August Thrift Store Adventure
These items are from this week’s thrifting adventures and, although there are not a lot of items, the items are really exciting. I’m so excited to share these finds with you because they are especially relevant for Fall use. Welcome to the Blog today, Friends, as I share some really great finds with you.
First we have this really sweet little wooden sign that says “Happily Ever After”. You could use this in many ways and settings but I’m going to be using it in my Halloween display this year.
Next we have this very nice folk painting depicting an apple orchard and, in fact, it is called “The Apple Orchard”. The artist is Elizabeth F. Gilkey from Ohio. She specialized in primitive paintings that resembled 18th century works. The picture is oil on canvas and is quite charming. It is also in the original frame and is signed on the back by the artist. It was a nice find. It required a little cleaning of the glass and the wood but looks pretty good now.
I really liked these beautiful black, white and grey plates by Stafford, an English china maker. They have a very botanical look to them and they are another item I’ll be using at Halloween and certainly in other settings as well.
These plates are quite wonderful and show a peacock in brown transfer ware. I love these images and can’t wait to use them. These plates and the Stafford plates were found at Goodwill.
Lastly, this wonderful wooden bread board was found at Goodwill. It was a bit of a mess when I bought it but after some sanding and repair and a good oiling with food grade mineral oil it really looks great. This may be used for display or charcuterie or other uses. The board is just a single piece of wood and measures 17″ by 28″ plus the handle. That size board is really expensive these days but this has a sense of age about it that is very appealing.
This is the front side of the board. You can see the two decorative bands of wood that slide into grooves created in the main board. I really love how this looks. My Hubby did a great job sanding this down and bringing out the grain.
I was really pleased with my Thrifting Adventures on this day. Have a great week.
Good finds and a good hubby, too.
He’s the best! It was a good thrifting day. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Lynne
Fantastic finds! Love the wood board. So nice and those china plates! Really like the folk art as well. Great thrifting!
It’s always a great day when you find some treasures. Can’t wait to work these finds into my Fall decor. The wood board is really great. thanks for visiting and commenting.
Lynne
I love those black/grey/white plates! They’ll be perfect at Halloween and I can see using them with black and white checked linens and whatever accent color you’d like. I’ll look forward to seeing all those finds in use.
I’ll have to try the black and white checks with those dishes. Great suggestion. Thanks for commenting.
Lynne
Great finds love the large cutting board.
The large board was one of my favorites and it is actually much more impressive in person. My daughter wants to use it at her next party for charcuterie. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Lynne
Terrific finds! Especially the plates, huge cutting board and oil!
It was a great day. Can’t wait to use the plates in table settings and the board…somewhere! thanks for visiting and commenting.
Lynne
Great finds! You’re lucky to have a hubby who is handy and helps you with projects! Can’t wait to see how you style the plates!!
He is definitely handy to have around. He just fixed another find for me, a huge sign, that you’ll probably see next week. Looking forward to using the plates in a setting. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Lynne
Wow you did have a great thrift finding day….I am loving it all… looking forward to seeing how you decorate with them… thanks for sharing..
It was a great day and my brain is busy trying to process all the ways to use these finds. Appreciate you stopping by and commenting.
Lynne
You found some amazing dishes! beautiful. I also really like that apple orchard painting too.
Thanks. The apple orchard painting is just really sweet. I guess you would call it folk art or primitive. It definitely adds to the fall look in the Morning Room. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Lynne
Oh my goodness Lynne what a haul! I love to Thrift and would have snapped up everything you did. Especially great find on the bread board!
The board was an unusual find. Had not seen one like it before. That’s what makes thrifting fun….the unusual find. Thanks for sharing.
Lynne
Wow, what a huge board you found! It’s great. I’ve rescued several of them myself but nothing that large. Mineral oil does wonders. Nice black&whites. Are the peacock plates by Royal Bayreuth? The backstamp looks familiar.
The board is great and I was so happy to find it. The peacock plate is by Antiche Reproduzioni, an Italian company that specializes in historic reproductions. I agree with you about the Mineral Oil. It can work wonders. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Lynne
Oh, these are fabulous finds!
I was excited to find such great items. Makes thrifting an adventure. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Lynne
That peacock! So whimsical!
I’m trying to figure out how to incorporate the plates into Thanksgiving. They are great plates. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Lynne
Thanks so much for the feature. I really enjoy visiting your site for all the great tips and decor inspiration. Have a great Fall.
Lynne
I love brown transferware! It is one of my favorite items to collect. It’s always fun to bring it out in the fall. Thank you for sharing your finds with us!
It’s such fun to find great dishwater in the Thrift store. Can’t wait to use it. Thanks for stopping by and sharing comments.
Lynne