Thrift store Archives

And It Works! {An $8 Chandelier Makeover}

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 By Decorchick! 27 Comments

I am soooo happy the chandelier I bought at the thrift store works! Even though a small headache occurred when we took down the florescent lighting, the electrician already came and installed the electrical box and our laundry room (which is still undergoing a makeover) is now sporting a lovely “new” aqua chandelier! Doesn’t it [...]

Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Makeovers, Paint, Projects Tagged With: Aqua Paint, Brass Chandelier, Catalina Mist, Chandelier, Chandelier Makeover, Krylon, Laundry Room, Orange Paint, Thrift store

Why Can’t Things Ever Be Easy?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 By Decorchick! 11 Comments

Every single time I set out to do a “little” project, somehow it doesn’t end up being so little. It’s annoying. We got the florescent light down in the laundry room so I could put up my new chandy, and we were left with this. If you notice it is just wires up there hanging, [...]

Filed Under: DIY, Projects Tagged With: Chandelier, Florescent Light, Laundry Room, Thrift store

My Awesome Antique Finds

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 By Decorchick! 42 Comments

Hey all! I don’t know about y’alls Goodwills and thrift stores, but for me, they’ve been a total bust lately. Granted I haven’t gone much this summer, but I do pop in occasionally searching for the next treasure. So since I haven’t had any luck at those stores, I decided to go to a really [...]

Filed Under: Decorating, Thrift Finds Tagged With: acorns, antique store, antiques, Fall, Fall Decorating, Fall Mantel, mantel, scale, thrift, Thrift store, thrifty finds, tool caddy, vintage scale

A Cute Little $5 Bench

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 By Decorchick! 108 Comments

I found this bench at the thrift store for $5. Can you believe that?? I thought it was so adorable, but my husband, ummm notsomuch. He seriously wanted to put it by the curb for trash pick up. Shame on him! And I’m sorry, this has to probably be one of the worst “before” photos [...]

Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Furniture makeover, Giveaway, Makeovers, Paint, Projects, Thrift Finds Tagged With: bench, furniture, Giveaway, Heirloom White, Paint, project, Redo, Rustoleum, thrift, Thrift store

Recent Thrifty Treasures

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 By Decorchick! 52 Comments

I found all of these things last week at the thrift store and resale shop, but just haven’t had time to post about them yet. Oy! Isn’t that little shutter shelf cute? It was $1. Score! Everything in that picture was $9 all together. I love that wreath too and it will look cute when [...]

Filed Under: Decorating, Thrift Finds Tagged With: Books, mason jar, Mason jars, resale shop, shutter, stained glass, Thrift store, thrifty finds, window

A Book Makeover! Yes, A Book Makeover…

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 By Decorchick! 108 Comments

This was probably the easiest little project I’ve done to date. But it’s sooo cute!! I had these 2 books that I got at a resale shop recently… Well I took that blue one and fixed her up! First I spray painted it Heirloom White. I did tape around all of the pages so I [...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Makeovers, Paint, Projects, Thrift Finds Tagged With: Accessories, accessory, book, Books, Cheese dome, cloche, craft, Decorating, DIY, Heirloom White, Hobby Lobby, makeover, Paint, painted book, painted books, project, Redo, Rustoleum, stamp, stamps, thrift, Thrift store

More Flower Pot Cuteness

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 By Decorchick! 111 Comments

I did another little project over the weekend with the 4 remaining little flower pots I found at the thrift store recently. You can click here for that post. We have this area above our front door in the entryway… So I decided to use my 4 little pots and sit them on the ledge [...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Paint, Projects, Thrift Finds Tagged With: craft, Decorating, DIY, entryway, Heirloom White, makeover, Paint, project, thrift, Thrift store, walkway

My Prized Possessions…Hutch and Buffet Redo

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 By Decorchick! 162 Comments

Have you inherited an ugly piece of furniture whenever you got married? I have. It was our dining room buffet table. I’ve lived with it for 4 years now, and it was time for an overhaul when I found this hutch at Goodwill to go on top of it. Goodwill had it marked for $99, [...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Decorating, DIY, Furniture makeover, Makeovers, Paint, Projects, Tutorial Tagged With: Accessories, accessory, beadboard, beadboard wallpaper, Buffet, Buffet Redo, Buffet table redo, Decorating, dining room, display, distress, DIY, furniture, goodwill, Heirloom White, Hutch, Hutch Redo, makeover, Paint, project, Redo, Rustoleum, thrift, Thrift store

More Thrifty Finds

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 By Decorchick! 28 Comments

Went to a local resale shop and scored all of these old mason jars! This one is particularly old with the off-centered “Perfect Mason” and original zinc lid. Who knows, maybe this jar is worth loads of cash and I can retire my husband. Yea, I know that’s unlikely but it’s ok for me [...]

Filed Under: Decorating, Thrift Finds Tagged With: Accessories, accessory, Decorating, Mason, Mason jars, project, resale, resale shop, Sponsor, thrift, Thrift store

My Numbered Flower Pots!

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 By Decorchick! 54 Comments

Remember these pots I found at the thrift store recently? Well part of sprucing up my front porch included painting them. I haven’t done the small pots yet…those are for inside the house, I think. So I painted them Rustoleum satin black. I don’t have pictures of that because that is pretty self explanatory. :) [...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Makeovers, Paint Tagged With: Decorating, DIY, Paint, porch, project, Redo, Rustoleum, Thrift store, vinyl

Recent Thrifty Finds

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 By Decorchick! 25 Comments

I had a good day thrift shopping and actually found some items I was on the hunt for. I spent a total of $7 for all of this. Now you may be thinking that isn’t really exciting, but I was because I needed another cheese dome and some flower pots. I have a few projects [...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Decorating Tagged With: cloche, craft, Decorating, project, thrift, Thrift store

$5 Thrift Store Chair

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 By Decorchick! 69 Comments

When I went to the thrift store recently, I stumbled upon 2 of these great rush chairs. And for $5 each!! They were in great condition and solid construction too. The rushing could stand to be redone as it’s a little worn, but I have NO clue how to do that, and this isn’t the [...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Ikea, Makeovers, Paint, Random Tagged With: Heirloom White, rush, rush chair, rush seating, thrift, Thrift store

Easy Wall Art

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 By Decorchick! 59 Comments

When I redid our master bedroom, I didn’t want to buy a lot of art pieces to hang on the wall because I was on a budget, and I wanted something more original. And I also was liking the simplicity of the room, and didn’t feel like I had to fill up every inch of [...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Paint Tagged With: Accessories, accessory, burlap, Chalkboard spray paint, craft, DIY, frame, Master bedroom, Paint, project, thrift, Thrift store

Master Bedroom Redo

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 By Decorchick! 162 Comments

*UPDATE* – This room has been redone again, so click here for the latest redo. :) Well our room is just about finished so I’m going to show it now. :) I know you probably want to see pictures first, but let me just talk a little bit…or a lot. This will be a long [...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Decorating, DIY, Furniture makeover, Makeovers, Mistreatments, Molding, Paint, Window treatments Tagged With: Accessories, accessory, beadboard, DIY, dollar store, furniture, Heirloom White, Master bedroom, Molding, Paint, project, Redo, Sherwin Williams, thrift, Thrift store, Window treatment

Thrifty media cabinet turned display unit

Mon, 31 May 2010 By Decorchick! 39 Comments

Ever have one of those projects that goes great in your head, but turns out to be a doozy? Yea, this was one of them for me. Luckily though, I am pleased with the final result. :) I went to the thrift store last week and spotted this lovely thing. It was $35 and in [...]