Thursday, November 5, 2009

Thrifting with the click of a mouse

All of this week I’ve been fighting a cold! Lots of sneezing, a bit of a sore throat and a weird light headed feeling has left me doing most of my work near the closest sofa to ensure constant breaks.



Hmm wonder if the cold meds are making my design visions better or worse? :)



Of course I hate being home sick, but what’s been driving me crazy is not leaving the house and checking out my local thrift shops. I literally had a dream last night of treasures being stolen out of hands!



What’s a girl to do? In order to try and stop the heart palpitations I did the next best thing and logged on to Housing Works online shopping!



Check out these gems that could make it to my house or clients in only a couple of clicks!



Lillian August Sofa: Current bid $211.00





Alpine Black Lacquered Chest: Current bid $45.00





Lucite and Vinyl Stools: Current bid: $75.00





Oblong Petit Point Stool: Current bid $45.00





Ah! So many finds! So happy I was able to get my thrifting fix while I was under the weather.



The sniffles have subsided a bit and I need to venture out today to the bank so I wouldn’t put it past me to make a little detour at a thrift shop just to check everything out!



Don’t forget to enter the $100 SHOPBOP give-away! Totally jealous I can’t enter it myself!!!!!

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28 Comments:

Blogger Design Actually said...

I've never heard of them before, I'll have to check them out! Love the lucite stools!

November 5, 2009 at 11:34 AM  
Blogger Michelle said...

Great finds Camila! I'm sorry you aren't feeling well...was there last week :( Hope you are on the mend soon!

Love that sofa! So many upholstering options!

Take care of yourself...lots of liquids!

Best,
Michelle

November 5, 2009 at 11:49 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

that sofa is beautiful!

November 5, 2009 at 12:03 PM  
Blogger Katie @ Noodle and Boof said...

Housing Works is fabulous! Love that lacquered chest!

November 5, 2009 at 12:09 PM  
Blogger abby jenkins said...

They are, by far, the best on-line thrift shop! Hope you feel better toot suite.

November 5, 2009 at 12:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Love the Lillian August sofa! Great color :)
Hope you feel better.

November 5, 2009 at 12:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Feel better! I've got the sniffles too but am at work anyway. Saving my sick time incase it gets worse!

That little needlepoint stool is so pretty! Thanks for the link!

Maggie

November 5, 2009 at 12:31 PM  
Blogger Chic Coles said...

These prices are amazing. Thank you for the great source Housing works. Hope you feel better.

November 5, 2009 at 12:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What an awesome source! You find the BEST bargains! Thanks for sharing, Camila!

November 5, 2009 at 12:50 PM  
Blogger MFAMB said...

oh man me too. dizzy sick and tired. if i had the cash i would totally bid on that yellow settee. love it.

November 5, 2009 at 1:17 PM  
Blogger Fargerike Dagny said...

LOVE the stools! Would have been a great project! :)

Hope you feel better soon!!

xoxo
dagny

November 5, 2009 at 1:18 PM  
Blogger Sarah Ring said...

You are too cute! Thrifting while under the weather?? Only you my design obsessed darling! That is truly why you are so talented!

November 5, 2009 at 1:29 PM  
Blogger LindsB said...

Shopping online always turns into a bad thing for my credit cards, I am always really click happy. I'm going over to check this site anyways, oops!

November 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM  
Blogger Ms. Bright said...

I must check this out! SO many great finds, but definitely want that sofa! It would be amazing so many ways!!
Sorry to hear you're not feeling well...get better soon! Hugs!

And yes, we had a very fun Halloween, just been crazy ever since!

November 5, 2009 at 2:33 PM  
Blogger Mrs. Limestone said...

I just lost an auction there for 4 lovely French chairs. So bummed.

That couch is to die for! It would probably cost a fortune to recover but its soo pretty!

November 5, 2009 at 2:34 PM  
Blogger Wendy said...

You always find the best things! I love the sofa. This site will be on my list of resources too.

November 5, 2009 at 3:05 PM  
Blogger Flavia @ Estilo Home said...

I wasn't familiar with this site, so thanks!! You found some great items. Hope you feel better!

November 5, 2009 at 3:11 PM  
Blogger Milltini said...

The lucite stools are amazing! I hope you get to feeling better soon.

November 5, 2009 at 3:46 PM  
Blogger Jenny said...

LOVE that sofa! Hope you're feeling much better soon...thanks for the comment on my blog. Ya know, the whole getting in shape thing isn't super easy, but worth it. So, thanks for the encouragment.:)

November 5, 2009 at 3:50 PM  
Blogger Karen said...

Feel better!

November 5, 2009 at 4:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Majorly crushing on Lillian the sofa. Feel better soon!

November 5, 2009 at 4:13 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

What a neat site! Thanks for sharing.

November 5, 2009 at 6:28 PM  
Blogger Christen said...

These are such amazing finds! I can't believe it's all online. Thanks for the tip :)

November 5, 2009 at 7:36 PM  
Blogger undomestic mama said...

I'm trying to recover from a cold too! So glad you were aboe to get your fix. I'm going to have to check out the site...it sounds dangerous :)

November 6, 2009 at 12:09 AM  
Blogger A Refocused Life said...

Great site - thanks for sharing. Get well!

November 6, 2009 at 3:36 AM  
Blogger Rachel said...

Love the couch! Fun site...thanks! Hope you start feeling better.

November 6, 2009 at 9:52 AM  
Blogger Anny said...

Thank you for the links to a great site!

November 9, 2009 at 1:28 AM  
Blogger Sarah's Fab Day said...

Umm, I can't believe I didn't know about this website before. Love it!

November 9, 2009 at 9:58 PM  

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