I’ve been on the lookout all weekend for a chair for my craft room (i.e., an upgrade to the folding chair that I’ve been using for the past couple of years).  I sat in just about every chair at each of six different Goodwill’s that I visited this past weekend until I found the perfect one – and I’m ever-so-glad that I didn’t settle for one of the other ones I’d seen along the way!

At first glance it doesn’t look like it would be all that comfortable, but it is amazingly sturdy and well-proportioned.  I’m not sure if its a bonafide antique, but it looks cool and seems to be well-made.  At just under $7 it seemed to be a steal.  I also found a chair pad for $3 to soften it up a bit, but was impressed that the caning was in such good shape. Its always nice to check something off your shopping list – this definitely wasn’t the chair that I thought I was looking for, but ended up being the perfect fit for what I needed.

At the west-side Goodwill in Bloomington I saw a site I’ve never seen before on Sunday…

I also found another Department 56 house – this is from the North Pole village, but definitely worth the $1.99 they were asking for it even though it wasn’t on my shopping list.