I like to frequent thrift stores, especially on 50% off days. I also like to read decorating and homemaking blogs.

Because of said blogs, I’ve realized that I need to pay more attention to decorating my own house.

Thrift stores are a great place for finding one of a kind items, especially if you have an eye for refurbishing or updating things. You have to realize the potential of things, I guess you could say. My husband doesn’t quite get it, so I often get ‘What are you going to do with it?’ or ‘What is it?” or ‘Why on earth did you buy that?’. In general I get kidded for alot of the “decorating” I do.

Recently I had a tough purchasing dilemma. My mom, the boys, a friend and I were at Goodwill, when Mom mentioned there was a really cool green chair near the back but it had some rips in it. I didn’t think much of it. I mean, a green chair, right? As I strolled towards the back… Okay, so as I calmly walked to the back while my kids were fighting like wolverines in the cart, the chair caught my eye.

See what I mean? Would that not have made you look too?

I think I sat on it for a good 20 minutes deciding what to do. It was $25 on half price. Problem was it had rips, like mom mentioned. I even sent a picture to my husband and asked what to do. Sometimes it’s easier to let him decide. He told me sure as long as it was in good condition. Yikes.

This is the seat. It was two smaller rips before my boys noticed it. :S

I just couldn’t pass it up though. I bought it!

I was so upset and angry when they loaded it for me though. The guy loading it put it on a box dolly and drug it across the asphalt, doing even more damage to it around the bottom edges then it had before.

My mom thinks the chair is awesome, but Matt still makes fun of me for it. He just has no sense, right?

The color above is more true to life, and it obviously needs a real home, other than stuffed in my front sitting room. From what we can tell it’s real leather and someone covered it by hand, hence the slightly erratic nailhead trim. But that’s all part of the appeal for me.

I’ve looked into leather repair for it, but honestly I think the little lamb skin on it is perfect. It also helps reduce the stickiness of bare legs against leather that I dread.

So, what do you  think? I LOOVE it!

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