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oops WILD animus... darn typos! 10 Common Thrift Store Finds And Ways to Use Them for DIY Projects \| Apartment Therapy Chicago Flag this comment	2/9/10 12:54 AM
the book: "wold animus"...... I ALWAYS see it! 3-4 copies! and now i see it at barnes-n-noble! a new printing! who would have thought? actually I get lots of good buys at the thrift store. When was the last time YOU got a a $2000 european art deco glass Virgin Mary figurine for $4 bucks? or an $800 aluminum GF armchair for $8 dollars? Love the thrift store! ps $70 Furi east/west chefs knife = $1.50... 10 Common Thrift Store Finds And Ways to Use Them for DIY Projects \| Apartment Therapy Chicago Flag this comment	2/9/10 12:53 AM
are those vintage steel cabinets? PLEASE PLEASE find them a new home! I have steel cabinets (house built in 1941, kitchen added in 1950 or so). I love my cabinets.. I know they seem 'tenant grade', but too many have been thrown away, reuse is so much better. Maybe someone you know has a basement or garage that needs storage? or another unit owner who would add them to their kitchen rehab? criagslist? That integrated sink/counter is very nice: laundry room move? BTW, I have seen my vintage cabinets used in MULTI-MILLION dollar lofts! I saw them in a modern decorator book. Professionally applied auto paint could make a big inpact. I do think you are on the right track removing that wall. not sure of the details to help you with this though... Help Renovating a Galley Kitchen? Good Questions \| Apartment Therapy DC Flag this comment	2/3/10 11:19 PM
I think my post got lost in the ether, so here it is again... I have this lamp. I paid $20 at the thrift store. I rewired it, added a touch switch and sanded/painted it schoolbus yellow: $40 total! These were made (in the 1940s I think) by Sperty (they still make tanning beds today... hhhmmmmm). These lamps were "irradiation/infrared" lamps, for a good healthy glow I guess. $120 is good compared to Sonrisa: http://www.rehabvintage.net/details5.php?prodId=316&category=8 $1350 (sold)... wow, huh? Industrial Floor Lamp - $120 San Francisco Scavenger \| Apartment Therapy San Francisco Flag this comment	1/11/10 10:12 PM
Hey I have this lamp! $20 at a thrift store. I rewired it, added a touch switch and sanded/painted it schoolbus yellow (just the gray painted parts): $40 total. I use it everyday as a reading lamp. BTW it goes 64inches high. These were made by Sperty in the 1940s or so (Sperty STILL makes tanning beds, hhhmmm) as "irradiation/infrared" lamps. At the time people thought these were healthy... $120 seems good compared to $1350(sold) at Sonrisa: http://www.rehabvintage.net/details5.php?prodId=316&category=8 wow huh? Industrial Floor Lamp - $120 San Francisco Scavenger \| Apartment Therapy San Francisco Flag this comment	1/11/10 10:00 PM
Who could eat after using a knife like that? Too funny: "Knife Porn" - elvedon Also too funny: "That is a slutty knife, I can tell" - mangabanga Do you all think, that after handling a knife like that, you could give it away? Win this Bob Kramer Meiji Chef's Knife from Shun Cutlery! Holiday Giveaway 2009 \| Apartment Therapy The Kitchn Flag this comment	12/4/09 10:36 PM