I met Renee, the owner of this week’s Styled in South Florida home, in a Goodwill aisle — how perfect is that?!
I believe we met in the shoe aisle to be exact, because I usually have my daughter with me when I’m thrifting and she always wants to try on the sparkly stilettos during our shopping trips.
We can unpack Elaine’s life as a showgirl in a future post.
I’m sure Renee paused to smile and laugh at my silly girl, and we struck up conversation, as thrift sisters often do in the wild.
There’s a camaraderie in thrifting — any fellow thrifter knows exactly what I’m talking about.
Renee had a lot of pink in her shopping cart, which prompted her to share that she was collecting more decor items for her pink-themed home, which she lists on Airbnb.
So, of course, I was intrigued.
How pink is this pink themed home, I wondered.
I soon learned that she painted the entire house to match her favorite nail polish color.
Obsessed with that. What a diva.
She invited me to come film her space for my new show (I had, of course, immediately pitched her) — a generous diva!
When I pulled up to her house to film, I was greeted by Renee in a pink Lilly Pulitzer outfit and her three dogs, all of whom accompanied us on the entire tour — one in her arms as she shared about her life as the owner of an interior design firm, shop owner in Northwood, world traveler, mother, and more.
My uncontrollable thrift habit has really dropped unexpected blessings into my life.
The kitchen pendants came with the house and aren’t Renee’s preference — she will eventually replace them with something more aligned with the tropical theme established throughout the house. Renee found this gorgeous piece on the side of the road and rehabbed it.The brown leather couch came with the house — it wasn’t Renee’s first choice for the space, but she has made it work by tying in the lighter colors she prefers and balancing it all with more dark, statement pieces.Renee thrifts her pillow collections from Goodwill.The bedroom upstairs has a French West Indies influence.The back yard is the crown jewel of the property — a true tropical oasis.
What a treat it was to get to know Renee, to share about her home that she’s poured so much heart into and now shares with guests from around the world, and to meet her poodle Winston, the calmest and most distinguished boy I’ve ever seen in a lei.
One unexpected conversation in a Goodwill aisle turned into a fabulous home tour. I hope you’ll enjoy getting to know Renee — and her unforgettable pink paradise—as much as I did. Watch the full tour below or on YouTube.
I re-styled my guest room and in a word it’s giving: vibes.
My mom stays in this room several months out of the year, so she has collected most of these pieces.
I don’t know where this came from — is it Gen Z terminology? My algorithm? — but now I just say, “vibes” in response to most things.
I say it so often that Vince asked me to stop.
Rude.
Sadly for Vince, this verbal tick is here to stay and now a core part of my personality *shrug*.
So, as I was saying — the room is v, v vibey and (naturally) full of thrifted finds. Here’s how it’s laid out:
My mom lives in this room several months out of the year, and there’s only one small closet, so coming up with storage solutions for her stuff has been tricky.
She found this gorgeous dresser at The Cozy Cottage in Lake Worth Beach last month which has been a total game changer. It’s just missing a handle on the top drawer, so she’s on the hunt!
My mom was worried this piece would crowd the space, but placing it against the wall near the head of the bed has actually made the room feel less crowded to me.
We have more than 60 house plants at this point, so we’re in a phase of coming up with creative ways to place them and make sure they’re getting enough light.
This little macrame hanging shelf does the trick in this room.
I love styling with books and stack them everywhere, much like our house plants. Mom’s old yearbooks and a few others are leaning against the chair in the corner here.
Mom found this chair and pillow at separate thrift shops. The chair previously lived at The Breakers Palm Beach.
Baskets are utilized as clothing hampers and extra storage.
The artwork was gifted to my mom from our neighbor in Columbia, Missouri. We have lots of this artist’s pieces throughout our home.
The tassel pillow is from a local thrift market and the crochet throw is from The Cozy Cottage in Lake Worth Beach.
My mom almost got rid of this little dresser because she thought it would be too heavy in the space across from the other larger dresser she found.
I convinced her to keep it for more storage (it now holds her purses) and also because I’m obsessed with it. The stud detailing and color is perfection — we found this piece at Quantum House Thrift in Jupiter.
The basket tray keeps tabletop items tidy and is sourced from Goodwill, the mirror is from Stone Button Studio in Northwood, and the matching pair of lamps is from The Nearly New Thrift Shop in West Palm Beach. They originally came with old fashioned lampshades so I replaced them with these modern gray ones I found at Home Goods years ago.
My favorite thing in this room is the macrame hat organizer I gifted to my mom for her birthday last year. It’s so practical but also feels like art.
I love the use of trays to organize surfaces. Mom found this tray at a local garage sale and I styled various thrifted and gifted items inside. The gorgeous shell box next to it is from Stone Button Studio.
This room is the only one in the house with so much gray. I tend to stay away from “millennial gray” but the cool tones in this room feel refreshing rather than bland.
Let me know if you want to come visit, the room is ready for ya. 😉
In other news, I wore a $15.99 Goodwill gown to a Gala over the weekend and truly felt like a million bucks.
I felt like a princess!My super comfy shoes are also from Goodwill.
I fear this is the type of dress you can only wear once, which kills me because it’s perfection.
I forgot to snag a photo of the back — it’s sheer!!
The only good full length photo I got of the dress. Here we are with our handsome cousins!
I found this gown a few weeks ago while shopping with my mom and remember telling her, “When am I ever going to wear something like this?!” I debated over it and decided the price was too good not to take it.
Who would have thought a last minute gala would plop onto my calendar?!
Goodwill comes through in all life’s moments, friends. Have I turned you into a thrifter yet??
Last week’s thrfited ‘fits:
Button up from Goodwill West Palm BeachDress and Bag from Goodwill West Palm Beach
This is my hobby. 