I heard whispers of a Duralee factory outlet where yards of fabric could be purchased for as little as $3 a yard, but I had never actually tried to find out if such a place really existed. With a little one on the way and a new room that needs to be outfitted for him I knew I needed to check it out and see if this was a design myth or truth.

Now my journeys to for a bargain have taken me to many places. Some are treasure troves that become new permanent stops for me and other are disappointing and I make a note to never return. I wasn’t sure what the Duralee Factory Outlet was going to be, but I was excited to actually find out it did exist and was only about 30 mins away from me.

From the front door I could tell this was my sort of place:

Bolts upon bolts of fabric and all of them were calling my name. They had drapery lining fabric for $1.50 a yard, prints were $3.50 a yard and upholstery weight fabric came in at $6 a yard. Woo-hoo!

Here are some of my favorite finds:

{Yummy striped fabric. The multi shades of orange and pink will work nicely in my living room}

{Hello pattern. I’ve seen you both before and for way more than $3.5o a yard!}

{Gray mod fabric, that reminded me of my sweet friend,Marianne}

{This fabric was called Patricia and I fell in love at our first introduction. Jon made the mistake over the weekend of telling me that he doesn’t really care what I put in the house. Not in a bad way, but in an I trust you sort of way. That being said I purchased yards upon yards of it to make curtains for our upstairs hallway window. Love you honey.}

{Here I am pondering another floral fabric. Totally forgot about that one during check out. Now I’m itching to go back and pick some up! Excuse the messy hair. The one downside to the outlet was no AC. It was HUMID in there!}

{Heading to checkout. We had to make two trips with our carts to get everything we wanted.}

Totally in love with this place. I’m going to make it one of my weekly stops. If you are in the NY area and want to check it out for yourself you must let me know and we will go together!

Address: 1775 5th Ave Bayshore, NY 11706

Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am- 4 pm

Cash only! I picked up 22 yards of fabric for $55!

P.S. There was an older gentleman there when we were checking out who asked me a million and one questions about what I was buying. When I told him I was pregnant he was shocked. I guess my ruffled shirt hid my bump. Anyway he loved my mom and proceeded to talk with her about my sisters, the baby, etc. To be honest he was driving me a little nutty. On the way out though the gentleman that was ringing me up told me that the older gentleman was actually the founder of Duralee. Big whoops on my part. 🙂