This is the time of the year when yard sales start popping up all around you.
What should you be looking for?
This is my list.
Slightly rusty.
Slightly crusty.
And mostly distressed.
HOUSE PARTS
When I drive up to a sale, I am constantly searching around the yard, in the burn piles, in the sheds.
Wherever the sellers will let me look.
Makes an excellent trellis.
I did!
Screen door guards come in many decorative shapes.
They are often cheap if you agree to haul them off.
I love to go to a yard sale advertised as a remodeling sale.
Tons of house parts and odd lumber pieces for projects.
However it was near the end of the sale, the sellers had not sold any of the stained glass, and I offered to buy all six windows at a bundle price.
One stayed with me and the rest went off to the store to sell.
No one had asked to explore the items in the shed.
Always ask if you can investigate.
You never know what treasure you can find.
WIRE BASKETS
I buy most wire baskets if the price is right.
Whether they are old or not, it really does not matter.
They have been popular in every decor as long as I can remember.
You can line them with screen or landscape cloth and plant in them.
Years ago I paid $1 each for them and bought them by the hundreds.
They have disappeared around here.
Unless you wish to pay $30 or more for one!
BOOKS
I never met a book I did not like.
Most of the time I am after old textbooks especially reading books.
But stacks of old books can be great for book page crafts.
A TIP: If you walk up on a sale ending with boxes of books left, make an offer for the entire lot. You can always donate what you cannot use.
Besides the obvious of reading the books, they make excellent risers to display items in your home.
TOOLS
Another favorite sale of mine is the old man sale where he is allowing people to go into his man shed.
Great place to find tools and other odds and ends.
Some to use.
Some to sell.
And some to frame!
Look at that mole torture device at the top of the photo.
Imagine it mounted on a block of wood all cleaned and waxed.
TOOL BOXES
Well, if you gonna buy the tools, you might as well buy the tool boxes or even tackle boxes.
I have another stack in the craft room.
I do not bother with getting rid of the rust.
I keep them waxed.
It now holds plant food.
So whatever your design style is, you can find items at yard sales this summer.
Just keep an open mind.
IT'S A BLOG HOP!
Please take a look at what everyone else is hunting for.
MAY YOUR LIST BE LONG AND YOUR HUNT BE FRUITFUL! GO FORTH AND JUNK!
See y'all!
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The wire baskets and tool boxes are favorites of mine.
ReplyDeleteWe both have architectural salvage! And let me tell you - your list is on my list, but after my top 5. :)
ReplyDeleteI love finding salvage pieces too. Also loving how the lists take on the bloggers' personalities ;) Happy hunting!
ReplyDeleteWe like so many of the same things. I still am going to try to make it to Magnolia Ridge next month.
ReplyDeleteI just love the goodies you look for, Donna! I wouldn't have know what those roofing tiles were! Love how that shutter looks as a trellis!
ReplyDeleteI love the old green shutter
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for a white table and chairs in the windsor pattern
of course if and when I find the right set i'll paint it white
Oh my... I love those tool boxes. Since tools are on my list I need the boxes too so I better add those. Love all the salvage pieces. I rarely see great stuff like that around here.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips! I wish I could find a genuine locker basket! I never see them at all! Someday...:)
ReplyDeleteI would love to go with you to look at rusty junk sometime!!
ReplyDeletehugs,
Linda
I love buying every single category you listed, Donna :) I have, however, fallen in love with your toolbox stack and your plant food toolbox is yummy, yummy.
ReplyDeleteYou have some very interesting things. I love the wire baskets, what an amazing deal you got!
ReplyDeleteYou have some very interesting things. I love the wire baskets, what an amazing deal you got!
ReplyDeleteNow that was a very Donna list! I hope you do the project with that mole trap. I'd love to see the results. I'm also appreciative that you shared some hints and tips for finding these treasures. I took notes.
ReplyDeleteAwesome finds and list items Donna! Love the old tools and windows and your plans for them. One of the first areas I notice too are the old sheds and piles as they always hold countless treasures. It's that "digging" time of year!
ReplyDeleteAll of those things you mentioned fall into the category of "go to and grab" when I see them at garage or yard sales! Now that I have a physical shop, I can sell larger items in it. I will have an eagle eye out for all of these treasures!
ReplyDeleteI don't want to go thrifting with you, you would buy everything I wanted. Great list, right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteYour list is the 'get down and get dirty' list that not everybody likes to go after, but those who don't could take a lesson from you. Meanwhile, relish in the revenue. :) Wire baskets are just awesome for display - you can see what you have corralled!
ReplyDeletego forth and junk!!!! LOL! hahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI loved all those boxes stacked up in that chair. I'm a sucker for a box.
Good ideas, great tips! I am going to start looking around more often now!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have found many treasures!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! Thanks so much for sharing your tips with all of us!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Deb