thrift store frenzy

Isn't this dresser amazing? I love it. I love the idea. Genius. The woman behind this beauty (and many others) is Carpenter Ant. She has a little shop where she sells pieces like this and many other "old" pieces made into "new" gems. She does it all. Look at her site, it is incredible.
She is incredible.

to see the post on this dresser go here.

OK, so I was in heaven today wandering through not 1, not 2, but 3 local thrift shops. Oh the endless possibilities. So many possibilities that I freaked out a bit because 1.) I don't have the space for all the treasures I find, and 2.) I don't have the money to buy all the diamonds in the rough that I see. However, when I saw a matching desk and dresser I had my phone out faster then you can jump down, turn around, and pick a bale of cotton. "Jon, I am at the Goodwill and there is a desk and dresser that I really want to get." I said. "Where are we going to put them?" said Jon. OK, yes I know space is a problem, but if didn't get these I would be wondering about them the rest of my life. OK, maybe not the rest of my life, but I would certainly be kicking myself and hating whoever did become the lucky owners. Jon agreed to go and look at them when he got home from work. He knew I wanted them. He knew I wasn't going to leave without at least one of them. I got them both. I love him. And no, I have no idea where I am going to put them in our already cramped apartment, but I am not worried about that. At this point all I am thinking about is how the heck to get them from Goodwill to our apartment. It's a problem when a husband has a thrift store obsessed wife and no truck. It always leaves us searching for someone with a truck. So Mr. Scott Cole, if you are reading this, we need you. Once they are here safe and sound they will reside on our patio while I sand, prime, and paint, so I have a good month (at least) before I need to figure out where to put them inside our apartment. I am just hoping we can move out of our apartment at the end of August when our lease is up, and move into a rental house, preferably one with a garage. Can you imagine a garage? All that workspace and storage room! Ahh I am dreaming again. Pictures of my new beauties to come as soon as I get them from point A (Goodwill) to point B (apartment).