spur of the moment adventure, that to me are the best kind.

When we got home I help Jackson find the right website to make an appointment with the DMV. Hannah got online and finished her college application. She realized that she needed her high school transcript so I called the school and they said they would have it ready for us. Jackson decided to come with us so off we went to their old high school for probably the last time.

It’s so strange to see all of the lights off and no voices in the hallways. The end of one era and the beginning of another.

We decided to try the train station one more time. It was finally unlocked and we ran in to drop off the books.

It might not seem like I got a lot done today, but I really did. Things we had been putting off doing and just being with my kids made it such a successful day. I can’t ask for more than that.

Saturday Thrifting

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My son, Jack, and I like to go thrifting. We have 2 shops that are our regulars. Saturday before I had to take Hannah to work he asked if we could go. I didn’t find anything at the first stop, but Jack picked up some sing-a-things.

I lucked out at the second one and found two amazing cookbooks. All of their hardback books are only 50 cents.

This one is very old. I just love vintage cookbooks. I prefer using cookbooks to using the internet to find recipes. I just don’t like all of the ads and how you have to read and read until you actually get to the recipe.

This cookbook is huge and heavy. I’ve never really been into Italian cuisine, but i looked through this while at the store and I saw many recipes that caught my eye. Plus the photographs are just gorgeous.

I also found this cute cropped longsleeve shirt by Another Love that is the perfect color for one of my maxi skirts.

And I cannot forget this little embroidered picture because I just love handmade things.

Not a bad little haul for 5 bucks.