Now that hubby and I have actually been home for a substantial time, we are finally getting unpacked and settled. The house is still a bit of a mess and we definitely still have some unpacking and A LOT of decorating ahead of us. This past weekend my parents came into town to see our house for the first time, so mom and I went on a furniture shopping expedition. Several of the rooms in our house are fairly empty and we are in desperate need of some cute, inexpensive furniture pieces.
Our trip began at Garden Ridge, then we continued on to several local furniture consignment stores, Pier One, World Market, and Kirkland’s. I actually only found items at one store, Consignment 1st, a local furniture consignment shop in the Queen City. If you are a Charlottean, definitely go check out one of their locations. I picked up four wrought iron chairs (to pair with my glass top breakfast table) and a solid wood desk for $150! Here are my fabulous finds:
Look at that cute face! These chairs look like they were made to pair with my (free) breakfast table my mom gave me and I kind of love them. My plan is to repurpose the seats with some funky fabric, as soon as I decide my decor theme in the kitchen. I am so ANXIOUS to get my house in order and start doing some major decorating and especially post the changes on the blog. My career path actually started out in Interior Design and I always feel like I missed out a little bit when my school lost it’s program. I also picked up this great desk, which I plan on changing out the hardware:
The desk was about $50 and I couldn’t even find a cheapie particle board desk for that! This one is solid wood and completely reminds me of my childhood furniture that I loved. It has a bit of a shabby chic feel and will look even better with some new classy hardware. I intend to use this as my crafting/sewing table, and it couldn’t be more perfect. Now I just need to find a great chair to pair with it.
Would you like to see more home improvement/decorating ideas on the blog? Let me know, I love all things design and would love to share ideas and tips with you guys, but only if you want to read about them!
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yes, please, more home improvements, maybe even its own page?! i love your style. your house will truly be amazing!
how fun! congrats on the new furnitured! I would love to see more home improvement and decorating ideas that you have and look forward to seeing what you do with the chair fabric
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yes, definitely please share your home design and decorating, its still all things fashion
Wow, I have that exact same desk! It was my mom’s when she was in school in the 70’s, I think.
I’d love more posts like this!
I would love to see all things home! I just bought my first home a few months ago!
Yes, I like both your fashion posts and interior decorating posts. I like to see what unique stuff other people have. Keep em coming!