But how can you say "no" when you find these at a garage sale?My friend, Kelly, who lives down the street from me, had her garage sale with a couple of friends on Saturday. We were supposed to do our garage sale on the same day , me referring people over to her and she referring people over to me, but then....well, you know.
I decided to drop by her house that morning to see how it was going (they were flooded with customers!) and to see if they needed anything because I was heading to the store. And as I'm walking up to her driveway I see this perfect pair of old, beat up, gorgeous oars!
Price: $15Was that too much?
I'm not sure, but I was sure that I wasn't going to let anyone buy them out from under me!
They still have the metal hardware on them, which I love!And they stand at a whopping 7 feet tall!
They're perfect!
Now I just need to decide where to hang them. I would love to build small brackets and hang them together horizontally in the living room, but I'm not totally convinced yet. I have considered breaking them up and putting each in a different room, but I think they'll make a bigger (and better!) statement if I keep them together.And then there's always the option of displaying them outside...
As you can see, my mind is far from made up.The "perfect spot" will come to me - just have to give it some time!
(I'm sure my husband will laugh at that last comment - when it comes to decor "Impatient" is my middle name!)
It will come to me...
How about you?
Any good Garage Sale finds this past weekend?
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I like 'em outdoors! :)
My blog pic - no, no chickens here. The eggs came home from church with the guys. It's amazing the things that one can come home from church with. LOL
Oh gosh, they are beautiful! I'm on the hunt for oars actually so when I saw this post I was awfully excited. I actually happen to like them in the corner in our house. They looked pretty striking against your wall color. $15 was definatly not to much!
Totally worth the money! Those are GREAT!
They look great outdoors! Great find!
I absolutely would have spent $15 for those...and I'm pretty darn frugal. Great find!
They are totally worth $15! We have some that my husband found sitting by a dumpster. We cleaned them up and added some hooks to it and made them into coffee cup holders!
Hello!
$15 sounds like a great bargain to me - I LOVE them.....and I think in a corner or together on a wall is good.
I used to babysit for a family and the Dad had been at Cambridge and he had wall mounted his oars from when he was an Cambridge Blue and he rowed in the annual Boat Race on the Thames in London. I always thought that was pretty cool!
Simone
How awesome! Those are gorgeous! I would pay $15.00 for them - easily and I am a bit of a penny pincher! I would hang a quilt from one or put them together crossed above the arch of a door way...sky is the limit! :o)
Sincerely ~ Tricia Anne
What a great find. I can't wait to see what you do with them. Hugs, Marty
Karla - those are great indeed! I can't wait to see where they end up - you will post of course!!
You're right, those are SO fabulous! I think they'll be great wherever you decide, they'll make a huge statement wherever you put them!
I love those. I never get that lucky at a yard sale :(...i think they look great together too!!
ps...am developing slight non creepy crush on your blog!!
cant wait to comeback
rebecca
Oh I'm jealous! I've been looking at some oars at a local antique store but they are $30 a piece and I just don't want to spend that much!
I do like them outside!
i would criss cross them over an arch too. i also like the coffee cup hanging idea. what about hanging them so that the paddle part makes a shelf. putting them handle to paddle. sorry i hope that makes sense
$15 for two seven foot pieces of art.... I would say you definitely scored! Great find!
Oh, my dear, these are awesome. I have a pair of oars too, they found their place in a corner and look stunning, only they don't have the hardware on them. What a great find!
Awesome price. And at seven feet, with character and the great hardware, art for sure. I'm sure you will find a great place for them, but if I had some that awesome I would keep them together and indoors, great impact.
You can always use banister brackets for mounting them to a wall. Ours fit on the brackets just fine. We had a blank wall in a guest room, so we hung them horizontally, one above the other. You got a great deal, I think!
I was looking around at our local antique store and found that the prices ranged from $35/oar, and the nicer looking ones, like yours, were $75/oar! I'd say you scored!
PS LOVE the riddling rack! I had my eye on the one from Pottery Barn years ago...never thought to put the hubby to work on it! It's stunning!
You made a good buy. I would buy them all day long for $15. You did good girl. Happy hunting next time!
sandi
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