Craigslist Find

I posted on instagram over the weekend a picture of a great craigslist find. A vintage campaign style cabinet for just $35, and it gets better,  I don't know about you but every time I find something I really love on craigslist it is always at least an hour away, and then I find myself begging my husband to take the afternoon, ask to borrow my dads truck, pack up the kids and drive to get it... Well, no begging this weekend, it was only 20 minutes away.

And here it is...

* I got a little too excited and forgot to take a picture of it before I took the hardware off, here is the one from craigslist. The previous owner used it as a TV stand.

It is such a great piece, solid wood with dove tail detail and real brass hardware. I was completely shocked, my luck is never this good.

 

I have a few pieces that we've collected over the past year that I "thought" were real vintage campaign, but once I got my hands on them, it didn't take long for me to realize they weren't much more than laminate or particle board.  This is one of our first pieces, it is now our dining room buffet.

 The trip to Baltimore, MD to pick it up was definitely worth it, we had planned a day out of it. We took the kids to the Aquarium and I knew about this awesome store called "Second Chance", its a HUGE warehouse filled with furniture, building materials, doors, stair railings, door knobs, just about anything you could think of.  If you ever get a chance and are in the Baltimore area, YOU NEED TO GO!

Graham also has a piece that we are using for his dresser in his room, again a trip well spent, my sister and I had a great bonding experience driving to Quakertown, PA and the women who gave it to me; yes you heard me right, GAVE it to me. She was so sweet and turns out she was moving to West Chester, PA, about 15-20 minutes away from us. Small world.

 I know that I can't be the only one who over judges the awesomeness of a craigslist find...what have your experiences been with collecting pieces found on craigslist?

I can't wait to show you what we have in store for this piece, follow us on instagram @emandme44 to see small snippets along the way and stay tuned for the whole repurpose reveal!



~Em