The BEST thing about Canberra thrifting, is the joy to be had at Aussie Junk. There were political issues ahoy last year when it changed hands that I will not go into that but all you Canberrans will be familiar with this. After a respectable period of "I'm not going there!!", we have all trickled back...
ANYWAY - this week was even better than ever, and I just HAD to share.
This buffet/bookshelf was from a week ago but it is perfect for the kids, and spends some time in the lounge with toys residing on it, and some time in the cubby.
Too cute. A steal at $5.
The chalk-board broke the bank at $4. Great item, and paintings can be clipped onto the top.
The piece-de-resistance is this rocking chair, which at $5 was a must-have. It will be cleaned and wobbly bits glued, and it will form a big part of Master 5's birthday present next week.
I also opened a few drawers of dressers and dressing tables of an art deco genre and found this gorgeous, maiden-hair-fern style, vintage wall-paper lining them (20 cents!).
Miss 2 will get a wee wooden, purple little doll's bed for her birthday (no photo) - I will make a selvedge quilt for it to swish it up a bit after seeing how cute Jodie's turned out (check it out!).
Also, I have just finished cleaning up this old friend, $5 from a garage sale...
This is the item I would grab to take to a desert island, together with my teapot and mug.VERY happy woman here, with recycled wooden treasures that will light up the kids' faces and be worth every tiny penny.
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