Category Archives: Thrifting
…habitat for humanity or thrifting 101 for college boy…
You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink…or insert any familiar proverb with same meaning. Financial literacy is something I’ve strived to teach my children from day one, and especially beginning in earnest in middle school. It comes more naturally to some, I’ve learned. I may as well have been speaking Greek [...]
…yessir, we got doors…
Yup, those are old doors in the back of my car. My booth has been confirmed and I’ll be moving into Hunt and Gather next week. Between now and then I travel to Canada to visit my aging parents, so Mr. F&F is in charge this weekend. I’m leaving a note that suggests he dare not open [...]
…decorating for a cause, part two…
Awhile back I spoke about The Green Chair Project, a furniture bank that accepts donations which are then distributed to people in transition. In little over seven months, they secured a lease on a larger space…6000 square feet which quickly filled. This go round they are better able to display their goods, giving clients an opportunity [...]
…thinking outside the box…
Had to source some display pieces for a client today and head to A & B Store Fixtures (that I never discovered this gem before today, boggles my mind). The store is a great resource for a lot of stuff, originally store display fixtures, and many are suitable for the home. Check out this little gem… [...]
Granny’s What??
I have a new favorite find…Everything But Grannies Panties! I can’t think of a better description for this store…really, I can’t. Thrift store with garage sale prices…and I have one major regret… not buying this for TEN BUCKS!! Yep, you heard correct….ten bucks… …oh, the transformation possibilities, and at TEN BUCKS there was lots o’ [...]
Fall Break
Picked up my son for fall break and had a few moments in some local stores…one store where, twenty years earlier, I rented an ancient telephone switchboard for a play I stage managed (also acted and ran the lightboard…dinner theatre on a budget). Rhynes hadn’t changed much – still an eclectic collection… …beautiful lights and [...]
College Life
Went to my son’s parent weekend – enjoyed a slice of college life and explored this wonderfully diverse campus. The best ice cream (reputedly in the whole state) is here and it lived up to its name… Walked around campus, enjoying the older architecture and the modern art museum (no pictures allowed there)… …from there [...]
Give Me Liberty…
…or give me nuttin’. Too hot out there today, but still enjoyed the treasures and the always creative vignettes… These Italian leather-covered bottles revived sweet memories for me, and the $5 table had wonderful, small treasures (I scored a five dollar painting)… Couldn’t get enough of this vendor’s colorful, bountiful booth… From lockers to the [...]
“Charrboro…”
Went beyond my usual haunts, exploring Carrboro and Chapel Hill. First stop, Surplus Sids, which you just have to see for yourself…an unbelieveable collection of military surplus. I’m not particularly militaristic, but I think the camo netting could be super cute in a little boy’s room… The outside staging area has mostly furniture, but you [...]
Salvage Sunday
Dan Phillips, a builder from Huntsville, Texas began Phoenix Commotion, an organization that builds low income housing from 80% salvaged materials. The ultimate recycling and it’s affordable. A new take on “cork” floors (I’ll have enough corks after my family reunion to maybe try this)… Not enough roof tile in one color? Not a problem. [...]
My name is Carole...and this is my blog. I'm an interior redesigner, working primarily with what people already own. My ideal (I can dream big, can't I?): People will stop buying crap, refurbish and highlight their existing treasures, and if they absolutely need more "stuff", buy only resale items (vintage, antique, flea market or the like). And if it must be new "stuff," it would provide significant function, environmental sustainability, or support our artists and thereby feed our soul. I'm on a mission...please join me.
