19 Thrifted Vase Ideas for Beginners Thrifted Vase Ideas for Beginners start in the cheapest aisle of the thrift store, which is exactly where they should start. A vase is a low-risk first project: it costs a dollar or two, it needs no tools, and even a plain one looks good with a few grocery-store…
15 What to Buy at the Thrift Store for Home Decor What to Buy at the Thrift Store for Home Decor is the question friends ask me most, usually while standing in an aisle full of things that all look like bargains. After years of thrift runs, I have a short list I trust: solid…
23 Thrifted Basket Ideas Worth Hunting For Thrifted Basket Ideas Worth Hunting For are my answer to the storage problem that never really goes away. Baskets hide clutter, warm up a shelf, and cost a few dollars at a thrift store instead of thirty at a home store, which is why I grab good ones…
15 Thrift Store Table Makeovers on a Budget Thrift Store Table Makeovers on a Budget start with one rule I learned the expensive way: buy the table for its bones, not its finish. A wobbly frame with a pretty top will let you down, while a solid oak table with a scratched surface can turn…
21 Thrift Store Bookshelf Makeover Ideas The first Thrift Store Bookshelf Makeover Ideas project I ever tried started with a twelve-dollar oak bookshelf I found leaning against a fence at a yard sale, rain spots and all. I almost left it there, but the shelves were solid and the price was too low to argue…
17 Thrift Store Chair Makeovers: Before and After Few thrift projects are as satisfying as Thrift Store Chair Makeovers: Before and After, because a chair shows its change in one glance. A wobbly dining chair, a faded rocker, or a scuffed office chair can go from sale pile to favorite seat with glue, paint, or…
15 Thrifted Frame Gallery Wall Ideas on a Budget A gallery wall is one of the cheapest ways to make a blank wall feel finished, and Thrifted Frame Gallery Wall Ideas on a Budget make it even cheaper. Thrift stores sell frames for a dollar or two, and once they share a color or a…
15 Thrifted Home Decor Finds That Look Expensive The best thrifted home decor finds are the ones guests assume cost ten times what you paid. Marble, brass, velvet, and real wood all show up at thrift stores for a few dollars, and with a quick clean or a new shade they look right at home…
25 Yard Sale Home Decor Finds Worth Stopping For There is a special thrill in spotting yard sale home decor finds that someone else is ready to let go of for a few dollars. A solid wood table, a brass lamp, or a stack of old frames can look tired on a driveway and completely…
19 Thrifted Chair Ideas for Beginners I found my first decent chair at a church hall sale, wedged behind a stack of folding tables, and I almost walked past it because the fabric was dreadful. That chair taught me what these thrifted Chair ideas are really about: the frame matters, the fabric does not. If…