Back To School

I LOVE treasuring hunting at thrift stores, yard sales, antique stores, or even free bins on the side of the road.  I never know what I'm going to find, maybe nothing, or possibly a whole cart full of goodness.  I had a great find, two vintage school desks that I'm so excited about.  They actually had more desks, but I only bought two, talking myself out of buying the whole lot.

Can you believe these were just $2.00 each?!?

As you can see, they're a little beat up, but still so amazing, I just love them.  Especially the fact that they have stenciled numbers on the fronts of the desks, so cool.  I'm not a huge fan of the wood grain tops, but for now I think I'll leave them as is.

So, after bringing them home, the next question was, what do I do with them.  I mean, when you find something that sweet, you buy first and figure out a place for it later.  I have a pretty big entrance area in my home, something that I've always struggled to find a purpose for.  After purchasing the desks I knew that this is where they belonged.

I placed the two desks together to form one surface to display some of my other favorite thrift store finds. I could also see these two as fantastic side tables flanking each side of a bed or couch, but for the time being, this is where they will be.

Industrial finds like these desks can add a great touch to a home, something unique and different along side some more traditional items.  What are some of your favorite treasured thrift store finds?