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Habitat's Resale Store Comes Through!

August 31st, 2010 at 09:35 pm

We've been looking for a new cabinet to go over the stool in the bathroom remodel. The one I had up there was an antique-y looking one (crackle paint & old hardware) and Hubster thought it time for something else for prospective buyers. Ehhh.

The ones at the big box stores look like crap and they wanted at minimum $115 plus tax for them. I had checked at three different stores and nothing looked any good and the prices seemed awfully exaggerated for what you were getting. No sale.

CashHappySon and I went yesterday to metro area to do some banking and while we were there I thought we might as well take a chance and look at Habitat for Humanity's resale Store where they sell old and new lumber type items. Score! I wasn't exactly sure it would work so took Hubster over there today and we found the closet doors we also need for another room and the right cabinet. Total for 2 solid wood louvered closet doors and a bathroom cabinet? $16.28. Yippy-Ya! Lurv a good bargain.

I will have to repaint the cabinet, but I don't mind - I'd much rather do that than overpay for something ugly to begin with. I'll try to get some pics of the before & after looks to post later.

Also, I will likely take the old cabinet to the junque' booth and sell it at a good profit. It'll be all profit as I got it for free to begin with.

Posted in Kiss My Assets, Outflow, The Hubster, CashHappySon | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Habitat's Resale Store Comes Through!”

  1. Homebody Says:
    August 31st, 2010 at 10:01 pm 1283292069
    1283292069

    I have found a couple of trash treasure blogs and am starting to think paint! In fac I have an old chair I would like to do. We use it as an extra at dinner sometimes. It looks awful, but I bet some paint and new fabric on the chair would do great things for it. I will put that on the list!

  2. creditcardfree Says:
    August 31st, 2010 at 10:03 pm 1283292185
    1283292185

    Awesome!!

  3. LuxLiving Says:
    August 31st, 2010 at 10:28 pm 1283293734
    1283293734

    Homebody, that's what we did with a stool for the newly converted from a straight rod to walk-in closet in CashHappy's room (he's baaaaaaaack). I wanted a small square ottoman to go in there - thinking a spot to sit down and put on your shoes with possibly a little storage inside. Couldn't find one to save my soul at a price I was willing to pay. We went to a local furniture thrift/resale place and paid $15 for a stool that had a covered seat. By nightfall that evening I had spray painted it black and recovered the seat w/some toile fabric I already had. Viola!!! A seat that fits - CHEAP! ...and yet still fits with the theme of the room and looks very nice in there. PAINT, and a staple gun, they're wonderful things.

  4. ThriftoRama Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 03:01 am 1283310117
    1283310117

    I love the habitat Restore. I buy things there and donate things all the time. We also have a great architectural salvage, which is good for finding things era appropriate to my 1957 home.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 04:00 am 1283313658
    1283313658

    What a great deal you got!

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