Frugal Finds

Who doesn't love a deal?  Here are 10 items under $25 each:

1. Small Red Rocking Bird, West Elm- $14.74  
2. Sphere Tabletop terarium, Chapters - $19.50
3. Zinc Letters, Anthropologie - $18.00 each
4. Inside Out Bowls (available in 4 patterns), Anthropologie - $8.00 each
5. Olunda butterflies print, Ikea  - $14.99
6. Set of 4 Custom (colour) Chevron Coasters, Bonnie Brands trough Etsy - $15.54
7. Black Damask Print Mouse Pad, yourethatgirldesigns through Etsy - $9.32
8. Custom Modern Letter Blocks , ReFormedArtCubes through Etsy - $19.64
9. 4x6 Gallery Frame, CB2 - $24.95
10. Tree Ring Holder, CB2 - $9.95

I Love, Love, LOVE Hairpin Legs

I've been searching for a console table for almost 2 years. Something simple that a stool can slide under. Something I like. Something that doesn't cost a fortune. Not an easy feat, especially in Cranbrook!

With no luck I started looking at DIY ideas and found this:

Photo courtesy of superette. Visit the blog for DIY instructions.

It was love at first site (of the table and the dog!). This simple table is exactly what I had been searching for and I'm definitely going to make one. I've found 28" high hairpin legs on Hairpinlegs.com and Etsy but I prefer the less common 3 rod style so I think I'll order these:

3 rod hairpin legs from Hairpinlegs.com

While searching online for legs I came across a lot of beautiful furniture with hairpin legs. Furniture that's not cheap! Similar (ok, almost identical) console tables typically sell for about $400-$600. Maybe I need to go into the hairpin leg furniture business? Now I want to use hairpin legs for everything. A new kitchen table? A bench for the mudroom? A bedside table?

Dining Table

Bench

Bedside Table

The options are limitless, but one project at a time. So on to the console, or at least the ordering of the legs. I'll post pictures when it's done.

Frugal Finds: 10 Items Under $25

Who doesn't love a good deal?  Here are 10 items I love for under $25 each:

1. Tweet Bird Candleholder, Crate & Barrel, $9.83  
2. Globe Birdhouse in purple, Urban Barn - $10.00
3. Large Inlay Box in lemongrass, Chapters - $17.25 (sale price)
4. 8x10 Labrador Retriever Silhouette, GoingPlaces2 through Etsy - $21.16
5. Table Runner in Red and White Chevron,  through EtsybyBetsey Etsy - $19.14
6. Tira Glass Vases, Urban Barn – $10.99 short, $19.99 tall (sale prices)
7. Vintage Ornate 1800’s Skeleton Keys, HoofAndAntler through Etsy - $10.03 each
8. Cylinder Fuel Patio Burner, Home Hardware - $17.99
9. 18x18 Lime Green Chain Pillow Cover, thebluebirdshop through Etsy - $15.11
10. Hourglass in peridot, Chapters - $24.50