Auction Day
Yesterday was my first time at a live auction. It was Jason's idea, but now I'm really glad I went along.....I might be addicted to auctions now.
It was almost like an estate sale, but the old couple who lived in the house were just moving to a retirement community (they weren't dead), and I think that made it easier for the family to sell off things. There were two auctioniers, who took turns as their voices got tired. It was so much fun!
Here are a few things we wanted but didn't get: a really nice two person wooden bench/loveseat sorta thing made from solid maple. There was a really nice sideboard as well, with mirror and shelves and drawers, all hand carved and newly refinished. Gorgeous. There was also a table that was the size of a computer desk but expanded to fill a living room (like my mom's, only with this one you could sit at either end because there was no cabinet for the leaves). And I'm not a teacup person, but there was a cute tea cup that was like in the old style--all in pink paint drawn the two oldest school houses in the region on white background. It was pretty, but cost a pretty penny that I wouldn't spend on it. There was also a grandfather clock that went REALLY cheap. Disgustingly cheap. But we don't have room for one, and it was still too much for us! But Jason wants one someday, so when we get a house we'll have to hit the estate auction circuit again.
Some things we came away with (and most of them at a steal!): fifty old-style canning jars with glass tops and metal screws: $2! A set of four pyrex baking dishes with four glass lids: $2! A really cool painting of a farm that Jason says looks just like his grandparent's farm; a second painting of a pond and weeping willows. Those are going up on the walls soon. The one of the pond will match my couch exactly, and it's the perfect size to put either on the wall behind the couch or over the tv. We also found a new dining table that will fit two snugly or probably eight if we tried hard. It's expandable, and the sides also fold down to make it smaller if need be. It's an older table, but looks like new, and again with matching chairs and all made of maple. They told us they used to have it "out on the farm." We hope to bring it to our farmhouse one day! I also got a marble lazy susan.
We got some neat stuff, but mostly just had a good time bidding and looking at things and hanging out with a bunch of strangers. Try it sometime!
It was almost like an estate sale, but the old couple who lived in the house were just moving to a retirement community (they weren't dead), and I think that made it easier for the family to sell off things. There were two auctioniers, who took turns as their voices got tired. It was so much fun!
Here are a few things we wanted but didn't get: a really nice two person wooden bench/loveseat sorta thing made from solid maple. There was a really nice sideboard as well, with mirror and shelves and drawers, all hand carved and newly refinished. Gorgeous. There was also a table that was the size of a computer desk but expanded to fill a living room (like my mom's, only with this one you could sit at either end because there was no cabinet for the leaves). And I'm not a teacup person, but there was a cute tea cup that was like in the old style--all in pink paint drawn the two oldest school houses in the region on white background. It was pretty, but cost a pretty penny that I wouldn't spend on it. There was also a grandfather clock that went REALLY cheap. Disgustingly cheap. But we don't have room for one, and it was still too much for us! But Jason wants one someday, so when we get a house we'll have to hit the estate auction circuit again.
Some things we came away with (and most of them at a steal!): fifty old-style canning jars with glass tops and metal screws: $2! A set of four pyrex baking dishes with four glass lids: $2! A really cool painting of a farm that Jason says looks just like his grandparent's farm; a second painting of a pond and weeping willows. Those are going up on the walls soon. The one of the pond will match my couch exactly, and it's the perfect size to put either on the wall behind the couch or over the tv. We also found a new dining table that will fit two snugly or probably eight if we tried hard. It's expandable, and the sides also fold down to make it smaller if need be. It's an older table, but looks like new, and again with matching chairs and all made of maple. They told us they used to have it "out on the farm." We hope to bring it to our farmhouse one day! I also got a marble lazy susan.
We got some neat stuff, but mostly just had a good time bidding and looking at things and hanging out with a bunch of strangers. Try it sometime!
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