OMG this is right up my alley I am old-school garage sailing estate sailing back before it was cool!!
My thing to do back in the day was go to the flea market !! Because we were poor
that’s how we got things!! my whole house is full of old stuff and I love it!!
I did get lucky and I do mean lucky because my father hoarded that stuff and didn’t want me or my sister to get any of it but I did manage to snag a few items that belong to my mother And they’re not heirloom items they’re every day items but they remind me of some I will say content times I can’t go as far as happy but close and I was sneaky and got a whole big box of her collection of glass items hid away out of the house before he could give them to his 2nd wife who literally just threw the stuff away hence why I was trying to snag the stuff before he could give it to her she didn’t want it she was pitching it it’s a long story I’m not getting it
Old set of China - never knew my mother had this I found it and got it out of the house I never seen it as a child we never once used it I never knew she even had it I happen to find it promptly removed it my father never asked about it so I’m not sure if he even knew about it but I have it I have used it a few times for holidays
Pots & Pans - yes they are SO old they just don’t make them like that anymore and they are still in great shape and I use them
Drying Rack - this thing is older than I am and I’m no spring chicken every week when I go to use it I have to re-tighten the screws that I’ve replaced I don’t know how many times I literally tell myself every week you need to use some wood glue and put those things back in there so they’ll stop falling out should I replace it probably am I going to no - I’ve been using it since I was a kid and I’m just gonna keep using it until I’m dead It’s got to be at least bare minimum 70 years old??
I was fortunate several years ago to go to one of the best estate sales ever - this person was a hoarder beyond believe it was like going back in a time capsule you literally could not walk through the house this person had so much stuff the sale lasted three days for two weekends and there was so much stuff! I spent so much money there
! And I could’ve spent more it was just unimaginable! She had items going back 70 years or more still in the original boxes! I purchased so many things there I can’t even begin to start listing them Best estate sale I’ve ever been to or probably ever will go to! A lot of the items I have in my house that are really old I purchased at that estate sale including some I’m listing in this post - I have very happy memories of going to that sales several times - it was just unbelievable
I have several pieces of glass - decorative glass / decorative bottles some of its Fenton glass some of it belong to my mother some of it I have collected through the years from estate sales garage sales - I love collecting glass! I don’t love cleaning it because I have it all on display so I do have to clean it several times throughout the year so it looks nice
My hobby that I can’t always practice anymore because of my injury but I still kinda do even though I’m not supposed to
I love refinishing furniture - I’ve been known to pick up pieces along the side of the highway yes I’m crazy - But hey if you see something along the highway you might as well grab it I mean what’s wood glue for??
I’ve been lucky to obtain several really nice pieces that just needed to be refinished I have not sold these I’ve got them for myself
One of my favorite pieces was an armoire I purchased from a woman I worked with I paid $100 for this it retail for well over 1000
I refinished it several years after I got it and it is absolutely beautiful it’s also absolutely huge! I made it into a bar ! It’s one of my favorite pieces of furniture that I own!
I have three steamer trunks that I got at an estate sale - I’m not sure how old they are but they’re pretty old! Two full size one is quite a bit smaller I think they’re absolutely beautiful
Always looking for old things !! I’m constantly at goodwill or estate sales or moving sales scouting out items - you never know what’s going to pop up !!