One of the things I enjoy about picking up items from garage or estate sales is they may require some fixing up. I feel like I'm preser...

I found this 1941 Truetone radio at a rummage sale a couple weekends back.  It was pretty rough looking and missing knobs, but it was only ...

I picked up this Panasonic model RD-7433 at an estate sale for $3 a few years ago.  I tested it and found the turntable didn't work, b...

Back in October while driving home from work, I spotted three chairs put to the curb for trash.  The seats were an awful orange and brown, ...

A few weeks back on my morning drive to work on Laclede Station Road in Webster Groves, I spotted these sitting at the curb ready for the t...

I spotted this cupboard at the same estate sale where I found the Hartland horses .  On the first day of the sale it was marked $35.  I hel...

Driving home last week, I found this 1940's dinette table in pieces and put out for trash at the curb of a home in Webster Groves.  It ...

I have a habit of rotating things out of my collection when I find the next version of the object.  For example, coffee pots come and go as...

I've been looking for a mid century desk to host the family pc for a while now.  I kind of knew what I wanted, but just wasn't find...

While driving around looking for garage sales this past weekend, my wife and I stumbled on an unadvertised estate sale where I found this C...

One of the aspects of garage saling I enjoy is the opportunity to bring new use or life back to castoff objects.  That may mean refinishing...

I know what you're thinking.  How many coffee tables does this guy need?  Let's just say I drink a lot of coffee.  Plus I can'...

Earlier this Summer, my wife and I attended the garage sale of a friend of hers.  One of her sisters was selling yet another Mid-century co...

I went to an estate sale in Affton with a specific piece in mind.  I've been looking for a Midcentury Modern piece which I could conver...

A week ago Friday, I went to an estate sale in Affton on Valbrook Lane.  Some of the photos from the sale featured items in the basement whi...

I've made mention numerous times on this blog about my quest for Mid Century Modern furniture.  And I've also been asked to explain ...