Craigslist Treasure.

The search has been on for a dresser to be used in the nursery as a changing table. One of my FAVORITE things to do is go treasure hunting. Give me an antique mall, flea market, garage sale, etc. (consignment shops are alright..) and I am good to go for the day! Seriously, I love it. And I'm finding that as I get older, treasure hunting for furniture comes in at numero uno... clothes a close second. However, having moved to the land of far far away... we have nothing of the sort. No treasure hunting to be done here unless we go out and pan for gold.

SO... as you might imagine finding a dresser for the nursery was a bit tricky. My sister Amanda just visited and we needed to pick her up in Denver... I for one, was not going to let this opportunity go to waste. I did my research on Denver's antique malls, Craigslist, and also dressers for sale on Etsy. After much deliberation, I found this dresser on Craigslist and decided I really like the looks of it. Tom and I drove straight to the sellers house when we got into Denver... Found out not only does it look nice, but is made well too! Tom's brother-in-law has a big hand in Thomasville furniture... and low and behold... it's a Thomasville dresser! Currently Tom is stripping it and we are painting it to match the nursery. What a treasure... and only a hundred! I can't wait to see it in the nursery!! :D

Happy treasure hunter.

C.

Location:Escalante St,Crested Butte,United States

i want a danish.

...and no, not a danish that goes with coffee and a morning newspaper. i want a danish, as in, the people. and to be more specific: a woodworker. ok, so i want a danish elf. i have the perfect little shed for him and there he could create masterpieces for my home. first on his list of projects: a danish desk ~ because someone is still blogging on the floor.

all of this danish inspiration came from a trip today to a local consignment shop. and i've found yet another couch to fall in love with. clean lines. solid hickory. one cushion top. ahhh. and i have the perfect place for it. the danish style furniture is so retro/modern and i love it. im looking to purchace the first piece to my collection. tonight i've been scouring craigslist, ebay, overstock, and etsy to feed this danish hunger. however, the best inspiration came from suiteny.com, full of beautiful {and expensive} furniture... thank God for thrift shops. the following is just a little research i thought i would share.

i've been a busy teacher and soccer coach these days. pulling 13 hour days. seriously... it doens't leave a lot of time for me to brainstorm house decor ideas. so, this weekend im locking myself in the house and coming up with a game plan! you can count on some danish inspiration!

just delightful.

-christina