Archive for 2009

Thrifty! Readers

Friday, October 16th, 2009


Mitra!


Megan!

A couple of Brick House readers emailed in some recent thrifting finds from their respective Salvation Army stores. I think these Thrifty! Reader finds cap off a week full of thriftiness super nice. Oh yeah.

Mitra picked up a pair of horse head bookends for $2 and proceeded to spray them a glossy white. Sexiness, I do declare. Of course I do dig on some sassy spray painted thrifted bookends.

Megan hands down wins the Thrifty! war this week. She picked up a GORGEOUS Franco Albini ottoman from her local Salvation Army for only $30. Bitch.

So jealous. SO JEALOUS!

Congrats Mitra and Megan on living the thrifting dream. If anyone else has a Thrifty! story, email a pic on down to The Brick House – I’d love to ogle your goods…

FILED UNDER: inspiration, readers, thrifting, thrifty

5 Comments »

DIY Shelf

Thursday, October 15th, 2009


Check it out!

Another Ace Hotel inspired shelving unit from the blog Ascot Friday. I’m going to take a little credit for inspiring this awesome project, you know, cause I’m just a bit of a narcissist. She did a great job, it looks so very lovely and is super budget friendly. Anyone can really do this pretty simply.

What really peaked my interest is that rad typography poster.

Looks like it’s the new OLUNDA poster from Ikea. I have to admit it’s the first print from Ikea I’ve ever really considered buying. Now I’ve got to see it in person…

FILED UNDER: art, DIY, ikea, inspiration, links

13 Comments »

Thrifty!

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Oh you know I saved the best for last.

Danish. Vintage. Credenza. What? Over seven feet long with tons of storage?

How much?

$29.99

Oh yes, my bi-otches. Thirty f*ing dollars.

But how is this low low price possible from the same thrift store (the most overpriced Angel View thrift in all of Palm Springs) that has had a $1,200 fugly coffee table and a $4,500 broken patio set?

Well, there are a few issues.

Number One: Those lovely skeleton key holes – there are four of them and they are all locked. I’ve got no key and I’ve been trying to jimmy the locks by following all the advice I can google.

If anyone has a suggestion for picking these locks, I’d love to hear it.

Number Two: It’s missing the entire left side corner trim piece. So that really sucks, but I feel it could be patched and remedied…just probably not anytime soon and not 100% seamlessly.

Number Three: General vintage wear and tear. Not too bad considering the price, I’ve seen and fixed worse. A few water stains, some light scratching and overall it’s a bit dried out and in need of a good oiling.

Even with all the problems I think it’s still a beautiful piece worthy of fixing up. I’m not sure where this behemoth will end up in the house, but for now its chilling in the living room.

FILED UNDER: furniture, thrifting, thrifty

35 Comments »