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  • MrsMoo2U
    MrsMoo2U Posts: 4,005 Forumite
    hart44 wrote: »
    Hi everyone :D Ive not posted here before but come in for a read (and drool :rotfl:) most days.

    I hope you dont mind me sharing my £15 charity shop find with you but I am so pleased with this :D
    http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/mse/drawers1.jpg
    http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/mse/drawers2.jpg
    http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/mse/drawers3.jpg

    Im going to strip it down and see what the wood is like under the muck and see if I need to paint, it is for my fabric (Im usually in the sewing room :D).

    I live in a 17th centry cottage with my partner and we are slowly doing it up and I just love the country look. We ripped the hardboard off the stair wall the previous owner put on and under it is the old tongue and groove with a tiny window.

    I found this seller on Ebay that Im going to get some bits from (the stuff is beautiful, I love hearts :D)
    http://shop.ebay.co.uk/devonwoodman/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340


    That is lovely, I was watching one just like it on ebay - it sold for £40
    Some days there aren't any trumpets, just lots of dragons. Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow -- Mary Anne Radmacher
  • jcr16
    jcr16 Posts: 4,185 Forumite
    oh that dresser is gorgeous. my mil came round today , she loves my dreser and is so inspired to strip and paint her one. she has a gorgeous 4 door ducal dresser but it is a dark dark pine. and as her dining room so small she wants to lighten it up. but it nice having a mil who likes what i like and can enjoy doing the crafts together.
  • MrsMoo2U
    MrsMoo2U Posts: 4,005 Forumite
    mollymunchkin wrote: »
    Yes, Carmarthen. I'm in Pembs so Builth is a bit of a drive but hopefully worth it! I've never been to a big fair before :T

    looks like I wont make it after all. I am so jealous. I love antique fairs and every time one comes up I cant make it.

    I love Pembs too. Travel there for work a lot and keep thinking I would definitely move there! Not that I dont love where I live.
    Some days there aren't any trumpets, just lots of dragons. Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow -- Mary Anne Radmacher
  • tiff
    tiff Posts: 6,608 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Savvy Shopper!
    That mirror is gorgeous tara, and look how much it sells for on Ebay.
    “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” - Dave Ramsey
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Antique-Shabby-Chic-Painted-Sideboard-Dresser-F-B-/250620276802?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Antiques_AntiqueFurniture_SM&hash=item3a5a21f042

    This is almost finished if anyone lives in Hampshire... a right bargain!! Argh, I am so moving to England, it's a shabby chic treasure trove!
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • hart44
    hart44 Posts: 1,610 Forumite
    cherisong wrote: »
    That is lovely, I was watching one just like it on ebay - it sold for £40

    Thank you :D I cound belive the price and just had to get it, Im lucky I have a hatchback car so I could get it home :rotfl:

    Charity shops and house clearence places are a good place to check out for old funiture.

    I am gutted though just before I moved in with my partner 4 yrs ago he had an old bureau he didn't want it so got rid of it (not sure where):eek:
    Getting myself sorted 1 day/1thing at a time :) and Love sewing :)
    "Sewing fills my days,
    not to mention the living room, bedroom, and closets."
    ~ Author Unknown
  • Kandipandi
    Kandipandi Posts: 1,656 Forumite
    Arghhhh! I have just found this thread, can't believe I had not seen it before, can I tag along? Have a love of all of this type of stuff.
    You can stand there and agonize........
    Till your agony's your heaviest load. (Emily Saliers)
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi and welcome Kandipandi!!!!
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I won one of these the other day, am hoping it eases the storage crisis in our house lol.

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110525331710&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Lol @ Tara. It's very pretty but you need to stop buying stuff *snigger*! Just think how much stuff you'll have to move when you buy your house :eek:. (I'm only jealous really :o). ttfn, Kaz.
    Debt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.
    MFiT T2: Debt [STRIKE]£52856.59[/STRIKE] £6316.14 £46540.45 repaid 101.17% of £46000 target.
    2013 Target: completely clear my [STRIKE]£6316.14[/STRIKE] £0 mortgage debt. £6316.14 100% repaid.
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