Home Decor Thrifting

Hey friends! It's been a while since I've showed you my recent thrift store finds! Today I'll only be posting the gems I've found for our home because, let's be honest, if I posted the clothes I've found we'd be here all day. So here it goes…

First off let me tell you how much I LOVE Nate Berkus. I have been following his work for close to 10 years now.  I have some of his books and have often dreamed of working with him as an interior design student. That being said, you can imagine how excited I was when he did a collaboration with Target. It has been SO hard for me not to buy all of his collection from Target. You all know how savvy cheap I can be when it comes to buying things.  Therefore it was hard for me to justify spending money on buying any of this things from Target.  

Fast forward a few months…As I've told you before, items that don't sell at Target are donated to Goodwill.  So needless to say I ended up scoring some Nate Berkus items at Goodwill for less than half the price! *happy dance*

I found this rug just last week while at a trip to Goodwill. It is originally $130 from Target but I got it for $60!  It's handwoven, super soft, and absolutely adorable.  

I also found these Nate Berkus pillows at Goodwill that were originally $25 for $12.  I wanted them from the moment I saw them at Target so I was SO happy when I found them at a thrift store.  I also found that rad mid century lamp at Goodwill for $7.  The lamp shade was a little dingy, so I just did a little Pinteresting and recovered it with this inspiration and this tutorial.   I LOVE the way it turned out.  

I also found this Nate Berkus bed spread set at Goodwill for $50, originally $90 at Target.  The African woven basket hanging on the wall to the left was also thrifted for only $2!  

These curtains, also originally from Target for $30, were purchased at Goodwill.  To be honest, I don't remember how much I bought them for, but again it was meant to be.  I wanted some simple white and mustard yellow curtains and had seen these at Target, but didn't want to pay full price for 2.  So I waited and found them at Goodwill for a better price!  YAY! 

You've probably started to notice a trend by now that I buy a lot of Target merchandise from Goodwill.  Well, here is one more example.  This cute little yellow pillow was originally from Target for $25 but I scored it for $10!

I have been searching for these handwoven baskets for a long time now but couldn't find one at a reasonable price, and low and behold, I found one at Goodwill for $6 people!  It doesn't get much better than that!  

labor day weekend finds

 top: thrifted, shorts: free, shoes: rite-aid, hat: free, watch: thrifted, necklace: thrifted

dear diary, 

oh how this past weekend was filled with much thrifting and lots of GREAT finds!  saturday my mom and i hit up some thrift stores when we came back from san diego and we also spend a good part of labor day thrifting as well.  here is what i found:

{1} 2 super adorable mustard yellow pillows (originally $25 at target) for $5 each 

{2} a round, blue pillow (originally $25 at target) for $10 

{3} the awesome shirt in the pictures above for $5

{4} a green link necklace (originally $10 at target) for $1.50

{5} some cobalt blue shoes (originally $25 at target) that i have been wanting for a while for $4

{6} an awesome retro dessert holder (that i am using as a jewelry holder) for $5.  

aren't these deals awesome?  i was so happy :)  there is actually a funny story about the pillows.  i found ONE yellow pillow saturday night with my mom at goodwill.  they only had one and i was kind of bummed because i really would have liked to have 2, but i loved it, so i had to get it.  then, we went to a different goodwill on monday and i found another one!  it was meant to be.  we also headed over to a different goodwill while out on monday and i found another blue, round pillow that i had previously bought a few weeks ago from goodwill!  you guys, i seriously think i have magic powers sometimes when it comes to thrift store shopping.  i mean how does one get so lucky?  thank you goodwill (and my magic thrifting powers) !

{happy thrifting!}

old town fun

top: thrifted, skirt: fitted, watch: veryjane, bracelet: thrifted, necklace: target, 

sandals: thrifted, sunnies: forever 21

dear diary,

yesterday my mom and i hopped on the train down to San Diego to see my sister Katherine for her birthday.  it was so much fun.  the train ride along the coast was absolutely beautiful.  it made me appreciate the state i live in and the beauty i get to see all the time.  

our final destination was old town san diego.  it's this quaint little area full of heritage, history, and tourist trap shops.  we looked at so many shops with the same stuff over and over, but somehow it was still fun just talking and laughing together about the strange little things these shops had.  we walked through the famous haunted Whaley house, katherine found some awesome angry birds sunglasses and a pair of hello kitty sunglasses, we got some yummy & refreshing sherbert ice cream to cool us off from the heat, goofed around, and, of course, drank lots of coke and diet coke.  

a big thank you to my mom and sister for making yesterday so much fun!  and happy birthday katherine!  i hope you enjoyed yesterday as much as we did!  

  

mom and pop

top: thrifted, shorts: thrifted, shoes: thrifted, necklace: target

dear diary, 

lately i have really been enjoying the mom and pop thrift stores over the more well known goodwills or salvation armys.  for some reason i have been into finding things for our house more than i want to look for clothes.  i think something may be wrong with me because i always want to look at the clothes, so this new development is very strange.    

anyways, sometimes the mom and pop thrift stores can be hard to find.  if you search on google maps, you most likely won't find them.  i have learned that yelp is the place to look.  there are lots of great reviews that you can read and get an idea of the place, whether it's good, bad, small, big, etc.  

these stores are generally a lot cheaper than the bigger chains, which is always a plus.  you can sometimes find things for $1 or 50 cents!  they also seem to have a really cool selection of home decor and furniture, usually more vintage/retro stuff, which is right up my alley and exactly what i love.  

so, next time you have an hour or two get on your computer or phone and type in "thrift" on yelp  to search in your area and visit some of the lesser known thrift stores that pop up!  i promise it will be fun, and you'll probably find something really cool from it.    

{happy thrifting!}   

home tour

hello there friends!  recently i have been inspired to thrift for household items.  i know i already showed you the things i bought this last weekend, but i thought i’d show you more things that i have thrifted over the past 2 years for our home.  i love to decorate my home with thrited items because they add so much character and personality to an otherwise boring room.  they are wonderful conversation pieces and i love how they tell a story.  people me ask all the time where i found certain things in our house and when i tell them a thrift store, they never believe me.  so, without further ado… 

all of the decor on this shelf were thrifted.  every. single. one. people.  i absolutely LOVE the retro starburst bowl and i recently just found that cute little owl figurine.  he makes me smile every time i look at him.  

this entire shelf was thrifted as well.  patrick and i like to collect old cameras and clock radios.  these are a few of the ones we have.  i LOVE the camera on the left that i found at goodwill.  it has like a million lenses.  not sure why you would ever use that many lenses, but it looks cool, that's for sure!  

the white vases and the little vintage desk lamp are thrifted from this shelf below.  patrick and i fell in love with that little lamp.  its has so much personality and it actually works!  he turns it on when he sits here to do homework and it just makes me happy seeing it shine.  when i bought those white vases i bought them with the intention to pain them different colors.  however, the plain white is starting to grow on me, so i think i am going to keep them white.  what do you think?  

this frame, little clock, and iPod station/radio were also thrifted.  patrick gave me that super rad retro frame for my birthday a year and a half ago and i absolutely love it!  i have actually never put a picture in it because i don't want to detract from the awesomeness of the frame!  

i love the story about the iPod station/radio.  patrick and i saw this at target after we first got married, but it was $100!  being the bargain shoppers that we are, we didn't want to spend the money on it.  well.....one day while i was looking at goodwill for christmas gifts for patrick I FOUND IT!  at goodwill!  for only $15!!!!  and the best part is that it works!  i could not wait for patrick to open it up on christmas morning.  i almost just gave it to him early,  but i'm glad i didn't because he was SO excited christmas morning when he saw what i had scored.  

my jewelry organizer is made out of a cork board i found at goodwill and then snazzed it up a bit.  i painted the frame and then put fabric on the cork part.  it has been so perfect for my necklaces.  

this awesome mint clock radio and the typewriter were also thrifted.  i think this clock radio is probably my favorite thrifted home decor item i have ever purchased.  the color, the hands, the dials, the shape.....everything is perfect.  

good luck thrifting items for your home and have fun!  

{happy thrifting!}