Treasure, Treasure, Got to find the treasure...

Moving into a new house has given me an excuse to look for things for the house. You know the drill, the rooms are different sizes, they're laid out different, you don't want the same colors in this house, etc... So, I've been looking at yard sales, thrift stores, and clearance racks trying to find a low cost fix to my decorating problems. Also, Rhoda over at Southern Hospitality is doing her Thrifty Treasures party and I'm going to link up! Here are a few of my recent finds...
First is one of my Lowe's clearance finds. This fixture was marked $18.88 but was on the 75% off shelf. So, for $4.75 I have a new fixture to replace the ugly gold one over the stairwell. And the best part is, that my lovely hubby has already installed it!












I love this adorable lamp! I found it at the thrift store a few weeks ago for $3.88. The clown is supposed to be holding a bouquet of balloons but that doesn't matter to my 2 yr old. The Balloon stand also has a night light behind it. The cute blue shade was found at Ross just the other day for $2 and it matches his bedroom walls. Now, if I could just get him to understand it's to look at, not to touch! :)












I thought I'd also show the table that the lamp is on. It was a yard sale find probably 5 or 6 years ago. There were several people "minding the shop" and the closest was the husband of the table's owner. I asked what they wanted for it and he said $5. His wife's friend overheard and said "No! Your wife bought that at an antique store and paid waay more than that for it!" Then the wife got involved and said $25. Well, it was obvious I wasn't paying that much so she said $20. I walked off and the husband said "Give me $5 and take it with you." So, I handed him $5 and sent the hubby to the car with the table before anyone could change their mind!


Here's another addition to the little one's bedroom. His face just lit up when he saw all of the different colored lights on this lamp. It's now our lamp to use when reading bedtime stories. It was a great price too! The hubby picked this one up while doing a little curb-side shopping! :) Can't beat free!














And below are a couple of things I found at the thrift store this week. The throw pillow covers were 59 cents each. They still had the tags on them and were from pottery barn. The complete pillows (covers and inserts) originally sold for $40! I went to the pillow bin and found a couple of throw pillows to fit inside. For $5 I have 2 $40 pillows! Now, I'm not sure where to put them, but I couldn't pass it up. I also found the cute magazine rack for $3.88. I'll put it next to the chair in my guest bedroom.


















That's all I have for this week. Head on over to visit with Rhoda and see what treasures everyone else found!