Summer is here! Bring on the house and yard sales! Check it out--

First, the home. Gorgeous.

The backyard. Swoon.

Many pairs of chairs. Missed the 3rd pair for this pic. All quality makers, wonderful fabric. They were all sold already.

Every room had furniture. The house seemed to ramble on and on. Lovely things. The platter with the jungle animals appealed to me for some reason but the price was crazytown.

Off to the kitchen we go. Nice appliances and goods.

More stuff. I keep saying quality goods. Not stunning, incredible goods. Extremely nice.

As a whole, I give this sale a 7 out of 10. The house and yard alone were worth a point. The prices were really high. I know there are some things that you'll get a decent price. (usually at a fraction of original cost).

Jim went into the shed outside and picked up a 5 year old container of weed killer marked $10. We told them it'd been expired for 5 years, would they consider doing better, sure $8. So there's a time where I'd rather just go to Home Depot and buy it.

Different companies put on sales. Companies get reputations for being reasonable and good to work with. Dealers are your best customers. Some forget what a house sale really is (not a retail store but a 2-day fire sale). That being said, I don't envy them, it's not an easy job. You want to get as much as you can for your client and cover expenses but if prices are high, too much is left over going into a landfill.

We left this sale with a broom, some string and a sqeegee for getting the water out of some rugs we've been cleaning.

No vintage haul here BUT it was a gorgeous day and great to get out of the house. Hit another after it, did a little better. I'll share that soon!

Melissa :)