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Thrift Score Thursday 17

May 15, 2014 by Brynne 14 Comments

Are you ready for another round of fantastic #thriftscorethursday finds & features? I’m so excited to see what you link up this week and to share my favorites from last time!

If you’re new to #thriftscorethursday, here’s the scoop:

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Simply snap a picture of any thrifty find or thrifted treasure and use #thriftscorethursday when you share on Twitter or Instagram!

The Facts:

– You can share any thrifty finds with us – whether they hail from a thrift store, Craigslist, estate sale, garage sale, side of the road, or apartment dumpster! The fun, the funny, the awesome, the odd – this hashtag party is open to all!
– Feel free to use #thriftscorethursday any day of the week! We’ll be keeping up with the hashtag all week long to find our favorites for the following Thursday.
– Each week, Trisha from Black and White Obsession, Megan from Rental Revival, and I will pick a favorite thrift score or two to feature! So please note that by linking up with #thriftscorethursday, you are giving us permission to share your finds via social media or on our blogs.

The Features:

Check out this fabulous midcentury sectional Tanya from Dans Le Townhouse (Instagram: danslelakehouse) scored on Craigslist! I’m crazy for the wood frame on the bottom and those delicate spindly legs! Shawty got legs for dayyyyys!

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Remember how much I love vintage children’s books? There’s just something about the colors and style of vintage illustrations that make me want to “squee” like I’m looking at a cute little puppy!

Vanessa from Tried and True (Instagram: triedandtrueblog) found this adorable Star Wars activity book – totally frame-worthy! I want to see more of the page with C3PO!

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My Find:

I spotted this pair of lamps at Goodwill and made a beeline straight for them! My absolute favorite color yellow (just take a peek up at the blog header and design elements here on the blog for confirmation of that fact!) and a great classic shape to boot, not to mention my joy at finding a pair!

It’s so rare to find a pair of anything in the thrift stores around here. The best part: each lamp was $6.99!

In classic Brynne fashion, I was paranoid that someone was going to snatch my find out of my cart and make a dash for it… I *was* getting some very jealous stares, and thrifting can be more than a little cutthroat in my experience… Thankfully, I paid for them and headed home without incident. No fights to the death over these thrift scores at least 😉

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The base on the lamp on the left has an unfortunate dent in it that keeps it from sitting flat. I probably need to just replace the bases and rewire the lamps anyway – they have ancient brown cords that I’m not exactly sure I trust not to spontaneously combust… And they need some fabulous tall and skinny lamp shades… And I need to decide where to put them… #thriftscorethursdayproblems.

I’m sure I’ll find the perfect place for them somewhere, and if not, well then,  I can just carry them around on each hip like a pair of twins and sing lullabies to them… What? You don’t do that with your thrifty finds? Weirdo.

Well now I want to hear from you! Did you thrift this week? What did you score? Do you ever worry that someone’s going to snatch your thrift score and make a run for it?

Brynne
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Be sure to hurry over and check out the finds and features from Megan & Trisha too!

Thrift Score Thursday Megan

Rental Revival / Twitter / Instagram

Thrift Score Thursday Trisha 2

Black and White Obsession / Twitter / Instagram

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Comments

  1. Tanya from Dans le Townhouse says

    May 15, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    What a surprise to see my sofa!! Thanks for featuring it. I've been on the fence about investing the money to fix it up (some nights I dream of grey velvet or teal tweed). But seeing such a positive reaction from folks has me feeling the same love for it that I had when I bought it. Now let's hope it fits in the living room…

    Reply
    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      May 15, 2014 at 4:02 pm

      You're so welcome! I totally understand the dilemma – I have a vintage sofa that I love, but it needs work and I just can't bring myself to invest in it! We need #thriftscorethursday sponsors 🙂

      Reply
  2. Katja | Shift Ctrl Art says

    May 15, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    I wish I had more time to go thrifting. I am so inspired by all your great finds 🙂

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    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      May 15, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      Thanks Katja! I look forward to my [usually] weekly thrift store trips – I go alone and it's a very relaxing afternoon for me – I call it my "thrifting therapy" 🙂

      Reply
  3. Gretchen says

    May 15, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    Ooh, those lamps are so pretty! Glad you didn't have to fight anyone for them 😉

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    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      May 16, 2014 at 4:49 am

      Hehe, me too! I was keeping a wary eye out just in case 😉

      Reply
  4. Julia Konya says

    May 15, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Yup agree with Gretchen. I wanted to say the same thing and hate it when someone beats me to it 😉
    "Ooh those lamps!" I might have fought you for them

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    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      May 16, 2014 at 4:51 am

      Lol, I'm not proud to say that I would probably not back down… MY lamps! Actually, I would trade them for your cool leopard lamp in a heartbeat, so maybe we wouldn't need to resort to violence 😉

      Reply
  5. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says

    May 15, 2014 at 9:25 pm

    oh those star wars books are fabulous!!!!

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    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      May 16, 2014 at 4:51 am

      I know! I want one now!

      Reply
  6. GnomeLover says

    May 17, 2014 at 9:05 pm

    Those Star Wars finds. Oh my gosh! Want and need! And I love your lamps so much! They are brilliant. I do not carry my lamps on my hips, but I have been known to do that with shoes.

    Jenni

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    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      May 18, 2014 at 10:50 pm

      Hehe, I would do it with shoes too! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Miss Charming says

    May 18, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    Fun lamps! (Target has a few new shades that are in the taller style.)
    Seriously, I have seen some very possessive and somewhat wacky behavior between people over their second-hand treasures in thrift stores.

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    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      May 18, 2014 at 10:49 pm

      I'll check Target – thanks! I have truly seen some crazy (and scary) confrontations go down at thrift stores – I'm always paranoid I'll be in the center of it someday!

      Reply

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