<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Flipping Ain&#8217;t Just for&nbsp;Burgers]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>As y&#8217;all know, I am a thrift store junkie. I&#8217;m not quite a diva. I haven&#8217;t reached the &#8220;found priceless artifact for $5&#8221; level yet. I am confident that one day I will eventually find the random Van Gogh, but until then I am quite content with finding mid-century vintage stuff that I can flip into a modern look. So far I have transformed a $10 dresser, a $2 lamp, and some antique frames. This week&#8217;s search was just as fruitful.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_4402" style="width: 778px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4402" data-attachment-id="4402" data-permalink="https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/flipping-aint-just-for-burgers/metal-folding-chair/" data-orig-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg" data-orig-size="570,760" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="metal folding chair" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg?w=570" class="wp-image-4402 size-large" src="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg?w=768&#038;h=1024" alt="metal folding chair" srcset="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg 570w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/metal-folding-chair.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px"   /></a><p id="caption-attachment-4402" class="wp-caption-text">Via Etsy</p></div>
<p>I found a pair of Cosco metal folding chairs at the thrift store for $3. That&#8217;s $3 for the <em>pair!!</em> Look at those beautiful lines!!! They are in very good condition, with only a couple of rust marks and of course, the vinyl needs replacing. While looking for some color ideas, I came across a listing for a pair: $75.</p>
<p>At which point I was all <em>wha&#8230;&#8230;??</em></p>
<blockquote><p>Me: Holy cow, these chairs are selling for a lot of money.</p>
<p>Little One: Do you plan to sell them?</p>
<p>Me: No, I want to redo them and use them outside.</p>
<p>LO: So no big deal, then.</p>
<p>Me: But $75???</p>
<p>LO: That can get you a bunch more chairs to store somewhere while you do yet more projects.</p>
<p>Me: Point taken.</p></blockquote>
<p>I admit I get swamped by my zeal to make something old ab fab again. So I shall just keep to one project at a time until I have made enough room in my garage to buy more retro stuff to flip. Hopefully I will have finished these chairs by this weekend.</p>
<p>Right after I finish Eldest&#8217;s old dresser.</p>
<p>And my sister&#8217;s old framed art.</p>
<p>And the cushions on the dining chairs.</p>
<p>*sobs uncontrollably* 😀</p>
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