One of the perks of living in a town like Anacortes is the number of thrift shops, junk shops and antique stores. I think more there are more here versus South Texas because the ability to plan a yard sale in the rainy Northwest is a challenge (i.e. is it appropriate to have a rain date for three weekends straight?). I guess this is the way people have found to put their used goods on display. Adaptation at its finest.
My favorite find last week was an RCA Victor AM/FM stereo console. You know I'm a sucker for the clean lines of the 60s, so I basically honed in on this beaut immediately upon setting foot in the store. Plus I had a coupon so it went from the grand asking price of $25 to $20, thank you very much. It is in fairly good condition for its age - nothing that furniture markers can't fix, at least.
This will actually be the console for our TV in the family room. Given the stereo doesn't work so hot these days, the components will be removed (*moment of silence*) and things like our cable box and PS3 will go in there instead. Turns out you can buy an IR system for like 40 bucks which allows you to hide the components and then use a small nondescript central signal. This appeals to my anti-clutter sensibilities, but as a mom, I LOVE the fact that our curious little monkey won't be getting his crusty fingers on the components.
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