Me and Craigslist are besties. It’s true. We bought our house on Craigslist, I found my current job on Craigslist, and many of my most beloved furniture pieces are Craigslist finds too. It’s actually somewhat surprising that I didn’t find Kyle on the website. Kidding, of course!

I’ve bought and sold countless items on this lovely site, and along the way, I learned a thing or two. Here are a few of my Craigslist tips I’ve learned over the years..

10 TIPS FOR SELLING ON CRAIGSLIST

1.) Use ALL CAPS in the headline. It grabs people’s attention when they are looking through listings.

2.) Price the item fairly. What’s the first thing you look at when you see something that catches your eye? The price. So make it reasonable and people will look at your ad a bit closer.

3.) Describe the item’s color, condition and style. Is it cherry or dark walnut wood? Is the item in excellent, good, fair or poor shape? Is it an antique or a mid-century modern piece? I also always add that the piece is from a smoke-free, pet-free and clean home. Never hurts to share that the piece has been well-maintained.

4.) Give dimensions. Measure the item’s width, height, and depth. Potential buyer’s can measure the space they are hoping to fill and this prevents someone from thinking the item was much larger or smaller than it really is in real-life. Photos can lie when it comes to scale.

5.) Take legit photos and post 3-4 of them. The buyer wants to SEE the piece. They want to see close-ups and images of anything unique or different. In short, photos are worth a million words.

6.) It’s always easier when someone else hauls away your junk. Denote that in your post – UHAUL.

7.) Only take cash. Denote that in the post and their will be no surprises when the piece is picked-up.

8.) Have a buddy. When someone comes to take a peek at the piece you are selling, do not be alone. End of story. You never know what might happen and it’s just a good idea to have a partner in crime. There are no exceptions to this rule.

9.) When the potential buyer comes over, put the piece close to the door if possible. There’s no need to take them on a house tour and convenience sells.

10.) Count your money. We’ve had people give us folded cash and by the time we got around to count it, they shorted us by a few $20 bills. Lesson learned – count your cash!

Here’s a sample ad I recently posted…

Some of these tips might be no-brainers, but I thought since I was making a list, I might as well include them all.

Do you guys have any great Craigslist stories? Any killer finds? Any tips of your own that I may have missed? Do share!

I wasn’t sure if I should label this post Craigslist Find or Dining Room Chair Swap. Why? Because both are true and very telling of what’s recently happened in our nook.

When I was searching Craigslist for an ottoman (see the one we scored here), I ran across this antique wood table and I had to have it. No ands, ifs or buts about it. Its original wooden casters are a kick and the table screams with charm.

And, the metal cafe chairs just happen to fit ohhhhh so perfect around the table! So the chairs have now found a home around a table I didn’t even own a few weeks ago. And the table and chairs that used to be in our nook area have been relocated as well. The chairs are now around our large farmouse table in the dining room, and the round black table has made it’s way to our basement.

So the decision has been made! We are going to keep the metal cafe chairs, but they’ll be placed around the smaller wood table in our nook, instead of our large farmhouse table in which we originally bought them for.

It’s sure funny how things work out, isn’t it?

Hopefully you all remember my post on the sewing table I found on Craigslist last week? Since then, I’ve painted it and it now serves as our entry table. Usually when I purchase a piece like this, it needs more work (like new knobs and some slight repairs) but this table was pretty much turn-key. In fact, I probably could have just left it as is, but I’ve had this thing with white paint lately…

Before I show you these pictures, I want to say these images are not my best work, as I was busy celebrating Dad’s day this weekend and didn’t get a chance to snap any photos during the day(and the cord in the “after” photo drives me nuts, but whatever). So, I promise to get you guys some better photos soon, and I’ll also be doing a follow-up post on three different ways to style a table like this, because the options are truly endless!

BEFORE

 AFTER

I really wanted to buy a few new items for our table, but as I started playing around with decor pieces, I realized I already had a number of things around the house that would work well on the table. In fact, I had too many things to choose from, which is why I am going to do another post on decorating small tables.

And here’s a little source list:

Table: Craigslist

Letter “N”: Urban Outfitters

Plant Pot: Home Depot

Lamp: Ikea

Finally, I plan on framing and placing the line art drawings I featured last week above the table, and when I do so, I’ll be sure to post a final “After” photo of our entry table area.