Ballard Deal

I pretty much live for a good deal...a couple of months ago, I stopped in at the Ballard Design Outlet which is dangerously close to our house (2 miles away---yikes!!) For those of you who don't have a Ballard Outlet nearby, I'm sorry---I would say it's worth a day trip if you could make it! I wasn't looking for anything in particular, just browsing around. I came across a ton of sideboard tables in the back of the store, they were all so pretty...marked down to $898.99 from $1199.00. I'm not impressed. So I start to walk away and see one sideboard off to the side. It was damaged, but not bad...

 It just looked like someone pulled off a piece of the moulding on the side...a pretty easy fix, I think to myself. So I look at the price of this one expecting it to be the same (most everything at the outlet is a little imperfect.) I then see this:

I immediately ripped the price tag off...I was a little shocked at myself, but I didn't want anyone else to see it and try to buy it out from under me (I am pretty certain I was the only one in the store.) I ran up to the register and asked if it was the right price...the guy was all: "NOPE!" My heart sank...then he was like: "It's 20% off that, so like $70....you want it?" At this point I blacked out from excitement. No not really, but I was stoked!

It had some oil-rubbed bronze knobs on it that I changed out with some knobs I bought at Anthropologie on clearance....what do you think of them? Flea Market chic or too mismatched?

The only thing behind the doors is our fine china that we received as wedding gifts....LOVE the boxes!

And long story short....still haven't fixed the side of the sideboard...just covered it with a runner. Story of my life---good intentions!

Linked to Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm 
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