The Hazards of Yardsaling

Oh, you didn't realize there were hazards of yardsaling??

I guess I didn't share this in my newspaper interview, but there are definitely hazards involved when you decide to get out there and yardsale as much as I do. Case in point. I went out to those 2 estate sales last Friday, found those fun things, and was going to let that be all for the weekend. I was minding my own business, coming home from the gym on Saturday a.m. around 10:00 a.m. when most things should be gone already and spied a yardsale sign near my neighborhood. I've had good luck in this neighborhood many times, so had to stop and check it out. Their signs weren't marked very well, so I literally had to HUNT it down (they did have the street address listed on the one sign I did see), so eventually I found it. Looked around and picked up a couple of Ann Taylor blouses for 50 cents each and then I spied it....this black and white damask king comforter with 2 shams...from Target (she even had it in the original bag)....marked at $20. I offered her $15 and she took it on the spot. $15 people, gently used!
So, are you getting the hazard part yet? You see, I had no business buying a new comforter set. I have 2 spare bedrooms and they are completed outfitted already with all sorts of linens and fabrics. I just shared the granny room with ya'll recently and it's the only one with a king bed. So what's a girl to do? You can see that this goes with NOTHING in the room right now.
You see, I could really have fun with this comforter set and change up the WHOLE look in here, as I mentioned when I did that post. And I can justify it by being thrifty about how I go about doing this and look for other things at yardsales that can coordinate with it. I can also sort of justify it because I've had most all this current bedding for more than 5 years. Does justification ever come knocking on your door?

AND I can always try to sell come of my current things on Ebay OR I know I could sell the damask on Ebay too. No doubt about that! But, you know I'd really love to keep this and have fun with it. Oh, the possibilities! I'd have fun deciding just what paint color I'd like to use in here. One thing that I know won't work is the chair I got from the Salvation Army. That definitely won't work with it, a slipcover would be in order...so do I let that stop me? Hubby knows nothing about this yet either.

Oh, and that first pic up there of the aqua bedroom with the damask came from a Photobucket album of inspiration pics, so I have no idea where it originated. Pretty, isn't it? Do I want to be this trendy...I dunno. I know there are a lot of black and white damask rooms out there in blogland and I do love them.

Stay tuned...I haven't completely decided yet, but you can imagine what I might do, can't you?