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Friday, March 27, 2009

Boxes, Boxes Everywhere

I'm still slowly unpacking, and the pile of boxes is getting a little smaller as the days go by.
I've even been substituting boxes for pieces of furniture.


I've been searching for a new bedside table for a couple of weeks now. I've been to three different furniture shops and only found one bedside table that I actually liked. Then there was a slight problem, as the bedside table was part of a set. To split the set, they wanted to charge $350 for one bedside table...eeeeek!

But then yesterday, I headed out, and the op-shop gods were smiling as I found this little beauty at the Salvos for $15.

It needs a little TLC.... but isn't it lovely!


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22 comments:

  1. BarbaraMarch 27, 2009 at 9:05 AM

    I can already picture the beauty she'll become!

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  2. ChristieMarch 27, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    cam, what a find

    i was looking for something just like this for lo's room, but in the end i gave up & went to ikea!

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  3. BronwynMarch 27, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    It sure is lovely! Don't forget to rub a candle along the runners to make the drawers slide nicely.

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  4. Jennifer RoseMarch 27, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    for $15 that is a great deal! :D

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  5. KatMarch 27, 2009 at 9:29 AM

    You have the best op shop luck I have ever seen.

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  6. Blooming BusinessMarch 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    Excellent find Cam, well done you.... I can't wait to see it transformed.

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  7. becMarch 27, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    Wow, gorgeous. I have hit your side of town again, found Salvos at Hoppers Crossing today, OMG! Awesome.

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  8. LaurenMarch 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. JustJessMarch 27, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Laughing! My bedside table for the past three years has been a box (as yet unpacked!) I cover it with one of my many thrifted tablecloths to suit my mood. Yours is lovely and will love being tarted up I am sure.

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  10. Christina LowryMarch 27, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    I think there could be some lovely wood, or perhaps veneer, under that white paint. If it's pine, a sanding (leaving some of the white paint on) and some varnish would have it looking very 'shabby chic' darling.

    I love the handles - you'd pay $15 alone for those else where! :)

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  11. ElizabethMarch 27, 2009 at 4:04 PM

    yeah, you lucky gal! what a perfect little table. i'll be waiting to see how you spruce it up!

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  12. Miss MugginsMarch 27, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    Good score, are you going to just tidy it up or transform it?

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  13. SarahMarch 27, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    What a find! And ohhh I can see you really making this one a little beauty....

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  14. SelinaMarch 27, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    just gorgeous Cam! you'll have lots of fun with that!

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  15. SarahMarch 27, 2009 at 6:31 PM

    Great find- can't wait to see it after the touch-up.

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  16. SarahMarch 27, 2009 at 6:32 PM

    Great find- can't wait to see it after the touch-up.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 27, 2009 at 9:27 PM

    what a wonderful find!!! Have a great tomorrow!!!!!

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  18. SherrinMarch 27, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    Cam, it's perfect! Great score.

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  19. JuliaBMarch 28, 2009 at 6:56 AM

    It is indeed LOVELY!!! xx

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  20. greenoliveMarch 28, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    very shabby chic – well spotted! We've just done the rounds of chuck out day as we drove to do the groceries – alas our car wasn't big enough tp bring home some of the stuff we spotted!

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  21. RenaeMarch 28, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    Nice find!

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  22. BekMarch 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    Yes, very nice! And the price cannot be beat!

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