I definitely recommend thinking outside the box for mirrors... have
a look at antique stores, they are full of fab mirrors!
Not exact matches
,
antique store shopping can,
at times, involving a lot of walking, dust, forging for vintage finds, and sweltering temps, so one needs a
look that isn't going to wilt
at the drop of the hat, and this is the kind I reach for - with jeans or a long skirt subbed in for the capris and heavy duty coat added in the fall and winter - all year long, when I head out to see what kind of wonderful vintage treasures I can find throughout the Okanagan.
It
looks like it's a necklace you picked up
at an
antique store in Connecticut dating back to the 1900s.
They are both vintage -
looking clocks, one purchased on Jane and the other
at a local
antique store.
We walked in the
store and began
looking at old lamps and
antique chairs.
I feel so old — you found your flour sifter
at an
antique store and it
looks just like the one I use.
Just following the
look of one of the little houses I had purchased
at the
antique store.
I picked mine up
at a True Value
store and just hit them with some of Miss Mustard Seed's
antiquing wax to make them
look older.
I was
at an
antique store last year and there was one in this exact color and
looked just like this.
I have been
looking for one
at antique stores and haven't been able to find one!
I actually bought the Coke crate for $ 10
at an
antique store a couple of weeks ago because it wasn't the color combo I was
looking for.
That led us to
antique stores in San Diego and
looking at several flea markets / swap meets.
I'll find myself perusing a magazine or shopping an
antique store and everything I'm drawn to makes me fall over in shock when I
look at the price tag.
Now it has character and
looks like a piece that you found
at an
antique store or got
at auction!
I've been
looking for the perfect «in - box» to complement an
antique library desk that I scooped up
at a local
antique store!
Look for inexpensive secondhand finds
at thrift or
antiques stores for fun storage solutions.
(We used old lab beakers —
look for them
at antiques stores.)
The fresh
look was pulled together inexpensively, with a sofa and bookcases from IKEA, armchairs from Habitat for Humanity ReStore that were refinished and a ladder found
at an
antiques store.
Find a mismatched set
at a garage sale or
antiques store and spray - paint them all black for a unified
look.
I spotted this mantel months ago
at the
antique store where I have my booth, and even though it wasn't exactly what I was
looking for, it had a good price and I knew I could customize it later to fit the style of our house.
When I went with him we'd stop
at antique stores when we could to
look for ideas also and maybe a collectible or two.