A lawn chair frame for $10:
A magazine rack for $3:
A painting for $5. I have dubbed it "Naked Accountant" because he seems to be doing paperwork and he also seems to have on yellow underpants and no actual pants. Maybe they are tennis shorts? We are accepting title suggestions.
We also found a print for $5, a silver water pitcher for $10 (not the best deal of the day) and a little shelf box thing that hangs on the wall for $2.
Then we stopped at Big Lots and found the rocking chairs, as well as an umbrella for the back yard. Also shown in this picture are the Adirondack footstools that Brandon found for $2.02 each at the thrift store! We also found white wood (and some faux wood) 2" blinds for a reasonable price, and we found enough for our bedroom. We also got one in a red oak color for the living room, and hope to find more at another store.
Saturday morning we headed over to Unity Park to clean up for the Block Party. Which isn't exactly a block party per se, since it's in a park and not on the block. We painted over the graffiti on the picnic table and swept away some mud and dirt. The party started around 5pm Saturday night, and managed to hang on despite a brief thunderstorm and a little rain. We didn't have a huge turnout--a lot of kids but no parents, and several adults with no kids--but we raised a little money for the neighborhood association, which was good. And I got a tour of a firetruck, so a day well spent ;) We also won the drawing for a gift certificate to a local pub, but have decided to share it with the rest of the block party planning team, and they totally deserve it.
Today we put up the blinds and cleaned a bit, then headed over to Westview to check it out (having finally just last week actually making it to West End and discovering that I live within minutes of a Krispy Kreme--life is complete now). We drove by Westview Bungalow, with me exclaiming, "That's it! That's Westview Bungalow!" like I had just seen a celebrity. Too funny. Cute house, guys! We've been kind of afraid to drive over there since we only heard about Westview after buying our house--and you can buy a gorgeous Craftsman there for a steal. We were happy to discover that while we liked the neighborhood, we were still perfectly happy with our little house in East Point. Westview is still a little edgier than EP, I think. Although our visitors probably think we are pretty edgy already. ;)
5 comments:
Good finds. I particularly like the wire chair.
I like the lawn chair. So many possibilities! And of course, my eyes were totally drawn to the words Krispy Kreme.... oh yummmmm!
Hello 1928 Bungalow!
Looks like we might be moving into the 'hood. Love your blog - I personally dig estate sales and the Center for Puppetry Arts rocks.
Come on over and visit sometime at our new blog spot:
Bungalow in the Hollow
Cheers!
I want to drive by both of your homes. However when I am in the city I am in such a hurry. One day.
Awww, thanks guys! That comment was too cute. Though we have quite a ways to go until our exterior will look as good as yours - the photos from the previous post are simply adorable! Screams like a "I want to hang out here" porch to me. You guys did a great job!
And thanks for the "drive by." :)
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