After purchasing next school year's books, I realized that I was out of space. I needed another bookshelf to hold all 5 years of homeschooling books that I've accumulated. I found this gem in South Knoxville for only a whopping $30. The only thing wrong with it was that it came from a smoking home and had to air out in the garage for a few days before 4 coats of Kilz primer was put on it. That's how many it took to get the smell gone and the brown wood covered up. Here it is in white. After bringing it in to the schoolroom, I decided it needed one last coat of deep red just like my other 2 bookshelves. So I'm off to The Home Depot for some paint. While I'm there, I'm going to grab some dark brownish black stain for my next project: Andrew's new bookshelf, hutch and chair.
We picked this one up last Saturday in Sevierville for a measly $45. I didn't even talk the seller down one penny because I felt it was such a good deal. It's not pressed wood, looks great and hopefully will one day look similar to this Pottery Barn Kids one. That's the inspiration piece. I originally wanted Jason to make 4 of these desks, one for each child but I've come to the realization that he just doesn't have enough spare time for that big a project. I'm going to change the shelves a little bit and add a cork board to the back of the hutch and switch out the fabric on the chair.
The kids favorite purchase has hands down been the basketball goal. Jason had a time with it though. It took two trips: one in his work van and the other in our friend's truck to get it all home. We talked them down from $50 to $30.
Lastly, my favorite has been the purchase of a new, in the bag Pottery Barn Kids quilt and sham for Andrew. With Andrew's bed under the window, his comforter had sun bleached terribly. I have been watching this comforter online at the Pottery Barn Kids website for years desiring it for both Andrew and Ethan's beds. I bought this the day it came up on craigslist for a low, low price of $35. Upon inspecting the quilt, I saw the matching pillow sham at her house. She gladly sold it to me for $5.00! I'm so excited! Why? Because it retails for $192 plus shipping and tax.
To me, finding these great deals are direct gifts from God. I'm been praying to be like the woman described in Proverbs 31. I've been desiring to make Jason's paychecks stretch beyond belief. Finding these items at such low prices in excellent conditions have given me faith that God really loves us, he answers our prayers, and helps us in ways that we don't even see. He supplied things as small as finding a new bookshelf, desk, comforter and a basketball goal for my family. All I can say is, isn't HE good?
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