Yard Sale Finds - Without the Yard Sale!

If your area is anything like mine, yard sale season has ground to a halt.  Due to Covid-19, area city-wide sales have been cancelled and there just aren't any individual ones - not that I'd feel comfortable going to them anyway.  
That being said, I was 'gifted' some treasures by friends who bought a house to rehab.  To be perfectly honest, this was better than a yard sale because all of them were free!  It all started when these two pieces were lifted out of the bed of the truck and they asked, "Do you want them?"

Like they had to ask?!  

The stool had about a million tacks in it along with two layers of fabric. 

The case has some pretty rotted leather and my friend gave me some leather she had so I could replace it.  How did I not know she had leather in her stash??  The inside is lined with fabric and there's a perfectly round hole in the middle.

I have no idea what it was used for, so if you have any ideas, let me know!

A few days later, I received a text with pictures of more goodies.  Here's what was dropped off at my door:

The green chairs have original distressing and I've already repaired to split in the one seat.

Wood glue and giant rubber bands to the rescue!  These won't be chairs for sitting anymore, but I've got an idea for them....

There were some cross pieces and legs:

Also, well-distressed!

This chair will be cut-up and repurposed.

That half-eaten cushion has been removed already.

The washboards are just darling and designed for washing 'delicates'.

They really are 'cuteness overload'. 

And then there was the drying rack.  It's very wobbly and HUGE!

Because of it's condition, my trusty hammer and I took it apart for the wood.

 Anyone need dowels???

So, for a gal who was mourning the loss of yard sale season, I had a pretty good week and acquired enough projects to keep me busy for a while...not that I didn't already have a few left from the last season! 

But it wasn't over....................

Yesterday, I received another text.  A few hours later, this arrived:

I couldn't believe it!  I love old telephone benches and already own a couple of chairs with a flower back.  I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.  But, there was still more! 

I had a feeling the base of the lamp on the left was also a nightlight, so I grabbed a bulb and plugged it in last night:

My husband, who originally said, "That's the ugliest lamp I've ever seen in my life" now loves it and informed me we need to find a bigger house for all the cool things!

Right about now, I'm feeling like the luckiest girl in town and I definitely have a few projects to keep me busy.  How are you dealing with yard sale withdrawal?

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