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Have you ever been on the hunt for a specific thing for months and months yet you can’t find just the right thing? 

Me too.

I’ve been searching for a lamp for my living room for almost two years.  Yes, years.

With our 20-foot ceilings, so many lamps just look tiny in this room.  So I needed something tall, sturdy (the cats were tipping over my old one until it was bent and cockeyed.) and, of course, stylish.

Of course, I could easily find ones I loved with ginormous price tags.  

Pass.

I could find great lamps at places like Target and Home Goods but there always seemed to be the issue of size and/or sturdiness.

Grrr.

Finally, I bit the bullet and bought a lamp from my beloved Pottery Barn during an online sale using a special discount coupon and free shipping offer.  

I was so excited!

Unfortunately, when the lamp arrived I discovered that the electrical cord was in a visible location and, therefore, very conspicuous from several angles.

Lamp returned.

Then, my sweet blogging friend, Jeannette from Country Design Style, asked me if I’d like to participate in her annual Thrift Benefit for Sheltered Animals blog tour.  

For the past three years, she has coordinated an effort to help spread the word about thrift stores that directly benefit animal shelters.  Her hope is that when bloggers share thrifted projects, it might inspire others to shop at stores that help animals in need.  (more…)