Glass + Acrylic Knobs = chic

I like a good challenge when shopping for furniture. For myself and clients I am a strong believer in Craig's List. The key is to narrow down your search to cities and their neighborhoods that you know could have quality furniture. Small towns are most likely to have old and perhaps bad condition furniture however may have some good antiques. If Shabby Chic style is what you are looking for than, that's your best search bet. Find your piece and keep in mind you can paint it a solid color and change the pulls or knobs. What's fun is to find glass or acrylic knobs (these look the same but much less expensive) , best to find at this website I came across a few years back.
http://www.dlawlesshardware.com
This site has the best prices that you can find on reproduction period knobs, better than your local hardware store or even stores like Pottery Barn or Anthropolgie who have reproduction glass and acrylic knobs for sale at 3 times the price. The photo attached is only $1.47 from this site. And at my local hardware store they were selling them for $7.50. For a 6 drawer dresser, you need 12 of these, which adds up at a price difference of $17.64 vs. $90.00. For a personal project, I bought a Sears dresser and changed their wooden knobs to this acrylic one and created a new shabby chic look. The same can be done to your contemporary furniture finds.
shake tip: buying on line could be a great money saver even with the delivery charges. If you are not sure what style you would like to get, go visit your Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barns, and Anthropologie websites to get inspired for furniture, then go to Craigs List, to see how you can give new life to a used piece of furniture. You don't need to always match styles in your home, sometimes one different piece adds new life into a room which is a whole new shake tip in itself. More examples like this to come in the next week.