Favorite Flea Market Finds!

Flea markets have become one of my favorite places to find unique and fun things to fill our home! I'm not that great at it, but I love being able to bargain with the vendors and find affordable furniture and decor items within our budget. Yesterday I went with my mom, Kelli and good friends- Katie and Amanda to the Long Beach Flea Market to find some treasures- here's what I found!

Top left- a pretty blue and gold frame! ($6!)

Lower left- a shelf I will use for necklaces, earrings, perfume, etc! ($5!)

Right- A red shelf table thing! It's in the second bed room to add some color to the room. ($20!)

Here are some of my other favorite finds I have found over the past couple of years-

This is a pie safe they used back in the day to store pies.  The punched tin allowed air to come through and cool the pies.  I got it at the Long Beach flea market and use it as a dresser in our bedroom.  Eventually I want to sew some fabric curtains to put behind the glass.

I love these teal end tables!  I also got them at the LB flea market for only $25 each!

I got this trunk at the LB flea market ($30!) and have put some knick-knacks in our living room.

Since Greg has started working for the fire department I have found a love for all things fire related- fire helmets, fire engines, etc etc.  The lower left picture is a fire extinguisher I got at the Irvine flea market.  One day I would like to turn it into a lamp but for now it sits next to the trunk.  The middle picture is a fire helmet.  I loved this helmet because the front shield has SDFD- San Diego Fire Department - on it.  And the right picture is a just a fun chicken wire cage with a cute bird on the top :)

 This is the yellow life saver I got earlier this month! It's hung up on a small wall space above the stairs.


If you're in southern California check out your local flea market to find some of your own treasures!

Irvine- Great Park- 1st Sunday.

Pasadena- Rose Bowl- 2nd Sunday.

Long Beach- Veterans Stadium- 3rd Sunday.

Thanks Mom and Kelli for teaching me your flea market-ing ways!  When are we going next?! :)