A FIND!

It really doesn't take all that much to make me happy. I went to the junk store today looking for a dining room table. There were some nice oak ones, but they all had some broken part, somewhere. The one that was in really good condition was $165, but it looked as though it weighed about 950 pounds.

I did find a beautiful hutch though. It was filthy but beautiful. Two shelves, glass doors, solid as a rock, with a locking mechanism inside. (You know how those old cabinets only open on one side, unless you release the lock.)

GORGEOUS.

"How much?" I asked.

I think he said $45. After looking at five different tables, I said, "What do you want for the hutch? $40?"

He said, "Sure."

I gave him two twenties. I was so happy. I mean, happy, happy, happy. I probably would have paid $150 for this thing. Maybe more. It makes the whole living room look great. It also made my day.

Like I said, it doesn't take much to put a smile on my face.

I wish there were more stores like this around here. I know a bunch of them in NJ, but buying furniture there and then dragging it back here isn't worth the aggravation.

The table hunt continues. Ideally, I would like a table that's worth about $5000 for $19.99.

Comments

[Linda]

I wish I had been with you! We could have tossed for it. :)

[lwt]

have you considered checking estate sales?

[KimW]

Did you ask the guy at the place you purchased the hutch? Maybe he can keep his eyes open for one.

We once found an awesome Lane couch at a yard sale in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood. It was a bugger to get into the house though and we had to remove the doors and unstuff the back cushions.

[m.b.]

Sounds great. It is so great to find a treasure (and at a great price to boot!).

Craigslist.com is still worth a shot.

Also, I remember visiting friends and going to a wedding in Babylon. I stayed at a Hilton in Melville and remember passing about 37,000 furniture stores on Rt 110. It's like the furniture capital of the world. Don't know how far that is from your new place, but there's got to be a table out there with your name on it.