9.05.2011

Homeless Housewares: Adopt an Arm Chair!

Vintage Wingback Arm Chair - $100

Yet another beautiful velvet seating option. The pictures look grey to me, but the description says this is a turquoise wingback, which could be even better :). Yes, yes I would buy you, you pretty chair.

Three Drawer Cabinet - $29

This is a nice moment for thinking outside of the box. This is listed as a cabinet, but could be a great end table or nightstand. It could slide under a desk for added storage or live in a bathroom. Not a steal, but it looks fairly priced. Styled with a few apothecary jars, it would be a beautiful little vintage piece for almost any room.

Glass-Top Dining Table and Four Chairs- $175 obo

At first glance this may look a little dowdy BUT it has great potential. First off, the chairs don't have to stay with the table. If you're looking for just a table, you can buy this baby and sell the chairs or vice versa. So let's just look at the table for now... What if you painted it bright orange? Clean white? Or leave it a natural wood, but balance the vintage/tropical with clean modern chairs? There are a lot of options here. Exciting! Potential! Yay!

Mid-Century Dresser - $30

This is a really fabulous deal and a cute cute piece! They suggest you re-paint it on the listing, but I say leave it as is. One thing you miiiight want to mess with is the knobs/handles. If you want to mix things up, you could always buy some cute knobs to spice things up. Anthropology has some especially nice hardware.

Happy hunting!

*to find these pieces, search the Boston craigslist furniture listings using the titles above. Hopefully you can snatch these up before someone else does!