My $20 Yard Sale Rug

I am participating in Southern Hospitality's Thrifty Treasures Monday. Hello to everyone stopping by from there! I look forward to Rhoda's party every week. I so enjoy visiting the participating blogs.

I found this rug while "sale-ing" last year with my sister. It was only $20.00 and I absolutely fell in love with it. I bought it to go in our master bedroom but then decided to use it in the dining room instead. I am so glad I did! It has colors that I normally would not put in this room but I think it adds a certain richness. I love the huge luggage tag design on the rug. It has so many beautiful colors. My sister is my partner in crime when it comes to helping me load large pieces like this. I could tell you a story of how she helped me get a cabinet in my Mom's Suburban which was already loaded with groceries--but I'll save that for another time :).

I took these pictures with my iPhone so the quality is not the best. I heart my iPhone by the way. Please head over to Southern Hospitality to admire more treasures.

Thrifty Finds For The Dining Room

Since I haven't been able to yardsale in a couple of weeks, I decided to share some finds from a couple of months ago. This particular Saturday, I stopped at a sale in a very nice neighborhood not too far from my house and found a ton of great things! These are some of my finds:




All of these beautiful teapots were $2.00 each. I bought them to re-sell but decided I couldn't part with them! They look great in my china cabinet. I'm afraid I've started another collection!

At the same sale I found this cute faux arrangement:
It was either $1.00 or $2.00, can't remember which.

Finally, when I decided to use this color scheme in my kitchen, I scoured eBay for calendar plates from hubby's and my birth year. Do you remember these calendar plates? I was happy to find these:

Thanks, once again, to Rhoda for hosting and allowing others to share their thrifty finds. Please visit Rhoda at Southern Hospitality and see all the great finds!