Summer Estate Sales ~

One of my favorite hobbies has become even more fun as I seem to have stumbled upon what may be the "Estate Sale" capital of the U.S. -  Dallas, Texas.   I went alittle crazy this weekend and mapped out my adventure using a new fav website GarageSaleFinder.com  I'll start by sharing my finds from the Estate Sale across the street from my parents house in Sugar Land, Texas. 

 I got some amazing deals! 

A lovely chandelier....

...a wrought iron garden bunny, Christmas decor (berry garland and grapevine reindeer),

decorative silver tray, pot rack, monogrammed handkerchief, and Johnson Brother's English China.

 

I got this Thanksgiving China for a steal and am still wondering if I should try to sell it on ebay.  

It's a twelve piece set of dishes and  they are valued alot more than what I paid for them.

I love the idea of having special holiday plates though, so we'll see!

Notice below there are round dinner plates and eight square salad/dessert

plates in a coordinating Thanksgiving pattern and very gently used!

Now to my Dallas finds...

Here are some great fabric samples that I've already made into a table runner...(a post to come!)

I found a pair of these sconces at an estate sale in a $2.5 million home near the Dallas Country Club

 

Now to one of my favorite finds!  I'm looking forward to making a wall of pink and blue flowered paintings. 
I love the pink flowered tree in this painting as well as the fact that the artist

signed her name "Granny, 1967."  Precious!

 Here are two more paintings for my wall of treasures. 

I also got some great flowered towels, blue and white linens, and ceiling medallion for $1.50

(I'll be using this with the chandelier from the Sugar Land estate sale!).

And I just love my little beagle in the picture! She's my sweetie pie!

upclose loveliness...

The large painting was $10!!!! I haven't decided if I will keep the frame on it or not. 

 

It is so fun to think about using my new finds to decorate once I get settled in Dallas come August!

I hope this inspires you to research some estate sales and go looking for treasures!