Don't you just love it when you stop off at your local thrift store and score big time?!! Well, I had that happen last Friday. Earlier this week, I showed you my nifty little owl that got a makeover in the post HERE. If that wasn't exciting enough, during the same stop last week at my local Goodwill Thrift Store, I also found six very eye catching amber chandelier globes. They were sitting all alone without a light fixture.
They were marked $1.50 each, which made me stop and ponder. What could I do with these harvest colored crackly globes? After all, they felt so seasonal with that amber glass. In my thoughts, I new they would reflect light lovely since that was their original purpose. Plus they were cheap, so I decided to grab them up and figure it out later.
After clearing away all the Halloween decorations, I needed to re-work my farmhouse table. Let's be honest...I was sick of the Halloween stuff and wanted it put away! Oh! I was so very sick of it. Cute at first, gaudy and annoying as the days dragged on. I needed something simple. Something just to set on the table so it didn't look abandoned, but wasn't too much either. Enter....the globes!!!! Yeah!
I will probably work in some fresh greens and berries for my Thanksgiving table later in the month. For now, I am so enjoying lighting them each night and enjoying the harvest glow from my little fun thrift shop find. Have you strolled your local thrift shop lately? It's fun, relaxing and has the potential to provide something special for your table. Enjoy the day!
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Ooo I love these! and I love going thrifting as well :) Thanks for sharing!
-Bonnie @ Revolutionaries
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They look lovely on your table. I love that color. Once again, I'm amazed at how you can think outside the box. I love to find goodies at the thrift store, but they're always bought for their original intended use.
Yours is exactly the kind of find I treasure, something that looks good and lends itself to creative use. Good job! Thanks for stopping by. Do come again.
i love that look! so warm and cozy!
That table looks so special ! So beautiful my friend ! great find Im going out to goodwill tomorrow...50 percent off everything tomorrow... maybe I will look for a treasure too
- KAT -
Now that is just the best idea ever! You really lucked out on those amber lights. Just beautiful.
So sweet looking and such a great idea. They look wonderful on your farmhouse table.
Dee
What a great idea! I often see these things in thrift shops and haven't known what to do with them. The color is great!
These globes are gorgeous, and I LOVE the ingenious way you've used them! Spectacular, Lesley!
Great score! They look beautiful on your table. Don't you sometimes wish that the people who put some of their things in the Goodwill could see how you repurposed them? They would be astonished!
Blessings
Linda
Lovely and simple and you can't beat the price! I haven't been to my Goodwill since summer...I should plan a trip. Great job!
Love the look!
Love your button too!
What a clever idea! It looks wonderful and I love that it didn't cost much!
♥charlotte
Now I can sort of copy you. At a yard sale Sat. there were 3 milk glass globes for $1. I grabbed them up. I hope you'll see them for Christmas and maybe January, too, for snow.
how fun! I like what you did with the globes. i love candles!
oooooohhh my...how wonderful that looks on your harvest table. very calming and cozy!
blessings,
rebecca (i am just a newbie)
I'm a huge candle nut. I love the smell of them and how you light them up.
lisa
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