But i do love buying used items and i developed an immense flea market and thrift store passion since i started reading all those awesome DIY and home decor blogs. It's amazing to see how ugly or slighly broken furniture can be fixed and transformed into a gorgeous individual item. Moreover i am absolutely sick of all those store-bought mass production products and i wish i could just throw out all our IKEA crap and start over furnishing and decorating.
In addition, buying pre-owned stuff is extremely helpful when money is tight, like now right after our wedding.
There is a very nice flea market four or five times a year. It is crowded of course and sometimes it's really hard to get close to the stands, especially to those that sell clothes. But almost everyone is so friendly, I even got a brooche for free the first time i went there. And the best part: it's right around the corner, just a one minute walk.
I really, really like that market.
Unfortunately today was this year's last time. Ughh, how am i supposed to survive winter without my beloved market?
Anyway, i found some great stuff today. A bunch of willow balls for only 1€, three doilies for 1,50€ (handmade by a nice lady's mother) and beautiful burgundy leather gloves for 2,50€ ( heirloom according to the seller, but i don't know, i'm not an expert)
Not bad at all!
I decided to take a little break and go back home and then return later that day when sellers usually need to get rid of everything and reduce their prices.
That was a smart decision.
I bought one pair of jeans for 2€, which turned out way too much because the guys from the next stand sold everything for just 1€. So i bought another one there. I actually purchased them for some craft projects but i'll keep the first one as it fits perfectly.
Then there was this very nice old lady who decided to give away some of her items for free! I took five picture frames, a women's jacket ( yay, free buttons and gorgeous velvet), an english novel ( hooray, book pages to make more flowers), a table runner, two cloth napkins and one vintage hankie. Aaaand a green corduroy skirt from ZARA. Awesome! I'm sure this was at least 30€ but probably even more.
I am extremely happy with today's finds and I'll definitely miss that flea market.
Can't wait for it to return next year!