Furniture

I've been writing about my thrift store finds here for the last year and a half. I've found some awesome items for bargain basement prices... sometimes even lower than what's on the tags at the thrift stores themselves (partly due to being a regular and developing relationships with the folks that work there)...

This Saturday I hit the jackpot! I stopped at the St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store on Montana Ave. for the 2nd time and found 3 of the Drexel Declaration chairs like the one you see above. Unlike many antique wooden dining chairs this has the signature mid century lines and the funky spindles that are very uncommon in this kind of chair...

I'm beginning to live like a hoarder. I don't have boxes full of crap that I'll never use but my Montana Avenue apartment is difficult to negotiate anyway. Just last night at 3am I stubbed my toe twice on the legs of mid century modern furniture on the way to bathroom...

As I've mentioned about a hundred times I live on Montana Avenue which is right down the street from St. Vincent's Thrift Store.

This Saturday I went on my weekly troll of the Magic City's thrift stores. For the first time in ages I didn't find anything worthy of spending money on BUT I did find a cool Mid-Century Modern petit desk at the Montana Rescue Mission Store on 24th just south of Grand Avenue...

On Saturday's I hit as many estate sales and thrift stores as I can. I'm looking for anything I can resell fairly easily on Craigslist or eBay.

Earlier this week I mentioned how much I love mid-century modern furnishings. The funky "Mad Men" style from the 60's was what I consider a high point in furniture design. Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen are just a few of the designers from the time whose masterpieces live on in homes all across America...

I love to hit the thrift stores here in Billings on Saturday mornings. I'm always looking for vintage mid-century modern furniture like you might see on the set of the 60's themed TV show "Mad Men".

I was looking for old school globes at thrift stores this weekend and I found this mid-century modern metal desk. It's made by "Tower" for Sears Roebuck and Co. so I'm thinking it's pretty old. If you have any idea what year it's from and it's potential value please leave a comment...

I just moved to Billings and have to furnish a new apartment from start to finish. I found this cool bar table at the Montana Rescue Mission for just $10! They feed and give temporary shelter to hundreds of needy people. Stop by a MRM store because you just might find that perfect gift for that special someone...

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