Maine Craigslist - another incredible score!
I happened to take a quick peek at CL early yesterday AM, just after this was listed about 15 miles away. Luckily I was the first to write about it. I was able to meet the seller at noon today, saw that it is in perfect condition except for a couple of teeny nicks on the legs which will cover easily. It's like brand new! I hope to do some rearranging in my home office, but we'll see. For that price, I couldn't NOT take it. It belonged to her mother, who she said always bought nice things, and who has just gone into assisted living.
Classic Styling Leather Sofa - $125
"Very dark blue (nearly black) leather sofa / couch delivers feeling of
luxury and quality. Features upholstery brass tack trim and stained wood
legs. Perfect for home library or formal living room. Very good
condition as can be seen in photos.
The sofa has a single piece cushion seat measuring 60" wide and 22"
deep. Overall approximate measurements of the actual sofa frame are:
70" width at widest point (across top back of sofa)
32" deep
33" height at tallest point measuring floor to center top of sofa back
The original label under the seat cushion attached to the sofa reads
"Colebrook Collection. Made for Hitchcock, Riverton Hitchcockville,
Connecticut."
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anele_gw
8 years ago
Olychick
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Comments (52)qknitter - You are LUCKY! Can you shows us 'before' pics? The staples in this chair were incredibly hard to pull out. There was NO WAY I could get them out with even a less expensive tack puller. If yours come out with a screwdriver and pliers, I'm jealous. Many of mine broke as I tapped the tack puller into them. The 'real' upholsterer showed me that I had been using my tack puller incorrectly. I was just taking those sharp points and trying to wedge them under the top of the staple, and then prying them out. He grabbed a small hammer that I had in here and he used that to it the wooden handle of the tack puller and drive it up under the tack, then push on the handle to bring the staple up. 99% of them still needed to be pulled out with pliers or 'side cutters' that I have similar to what I linked below. The cutters are very sharp, so they sometimes cut the tack I was trying to pry out and the fun continued, but I was determined after making that back cushion and seeing the improvement. If your tacks come out easily, you're very lucky. The upholsterer saw my chair and said 'It's the worst type to re-do' and that's because of all the staples. I did spend hours removing them, but sewed in between sessions to rest my hands. Here is a link that might be useful: Diagonal Cutting Plier...See MoreAnother Maine CL bargain find! Italian chairs for $40 each
Comments (27)BH - now at THAT price, why wouldn't you scoop up one of those tables for your coffee table? They look like they'd be perfect cut down. CP, that love seat is adorable! I just love the old one in my office, that started out rust and ivory big checks from 'Country Farm Furniture', I don't know how many years ago. The small size is perfect, and it looks to be the size of yours. Great job re-doing it! Update - my sister scoffed up the 'all leather' chair above faster than you can imagine. It's in her bedroom already where I hear it looks great. My mother wants the other one, but I told her I'd find her another chair for her bedroom! It'll be the payment for the next time she has to baby sit my dogs when I travel for work....See MoreWhat would you LOVE to find on Craigslist?
Comments (43)I totally have what I call my "mental shopping list" that I look for any time I'm on CL, HG, etc. I used to look for a nice, earth toned, non-floral stained glass lamp. Finally found a gorgeous one about 2 weeks ago, for $20. Bent stand, but that's ok - I can get a new stand easier than a gorgeous shade. Would like to find a substantial foyer/console table. Something like RH's $2995 salvaged wood sideboard, but for maybe $100. :) Wicker queen headboard for guest bedroom. Toilet etagere for guest bathroom. Copper tray, or copper topped side table for great room. 8 - 10' round jute rug for eat-in kitchen. And the list goes on... That stained glass lamp is really my first "score". My CL is loaded with junk, and people who think junk is really valuable....See MoreShow us your best Craigslist or eBay bargain?
Comments (82)I love many of the finds pictured here. I live in an economically depressed, rural area, and most of Craigslist is uninspiring and often unintentionally funny. Some people have big ideas about what their junk is worth! We've done well in the Farm & Garden section, however, both buying and selling. This summer I acquired a riding mower for $375 delivered. The owner is a mechanic (turned out he retired from the company my son works for), and the mower was well cared for. But mostly I came back here to thank My3dogs for starting this thread. As soon as I saw the title, I remembered that it had been awhile since I last checked Craigslist for a cedar wardrobe. My house is very old, and has almost no closets. I've been keeping my various jackets in an ancient but worthless wardrobe that is ready to fall apart, so I've been looking for a good replacement for about a year. Most of the ones listed had no bar for hanging clothes, and were overpriced anyway. So I saw your thread and went directly to Craigslist, where I found the perfect cedar wardrobe: just the right size, with a bar inside the top and a nice drawer on the bottom--for $75! The people even agreed to keep it for me until after Christmas, when my son can get it with his pickup. Thanks, and happy holidays to all!...See More
traci_from_seattle
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8 years agoMy3dogs ME zone 5A
8 years agoI am just thrilled with it, and once I found out who made it, did lots of research last night, but I can't find the 'collection' online anywhere. I thought it might be Hancock Moore before I asked her who made it as it looks so much like this one, that I found on Pinterest.
It's more shiny, but couldn't they be 'cousins'? This is HM -
Mine
nosoccermom
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cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
8 years agoOkay, keeping in mind the posts elsewhere about loving things here, may I say that I am really becoming quite irritated with you, my3dogs. Maine is just too far for me to drive to on a weekend and too cold for me to move there. This is what I find on our CL:
But wait...I did find a blue one, too!
Sheesh.
Maybe if I wear a couple of down coats at the same time and never leave home between November and March...
palimpsest
8 years ago
dedtired
8 years ago
Holly- Kay
8 years agoMy3dogs ME zone 5A
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoSomeone give me a link to the 'love post' I see mentioned! :-) Thank-you all, and poor cyn427, I have to tell you that we have many of those 'inflated' sofas here, too. I'm incredibly lucky to have seen this one first and she answered my email soon after; as she later had over a dozen people contact her for it, and there were still emails coming in today. I can imagine how disappointed they will be when she tells them it's been sold.
Nosoccer, I did see those online, and was hoping to see more about the collection. I have seen a place in NH that mentions selling Hitchcock starting in 1994, and may call them tomorrow to see if they carried the collection.
Thank-you, all, I can't wait to bring the 'bottom half' of it home tomorrow, as I just had room for the seat cushion with dogs in the car on a quick lunch break today.
I just saw this one, and I could have saved $25 by getting this one instead of the one I got!
"Halloween/ Steam Punk/ Goth Antique Sofa - $100
Awesome antique leather sofa with mechanical arms
Perfect for halloween prop, stream punk or goth decor"
Or this lovely SET for $50. "Super comfy set of furniture just needs a good cleaning. $50 for the pair." SHUDDER!
nosoccermom
8 years ago
havingfun
8 years agoHolly- Kay
8 years agocyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
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Kippy
8 years agoHere is one for you Cyn.......
Comfortable brown leather couch. It has cosmetic damage because the leather has peeled off
At least it is free.....
Love your new couch 3dogshavingfun
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agohavingfun
8 years agoKippy
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gsciencechick
8 years agoMy3dogs ME zone 5A
8 years agoThanks, all! It's HOME! The pic is awful, but I wanted to take it before I covered it for the dog assault. I need to put up my fall/winter window treatments in here. It's in my home office where I spend 90% of my waking hours. The condition is perfect; I still can't believe it's mine for that price.
About 3 seconds after I put a fleece throw on it to protect it...Rooney on the right looks guilty. I need to get a cord cover for the light on top of the painting behind the sofa.
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