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Print Shop Trays
These print trays are not only really cool looking but are also very practical. My mom got the idea of these from seeing something similar at Pottery Barn. She always had the beachy natural style to the house so this fits right in. The seashells were just collected from where ever and they look perfect displayed on this tray, I especially like how it is turned on its side to fit perfectly in this little nook.
The other tray is used in my mom's sewing room. She can't remember where the idea came from but is very useful to store all her thread. She actually collects a lot of spools of vintage thread so this can show them all off. I have one at my apartment with all my thread as well. My mom got her trays at Aberfoyle Antique Market in Guelph and at a garage sale for about $10 each. These things are around but do tend to be overpriced, so $10 is definitely a steal!
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Embroidered Dress
My mom got this dress from The Salvation Army for $4-5. We have both always been a fan of handmade stuff and loved the look of these dresses for a few years. When my mom got this dress she only had to hem it and then she was good to go! She loves wearing this dress in the summer with tights, does it not scream summer or what! I have to say (so does she) she got this idea from me wearing them and I still claim she stole this dress from me.
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Mat and Nat Purse
My mom likes big purses and had been looking for a big leather purse for the winter for quite awhile. I found this bag for my mom at a store I work at called Mine101. It is an awesome store that is run by the Women's Community House and all the money made goes to the children's programs at the shelter. This brand Mat and Nat is actually a vegan product made to look and feel like real leather. These bags are usually quite pricey so $20 was quite a bargain. She has had this bag for a few years and it is still going strong!
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Wooden Bowl
This bowl is my mom's style exactly, natural, earthy and handmade. She got it at Value Village for under $10. She uses this bowl as a center piece on her dinning room table. It works well for all seasons. In the winter she puts pine cones in it, and in the summer she uses seashells. It is so oversized that it is all you need to jazz up a table and make it look really put together. My mom loves all the imperfections to it, making it look like a true one of a kind find.
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Upcycled Chairs
When my dad moved his office upstairs my mom finally had her dinning room back. She really wanted to find some mismatched wooden chairs to match the eclectic look of the room. She got the chairs off Kijiji, they were 5 for $40, what a steal! She took them home and tore them apart! She re-covered the chairs using coffee bags she purchased at the market from The Fire Roasted Coffee Company for $2 each. She painted one of the chairs with left over paint she found in the basement. The coffee bags give these chairs a really cool pop of colour. The room has really muted colours so thie pink on the bags really brighten up the room and make the chairs stand out. Basically my mom furnished her dinning room table with a little bit of work and around $50.
And our all time favourite second hand finds....
