OK let me preface this post by saying that I love the TV show American Pickers and seeing them day in and day out find deals on awesome antiques motivated me to write this post.

Going out and buying an old antique lingerie chest from a dealer or antique shop is going to cost you money and lots of it. You know why? Because business know the value of antiques or other aged furniture. Mike and Frank from the TV show are making money buying and selling antiques. Look at where they are hunting for these valued treasures…old barns, junk yards, yard sales and any other location where you may be able to find rustic treasures. This applies to Antique Lingerie chest too!

Now I don’t live in the mid-west so I don’t have the luxury of rummaging through old barns and such but what we do have are yard sales or better known as garage sales. They always say that someone else’s junk is someone else’s gold. I have well over 10 antique lingerie chest that I have purchased from yard sales alone. I love thinking of ways to decorate and bring them back to life. Some of them where in such good shape that I didn’t have to do anything to them. But, if your looking for a nice older lingerie chest than your probably not looking for refurbish one anyways.

I love taking an older chest that may have given some family years of service and making it a project. Having your daughter or granddaughter help you sand and repaint a lingerie chest that can be handed down from generation to generation is very fulfilling.

The greatest thing is that you will pay almost nothing for the lingerie chest that you find at these locations. So if your on a budget turn yourself into an “American Picker”, get off the beaten path and hit up a garage sale. You will be surprised at what deals are out there on antique lingerie chest.

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