The Art of Chair Hunting

I'll be honest. I was too lazy to get up and take a picture, so I pulled a photo from online that replicated my new chairs. In November of 2011, I finally got a large table. It came with ZERO chairs, but I didn't care. I was in love with the table and the sheer size of it. I had a mix of chairs to use while I shopped around. I'm such a penny pincher (now by choice) that I generally refuse to buy new furniture, unless it's something personal, like a mattress or bedding or pillows and blankets. If it's wood, and can be sanded or painted - why would I pay full retail value? 

So this entire time I have been frequenting moving sales, estate sales and good ol' garage sales. Which I have to add, I've mastered the art of shopping like this for certain things. I stay out of crappy neighborhoods, and frequent the more upscale sales. It's amazing what people are willing to part with and at what price - I tell you I could fill an entire house with one good season of second hand shopping. 

One morning, I was a feeling a bit bored. So I started checking out what my local craigslist had to offer as far as chairs. First post, there's a set of these chairs for $25 - for all 6 of them! My first thought is that this price HAD to be a typo, I've seen these chairs go for over $100 used. I have nothing to lose, so I call the number. The add had been up for 6 minutes, and they were now mine. So Mia and I put Isabel down for her nap, strapped ourselves in the truck, and headed out towards La Conner for my too good to be true deal. 

No, it was real. They're in awesome condition, with slight wearing here and there and they just needed a good cleaning. Turns out the very wealthy couple furnished their entire waterfront property with second hand furnishings and so they let the chairs go for  darn near nothing. They had this amazing view of the sound - one of those million dollar views. With the truck loaded and the sun out, I was the happiest girl! I looked up retail of these chairs online brand new - $259 each. I now had $1,554 worth of dining room table chairs that I paid $4 for. Patience paid off!