I’m not the first person this has ever happened to, and I won’t be the last. I thrifted something I thought was worth major moolah and it turned out to be a dud.
[Read more…] about When your crazy good find isn’t actually worth a fortune.When you can’t paint your furniture
I have a confession.
I’m a 37-year old woman who doesn’t want to chalk paint or milk paint all the things.

I know. Shameful.
Now, I acknowledge that some thrifted items need a good paint job. There are some types of wear and tear that you can’t come back from.

Image by Marc Pascual from Pixabay
But I live in an apartment. I don’t have a garage to paint in, my kids would crash into whatever I could try to paint in the living/dining/multifunction area, and my landlord would frown on me painting my furniture out on the sidewalk. What’s an apartment dweller to do?
[Read more…] about When you can’t paint your furnitureA Trip to Graceworks
Today we’re going to walk through my trip to Graceworks, one of the best places to thrift in Franklin, TN. Graceworks is a non-profit that provides a variety of neighbor services in the Franklin area (learn more about their ministry here). Let’s see what we found!
Wait, did you buy all this stuff?
It’s worth noting that I don’t purchase everything I notice or enjoy. Partly because it wouldn’t all fit in my house! I’m not a reseller, so buying everything that I perceive as valuable to someone else doesn’t make sense. Just because something is an awesome find, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s an awesome find for me.
Graceworks is a big warehouse divided into two separate stores; clothing and jewelry on the one side, furniture and housewares on the other. As usual, I put together a list of things to look for.
