Looks great!!! When I have the time I plan on redoing some old furniture.

Here is my daughters bed that I found at a garage sale for about 30 bucks. I redid it. I had it sand blasted then I added a new coat of paint to it. I love the old iron beds. And her walls aren't that yellow. They are a light buttery yellow. I don't know why the pic looks so bright. We also put in the new flooring. Previously there was green shag carpet.

I go to a local auction that always sell the furniture CHEAP! I love it.

I got both of these for 1.00.  I redid the first one with a crackle finish. The other I left as is.

 

this one had a drawer and a door on it, but they are in bad shape, so I just use it like this and everyone loves it when they see it! lol

 

I have other things like that, but won't bother you with them! lol

I'd love to get some antique furniture or something from an auction or estate sale, but this area is still so new to me, I'm still trying to find out WHERE the auction and sales are :)  Antique stores are plentiful here, but we've only gone into one.  Bad thing about being in the North East is that everyone knows what their antiques are worth.  Unlike in Kansas where people just say, "eh I think this is how much it's worth" and leave it at that.

lil-exorcist~ The bargains are out there but i have never found one in an antique shop, they are to wise to the value of things. I find mine at Car Boot sales (if you know what they are-im not sure if you have them in the u.s) aswell as auctions. basically i have a quick check over  the item and the more battered and abused it looks the cheaper you can get it. Most  people cant look past the exterior and dont think what it could look like

twink, you did a beautiful job with your furniture !

mpp. i would love to see more pics ! i love the old fashioned looking furniture !

paige. the bed is beautiful too. i just got rid of our brass bed. it was getting tarnished looking. i had no idea you could paint them !

i am a bargain hunter. i love thrift stores. my mom tells me a have a knack for finding the good stuff. but its just a matter of knowing what to look for when you go. i am not allowed to get anymore "stuff" .quinn says i have way too much already . lol what do you think?

I have never done this before, so let's see how this works...

You can click on them to make them larger I think.

OK, so the octagon table in center of room is really a poker table. I have a bottle addiction. I love wine bottles and decanters. Check out the tall ones in front of my fake fireplace!! lol  That fireplace was from the 70's and bright red when I got it at the auction for a buck!

Each of the chairs were a dollar each, Rocky chewed my rocker for me when we first got him!! Dang dog! lol

I am a silver/pewter/chrome junkie.  My kitchen is full of it, I only showed part of it! lol

Our downstairs is all nautical and pirates. Hard to see, I only showed on pic of that room.

Dusty, Russ is always telling me "ENOUGH ALREADY!" lol I never listen. I bring in new and take out old. I call it "recycling" I make as much or more than what I paid for the stuff when I sell it in garage sales, ebay, or flea markets.  I could go on and on.....all this stuff is a passion for me. I have a hard time parting with alot of the stuff I sell on Ebay, but I have to make myself do it!!!!!

 OH! I almost forgot, I just tiled the foyer and I am still working on this bathroom, it is almost done.

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i love your place. you have great taste mpp. thanks for sharing !

that was mpp's bathroom. lol. my pic is just my living room and part of the dining room. lol