My New Bargain!!!

WOW look what John got me at the Car Boot Sale this morning!

I really didnt want to leave our bed early so John went out at 7.30 with Lola and I had another hour in bed before the other 2 woke and we took a slow stroll down the road to the park.

I wanted to have a look for a shelf unit for my full size potion cabinet and sometimes you get a bargain at our local sport club car boot.

When I got there Lola and John were very excited as they had grabbed me a bargain they said but I couldnt see it before the end of the sale. So we walked around a bit, got the children so really cheap play things to keep them amused for the next week of the holidays before they go back to school.

Didnt find any nice pine shelves or cupboards, better luck next time, so we walked back to the car and John drove us round to pick up his 'Find'

There it was a HUGE Georgian Dollhouse. 4 floors tall!

It was hand made by the ladies father for her and her sister years ago and she was selling it for her sister who had emigrated. She'd left it to her sister hoping that when her grandchild was born in August it could be handed down, but the child was born and was a boy so it had to be sold ! It is really solid, not like these cheap kits you get nowadays. Solid wood, very heavy, fully lit in every room, including the attic. It has fireplaces from floor to cieling in every room, and beautiful wooden staircases. A really lovely house to do up and hand down in our family.........along with all the others, hope they have big houses when they are older!!!!!

Not only was there the house, but a big box of furniture, and a lit chritmas tree among it, so cute!

And how much was this Bargain?........................................a whopping..................£20, yes £20 ( about $30 dollars i think?) for the whole lot, house, lighting, furniture!!!!!

Now I know I have no room left, and so many projects to do first. It needs alot of TLC, its very dusty, needs decorating and carpets etc, but what a fab house, John knew if Id been there at 7.30 and Id seen it, Id have had to have it, so he grabbed it quickly as it came out of her boot and did the deal!!!

I seriously need to get some pennies together so I will be putting some minis on ebay, mainly counters and furniture not needed in the next few weeks, so I can get some money together, but to come home with this without breaking the bank dosnt make me too guilty! Hope you like it. Now I have to get out the duster !

Oh and guess what I found in the bottom of the box.....a perfect sized white jug and bowl for the Sweeeny barber table! Maybe Ill find a lamp too, how great would that be!