Garage Sale Finds

So I grew up going to garage sales and being around them and having stuff in my home from garage sales, but I had decided before that they are a waste of time and gas. This was until I had my own house and a baby:) Now, I am slightly addicted. I go every friday and saturday morning and I spend about an hour planning the most efficient route. I have found some AWESOME deals and almost everything in our house is from Craigslist or a garage sale. I wanted to post every single item we had from a garage sale on here, but then when I started to take pictures of everything, I realized that would take forever and would be really long and boring to everyone but me. Anyway, here are some of my favorites:

Rug: $27

Table + chairs (craigslist): $200

Curtains (actually in the clearance section at Lowes): 2 panels @ $3 ea... Total: $6

Little Radio Flyer (Cheyenne rides it around the house and loves the dinging bell): $2

These fake indoor plants, which I LOVE!! I saw them the week before I bought them at TJ MAXX for $130-$250 each. I got three different ones for a total of $22. 

These cute little fall scarecrow decorations: $3 for the pair (I need to sew on an eye still).

Microfiber sectional: Craigslist: $375... sooo comfortable too!

The Black little medicine cabinet: $2.oo I just cleaned it and gave it a fresh coat of paint (I already had some black paint from some previous craft project I had done).

Two bookshelves that match Cheyenne's crib perfectly: $15 for the pair.

Oh and now that I am looking... about 80% of her books are from garage sales, under $1 each. The little beanie babies (in perfect condition with tags still attached $1 each)

Brown stuffed doggy 50 cents

Little chair that I painted last year $1.

Little exersaucer play toy: $5

Paper shredder: $5

This was actually craigslist, but the desk, plastic mat on the ground and chair were altogether $40.

My most recent find: 

A miniature recliner that actually reclines!! It is sooo cute and matches our couch perfectly. Also, it is wide enough so I can sit in it too, so she can use it for a long time. It does have some tears in the arms, so I want to somehow make little slipcovers for the arms. It was only $3!!

Well, I just LOVE a good deal. And garage sales are so much better than couponing because it is so much less stressful, and prices are negotiable! It is like going on a treasure hunt every weekend because you never know what you will find. I also got some roller blades that are brand new for about $8 the other day. I rollerbladed around the neighborhood pushing Cheyenne and got kind of embarrassed because all the neighborhood kids were outside and like every single one had to shout to their parents, "MOM!! Look!! She is skating with the baby!! WHat is she doing???" Hahaha.... I also discovered that I am a much faster runner than rollerblader.... but I still like rollerblading. It is fun and a good workout!