We have a nook in our family room that one of our beautiful picture hangs but it is really designed for a TV stand also. So Kory was determined to find something that was a great deal that fit the description of what I wanted also. He did a really good job paying attention to every little thing I said that I liked and disliked. Well one night he found an IKEA TV stand and two end cabinets on Craigslist that someone was selling for $40. Kory emailed them right away (didn't tell me about it) and the next day they contacted him. Then he told me about them, of course I wasn't thrilled because I didn't want to spend money on something we didn't desperately need. But it was a great deal, he felt good about it, so I gave him the go-ahead.
When he was on his way over there they called him and said they didn't want to sell them anymore because they were losing so much money on them. So Kory offered $50 (which also totally annoyed me). They called him back and agreed and he went to pick them up.
Anyway, the next day when Kory had brought all 3 pieces of furniture in the house and I saw then I was so sad...I thought that they were so ugly! Well the TV stand wasn't bad but the end tables really bothered me. So I proposed that we put the cabinets on Craigslist and Kory agreed.
I put the cabinets on Craiglist for $40 together. I had tons of inquiries later I was thinking that we should have put them on for $50! Nonetheless, we sold them right away for $40...which made our IKEA $100 something TV stand (that I have totally warmed up to) cost us only $10! HA! Isn't that awesome!? Notice that one cabinet's shelf is set too high, they are that ugly light brown lack. But I was able to make them look pretty good!
Kory and I were both very proud and excited last night. Kory I am sorry that I fussed about it, thank you for working so hard to find something that works great for us. We love our TV stand that fits in our nook. It really inspired me to start a buy and sell furniture business on Craigslist, seriously! If you live in Provo...DON'T STEAL MY IDEA! haha jk :)
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Nice! I love Craig's list. And restoring really ugly decor to make it pretty. Um, also, I miss you a little bit. can we be friends and play again? I know I am one of the few un-marrieds left, but I am sometimes still cool I think :)
I love it! Doesn't it make you feel just peachy when you make a steal of a deal?? It makes a game out of something so drab. In fact, I look forward to grocery shopping now just because I want to see how cheap I can get it all :) And awesome steal!!
I love Craigslist, but Jeremiah doesn't because he thinks we'll attract all the crazies here in Ohio, so it will have to be something I do when we don't live in the ghetto. And I love your friends hats and shoes that she makes, so cute! I missed the drawing though =(
Yes I sure know the wonders of craigslist. Dont ask kirk about it though because I have taken him on some adventures to find some of these steals haha.
Oh craig's List, what a wonderful treat for newly weds!! How's the married life going? Having a baby yet? Ha, just jokin. just making sure your birth control is working better than my did.
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