FRIDAY FIND: THE X FACTOR @GOODWILLAZ

Surprise surprise!! That's what I spotted on my last visit to a nearby Goodwill here in AZ! I've started visiting them regularly on Tuesday's and Friday's, and this past Tuesday I spotted these little gems: A set of four X back & bentwood cafe style chairs for only $9.99. The lines caught my eyes from a distance, (the X back and Thonet-like bentwood) but upon closer inspection, I became smitten with what appeared to be distressing from the HOT Arizona desert sun. I didn't want to be too impulsive, so I walked away from them and walked around the store a bit. But I couldn't stop thinking about what a great add this would be to our curated thrift home collection. I don't have any pieces with the weathered finish - And these are so clean lined, but still textured (from the cane seat) and organic (from the distressed bentwood) I couldn't pass them up. I thought go for just two, but then thought go for the four, and maybe sell two later on.




When we moved, readers had asked if I would be changing our home for the seasons.... At first, I didn't think so (well, not as much or as drastic) but these are saying hello summer! Jeff brought home a cow-skull with horns the other day - Something I had on my wish list when we were moving out here and these chairs work well with it. To me, I see AZ, but I also see a hint of a weathered mix to help make a simple shift into summer :)



Two actually are working well in the bedroom with the little tribe-vibe happening, and the other two are in the living room. I am thinking two of them would also work as an option on the stoop for summer, if I wanted to bring in the urns from either side of the front door. The heat is too much for the flowering blooms I planted for Spring. Maybe planting some grasses + paint the pots white + add a little rope detail, paired with the weathered chairs would get our curb appeal through the hot summers here in AZ.




I looked up the style of the chairs online, and found them selling over at Restoration Hardware - in weathered oak - for $99 each or a set of 4 for $370. So mine at $9.99 each - PLUS - I had my Goodwill April coupon for 20% off (on my phone) which brought the four chairs to only $32!



Madeline Side Chair
Modeled after the most popular café chair in Europe, our versatile X-back dining chair pays homage to the bentwood tradition popularized by Thonet in 19th-century Austria. Handsomely distressed with a weathered finish.



Just goes to show, if you're not shopping thrift, you're missing out on some the dynamic deals to be had! Plus - the person who donated their tired treasures saved them from going into a landfill.


What have you thrifted lately?
May 5th is the next 50% off Goodwill happening here in AZ, I'll probably be teaming up with The Goodwill Gal - Another thrift blogger located here in AZ too!


Have a great weekend - Hit the thrift shops!
Thanks for stopping by!





6 comments:

  1. Oh I love a GREAT Goodwill find! I would have been jumping up and down!

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  2. Congratulations on your fabulous find! They look very much at home in your space!

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  3. What a great find, Lynda - thank goodness they weren't snatched up while you 'walked away from them' for a minute! They look fantastic in your home, and I love the cow skull wall too!! ;)

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  4. WOW, I love those chairs. I have a SKULL too that my neighbors son wants, now that we are moving. Yours looks great. XO, Pinky

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  5. Love the chairs and they are in great shape! I've hit the jack pot lately with a 2 vintage dressers and nightstand. Love the skull, will you tell us where your hubby got it?

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  6. Thanks peeps!! Marine: As far as I know, Jeff said he spotted the skull being sold on the side of the road on his way to work (south in Casa Grande). I think he said it was off the 101?? Or I10 (I keep getting the two mixed up!) I'll ask...

    xo Lynda

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