Well, hot off the thrift stores shelves, anyway. I got to thinking, I pretty much only share the really awesome, fantastic and famous stuff that I find while out thrifting. The stuff with big style and big names and big values. But that’s not the majority of what I find. The majority is stuff withRead more
Remember how back in March, I fell in love with spray paint? Yeah, nothing has changed. I’m still spray painting something just about every week. This is a very cool iron tea cart that I picked up at a recent estate sale. I found it in a sunroom, but I have the impression at hadRead more
If you’re interested in vintage stuff, there are lots of different places to acquire it. Antique/vintage stores, eBay and Etsy are generally the first that spring to mind and if you’re a new collector, looking for something specific or have more money than time (not a bad thing, just be honest with yourself), those areRead more
When I started posting some of my old vintage stuff that I wasn’t as excited about any more back in August, I wasn’t really expecting my little store to take off the way it has. In three months, I’ve sold a lot of stuff, some of which was purpose-bought for the store. As in, IRead more
There are days when you hit eight thrift stores and find nothing worth the time and effort. And then there are days like today. I was feeling a little meh about going anywhere today. It was hot, we were expecting a storm to roll through at some point and after two days of baking dogRead more
Any time I bring home a piece from a thrift store or antique store, whether I’m planning on keeping it or whether it’s going to be listed on Etsy, I like to clean it with whatever means are available for that particular material. As a result, I bring home a lot of wood and glassRead more
If you’ve been paying attention to the photos cropping up on the blog, you’ll have noticed that I have a serious love affair with all things vintage, particularly all things mid century. Many of the large pieces of furniture in my home are either period pieces or inspired by mid century modern design. Take this,Read more