We had our neighbors for brunch over the weekend, so I used it as an excuse to pull out thrifted wares and style them!
My husband is the brunch chef in our house. He invited the neighbors to come at 12:00 pm. He *started* chopping the potatoes at 11:40 am.
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It drove me temporarily insane but at least my table was cute.
Here’s the tablescape tour:
Candle holder – Lake Park Rust Market, Pink taper candle – Goodwill, Vintage Pyrex mixing bowl – Goodwill, Vintage dessert plates – Goodwill, Dinner plates – Goodwill, Paper napkins – a TJ Maxx impulse purchase My husband propagates plants, so we always have jars of cuttings around the house and I usually have one or two as the centerpiece of our dining table. I found him this new propagation vessel at Goodwill this week!I found the mixing bowl and plates at Goodwill on two separate occasions – they match perfectly!Can’t have brunch without donuts! Pink serving plate – thrifted and gifted from my mother-in-law. Adorable stone plate (soon to hold bacon!) from Goodwill.No vintage at the table for the kiddos, I’m afraid – non breakables only. But they grabbed their donut holes from these cuties I picked up at Goodwill this week. Water served from an IKEA jug found at Goodwill.
This week’s thrifted ‘fits & treasures round-up:
Dress – Printfresh, Source: Goodwill, Bracelets – Unknown, Source: The Nearly New ShopDress – Charlotte Kellogg Palm Beach , Source: The Nearly New Shop, Earrings – Unknown, Source: The Church MouseBag – Unknown, Source: GoodwillTunic I used as a swim cover up (has pockets!) – J.Crew, Source: GoodwillAdorable set, Source: Jupiter Medical ThriftSome may be skeeved by a thrifted swimsuit, but I have my cleaning methods and own many! This one is Sanctuary, Source: GoodwillCute lil vase I’m using for baby girl’s toothbrush holder, hand painted, Source: Goodwill Set of 4 Anthropologie bowls, Source: GoodwillSet of six Queen’s salad plates, Source: GoodwillMilk glass bowl, Source: GoodwillStarfish drink stirrers, Source: Goodwill, Vintage basket, Source: The Cozy Cottage Lake Worth BeachI used this adorable basket to store towels for post brunch pool hangs, Source: The Nearly New Shop
It was such a pleasure to share my thrifted finds with friends over food (say that 3x fast) – hope you enjoyed, too!
When my boys were younger, I put so much effort into making their room special and cute. It had a foosball table, reading nook, glowy string lighting, bunk beds…a dream.
Now they are 16 and 18 and their room looks like trash. It also smells like trash. Well, booty, really. Teenage boys smell bad.
Days of yore.So cozy! So sweet!
Thankfully, I had another kid, which gave me another chance to make a magical room.
My daughter’s room is my favorite space in the house. There’s no theme, just an eclectic collection of things I’ve picked up at my favorite thrift shops and items from my own childhood bedroom.
Baskets and toys all thrifted
I love a kid’s room without a matchy-matchy, trendy aesthetic. I think when you pick items that you truly love and let your creativity flow, everything finds a way to fit in.
The birds are my favorite pieces in the room. Source: Stone Button StudioVintage baby doll buggy and pillows also from Stone Button Studio. This poor plant recently got a haircut and isn’t looking her best, but she’s on the mend!
My sons’ room now looks like a prison cell, but at least I have old photos to remind me of what once was, and a second chance at cute kid decor. And lots of febreeze.
Yes, the ball pit gets chaotic.
This week’s thrifted treasures:
This 1880-1900 English chair that I found at Goodwill for $15!$5 for this sweet shell box, Source: Nearly New Thrift ShopMovie night outfit! T-shirt: Unknown, handmade Source: Quantum House Thrift, Bag: UNIQLO, Source: Goodwill
I live three miles away from the best Goodwill in town, and they know me there. Which really comes in handy when your toddler seeks to destroy.
You know how people in movies and TV shows get really upset and just take their arm and rake it across a table full of items?
And everything just crashes. I bet that feels so good. I, of course, feel the urge to do this (or flip a table Teresa Giudice-style) at least once a month, but I couldn’t do that because then I’d have to pick all that stuff on the floor up.
My mom and I happily preparing to enter our favorite store.
My toddler, though, who is me, but tiny and privileged in myriads of ways, goes for the arm swipe (or the hammer-throw most often) a lot.
And we’re at that stage where I’m like…should I do something about this that’s spicier than a time-out?
Anyway, the arm swipe and hammer-throw tendencies make Goodwill shopping a little dicey at times, so we mostly avoid the glassware shelves.
But a few weeks ago, I had given her a cookie immediately upon sitting her in the cart and figured that bought me at least 30 min of browsing the glassware shelves.
TODDLER ARMS ARE SWIFT.
How did she even snag that snow globe with a fist full of cookie?!
She gets the coordination and dexterity from her mama (I’m deft at snatching a bargain from a shelf or a hanger, guys!).
Luckily, they know me at Goodwill, so all was forgiven quickly and I even got a discount on a plant pot.
Here are some of my thrift finds from the past few weeks:
Styled in the next photoShell collecting basketPristine conch shell added to the collectionI have a hard time resisting miniature furniture these days. Source: SoFlo FindsLove the fish!I also thrift lots of clothes and shoes – like this dress I wore for lunch with my girlies. $7 at Goodwill!And this Kate Spade purse – also a Goodwill find! I can share more style thrifts if you want to see, lmk in the comments.
This is my hobby. 