Did you know there's such thing as National Thrift Shop Day?! It's my next favorite day after Christmas. Heck it is like Christmas for this thrift store junkie. Mark it down people, August 17th is National Thrift Shop Day so get in your car (or truck) and head to your local Value Village. If you stop by here often you know that I'm a bit of a thrift store addict and my loft is full of thrifted … [Read more...]
BEFORE & AFTER: Mosaic Heart Tile Table Makeover
I'm about to give you a heart on for a table. I swear you won't look at any old table ever the same after I share this mosaic heart tile table makeover with you. My friends at Value Village challenged me to find something preloved (and probably forgotten) in their stores and it give it a DIY makeover. They obviously follow this blog because..umm..that's kinda what I do all the time. Challenge … [Read more...]
Creepin’ Craigslist: get ’em while they’re hot
I've been meaning to start this series for ages now. You all know how much I LOVE thrifting and hunting for old treasures right? To the point that's a bit of an obsession and/or compulsion. Well inspired by my design hero and fellow vintage & craigslist creeper, Emily Henderson's series Trolling Craigslist, I'm starting my own curated collection of online finds. Some of them need a bit of … [Read more...]
BEFORE & AFTER: new teak hutch + $100 furniture giveaway
You all know how much I love giving old furniture a new life and new home. I'm usually a real thrift store hunter - you know, going through LOTS of rough stuff before finding those diamonds. Every so often though I'm not so much in the mood to hunt and kinda just want to look at stuff that someone already went through the trouble of curating and collecting. That's where The Millionaire's Daughter … [Read more...]
SAY I DO: how to style a vintage wedding dress
What better time then the month of love to host a wedding show. Keeping with the theme of love I seem to have going on I thought I would dip into wedding territory. Now I'm a single gal and no I haven't planned out my imaginary wedding (yet) but the stylist and vintage lover in me is kinda dying to, even if it's not for myself. I thought it would be fun to play pretend wedding stylist. If you're … [Read more...]
DIY: a mini succulent garden to cheer you up
There was a particularly grey day that was making me feel particularly blah last week. In my attempt to get my sh!it together I had good intentions to make it to yoga class for the first time in months but was embarrassingly late so.........I went to Home Depot instead. Makes total sense right? Well thanks to the rows of cheerful plants I stumbled upon, it totally cheered me up! I decided that a … [Read more...]
THRIFTING: Aberfoyle Antique Market
TGIF. Why is it that the shortest weeks feel like the longest? Probably because we cram 5 days worth of work into 4 days. I was just thinking about how gorgeous last long (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend was. I was in my hometown of Guelph for the weekend and decided to take advantage of the stunning weather and head down the street to the Aberfoyle Antique Market. Have you been? I would say it's … [Read more...]
DIY: 5 thrift shop halloween costume ideas
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadian friends and readers! Today many of us are gathered around the table filling our bellies and being thankful. Or we're on the couch recovering from a turkey hangover. While we're celebrating one holiday, I admit that my mind is on my most favourite holiday that's just around the corner...halloween! I never grew out of the idea of getting dressed up and … [Read more...]
THRIFTING: Value Village Thrift Store Tour
Well you know where this is going. A bunch of bloggers who love thrift shopping going on a Value Village store tour in some brand new & roomy cars? Ok, twist my arm to say yes. That's what went down recently and I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday. After another super successful and fun BlogPodium conference, a small group of us Value Village lovers decided to go on a thrifty road … [Read more...]
THRIFTING 101: THRIFT STORE SCORES / 02
Did you have a good weekend? Do any thrifty hunting? I did. I picked up a fabulous vintage serving tray and when I brought it home I realized that I had quite the collection of trays & plates, all from thrift shops. I actually use these quite often, some as decor to hold other collections and some as functional trays to haul stuff up and down from my patio. Next time you're in a thrift shop, … [Read more...]
{THRIFTING 101: thrift store scores / 01}
It's been ages since I've posted something thrifty. I've kinda changed things up a bit and along with my Thrifting 101 series of great thrifted projects and transformations, I'm starting Thrift Store Scores. These will basically be me rubbing my awesome thrift store scores in your face. Sorry. But I like to show what kinda treasures are out there in the sea of trash. On a less mean note, I'm … [Read more...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: vintage camera love
If you stop by here or my Instagram regularly you know that I'm a vintage lover/hunter/obsessed/hoarder. Today I'm so happy to share with you a photo series I did with my talented photographer friend Maya Visnyei that showcases a small selection of one of my favourite vintage collections, my cameras. When it comes to collecting I don't take it seriously at all. I couldn't tell you the value or … [Read more...]
{THRIFTING 101: a simple green centerpiece}
I thought St. Patrick's was a great day to share this recent centerpiece I put together full of thrifted finds and simple greens. Last week I attended a delicious dinner event (more about that coming later) hosted by a chef friend of mine. It was his first event and first venture out on his own so he asked if I could help put together some decor for the tables on a very small budget. Lucky for him … [Read more...]
DIY: gold lettered vintage plates
I can't say that I've met a gold leaf project that I haven't loved. It's one of my favourite DIY weapons of choice. When I was asked to come up with a gold DIY project for this amazing golden DIY group challenge I thought it was the perfect opportunity to do use these great vintage plates I had collected from my local thrift shop. You know what gets me even more excited than gold leaf? … [Read more...]
SHOP LOCAL: a bungalow full of vintage style
I feel like I don't talk about my vintage style obsession nearly enough on here. I guess it's not every day that I feel like playing super model if you know what I mean. If you know me, you know that my closet is FULL of vintage dresses. I live in the super awesome and eclectic neighbourhood of Kensington Market which is home to a ton of fabulous vintage stores. It can be a bit dangerous for … [Read more...]
