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Furniture Transformations, DIY, & Vintage Finds

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Everything vintage! From refinishing furniture to collecting antiques.

Hello and thank you for checking out my website, "Original Vintage 71", that's me, Tracy! I'm always on the hunt for vintage items to collect, renew, flip and, on many occasions, add to my personal collection. I love to incorporate vintage with modern and trending style. I want to share my love of painting and antiquing with everyone! Follow me on social media; the links are below and at the bottom of the web page.

Tips and Ideas

If you want to DIY and are just starting, or you are looking for new ideas, this is the place for you. I explore everything from painting techniques to vintage hunting. So, if you have a passion for painting, flipping furniture, selling vintage thrift store finds or collecting antiques and vintage items, follow me along, as I share my experiences, tips, ideas and fun finds!

Vintage

Moorcroft pottery vase 1928-1949

I spotted this vase on the last shelf on the way out of the store! I usually miss this shelf because it's at the front of the store on the way out after paying! Somehow I remembered this time and found this tiny beautiful vase. Marked .99 cents; I took it anyway after I couldn't peel the sticker back to see the maker. To my surprise, it has a mark Moorcroft Pottery, and after a search of sales and date marks, I found it is dated 1928-1949 and worth between $40 to hundreds of dollars. I've already sold it for $80, not bad for only costing .99cents! I've added the link below to the Youtube Thrifting video where I find it! ;)

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Repurposed

LATEST GARAGE SALE FIND! SCORE!

MCM VINTAGE ABRAHAM PALATNIK LUCITE FIGURINE PENGUIN & SNAIL

These rare and unique 1960s lucite figurines are a must-have for any collector. The signed MCM Abraham Palatnik Lucite Sealife Penguin Figurine Sculpture is a stunning piece with lines and dots that add attention to detail. The original label "Made in Brazil" is on the bottom of both pieces. The Snail, another hard-to-find figurine with its art lines, is another stunning example of his work!

In the late 1960s, SeaWorld San Diego recognized his artwork and had the Sea Life series for sale in their gift shops. According to another eBay seller, he remembers the smaller penguin retailed for about $24.95, and the larger one was about $34.99. In those days, paying that much for a souvenir would have been a lot of money. The larger penguin, what I have here, is harder to find, which could be because of the high asking price back then. Or maybe only made for a limited time?

Head to eBay If you want to bid on either of these fantastic pieces!!

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Vintage Dresser Repurposed Into A Bathroom Vanity

I bought this dresser at an auction sale years ago. Someone had started refinishing it, and I saw the potential. Because we decided to sell our house, we knew we needed to renovate our main floor bathroom. I always wanted to make a bathroom vanity out of a dresser, so this was a perfect opportunity. Because our house had previous Renos in whites and silvers, I decided to bleach the top and drawers of the dresser and paint the base white keeping a lighter look. I loved how my grain sack end tables turned out with the bleached wood, so I decided to bleach the top and drawers and paint the rest white. Since it was summer, I worked on it outside, allowing the sun to help lighten it. I chose a top sink in white that I ordered off Amazon keeping with a farmhouse look. I cut out and added new backs to the drawers so the plumbing fit when you closed them . I think it turned out pretty good; what do you think?

Antiques

American Bisque Co. Flasher Bear & Beehive Corner Cookie Jar 1940s or 50s

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this cute cookie jar sitting in a cabinet for sale at a local thrift shop recently! Some people look for these collectible cookie jars for years! The eyes move when you walk by it! So cool! Haha, the clerk that helped me jumped when she noticed the eyes! I'm in love, and the colours in suit my decor, so I haven't decided if I will sell it yet. It's one of those items that you need to hold on to and think about it because you may not find another when it's gone. I've been lucky with the cookie jars ;)

Pro-Tip

Good lighting and a great background are the fundamental essentials to getting noticed when making a sale. I found a portable foldable photo booth online that enables me to take more professional photos of my smaller to mid-size items. It has a light built-in, so I didn't have to buy staging lights for my house plus my garage (where I photograph my large pieces). My staging lights for the furniture pieces I have are too big to be setting up, taking down and carrying back and forth from the garage to the house, plus my house is small, and I don't have the room for big lights. If you don't want to put out the money for lights, I’ve found natural light works great for photos. Before I had lights, I took things outside, staged them and took pictures (Natural light takes excellent photos). I still do this when I want a more scenic background; sometimes, a field is a better, more beautiful backdrop! 😉

For more on the photo booth, check out my blog!

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Furniture Transformations, DIY, & Vintage Finds

Furniture Transformations, DIY, & Vintage Finds