Thrifty Finds 2.24.13

This past Sunday, we hit up a few of our favorite stores along 7th Ave in central Phoenix -- Antiques on Camelback, Modern on Melrose, Retro Ranch, and Zinnia's at Melrose -- in search of a new end table, a tripod, and a lampshade (three guesses what we wanted to do with those last two items!).

Obviously we didn't buy all of the awesomeness that we saw, so I took a bunch of pictures of the things I longingly passed on. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, these pictures are also probably worth a thousand bucks still safely in the bank. Phew!

Join me in lusting after these fun vintage items, won't you? And let us know what you think of

That's right, this deer was also a pirate. 

Someday, we will own an Eames chair. Someday.

And for the grand finale...get a load of this beautiful tripod lamp we made! Good thing it's in my direct eye line at all times, because I don't ever want to stop staring at it. The vintage tripod we scored from Antiques on Camelback for $15, and the lampshade we found at a central Phoenix Goodwill for $5. Voila! 

Let us know what you think in the comments!

Sunday Afternoon Thrifty Browsing.

Today was quite the productive day for us. After selling these bedside tables to a better home where they could finally fit in, we immediately went out and about to our favorite thrift/antique stores to find replacements ones to fit our style. We were HIGHLY successful- but I'll post pictures of them tomorrow, when there's some daylight so you can get the full effect. Tonight I wanted to share some instagram pics of amazing pieces we wish we could've brought home with us. Ah, the joys of furnishing on a budget.

Hope everyone else who was out there today had successful thrifty Sundays!

Vintage French Provincial Two-Tier End Table - FOR SALE

This piece is another that we picked up before we decided we were going to turn our apartment into a mid-century modern time warp, not a vintage French-provincial cottage. We picked it up at an antique shop in Mesa, and let me tell you, if we had a storage unit (or any extra space whatsoever), I would not be parting with this table.

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This little black beauty was expertly refinished and treated by its previous owners so that the lighter brown shows through the black on the edges -- super cute. I need to learn how to do that asap. It's in perfect, like-new condition. That last picture is how it looks in our apartment currently. (Sidenote: that armchair, originally from Copenhagen Furniture? We scored off Craigslist. That silk tree in the corner? Goodwill. Neither of those are for sale though. Sorry folks.)

We're asking $60 for this non-shabby shabby chic piece. As always, email us at thriftybusinessphx@gmail.com if you're interested and would like to check it out!