Come see my $16.00 gorgeous bugget!

15 years ago

I had to mail a couple things yesterday so I, as always, (only this time I tried to stay away from looking for furniture to repurpose or refinish) stopped into the two thrift stores in our small town. I planned on only getting books since I read one book after another I'd be broke buying them retail.

Anyway, I couldn't help myself, when I walked in seeing they had way more furniture than usual, to take a little peek. Everything else was marked, including a dresser with mirror that was similar in size and also had six drawers, at $40.00 or more. I almost didn't ask, but, again, I couldn't help myself. When she said $20.00 I was ready to say "SOLD!" when she added that it was 20% off. All I could do was to repeat "$16.00?" to her a few times before she convinced me that, yes, that was the price.

Not ten minutes earlier my dear wonderful hubby had called and I'd promised him NOT to buy any furniture unless I found something that was worth a thousand dollars and I got it for a dollar. After paying for it I walked around the store feeling like I'd lied to him. Did that stop me from having a couple guys place in the wonderfully huge trunk of my Merc? NO.

I was lucky enough to beat him home and was busy sucking the cat hair out of (vacuuming, really) the Gentlemen's Parlor rug, when I felt I was being stared at. I looked up to see his sweet sweet face frowning at me. I wanted to cry. He's so good to me! I did promise him I'd take the piece I was replacing the thrift store tomorrow (meaning today).

So I fixed dinner and we ate. Later when he'd fallen asleep in his chair I got it out of the trunk. It was so NOT easy. But I did it, leaving it in the garage to wait for help in the morning.

Today he looked at it closer, said it wasn't so bad and agreed to help me get it inside the other piece in my trunk when he got back from picking up something for the rider. I was so excited though I brought it in and polished it with Old English and set it in place and got the other piece vacuumed and polished and ready for him to help me load.

He was shocked at how much he liked it. Said I did good and that he "forgave me". He was really more frustrated with me than upset since our home is filled with "projects" of mine. I can't blame him really. He is such a dear about it. Kind of the way I am when he buys another bowling ball or golf clubs. 8P Not to meantion I've always talked him into buying the power tools he wanted even though I never got to use them until recently.

Anyway, enough of the novel. Sorry. Here's my wonderful french provincial buffet made from one of my favorite woods. Walnut. It looks practically brand new!

P.S. Our home is still unfinished, that is why there is no baseboard yet.

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15 years ago
LOL, blush and all sorts of other faces. I guess I should have proof read my title, huh? Who knows, maybe this is the way to get everyone to check this to see what the heck a bugget is! LOL So sorry for the goof.
bodiCA
15 years ago
"Bugget" is adorable! Everything should have an affectionate nickname! $16.00????? wow, you are a great shopper! It is Beautiful!
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Valerie Noronha
15 years ago
What a beautiful "bugget"! I love the side panels too.

I know my DH gets frustrated with me too sometimes....
brutuses
15 years ago
You have got to be kidding me? That beautiful piece for $16. OMG, that is fabulous!!
bodiCA
15 years ago
Hey, your wood floor is fabulous also! Just noticed when I looked again, love the miters!
printersdevil
15 years ago
Wow, what a find for $16. Walnut is my favorite, too.
walkin_yesindeed
15 years ago
That piece is too fabulous to be troubled by something as minor as spelling. (: Good for you!
mldao
15 years ago
I can't believe you bought that beautiful dresser for $16.00?!?! What a deal.
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15 years ago
Thank you Bod, Val, Brut, PD, Walkin and Mldao.
I just reread my original post and even though I DID proof the main body, there's loads of typo's there too. Guess I'm still delirious over my, now affectionately named, "bugget". Thanks Bodica for that idea and for noticing the floor my hubby installed at my request with a log cabin border. Here's a close up looking from the ladies parlor into the library that was done on a diagonal. He's quite amazing. Oh, and that's telephone wire laying across the floor.
{{!gwi}}
mldao
15 years ago
I love wood floors. Excuse my ignorance but what is a log cabin border? Your floors look gorgeous. I have tile and hate it. I wish I would have gone with wood flooring originally. I was 6 months pregnant with 3rd one and very sleep deprived when it was time to choose flooring.
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15 years ago
Oh my! It's hard enough to choose flooring when not pregnant!
Log cabin is a type of quilt pattern that, gosh, how do I put this?......Hmmmmm.... Well, I guess I'll just have to say the corners alternate in a way that makes the seam zig zag as you can in the lower right quarter of the picture I posted above.
organic_smallhome
15 years ago
Unbelievable! I love it! It's just perfect. :)
bodiCA
15 years ago
OH! They are not mitered, thanks for another look, that's fabulous, I like it even better than mitered. I'm dyslexic so my brain saw it in part, lol. You have a skilled hubby to lay such a beautiful floor as you requested. Talented AND thoughtful! I love the diagonal also, that is how I wanted our floor, but, oh well. He felt it wasted too much material, but I still don't see how, you cut and move to the next row so how is diagonal more than straight, and I feel a room looks expanded with diagonal.
Give him a hug for doing it your way, right!
cliff_and_joann
15 years ago
That is gorgeous.

Joann
parma42
15 years ago
I'm so glad I checked this post and admit it was only to find out what the heck a bugget was, lol.

I had these chairs saved from a craigslist ad that I thought of the minute I saw your pretty dresser which has to go down as the best deal I've ever seen.

I love all things French.

Here is a link that might be useful: French Chairs
teacats
15 years ago
Gorgeous!! And what a fabulous price too! A real deal on a real treasure! Well done indeed!

And the floors are wonderful too! :)

Jan
blondiel
15 years ago
WOW! Right place, right time, great choice. Love your bugget in your space.
nanny2a
15 years ago
Wow, that's a wonderful find, and the bugget looks right at home in your lovely space!
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15 years ago
Thank you Organic, Bod, Joann, Parma, Jan, Blondie and Nanny, I appreciate your kind thoughts on this lovely bugget. Ha!

Bod, it does take a teeny bit extra wood, but not near enough to worry about. Most of the wood cut at an angle for one side work on the oposite side of the room so no major loss at all. We had very few scraps at the end and those were shore enough that they would have been scraps anyway.

Parma, I see why you like those chairs. They are very pretty. Are you going to get them? For around here they'd be a bit pricey for chairs that are not antiques sold on CL.
parma42
15 years ago
Prices on Chicago craiglist are crazy high. The poster didn't have the dimensions listed and for the time they were made, I'm sure they wouldn't be tall enough for our needs. I loved the carving, though, as it would compliment the table that I bought.

I'm with dining room chairs like OS is with living room chairs. Her Boston area CL has such great stuff, too.
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15 years ago
There are some here that way over price things, but they never sell. I've seen things on here for months that probably wouldn't sell at a decent price.
I wish I only had one type of furniture that I was obsessed with, though I do wish there were more head and footboards that didn't belong to sets for sale. They make great benches.
donnawb
15 years ago
Wow, I think you got the deal of the century.

Love, love, love the floor.
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15 years ago
Thank you DD. I'm thinking so too. I'll pass on your comment on our floors to my hubby. He's the one that installed them.

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