Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

Fun Online Sales

Some fun, out of the ordinary deals are out there this week in Cyber space. Why save money on ordinary items! Hmmm? Just click away to save on the extraordinary.

Lamp Quest

During our re-design of our home I wanted to brighten up our dining room with new lamp shades. I was able to find a bunch of cream silk chandelier shades at Lowe’s at Lamps Plus for $3-$6. But a pair of table lamp shades proved harder to do.

After shopping through dozens of websites and stores I finally decided I should look into either re-covering them or using different shaped shades all together.

Re-Purpose, Re-Claim and Recycle the Old

I hate to throw things away …. But I also hate to keep things I don’t need and have too much stuff.
Re-using and re-purposing the old is one of the best bargains around. Not only do you usually get higher quality goods but you’ll save money and keep stuff out of the landfill
Here are some ways we re-claimed and re-purposed stuff to save money.

Frugal Valentines Day Budget Gift Ideas

You don’t want to be cheap, but if your budget is non existent for Valentines Day, creativity is the name of the game to make someone feel extra special.
Here are some ideas to get ya going in the right direction for that very special someone…

Renovation Surprises

Here’s a good one….
Did I tell the one about the 1926 home whose garage had no foundation?
Our contractor found that that our garage was not level and had a floor water leak.  Looks like our garage had been sitting nicely on our lot for the last 84 years without a foundation! Yikes!

Caesar Stone Counter Tops

As our renovation saga continues ... the way we buy the best for less also continues!
We waited patiently a couple of days for the estimate of our new Caesar Stone counter tops.  During which I called a few other sources and got ballpark quotes of $2900-$3500 based on the measurements taken.

We braced ourselves and tried to come up with an alternative that made hubby and I as happy. Not much came to mind.