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| Hi All,
Was just in the kitchen forum and mamadadapaige described a lighting company (Visual Comfort) as the poor man's version of Urban Archaeology. I loved that she was able to draw that conclusion and share with us. Wondering what you've found your poor man's version of? Thanks! |
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| Well, this is well known, but Restoration Hardware has some really good poor-man's version of Urban Archaeology for washstands, lighting, hardware. RH certainly isn't inexpensive but it is compared to UA! |
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- Posted by oldhometara (My Page) on Mon, Jun 2, 08 at 22:01
| I just saw that beautiful kitchen too. The owner of that kitchen has an Ikea light that looks like a more expensive Le Klimt, and she has Target barstools that look just like more expensive Pottery Barn ones. So, I think Ikea and Target are worth mentioning even though they're obvious! Can't think of anything else right now but will post if I do. |
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- Posted by cindyloowoo (My Page) on Tue, Jun 3, 08 at 8:35
| JC Penney carries lots of knock-offs from PB and Ballard at much cheaper prices. |
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- Posted by gilmoregal (My Page) on Mon, Mar 8, 10 at 11:54
| In the current economy, this seemed like a thread worth bumping.... |
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- Posted by gilmoregal (My Page) on Mon, Mar 8, 10 at 15:09
| In the current economy, this thread seemed worthy of bumping up.... |
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- Posted by young-gardener (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 16:20
| bump :) |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 16:46
| eBay and patience, I have found, are the Poor man's version of many brick and mortar vintage places, and 1st Dibs vendors. |
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| Craigslist. And LOTS of patience. |
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granite- DIY Stoneffects by rustoleum lots of wait time but I love my new counters  Kitchen is 2 parts Galaxy one part Silver Sands  Bathroom is Silver Sands Did both counters for under $400 |
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- Posted by TheFoxesPad (My Page) on Fri, Aug 3, 12 at 9:46
| Walmart if you look hard enough. In fact I have an entire file w/ side by side pictures of PB knock-offs (guess I'm starting at the mid-level and trickling down there!). Sadly it's also poor man's quality too but it's great if you want the look right away whil eyou save for the next upgrades. IKEA & Target' are always on my poor mans list and I have a fair amt. of stuff from there. Can anyone provide a link to the kitchen that started this? I'd love to take a peek! And then the patience thing! Has worked out well once I learned to master the waiting game lol! |
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| I would love to see the kitchen thread that started this too. Anyone have a link? I follow Copy Cat Chic, a blog that finds less expensive alternates to furniture and other decorative elements. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Copy Cat Chic
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