Here are some more of the amazing “best budget find” submissions from readers all over the country:
This chair is so killer- and for$20 at Homegoods, a no brainer.
Matters of Style found a ton of great stuff at her Homegoods, but these $15 each foo dogs take the cake!
Abby wanted a shell encrusted mirror but didn;t want to pay an arm and a leg for it so she and her mother went to their local oyster bar after hours and collected buckets of discarded sheels, bleached them and made their own for under $50! Talk about crafty!
This vintage Dexel Heritage dining set was FREE- the best kind of bargain there is. I’d love to see it painted glossy white!
Alaina from Live Creating Yourself shows off a great super discounted Macy’s aqua gourd lamp purchase against a chic black wall:
This gorgeous cabinet was found at a church sale for $75. Imagine the possibilities!
Purchased at the same church sale- these awesome swoop arm chairs for $25 each
This reader got the end chairs, rug, lamps and china in the hutch all at Homegoods. One stop shopping, ladies.
This cute zebra chair was bought on ONe Kings Lane and the side table a Target find!
This lamp was found at an Arteriors home sample sale- love the print interior on the shade!
I wish I had found this buffet at a garage sale for $20!!!!
This bench was found at Big Lots for uner $40!
This is one of four chairs one reader found for $10 each! She painted them and recovered the seats and they are now one of her favorite things in her house!
A great vignette showcasing discount colored ceramic lamps:
Another showcasing a $50 antique light fixture find:
And yet another illustrating high/low- a splurge with the Oly Studio buffet and a save with a Hoegoods giclee oversize print!
Thanks again for all your entries!!!!
I love seeing all these “deals”. I often shop at Home Goods, but I am too chicken to buy a piece of furniture there! I see things all the time but pass them up. These bargain posts are so much fun to read!
~jamilyn
Love all of these! I just need to get better at painting furniture… spray paint tends to drip down the sides of things and regular latex paint leaves brush strokes. : (
How do people do it?!
On another note, I love the chairs in the second to last picture! And what a great idea on that oyster mirror! Thanks for including my budget find!
Alaina
I love the DIY oyster mirrror- nice job to them!
So many gorgeous items at incredible prices!
Love the $20 Home Goods chairs, and the aqua Macy’s lamp! Alaina’s office is one of my absolute favs!
Thanks for sharing :)
What a wonderful lot of great buys! Some seriously smart shoppers out there . . . I’m motivated! Tomorrow – HomeGoods!
Hoegoods. That’s funny.
Hello!
First time commenter, long time reader! Love your blog! These were great posts about bargain finds.
Here are two related posts from my blog I thought you might like:
http://justsaymaux.blogspot.com/2010/03/flea-market-finds.html
http://justsaymaux.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-is-what-2937-and-your-wits-can-buy.html
Love the chair Grace Face. Congrats!
Wow…what a great bargain and deal for those beautiful things! I love the bench from Big Lots and the black chairs from Homegoods. I really need to get out there an start hunting for some beautiful bargain furniture!
I love the office Alaina created….I would never have thought to paint a wall that color, but the use of photos and light desk make the room pop! great post!
Love Alaina’s office, and I have to say I’m most impressed by the dedication it took to make that oyster shell wreath!
Holy! The true meaning of design on a dime. So impressed!
I absolutely adore that office! How can Alaina possibly get any work done in there? That contrast is deliciously hypnotic.
Ugh, I wish I could go shopping to Home Goods! Awesome post, Erin!
I feel like I got a celebrity shout out! Thanks for posting my cabinet and chairs!