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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 10614904, member: 37&quot;]Saw quite a few things in the wild yesterday.&nbsp; Despite being tempted, I didn&#039;t buy anything.&nbsp; Not photographed was a formerly nice oak side by side that had been painted.&nbsp; Priced at $99.00, I would have snatched it up, had it not been painted.&nbsp; Would consider it painted if at a lower price.</p><p><br /></p><p>These first chests/dressers were all at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.&nbsp; Their prices are higher than the other thrifts and they always seem to have a big selection of furniture.&nbsp; I only photographed the things I thought even slightly reasonable or of design interest.&nbsp; If someone needed a bedroom piece, I think any of these would be good options.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a pair of these small walnut chests.&nbsp; In good condition, they were priced $75.00 each.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]531846[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This deco inspired MCM solid wood tall chest was $85.00.&nbsp; It was basically in good shape but the drawers did not want to fit right.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if they had them in their wrong slots or if they needed work.&nbsp; The finish is a little sparse on this as well.&nbsp; Almost has a hand-made quality about it and there are no markings.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]531847[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>These MCM chests were priced separately at $85.00 and $65.00.&nbsp; Only thing I found wrong was that the drop-front on the one piece did not fit quite right and would not easily go back into the case.&nbsp; Not sure what was wrong with it but think it would not have been too hard to figure out how to fix it. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]531848[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This large 1930s solid oak dresser was $95.00.&nbsp; I wasn&#039;t sure if the pulls were original or not.&nbsp; Thought they went well, even if not original.&nbsp; As you can see, their spinning has worn down the drawer fronts in a circle.&nbsp; Also the front right foot has chipped off but the missing piece was in the drawer.&nbsp; Both would be an easy fix.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]531849[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The rest of these things were at our large independent charity thrift where I buy most of my finds.&nbsp; Their prices have been creeping up on some things but furniture tends to be quite reasonable.&nbsp; Also their friendly manager that always gave me deals no longer works the sales floor <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; It remains to be seen what this will mean going forward.</p><p><br /></p><p>This cedar chest is unusual, with inlaid design.&nbsp; It had a misaligned repair to a split in the top and a chunk of one foot was missing.&nbsp; Otherwise, this would have been a no-brainer at $10.00.&nbsp; Was tempted even so but I still have not sold the last cedar chest I bought.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]531850[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This large chest is an oldie.&nbsp; It has a not-so-great repair to the top and a horrible polyurethane finish.&nbsp; Even so, I was tempted at $13.00.&nbsp; Just would take too much work to make presentable.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]531851[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, this was an incredible bargain.&nbsp; All 4 chairs for $10.00.&nbsp; Caning was good on all and the frames were solid.&nbsp; Thought them too dainty to be of much appeal these days.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]531852[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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