Category Archives: Secondhand Lifestyle

Happy National Thrift Shop Day!

It’s National Thrift Shop Day, an opportunity to recognize and support the contributions that thrift stores and other secondhand retail venues make to our individual lives and our local communities. I am not going to have the opportunity to actually … Continue reading

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Five reasons to shop in thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales for secondhand decor

If you are having trouble cultivating your home style with full-price décor, or getting tired of waiting for sales to acquire the pieces you want or need, then perhaps secondhand / thrift store shopping is for you! Here are the … Continue reading

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Top 10 sources for secondhand home decor

If you love to buy secondhand home décor but find yourself always defaulting to the same charity shop, don’t despair! There are several options you can explore that will help you re-ignite the thrill of the hunt and increase your … Continue reading

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Does your favorite thrift store stink? (Probably) Should you still shop there? (Yes)

Have you ever noticed how brand new clothes have that “new-shirt smell”? My mother always said that was “sizing” – apparently a chemical added to the completed garment to help it hold its shape and size until it gets washed. … Continue reading

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Five things I always buy from a thrift store

Over my years of thrift and secondhand shopping, I’ve come to seek out certain things that I always look for and will almost always buy to enhance the cottage style I love to create! It might surprise you to know … Continue reading

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