My Top 10 Thrift Store Shopping Tips: How To Decorate on a Budget

when it comes to accessorizing your house

my favorite finds were these gold mugs

i ended up spray painting the lantern and hanging it in the office

it was a super easy update and cost a fraction of the price that a new fixture would have cost

spray paint tips here

my heart told me i needed it

the tire is flat

take this thrift store dresser i found

full tutorial here

another great example...this crappy little desk i found

i painted it and hung a mirror above it and now use it as a vanity table in my bedroom

full tutorial here

like a fancy gold mirror

maybe i hung it a little high

you go here to see my super way to upholster stuff

here's an example of my latest lamp redo. all i did was spray paint the base silver and add a new lamp shade

full tutorial here

i buy most of my frames at thrift stores and spray paint them. i save tons of money this way. look

remember that frog they made you dissect in 8th grade

then i spray painted the frame silver and spray painted the mat

then i painted over the original artwork and added some sequins. and so this is just one idea of what you do to old thrift store art

full tutorial here

another thrift store art idea? just take an old painting and paint right over it

so

if i do it

let's get started

my collection just keeps evolving over time as i find stuff i like

if you're curious those chalkboard cabinets

have an idea of the things you need

like this bike

i don't always find something when i go thrifting. if i don't

so

just politely walk in the opposite direction and know that today wasn't your day. it will happen. you just have to keep trying. if at first you don't succeed

some thrift stores just suck when it comes to finding furniture

but

look

the possibilities are truly endless

you read all 10 here

the below picture is of a wardrobe i found last month

i did something similar

when i originally it

now it looks like this

that badboy cost me $ and i hung it in our guest bedroom

in fact

then it eventually looked like the chair you saw in the above picture

speaking of chairs

also

then i took it apart

put that useless semester to work