Canton, I love You

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Happy Monday friends!! I read an article that said today is the “Blue Monday” and is the most depressing day of the year.  Here’s how you know I am the eternal optimist- I read that and thought, “well- that’s great!! That means everything after today will be smooth sailing!” 😉 No where to go but up right?

This weekend was such a blur. I was laying in bed last night thinking to myself I couldn’t believe it was over! But we got a ton of stuff done and had a ton of fun- including a Saturday spent at Canton! I am a huge fan of Canton and end up going about every other month or so since it’s only an hour from our house. If you don’t know what Canton is- I talked about it more here. So fun! There are a ton of different areas but Scott and I spent an entire six hours in the “garage sale” part of Canton where it’s a bit more hit or miss.  Luckily  we had a ton of hits.  Here’s a few pics from Canton…there really is something for everyone!

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When we started out around 10am, it was pretty cold and super windy- about 45 degrees or so. By about 1pm I was sweating- it had gotten to 70 degrees! I was sooo happy! Good thing we dressed in layers.  (Today it is currently 16 degrees btw…..oh Texas, you tease).Canton 1

We saw so many cool things I would love to had but didn’t have a budget or space for. There was an old drafting table with these incredible drawers for $400. There was an entire booth of dismantled peices from a printing press. Hand painted and hand made jewelry and trinkets.  But we did a great job and only purchased things we really had a space and function for…or that were too good to walk away from.  There were a few things that we were going to go back for at the end, but were already sold.  Luckily we weren’t head over heals in love.  The number one rule I have for thrifting? If you absolutely love it, get it immediately. Because chances are it won’t be there. Only if you absolutely love it though! 🙂

So what did make the cut and came home with us? These guys:

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So as you can see from the above photos there were quite a few random things we picked up.  Scott even found some tools and plumbing supplies. 🙂 See? Something for everyone for real! 🙂 I got 30 vintage wooden spools that I was looking for, for $3.  I almost bought 20 on etsy for $10 the other day….so it was an awesome deal!

How cool is this cart that we got? It’s probably my favorite thing we picked up. We got it for a great deal, and when Scott saw it he said, “that looks like something you’d find right at Anthropologie.” Done. Sold. 🙂 I actually was designing plans to build something just like this for my studio, so it was a total win! Check out the wheels.  And the chippy paint!!

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The first thing I got was this Seven-Up crate for $5.  It has 24 compartments inside of it, and after paying, I left it with the dealer to pick back up at the end of the day.  When I came back he told me someone offered him $30 for it, but he told them it had already been sold.  Again- I was specifically looking for a wood crate like this, so yay! Another thing I was looking for that I was super excited to find was stools.  I wanted 4 different ones, but this is the only one I liked enough to bring home with me. Bonus- it was only $5 and is a super pretty color.

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I get this from my dad but I am a total sucker for old books. I love the look and feel and smell of them. I got three for $10- one from 1952, one from 1905 and one from 1921.  🙂 I’m excited to read them- one of them was apparently a classical book that children had to read in 1905-it’s a long poetry book called “The Lady of The Lake”.  Another one was “Rip Van Winkle & Other Sketches”. And of course I couldn’t pass up “Friends Far and Near”. 🙂 When we asked the prices of these and the man quoted us $10, his wife got really upset and said he was throwing away books worth hundreds. I don’t think that’s true, but I was prepared to pay $15 in my mind, so we quickly handed over a $10 and left. 🙂canton 10 canton 18 canton 19 canton 12

See this super cool book holder? When I spotted it, I ran over to it and snatched it up.  Yes, it’s super cool and totally worth the $15 I spent, but there was another reason why I was so excited.

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It looked like a bigger, almost identical version of the authentic hand-carved one my mom gave me as one of my wedding day presents. We used it during our wedding to hold a bible on our Persian table.  See how similar? The bigger one will never be as special, but I love the look. 🙂
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I also bought this wooden slab from a dealer we were talking to. He had spelled “blackberry” wrong and was going to take it back home to repurpose it, so I was able to get it for a super great deal.  I plan on using it as a shelf in our home somewhere- if you flip it over and hang it above eye level you’d never know! And I am super into live-edged things these days!

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Lastly, I spotted this metal thing as a dealer was packing up there stuff.  it caught my eye because it was so interesting.  It was priced at $30, but Scott got it for $15 since they were packing up and leaving anyways.  After a lot of great guesses on Facebook and Instagram we finally think it must have originally been a pie cooling/carrying rack.  Any other guesses? We still aren’t 100% but I can tell you a plate/pie tin fits perfectly on each little shelf.  Whatever it was in it’s past life, it will be something different from here on out. I just haven’t decided what quite yet.  canton 7

After Canton we were wiped out. We picked up Chipotle, had a beer and were in bed by 9pm. It was so glorious! 🙂 What about you guys? Any fun thrifiting treasures lately?

 

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Tania Griffis is an accomplished writer, blogger, and interior designer with a Journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. She started her popular blog, Run to Radiance, in 2011, demonstrating her design expertise through the personal remodeling of six houses to millions of readers across the globe.

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    1. Thanks Char! I have a few ideas but most immediately I was thinking or creating a valentines day banner with them! They are also just super cute in a their glass bowl. 😀

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