One man's junk is another man's treasure.

If you're not a big online shopper and you can't get a feel for things off the pages of magazines,  I have 2 words for you...  yard sales!!!!   Yard sales or flea markets are some of the best places to pick up odds and ends.  Lots of people have things in their home that can be core pieces in country decorating.  You could find a weathered picnic basket (which I have found), an old wooden piece, something wrought iron or tin.  I can look around my home and remember several purchase I've made at yard sales-  that great weathered picnic basket, an old lantern, a big wooden bowl that now holds some candles and potpourri.   My sister in law even found old barn doors at a yard sale and ended up making the most beautiful entry way into her home with them.  Never underestimate where you can find some real treasures.