Great Used Buys

Firstly, our garage light (above) is not a second hand buy. We purchased it new from a light shop in Uptown. It cost an arm and leg but I had to have it because it is almost identical to the light I loved so much in one of my previous posts. The original plan was to have two installed in our living room. But hubs said it was too small. I agreed.




The blue arm chair is a second hand buy. We got this for RM100. It required no re-upholstering just some cleaning and sunshine. It looks brand new and is oh so comfy. I breastfeed Nila in this. It's perfect for my blue master bedroom.

Solid wood (TV) cabinet. This piece had been sitting in the shop for months. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. However, the seller refused to drop his price of RM800. The drawers have sections in them specifically to store CD's. We do not use this to store our tv and the drawers are empty. The cabinet sits across from our main entrance. I am in the process of framing some pictures to fill the back wall. Also, I have yet to find a permanent place for the white lillies.

This retro chair too had been sitting in that store for months. Collecting dust and mites. Again the seller refused to drop his price. Apparently, the chair had already been sold but the buyer had yet to pick-up. Finally, hubs offered RM30 for it and it was ours. This chair needs re-upholstering. I have yet to find the material for this. Once complete, we will move this classic piece upstairs to our study.

This cupboard has undergone some serious refurbishing. It was originally dark brown. I think it may have been an office storage cabinet back in the 70's. I laid eyes on it and immediately thought of a toy closet for Elil. After bringing it home, I went out and got 7 cans of pink spray paint. My mother was in town and insisted I put her to good use. And so she worked very hard on it. First, she sand-papered it down (inside and out) to roughen the surface so that the new coat of paint would stick. This was some major work. Because the original brown was a much darker color than the pink, my mummy had to paint a layer of undercoat. Only then could she use the spray paint. The process was long but well worth it. I now wish I got two of these cupboards. The other I would have painted purple.