The Cultivated Home

One of our favorite weekend activities is searching through Saturday morning yard sales to find those amazing hidden treasures.  Whether it is an amazing dining table, a piece of art, or a chair, there is something about rummaging through all the junk and finding something special from the past that brings us back to our grandparents’ attic.

Searching for a few sales to attend this weekend?  We found these two great sites that you must check out!  New England Auction Company and EstateSales.net are great for both the seller and the buyer.  They help you find a sale and give you tips for appraisal, internet bidding, and finding a live auction to attend yourself.

Check them out today and start your bargain hunting!

We all love finding a deal—whether it is at a retail store, a flea market, or a sample sale.  Scoring a great find can send a rush that we just can’t deny.  One of our favorite weekend activities is to find a deal or two at a local yard sale, but one of the hardest parts is actually finding the yard sale and even finding the right house!  Fortunately for us, the geniuses over at Apple have provided us with a solution by creating the “Yard Sale Mapper” application.  This app maps out listings of yard sales, garage sales, and tag sales from Craigslist.org and lets you search the map and explore and plan your treasure hunt.  The best part is this app is free, making the goods you find even sweeter!

Don’t have an iPhone?  Check out the site, YardSaleTreasureMap.com, print out your own paper directions and start hunting!

Have you ever walked into a furniture showroom and become shocked by the outrageous prices?  Did these overblown prices ever make you want to purchase that great couch or table right off the floor in order to save some dough?  If so, then look no further then the new website, OffTheFloorNow.com!  This great new site makes it possible for designers to buy products from the showroom floor and send them directly to their client’s home.  Plus, they have a great selection of fabric and furniture by designers like Nancy Corzine, Rose Cummings, and Class Cloth—just to name a few.

Other then being a site that offers great deals, OffTheFloorNow.com also donates 5% of every sale to Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) or to rural charities around the country.

There’s nothing better than finding great deals while helping others, so make sure to check out this amazing company today!