I have an addiction to Craigslist. Almost every piece of furniture in my house is from Craigslist. Don't believe me? My kitchen table, dining table, coffee table, hutch, desk, daybed, tv cabinet, elliptical and rocking chair I bought off people from Craigslist. I even found this beautiful house we are renting from craigslist.
I am also a very thrifty craigslist shopper. I am 'that' person who offers half of what the seller has it listed it for. Doesn't hurt to ask! For all my worried family and friends I am also a safe craigslist buyer and seller. If I am buying I usually send Adam in our truck (aka van with no seats) or if he is working or out of town and I need to pick it up I ask the seller to put it in the driveway. If I am selling I put the item in my driveway or garage and then ask the buyer to call or text when they arrive and I meet them outside.
I am also addicted to thrift stores.
Salvation Army is half off on Wednesdays. This is where I buy Elizabeth's clothes. She probably has around two outfits I purchased new and the rest are hand me downs or Salvation Army purchases! The wonderful thing about girls clothes in Elizabeth size is that they are practically new! Sadly for my boys I must buy new because well . . . they are boys. I almost cried looking in their drawer and noticed they don't have one pair of jeans that don't have a hole in the knee!
Goodwill just opened one of their biggest stores right down the street from my house. I go there at least twice a week because they have cheap furniture. I now have almost painted every piece of furniture in my house. I am re-hauling my warm Minnesota design style for an airy cool Floridian style.
I often warn Adam if it isn't nailed down I am going to sell it on Craigslist and if it isn't painted it will be!
I am also addicted to thrift stores.
Salvation Army is half off on Wednesdays. This is where I buy Elizabeth's clothes. She probably has around two outfits I purchased new and the rest are hand me downs or Salvation Army purchases! The wonderful thing about girls clothes in Elizabeth size is that they are practically new! Sadly for my boys I must buy new because well . . . they are boys. I almost cried looking in their drawer and noticed they don't have one pair of jeans that don't have a hole in the knee!
Goodwill just opened one of their biggest stores right down the street from my house. I go there at least twice a week because they have cheap furniture. I now have almost painted every piece of furniture in my house. I am re-hauling my warm Minnesota design style for an airy cool Floridian style.
I often warn Adam if it isn't nailed down I am going to sell it on Craigslist and if it isn't painted it will be!
$5 Goodwill bedside table
$30 dresser
(Shoved in the corner of my super organized garage)
old set
I actually made money on this bedroom transformation! That is the best kind of room makeover!
While living in Minnesota Adam and I purchased a bedroom set from a model home. It came with a dresser, mirror, two bedside tables, bedframe, headboard, mattress and boxspring, pillows, sheet set, comforter and bedskirt all unused for $300. It was an amazing deal but I hated the set. It was a faux wood. I hate faux wood. So I sold just the headboard, dresser and bedside tables for $500 on craigslist! I found a dresser and nightstand at Goodwill (shown above) spruced them up and a new headboard from craigslist and they now are beautiful pieces in my newly designed master bedroom!
old set
I actually made money on this bedroom transformation! That is the best kind of room makeover!
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