May 18, 2012

Apartment Therapy’s Best Second-Hand Finds

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If you’re not familiar with Apartment Therapy, it’s an absolute treasure trove of inspiration and how-to.  Their active community is opinionated and inspired, and offer solutions for readers for everything from revitalizing an old dresser to kitchen renovation and redecorating an entire house.  I’m over the moon that they’re covering second-hand items, as we all [...]

Closet Makeover Tips from the Pros

We can all dream...

National Clean Out Your Closet Week (March 13-19, 2011) is the perfect time to declutter your closets and make room for new things in your life. Read on for tips from the pros for giving your closet a makeover, decluttering your life, and giving much-needed support to charities like Hearts of Gold. All in one [...]

Spring Cleaning with Goodwill and The Clutter Diet

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Just in time for spring cleaning, the brilliant folks at Goodwill teamed up with The Clutter Diet’s Lorie Marrero for a great Twitter party focusing on organization, getting rid of clutter, and how to benefit your community and environment by donating that clutter to your friendly neighborhood Goodwill. Spring Cleaning with Goodwill and the Clutter [...]

Goodwill Furniture Find!

I’m reposting this from a lovely blog called Victorian in the Rough – I love their style and flair for both decoration and writing, and find them awfully inspiring. Kudos to them for picking up such a treasure at Goodwill! oh, Goodwill, one of my favorite stores. Not only is everything cheap, but you find [...]

Thrifty Treasures: Joanie Loves Tchotchkes

Lighten Up Already!

When I was 19, a rebellious wild-haired thing in central Oklahoma, I stood in my dear friend Jerry’s kitchen, nursing strong black coffee in a large Mexican mug, looking around at strangely carved wooden things, old tins and antique ceramics that held spices, cutlery and exotic wooden spoons. Tchotchkes. His rugs were old Navajo, and [...]