I Brake For Yard Sales ~ Book Review & Giveaway

This Giveaway has ended.

I recently had a great opportunity to review I Brake For Yard Sales by Lara Spencer, and I grabbed it!

I first came across Lara Spencer when we lived on Long Island and she started out on News12 Long Island, our local news channel.  She was so cute and perky ~ you just knew she was going to be moving on up in the media world.  I knew she was into decorating and even saw an episode of Kathy Griffin’s show where she came in and helped Kathy decorate her home.  When I saw this book, I knew I had to get a look at it.

Kathy Griffin actually does the Forward.  I know she’s a “like her or hate her” type of person, but I like Kathy Griffin and apparently she is great friends with Lara.  This is a paperback book. Some of the chapters are entitled: Destination: Decoration!; Estate Planning; The Gift of Thrift; Refinishing School; and From Duckling to Swan, just to name a few of 9 chapters.

Lara talks about rescue, recycle, reinvent, renew, reuse, repurpose . . . , and don’t we all do that and share projects that incorporate those things here in blogland.

Not only are there great color pictures to go along with lots of inspiration and ideas, but Lara shares the prices paid for many of the items.

Of course, Lara has more opportunities than many of us to travel all over and she takes advantage of that by visiting places like the Rose Bowl Flea Market, Goodwill, and estate and yard sales in Connecticut. She even has her own garage crammed full of stuff she’s found!

She shares many useful tips such as, “It’s not a bargain if it has bedbugs. Leave street couches right where you find them, and be sure to inspect upholstered secondhand pieces carefully”.  She also shares a page of tips on what to bring with you when you are going out flea marketing.

I found this book to have lots of pictures that provide inspiration and ideas for some of your own finds or to help you find and look at things in a different way. Lots of tips that are very helpful also, as well as a listing in the back of the book of some places to visit.  Great job, Lara!

Things worked out so that this month will be filled with giveaways! So let’s get it started by giving away a copy of this book.

To enter, leave me a comment telling me if you break for yard sales, flea markets, antique marts, thrift stores, or all of the above!  You do not have to have a blog to enter, but you must leave me an email address to contact you if you win.

For extra entries you may:

• Tweet about this giveaway, come back and let me know in a separate comment;
• Blog about or put this giveaway on your blog sidebar, come back and let me know in a separate comment;

This giveaway will end on Friday, April 13, 2012, {an unlucky day to some, but to one person it will be a lucky one!}, at midnight EST.  Winner will be chosen via random.org and will have 48 hours to confirm their win after contact or another winner will be chosen.  

This Giveaway has ended.