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February 29, 2012

Recent Thrift Finds

My hands are spattered with blue paint as I type this post. I’ve been busy with the study/playroom and it is probably the room I am most excited about. Fun is the name of the game – my vision for the room is bright, functional, and fun. But enough about that room – let’s talk secondhand. I have always enjoyed browsing thrift stores for treasures and as I’ve become more confident with my design and decor skills, I am finding myself re-using existing items more and more.  But let’s face it – there is a lot of junk in secondhand stores. Lots of junk. But honestly, that makes the search for gold that much more exciting. So let’s take a look at my secondhand finds over the past week…

  • Chair – $5.50  (Ft. Sill Thrift Shop)
  • Little kid chairs, set of two – $5.00 (Ft. Sill Thrift Shop)
  • Piano Bench – 6.99 (Goodwill)

I have big plans for all four pieces. Big plans! Three involve the study/playroom and one our bedroom…it is going to be wild!

Have you recently found any thrifted treasures?

Second Hand News – Fleetwood Mac

Second Hand Rose – Barbara Streisand

Anybody else a Funny Girl fan?

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October 5, 2011

Ummmm….I Need Some Clothes

You know that whole No New Clothes for 6 Months Challenge I put upon myself a couple of months ago? Well, I did just fine the rest of the summer but now that fall is upon us, I am realizing that things aren’t peachy keen in clothing shangra lai. It appears that I donated the majority of my fall clothes last spring during a purging frenzy (I must have been watching Hoarders…does that show have the same effect on you?). Bottom line, I need some weather-appropriate clothes.

Therefore, I am amending my challenge slightly. I am still not going to buy new clothes for the fall and winter season, but I will allow myself to purchase thrift and consignment items or receive hand-me-downs from family and friends. The past couple of months have allowed me to really observe my wants vs. my needs, which was the entire point of embarking on a new clothes sabbatical. I plan on documenting my thrift/consignment finds and showcasing that spending less = fabulousness. Didn’t you hear? It’s cool to be thrifty.

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