I'm not much of an interior designer but I do my share around the home. I simply love flea markets. My latest find is a bunch of elegant Korean silk sashes which I'm thinking of draping on a curtain pole for window decor.

Do you frequent flea markets too?

Yes, I have been to flea markets. Although not much lately. I have been to some yard sales though. We are going to build on another room. We are making it rustic and I found an old but in good shape coal bucket and shovel I am going to use on the stone fireplace.

That's great. Rustic stuff are hard to come by nowadays. I'm on the lookout myself for old cast-iron irons , the one they used to put coals into. I saw a pic in a mags using them for flower pots and they look great with vines cascading down their sides.

Yes, I really love flea markets and yard sales. However, I don't have much time nowadays. I'm too busy with a lot of things.

I once bought a lovely dresser for only $10. What a steal! I still have the dresser up to now.

well you never know where you will find a treasure.We went to our local dump one day to get rid of some junk.We found an old copper coal bucket .We sold it on Ebay for 20.00. Ha!Cost us nothing!

The folks who threw that away must be crazy. Copper buckets are quite expensive nowadays and I already have like 10 ways to use it if I have one. One of my favorite stuff in the kitchen is an old copper pan cover my mom gave me.

My favourite find was a set of gothic candle stick holders - there's three of them and they line my windowsill - one on each end, and the tallest one in the middle. They look really smart, and they're really tough and well made.

I also picked up a racing car mat for the bathroom, and a set of cartoony vegetable ornaments for the kitchen.

Yes, I love the phrase " One mans junk is another mans treasure". I have lived by this phrase for a number of years and enjoy being able to find unique and fun things that I can either use as they are or make something else out of. There are just so many uses for these things and you can find things at a fraction of the new cost.

I enjoy going to flea markets and looking for treasures. The problem for me, unfortunately, is that I never really have enough time to do it. I used to go to a lot more yard sales that I go to now, too. I have found some tremendous bargains at places like this!