I'm still here, yes I am and here's my new loveseat

I go to a flea market in Ft Lauderdale the first Saturday of every month.  Walking into the parking lot my vision narrowed and my eyes were glued to 3 orange chairs.  Eames?  Nah.  I walked up those little babies and introduced my self.  The dealer came over and said those are Eames chairs.  Yep I said.  You know what those are?  Yep I said in my most I don't care voice.  How much?  $50 each.  How about $100 for all 3?  No, those are Eames chairs, that's a firm price.  How about $110?  No, firm.  Ok.  Dbd and I walked away and came up with $120 between us. I walked back and said how about $120?  It's all I have on me.  No, firm price.  It's all I have.  See, here's the money.  Wellll, he said, those are Eames chairs.  And he grabbed the money and now I have 3 lovely orange Eames chairs that hook up to each other and that's how I now have a new loveseat.  I was planning on getting a new sofa and loveseat next year and now all I need is the sofa.

And they cleaned up ok too except for the gum on the undersides.  So it's a pretty good guess they were in a school.  After goo be gone and avon and nail polish remover I realized that the gum was vintage too.  So I carefully scrapped it off each chair with a cheap Ikea scissor which was promptly thrown away.  Each chair has this sticker.  I went on Ebay and they start at aruond $50 so I didn't get the bargain of the century but I also didn't pay for shipping.

And to top the day off, I found some real bargain fireking glassware.  The dealer had a bargain table and they really were bargains.  Each set was a $1 a set.  4 mugs $1, 6 olive coffee mugs $1, 3 green bowsl $1, 2 pretty little dishes $1 and Prince Albert in a can ($5).  For some odd reason, I've always wanted Prince Albert in a can.

And one last topper.  I had 2 large plastic chairs from Home Depot on the patio.  Too large for the patio and too large for me.  Well dbd had 2 small vintage rockers on her patio.  So mine went to her and hers to me.

Yep.  I had a very nice day.  And next Friday my bathroom renovation is done and I can clean up and find things and have my life back and start posting and blogging again and get back to my zines. 

Comments

[Jane LaFazio]

ooh! bargains, AND in your colors of course!! Man, you're making yourself a whole NEW condo!
(hey thanks VERY much for the fabric!!!! I've used some already!)

[Bela]

What lovely cheerful things! :-)