Thrifty Shopping Tips & Tricks: How to discovery the best materials for less, Part One

Hey ya'll! So, I've decided to start a novel serial on the weblog almost all of the awesome materials I come upwards across when I'm out thrifting as well as such. And it won't merely live express to thrift stores. There are tons of amazing places to uncovering discounted or second-hand dwelling decor... yard sales, Craigslist, Ebay, auctions, estate sales, antique malls, vintage shops, consignment stores, relieve shops, as well as fifty-fifty a few retail places that I love. 

Let's non set a fourth dimension postage stamp on the series, but merely know that it's gonna be recurring. Unless y'all loathe it as well as thus we'll merely pretend it never happened. Like a bad perm.

So, anyways, during the line of piece of work solid renovation over the past times few months, I decided to teach rid of almost 2/3 of our stuff. It was totally crazy, but I wanted a fresh start, as well as this seemed similar the perfect fourth dimension to practise it. Plus, since Jesse merely needs a blanket as well as a box of poptarts to live happy, he was totally on board amongst my crazy line of piece of work solid purge. So I sold a lot as well as thus donated the rest. Basically, a lot of my thrift store junk ended dorsum upwards at the thrift store.

Insert this music video.

And equally a result, I've spent the past times few months searching my favorite spots (some are merely local, some are nationwide) for items that better achieve the vision I pick out for our house. 
I mean, it's probable that I'll totally mess upwards this vision I have, but it's worth a go.

 I've alone brought dwelling a few items thus far, but I've been taking tons of pics of all the amazing things I uncovering along the way.
So, buckle up...this is iii months worth of treasure hunting.

Let's teach started amongst a niggling Craigslisting.

One of the original things I've been looking for is a sideboard to serve equally a TV stand upwards inwards our living room. Remember the one I industrial plant life piece thrifting in conclusion yr as well as passed up? I've been looking for i amongst the same shape as well as dimensions ever since as well as finally industrial plant life i merely a twain weeks agone on Craigslist. Not alone is it nicer, but it was $50, has keen hardware, as well as it's the perfect size.

You'll pick out to role your imagination for now, but this weekend I'm going to strip as well as stain this thing. You guys enquire me tons of questions almost the strip/stain process, as well as I merely don't pick out a lot of experience inwards that area, thus I decided it's fourth dimension to expand my repertoire.
I've got a truly cool view for it, too. I think y'all powerfulness similar it.
 I may regret telling y'all almost this if it backfires.

I had to search Craigslist for months to uncovering a sideboard that was the correct elevation (and the correct price), thus I came across a lot of keen materials inwards the process. Here are a few of my favorite finds.

This french provincial dresser was almost $100. It's a lot similar the i inwards our master bedroom, as well as seems to pick out already been painted a chalky gray, which I totally love.

This niggling antique dresser was also nether $100 as well as had a keen shape, too.

And thus this bluish painted buffet. 
Basically, Vern's uncle. 

And thus this sideboard was a lot similar the i I brought home, but it wasn't long enough.
It looked a lot longer inwards the Craigslist photo. And that's why y'all ever enquire for dimensions before y'all drive all the agency out to someone's house. Isn't that matter keen though? I think this i was a niggling pricier at $150 (although nevertheless a full deal). 

Another matter I ever function along my oculus opened upwards for is a keen mirror amongst a unique frame. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 keen mirror tin bathroom totally brand a space. 

 I've industrial plant life an insane amount of keen ones over the past times few months. My start few faves were from Dutch Valley Antique Mall. 



It's basically a giant warehouse amongst materials stacked to the ceiling as well as a i 1000 k individually run booths. It's to a greater extent than materials than y'all could ever await through inwards a day. 
And it's thus much fun to teach lost inwards there...although sometimes kinda creepy because there's unremarkably alone i other individual creeping closed to similar I am...and literally, y'all could teach lost inwards there.

But anyways, they pick out the most amazing mirrors. 
Pinterest worthy mirrors. I was thus bummed that this Venetian mirror was already sold when I industrial plant life it. 

I've been wanting a Venetian mirror forever, as well as it's totally insane to come upwards across i for nether $100. 
Can't y'all merely imagine it...like this?

Source: Decor Pad

This i was pretty amazing, too. I know it's a niggling out there, but that matter would live incredible over a dresser or vanity.
I'd convey it dwelling merely to encounter the await on Jesse's face. 
Terror.
And intrigue.
But to a greater extent than oftentimes than non terror.

Or this one. I dearest this one.

Reminds me of something similar this.

Source: Rima Brindamour

I also industrial plant life a few keen mirrors on Craigslist. 

Like this aeroplane mirror for $50. 

I know that seems totally over the top, but teach past times the orange-goldness. Imagine it spray painted a bold color, similar this aqua mirror.

Source: Knight Moves Blog

Great, right? If y'all tin bathroom think exterior the box merely a niggling bit, y'all tin bathroom contain some ornate materials into your decor as well as pick out it await truly updated as well as amazing. 

And also, random tidbit, if you're ever looking for an amazing brass bed (which seem to live on-trend again), at that topographic point are volume amounts of cool ones on Craigslist. Like this i for $40.

Anyways, aren't those all such keen finds?

Another i of my favorite stops is a local identify hither inwards Knoxville called Becky & Garret's Treasures. It's a niggling minute hand/vintage type store amongst amazing finds that are unremarkably pretty inexpensive.

I could pass all 24-hour interval inwards this store. They constantly teach novel stuff, as well as 99% of it is secondhand as well as totally unique.

 They pick out tons of niggling trinkets as well as accessories.

That mirror was almost $25 as well as really similar to the i I pick out sitting above Vern #2.

They also had this keen convex mirror.
  I got thus excited, but passed it upwards because on closer inspection it was plastic. So close! I'm determined to uncovering a convex mirror to add together to a gallery wall.

They also pick out keen niggling accent furniture, as well as most of the fourth dimension it's already painted.

Check out those bluish as well as gilt lamps, too. Add a twain modern drum shades as well as amazing.

 I truly brought this brass leafage plate home. It was merely $2, as well as I figured it would live a keen catch-all on a java tabular array or dresser.
One of these days I volition pick out a java table. Life goal, ya'll. 
Very pitiable niggling life goal.

They also had this amazing crystal chandelier.

It reminded me of this one.

Source: House Beautiful

And I also industrial plant life an insane amount of king of beasts caput stuff. It would pick out been funny, had I non wanted to purchase them all as well as hoard them. That made it to a greater extent than of a 'flee' situation.

Check out this brass bucket. How awesome would that live on my fireplace?
The occupation is that I top upwards on all this amazing materials because I am such a tightwad. And thus I halt upwards coming dwelling amongst a $2 leafage plate. 
I gauge that's likely a proficient occupation to have, but it's difficult to experience that agency when y'all walk away from a Mufasa bucket.

And thus there's merely an entire room filled amongst goodies. Like the bench...and the Equus caballus caput on the bench...and the large argent tray leaning on the bench.

One of my readers truly told me almost this amazing identify before this yr when I wrote almost my thrifting secrets. And thus I went, totally roughshod inwards love, as well as realized that my mom's best friend truly used to run an amazing thrift store inwards this exact same edifice before he moved away to the Myrtle!

Random fact of the day.

Another i of my favorite places locally is called Cottage Door Antiques. It's kinda similar Becky as well as Garret's....they merely pick out rooms as well as rooms of random stuff, as well as y'all never know what you'll find. And it's all minute mitt or vintage. 

Sorry for the blurry photo. I literally took that pic from my telephone piece driving past times today. 

Like a paparazzo. 

Singular form.

I dearest bluish as well as white pottery, ginger jars, etc. as well as brought dwelling these niggling bowls for a dollar each.

 I kinda dearest that lamp, too.

And thus I got this niggling argent jewelry holder for $2 to concur all of my niggling tidbits of jewelry that I vesture everyday.

Because I keep wearing my earrings to bed as well as thus flinging them off onto the flooring when I'm one-half asleep, as well as then the vacuum eats them.

It's a really pitiable situation. 

Even though I unremarkably purchase them inwards a 10 pack from Target for $5. 

So, the bluish as well as white bowls ended upwards beingness perfect niggling containers for my makeup atop the silverleaf vanity. And perhaps the cuteness of the argent box volition entice me to live a responsible jewelry owner.

Probably not.

And in conclusion but non least, a few other finds that I brought dwelling that weren't minute hand, but that I industrial plant life on clearance inwards some of my favorite spots. 

I did halt upwards bringing dwelling a mirror afterall. I industrial plant life this rustic sunburst mirror at Hobby Lobby inwards their clearance aisle (it's unremarkably an entire aisle for 90% off), as well as it was $20. I was physically incapable of non bringing it home. And it ended upwards inwards i of our newly redone rooms. I'm non certain if it volition rest there, but for at i time it's a proficient fit.

Sidenote: You tin bathroom also teach regular priced materials at Hobby Lobby for 50% off using their online coupon (click on the correct mitt corner where it says 'printable coupon'). I truly pick out their app on my telephone as well as merely line upwards inwards the store as well as they scan it. 

Just view y'all should know. 

And thus I also industrial plant life a few keen things at Southeastern Salvage (one of my all fourth dimension favorite places that I'll speak almost inwards item inwards the adjacent post inwards the series).

 I pick out to hold back to tell y'all almost a twain of my finds from there, but i was this carpeting on clearance for $60, as well as although it powerfulness seem slightly insane, I hope you, I pick out a vision.

Or I powerfulness merely acknowledge I'm crazy inwards a few months when I can't figure this matter out. 

Either way, a worthy gamble.
Also, y'all likely call back this pic from my Instagram when a aeroplane pooped on my shoe.
I mean, seriously.

Raise your mitt if y'all think aeroplane poop + hot pinkish carpeting = keen identify to end.

It's unanimous.

So, I already pick out almost vi other places to tell y'all almost (3 of my favorite thrift stores, to a greater extent than almost Southeastern Salvage, a niggling ReStore action, an estate sale, as well as whatever else I come upwards across from at i time until then), but we'll preserve that for business office ii because there's already over xxx pictures. 

And y'all guys pick out a life to teach dorsum to. 

Have a keen Memorial Day weekend, as well as I hope to live dorsum adjacent calendar week amongst some updates on the house, mayhap involving chandeliers and/or a painted step rail.

Time volition tell.

Love ya'll!

Til adjacent time!

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