We moved about 40 minutes away from our old neighborhood. Where we used to live, there were at least 5 thrift stores we visited regularly. I’m sad that we no longer can drive 5 minutes to one of my favorites, but I’m also excited to make new favorites–to explore and discover new gems.
Last Friday, I spent a good hour on google maps, searching for thrift stores in the area. I found a few and was even able to split them up into groups based on location. The biggest had 5, but we had already visited 2 the weekend prior. We set out Saturday afternoon to the other three.
The first two were closed. As in, no longer in business! Big booooo! The last was set to close about 15 minutes after we got there. Luckily, there were still customers scouring the place, so we went in quickly and were pleasantly surprised!
I ended up buying this train case and quilt, along with an 11″x14″ photo frame, a lamp shade, a camera lens filter (it’s 49mm, though, so I can’t use it unless I get a step-down ring), an adorable tote that says “I choose reading,” a beer mug, and a cordless phone. Our grand total? $15. Yeaaah, we were glad the other stores were closed. It made this little thrift victory that much sweeter.
The weather man tells me we’re going to be getting a ton of rain in the Houston area, so I knew this would be the last day in a while for me to get photos. Nathan is spending the day with my mom, so Andrew and I went out back for a bit. I love love love having a backyard. LOVE IT.
I got the sheet & pillowcase seen in the photo below at SeAM, which we visited 2 weekends ago. It had been WEEKS since I thrifted, so I was SO happy to find these vintage linens early in the day.
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Slightly off-topic, if you have any tips on how to mend small tears in old quilts, I’d be most appreciative. There are a few 1-2″ tears in some of the squares of the quilt. They aren’t on the seams, so I’m wondering what would be the best method to fix ’em up. Thanks in advance!
Great finds!! I used to feel like I was the queen of trift in my college days. My bestie and I had a favorite shop across town when we lived in Tulsa. I remember one day turning on the news only to find my store had burned COMPLETELY to the ground. boo. Now I live in a whole other state, and have never made my thrifting comeback…maybe I should google stores and see if there are any I am missing…because the big name thriftstores just aren’t the same as finding those hidden treasures!
the smaller stores are the best! I particularly like the ones run by ministries. They tend to have the smallest prices and a lot of older items.
I was hoping to hit the thrift stores in Boulder. I didn’t step into a single one. My heart is broken over it.
I’m in serious need of some hardcore thrifting.
there’s a physical yearning for it when you don’t thrift in a long time!
wow that quilt is an amazing find!!! I had a quilt with holes in… I undid the seam stitching on the relevant block and then used some of that webbing stuff you an get to fix trousers (pants in the US?) It worked ok but I’m really not an expert!!
I just found your blog and I love it.
Hello from London x x
the quilt is so pretty! and such a cute little photo shoot :)