This weekend, I was thrilled to find one of my “living room dream wishlist” items. I’ve always envisioned a brass floor lamp in this corner, sitting in front of those malachite curtains, but I really didn’t expect to find one I could afford!
But that’s the beauty of Craigslist – you never find what you’re looking for, but everything eventually turns up.
Like a five-arm, solid, extremely heavy Mid Century brass floor lamp for $70. I didn’t even try to bargain. Just handed over my money and skipped to the car… Well, as much skipping as was possible carting this heavy brass pole 😉
Bonus: reflection selfies!
It’s a small update, but it makes me super happy!
Have you had any awesome Craigslist or thrift store scores lately? I’d love to hear about them!
Julia Konya says
January 13, 2014 at 12:16 pmSo good! Perfect in front of your gorgeous curtains.
But for me not everything eventually turns up at all! Your Craigslist is just extremely awesome, but I have told you that already.
brynne@thegatheredhome.com says
January 13, 2014 at 3:59 pmThank you Julia! Most of the time lately I feel like our Craigslist is pure crap, because I'll spend two or three hours each day combing through postings without finding a single promising piece. It definitely used to be better, but I guess I can't complain!
Nicole P. says
January 13, 2014 at 7:57 pmGorgeous lamp! I actually found the exact same one on my Craigslist a few months back and I have it in my living room as well 🙂
brynne@thegatheredhome.com says
January 14, 2014 at 2:31 amNicole, that's awesome! We're lamp twinsies 🙂
Miss Charming says
January 14, 2014 at 5:20 pmGreat find! I love that shiny brass. Our Craigslist has declined in volume and quality over the last year. (But of course, the pricing continues to increase!)
brynne@thegatheredhome.com says
January 14, 2014 at 5:29 pmThank you Miss Charming! I am with you on the Craigslist decline – I'm starting to wonder if "the golden age of Craigslist" is starting to wane (Noooo! Hopefully not!) Here's hoping people keep listing their "old crap" on Craigslist for us to snatch up 🙂
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
January 15, 2014 at 10:34 pmPerfection! I can't believe it was only $70! Awesome deal (and find)!
brynne@thegatheredhome.com says
January 16, 2014 at 5:06 amThanks Caitlin! 😀
Trisha D says
January 16, 2014 at 4:21 am*chuckles* at the thought of you skipping with a brass lamp!!
Seriously though, you open my world every day with your sense of style. I wasn't a brass/gold fan and now I think I'm hooked. Although not so sure how it'd go with our black/white/grey/red theme… thoughts? haha
brynne@thegatheredhome.com says
January 16, 2014 at 5:09 amAw, that is too sweet! Thank you 🙂 I'm sure you could add a little brass or gold to the mix – I kind of believe it works with everything, but I especially love it with blacks and grays! Try it – you might get hoked too 😉
GnomeLover says
January 17, 2014 at 11:02 pmGreat score! It is gorgeous! And your couch is so rad! By the way, I loved your wedding dress!
Jenni
Amber says
January 31, 2014 at 2:47 pmGreat find! I love CL!
Jude F says
April 2, 2014 at 3:33 amJust really loving your LR–malachite curtains, a chesterfield sofa, leopard carpet and now this nice heavy lamp. So glad the unofficial ban on anything gold or brass has finally been lifted. Everything does not have to be O R B or satin nickel (silver.) Wish I could find something–anything–good on CL. Read it all the time but no luck in my small town.
brynne@thegatheredhome.com says
April 2, 2014 at 3:38 amThank you Jude! I agree that oil rubbed bronze and the nickel can be really overplayed – I know I once hated gold/brass with a passion, but now I've probably gone too far the other way 😉