Greetings, Denver

Darn you Craigslist...I wish I had room for all of your great stuff. These benches are so great--imagine all the fun you could have deciding what to do with them. This pair is only $75 from Denver's List. 

Dressed in New England

Stop the train. So this dresser is, of course, spectacular. Clean lines...and I love dressers with feet like this. Domino Mag shows this one in their furniture gallery. It is by Thomas O'Brien of Aero Studios for $6,600. 

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Craigslist has this dresser with similar modern attributes. Are you ready for this?...It is only $100.  Can you handle it? I'm thinking I need to move out to New England so I can take advantage of all their amazing furniture offerings on The List. 

On my way out

Before I could drag myself away from Seattle's Craigslist, I stumbled on a the post for this armoire. The more I look at the photos the more I'm feeling the need to buy a ticket to the Northwest to make it my own. I'm pretty sure I can make room for an armoire if it is as great as this one.

P&dub

P&dub (Pacific Northwest) represent. In honor of my friend, Lindsay, over at MStetson Design who blogged about Your Junk in My Trunk, I thought I would show you a few Seattle finds today. First off, I'm absolutely obsessed with books--I got my graduate degree in English--enough said. My collection is overflowing, so if I had a floor to ceiling bookshelf situation, I'd be in heaven. Below are two photos for inspiration provided by a Domino Mag bookcase gallery. 

Photo by James Merrell

I love the idea of color coordinating your books. A little hyper-organized, but just so pretty. 

So, from Seattle's Craigslist (which has so much great stuff...I'm considering moving there just to take advantage of all the great finds) we have a set of shelves. They mimic the floor-to-ceiling look that works so well.      

And for those of us that might need to fill our shelves, this listing offers many boxes of books at only 50 cents per. I love it! That kind of deal is hard to find. 

 

LightBright

Courtesty of the brilliant findings from Design*Sponge: The gracie lamp (below) from Crate and Barrel takes it to the next level. I love the solid color. Personally, I'm not sure if I'm crazy about the shades, so I might do without and go with frosted bulbs instead. But I love the solid shiny color that allows your eye to focus on the shape and texture of the piece. It is cute in white with the yellow background, but oh so cute if you were to paint it a bright color (in case your walls aren't bold yellow like in the photo below).

And if you can't afford the $200 version from Crate and Barrel, here is a $30 one you can pick up from a Simi Valley Craigslist posting. I see chandeliers similar to this all the time on Craigslist, so don't fret if this one is taken already. There are several tips on the internet about how to paint brass. Here is one from the DIY Network's site.

As always, happy hunting!

Hutch

I think this hutch is pretty cute. I might try to rough it up a bit...perhaps some paint and some chicken wire on the doors...I'm into it. What do you think? It is available in Orange County. 

Wingbacks and Domino

Dang. Here's another opportunity to put those reupholstery skills to work. With these great prices, why not give it a shot? Craigslist is perfect for those of us looking for creative outlets that won't demand too much of your paycheck. These chairs are available in Orange County.

And of course, for inspiration, check out this cute patterned upholstery fabric from Mod Green Pod. This Atticus basil pattern was featured in a Domino Mag gallery.

Thanks to Domino, you can see how darn cute the fabric looks on a piece of furniture. Wow. I just want that in my house right now.

Accent Table

I don't know. For some reason this table jumps out at me. It's a little different--which is great because different (or interesting) and cute at the same time is hard to find.



Lately, though it seems like crazy talk, I'm kinda into the cane. It is broken here though, so if that little spot would drive you mad, you might have to replace it.


The more I think about it, the more this table grows on me. What do you think? It is available in Orange County.

Calling all brave ones!

Have you ever reupholstered a couch? I haven't been brave enough to try yet, but this couch is such a screaming deal, it would certainly tempt me to give it a shot. I absolutely love the feet. I think if it were me, I might go white and paint the feet black.

Tableside

I'm really jealous. I just bought a new table for myself off Craigslist, but am now very sad this wasn't for sale when I was looking. Because I love to have my friends over, squeezing them into a tiny apartment is much easier when you have plenty of room around a table. But when everyone goes home, how nice it would be to have a table with leaves? 

Well, given a little TLC, I think this one would turn out great and I do love rectangular tables. 

This table is available in Orange County. Snatch it quick! 

The Huomenta Table from Anthropologie provides just the right inspiration. Imagine the possibilities!