$40 Smaller Mid-Century Desk: The Ikea Alternative - SOLD

UPDATE: This has been sold!
I know, I know, we've all been guilty of it -- in a college dorm room or in a small, one-bedroom apartment, we tend to head to Ikea to find cheap pieces of furniture to fit our tiny spaces. Well, we're here to tell you that just because you have a small space doesn't mean you should have less-than-fabulous interior style, and this mini mid-century desk for $40 is here to help.

And of course, an Instagram pic:

The dimensions of this little guy are 42 inches wide X 28 1/2 inches tall X 24 inches deep. The top drawer has space for a hanging file rack, and the bottom drawer has plenty of space for your printer paper, iPhone chargers, and any other ironically modern thing you can think to store in a desk that comes from a typewriter world.

Friends don't let friends shop Ikea. If you want your dorm to be the envy of all the interior design students, or you want to save some money and work from your cozy apartment for a change instead of always heading to coffee shops, give us a shout at thriftybusinessphx@gmail.com. 

Thrifty Finds 3.9.12

Last Friday, Trevor and I were in a new part of Phoenix to check out a potential Craigslist gem, and we decided to do a little spontaneous exploration. First, we noticed an Estate Sale sign in the neighborhood, so we headed over. There was no furniture, no retro decor, and none of the mid-century things that we obsess over. However, there was this (real) Coach glasses case that I personally couldn't pass up for $3:

Then, we stopped at the Goodwill on 40th and Thunderbird and found a few fun trinkets for our apartment, including this 50's style clock:

Not sure if it actually works since we don't keep things like AA batteries lying around our apartment -- remember when you were a kid and AA batteries ran the world? Now we never seem to have one when we need one. Regardless, it looks great on our desk, whether it works or not. It's always 10:00 somewhere.

Trevor found these cute retro pots/fondue pots/most likely will be used for soup pots: 

And I couldn't resist this watering can and ceramic pot for my (future) herb garden. It'll happen, I swear. I'll even post proof someday.

Finally, this purse had nothing to do with our Goodwill hunting, but we were in Red Modern Furniture looking at their beautiful mid-century stuff, and I popped over to the Mint Vintage Clothing side of things and found this amazing Adrienne Vittadini purse for 20% off.

I haven't been this in love with a purse in a while, and when I found out it was only $20 bucks, the love grew even deeper.

So that's a wrap on our thrifty finds this weekend. How did the rest of you do out there, Phoenix? Tweet us your finds at @ThriftyBizPHX or share them with us on our Facebook wall :)

$80 Retro Green Tweed Armchair - Sold

Update: This chair sold today! We're looking forward to visiting it in its future home at a new coffee shop opening in downtown Phoenix. I think that means I'll have a spot saved for me, no?

Do you need a cute little retro green tweed armchair for your vintage decor? 'Cause we sure don't, but we couldn't resist picking this one up!

I apologize for my complete overuse of Instagram pics on this blog. I'm obsessed, and I can't stop. (By the way, if you want to follow us on there, it's @thriftybusinessphx.) More pictures without creative filters are on the way -- there's not enough light in our apartment to show off the exact warm green hue just yet. 

*Update: Well, the sun never came in, so we brought the chair out to the sun!

Trevor, modeling how comfortable the chair is!

We're not positive how old it is, but the fabric is flawless and the cushion is just-squishy-enough-without-being-too-broken-in. I think it could totally fit in with mid-century modern decor in a living room, bedroom, or office (Mad Men anyone? I could see Pete Campbell liking this. Sidenote: I am as impatiently excited for the season 5 premier as a kindergartener waiting for Christmas morning.) 

If you're interested, we're asking $80 for this armchair. Shoot us an email at thriftybusinessphx@gmail.com if you'd like to check it out -- remember, we're located in downtown Phoenix!