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How-To: Drum Up a Side Table
A sunny Sunday and a rockin' antique fair make for one happy salvage queen. Inspired by the musical coffee table I spotted recently, I saw a few skins at a local flea market that caught my attention. While I don't need a coffee table, the size of these green guys had me thinking hmmm .
How-To: Elizabeth Bauer's Flea Marketing Tips
Interior designer Elizabeth Bauer has a true passion for flea marketing. She loves mixing eras, patterns, colors, and textures, and finds that flea marketing is a great way to find inspiration and great products. Her love of unusual, unique home goods, all things lucite, and feminine finds can be seen in her West Village store Elizabeth Bauer Design.
Would You Like to Shop Your Favorite Magazine's Closet?
This coming weekend, June 6 and 7, as part of its Celebration Weekend, Sunset magazine will be hosting a flea market of sorts at its Menlo Park, CA, campus. They've cleaned out their prop closet, editor's sample closets, and Idea House furnishings and will sell a large selection of home and garden treasures which have appeared in the magazine to you! Prices will range from $1 to $20, and all proceeds will benefit charity.
Before and After: A Tacky Chair Gets an Update
The other week, I asked you what projects you were working on, and I've got to say, you are all some busy bees. While some of you are painting rooms, stripping cabinets, and arranging home offices, I told you that I was going to reupholster a chair that I found for $2.50 at a flea market. Here's what the chair looked like before I switched out the fabric.
Before and After: Peruvian Pet Stairs
A celeb client of Danny Seo's had these cringe-worthy dog stairs by her bed, but her pooch couldn't part with them. So, it was unanimously decided that they needed a chic facelift. Seo hopped over to a flea market in Los Angeles, where he picked up a vintage Peruvian rug for around $30.
Casa Query: Flea Marketing This Weekend?
I love a good flea market. Recently, I've been scouring flea markets for blue canning jars and antique planting containers. My favorite part of flea markets, though, is their sense of possibility.
This Just In: Jayson Home & Garden European Flea Market Launches Online
Today marks the launch of the Jayson Home & Garden European Flea Market online. Thanks to the keen eyes over at Jayson, these rare finds — a mix of timeless European furniture and lighting, antique prints and oil paintings, gilded mirrors, hotel silverware, and more —have made their way from Europe and beyond to Chicago’s Lincoln Park. The market has been running locally there since April 18th, but that's no fun for non-Illinois folk, so I’m ecstatic to see it all just a click away in my browser.
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Have You Been to a Flea Market This Summer?
I love getting up early on a Summer weekend to hit the flea markets for treasures. This Summer I've had some great finds, everything from midcentury pottery to diamond-in-the-rough dining chairs. Have you been hitting the flea market this Summer?
DIY: Upgrading a Flea-Market Chandelier
Chandeliers are all the rage right now, but the more ornate lighting fixtures can significantly lighten your pocketbook. So I was excited to find this refreshingly simple DIY project on Cookie Magazine's Nesting Blog (via Craft). After finding a $10 chandelier at a yard sale, this crafter gave it a hip update by coating the bronze finish with cheerful light-aqua paint.
Have You Ever Unearthed a Valuable Antique?
A friend of mine who's a savvy garage saler and flea marketer often snaps up tea sets, tables, and other items for only a few dollars, and then re-sells them on eBay or to antique stores for a huge markup.
I definitely envy her skills at identifying valuable antiques, but often it seems as if her excursions are more work than pleasure. Tell me, have you ever bought something for super cheap, and then found out it was worth much more?
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