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Young House Love » Shopping & Thrifting » Goodwill Goods, Grimaces, and Giddiness

| By Sherry Petersik | July 5, 2012 | 282 Comments

Goodwill Goods, Grimaces, and Giddiness

If you have read our blog for the past year or so, there’s one thing you know. Goodwill + Katie B + me (+ John with video camera) = all kinds of ridiculousness. This time we literally ran around the store supermarket-sweep-style and tossed things that we thought were cool into our cart.

Goodwill 1 Cart Of Spoils

Then in the name of keeping it real, we made a one-take-only video about everything that we found. No cuts. No corrections. John just pressed record and we jabbered on. So much so that we had to break up the video across both of our blogs since we went on (and on). You can check out the first half of it over here and the second half over on Katie’s blog. So to answer the obvious question: no, we don’t know what our malfunction is. And yes, we get weird pretty much as soon as John presses record. So think of us not as two adults/mothers but as two giddy girls who can’t help themselves. Tweens may get hyper over Edward and Jacob, but we’re like that for Goodwill.

A few things to note:

  • People walked by. The intercom blared. But not one employee asked what we were doing or ordered us to stop. Gotta love those friendly Georgians.
  • Yup, I’m like a foot closer to the ground than Katie. #shortgirlproblems
  • I made Katie buy two books, so look for a book review from me at around 2:30.
  • The way Katie says “bone” at 2:32 is hilarious for no reason other than it sounds like “bwone” to me.
  • There’s a good “that’s what she said” from yours truly at 4:11.
  • How do I accidentally say things like “flipping off ” when I truly don’t intend to (it’s like “fart” – it just slips out).
  • We sincerely apologize to anyone that our collective Napoleon ignorance might offend around five and a half minutes in.
  • Katie and I laughed about how she reminded people to keep their jewelry box dusted. How’s that for random?
  • It has officially been confirmed. The urn was empty.
  • I know my colors. No idea why I call the brown dogs on that pink cup blue. Seriously, no idea.
  • Ok, now head over to Katie’s blog to watch the second half of the video to hear us coin incredibly catchy phrases, like “put a basket on it.” Update: So sorry to those who can’t click over to Katie’s blog- it may be down intermittently, but she’s working on it!

Oh and for those who can’t watch the vid (although it has a lot more items/ideas than these pics we snapped at the last second) here are just a few photos of some of the things we found. First we have this ceramic urn/vase thing, which we decided would look cute in a little vignette on a dresser/buffet/cabinet with this colorful stack of books next to it (Katie took the shiny book jackets off to reveal the soft beach-glass-colored bindings underneath). A few rice bowls on top and a white ceramic owl completed our little make-believe arrangement.

Goodwill Tableau No Background

And because the back of that shelf looked less than charming, we held up some fabric (a dress that we thought could be converted into a pillow with a little sewing) to make a backdrop.

Goodwill Tableau Background

Here’s a wide shot to keep it real. Haha. I’d say it looks about 99% less chaotic in the shot above, huh?

Wide Urn Shot

Here’s another example of an inexpensive item of clothing that you can use for a house-project. This 99 cent dress could easily be made into a sweet little pillow.

Goodwill Yellow Sundress

Katie found this gorgeous giant coffee table book for just $2.50. It could be left open on a table to showcase one of the stunning photos inside.

Goodwill Clock Book

We also had fun poking around in the sporting goods section, where they had an old racket and some colorful croquet mallets. We thought they could be fun hung on a wall in a collection – maybe in a kids room or a den/rec room with frames and other objects among the grouping.

Goodwill Sporting Items

Katie also found this little ceramic Napoleon. He needed a bit of cleaning up, but was in great shape (one of my tips is to put hydrogen peroxide on an old toothbrush and scrub anything that’s white & ceramic to brighten it up).

Goodwill Napolean

This ornate jewelry box was $2.90, and if the nautical/anchor details aren’t your thing, you could always unscrew the glass pane (it easily detaches from the  back) and cover it with fabric or decorative paper for a completely new look.

Goodwill Ship Box

A few more finds were a giant queen sheet with polka dots for $1.91 that could be made into cute little placemats, a runner, pillows, etc. And the wood dish on the left would be nice for serving things like pistachios or using in a craft room to contain buttons, thread, ribbons, and other small odds and ends (change, keys, the list goes on and on).

Goodwill Katie Towel Peapod

I’ve had this weird obsession with the idea of collecting little Easter tchotchkes and spraying them each a fun modern color (teal, lime, bright yellow) and putting them on a table or mantel for a modern take on something a little more traditional/campy. In the end, it’s still a bunny wearing a hat, but in a solid modern color, it could look pretty fun.

Goodwill Easter Ceramics

This cheap yellow basket (77 cents, yo) would be great for silverware and napkins that you might bring outside for a patio or picnic scenario – or in a bathroom with hand towels and soaps in it. You could even stick a clear glass vase in it and use it to hold a bouquet of flowers or a bunch of leafy branches.

Goodwill Yellow Basket

I actually got this guy – a bright green serving dish (for 99 cents) that could work for setting out cheese or snacks for guests (or as a place to put soaps in a bathroom).

Goodwill Green Tray

We also dug up a bone-looking (it was really plastic) toothbrush holder that would make a great vase (the holes in the top could serve as a “frog” for keeping those blooms in check – or you could just take off the top and use it as a traditional vase). And this preppy ceramic cup with a pink background and brown repeating dogs was kinda cute (99 cents). Might be fun in a home office with a bunch of pens and pencils inside.

Goodwill Dog Cup

This large metal bowl was two bucks and it was another item I purchased. I thought spraying it a bright color (like red!) could be fun – and you could use it to store almost anything (it might tame a bunch of ribbon that has been sitting in a heap on a shelf in the closet where we keep our gift-wrapping stuff).

Goodwill Metal Bowl

We also thought these lightweight woven trays could make for some awesome wall art. Either kept au naturale and hung on a single nail each, or sprayed a fun color like robin’s egg blue or a soft metallic gold.

Goodwill Wicker Plates

And this giant Crate & Barrel popcorn bowl for $4.94 could make for a fun gift. Just take it home, wash it out, and fill it with popcorn, a soda, and a video or gift card for one.

Goodwill Popcorn Basket

I also got these guys (they were a dollar twenty). I’m a sucker from homemade pottery (ceramics was my favorite class in high school) and the pop of blue in each container totally called my name. I thought the creamer could be a fun makeshift vase for a single bloom and the sugar holder could actually hold sugar cubes (or something we use all the time, like tea bags) on the counter.

Goodwill Bronze Milk Jugs

Here are some suitcases that we found – one for $1.91 that could make for awesome storage if it was tucked under a side table or coffee table, and a shiny new $2 one that could look cute in a kids room full of small toys or art supplies (it could even work as a sweet little lunchbox).

Goodwill Suitcases1

And then there was this. And yes, we bought it for our cousin who went to Georgia Tech. Couldn’t. Resist. The. Cheesiness. Upon further reflection, I totally should not have held that Goodwill tissue up to my nose. Although I haven’t gotten sick yet, so it probably boosted my immunity tenfold. I’m like a cockroach now. Can’t take me down.

Goodwill GTech Kleenex

As for what I ended up buying (some of which I called out above) I got:

  • The lime green cheese tray <–in Vid 1
  • The giant Lipton Sun Tea glass jar <– in Vid 1
  • The big metal bowl with “aeration” (can’t wait to spray that sucker a bright color) <– in Vid 2
  • The wood truck for Clara’s crayons (stay tuned for a DIY project I’ve planned with that) <– in Vid 2
  • The homemade creamer and sugar container with a pop of blue on the inside. We only realized afterwards that the M.M. initials on the bottom must mean it was made by Marshall Mathers. Obviously. <– in Vid 2

While we’re on the Goodwill subject, what treasures have you found there or at other places of the like? Any favorite things to find there (for me it’s probably cute dishes/bowls/plates and kid stuff that I can adapt for Clara). Come on, it’s Thursday morning. Let’s gab about thrift store scores.

Psssst- If you’re in the mood to watch some other terrible KB + SP = gigglefest videos, here’s one, here’s another, here’s one more, here’s another one, and here’s another one, here’s another one, and here’s one more. That’s a lot of giggling.

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Comments

  1. JaneS says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Just saw this capis frame:
    http://www.pier1.com/SpecialValues/tabid/982/CategoryId/165/ProductId/35189/ProductName/Mother-of-Pearl-Frame–3×3/language/en-US/Default.aspx

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:42 am

      Pretty!

      xo
      s

  2. Sara says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:29 am

    Love the finds. Especially the suitcases, metal bowl & rice bowls.
    Umm… do I spy spiderweb on the urn in the impromptu photo shoot? Gotta love goodwill!
    Love when you & Katie collaborate :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:42 am

      That was actually clear tape to hold the top of the urn on but it really looks like spiderwebs!

      xo,
      s

  3. Caitlin says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Oooh, this inspires me to go check out some Goodwills. I usually get overwhelmed and don’t dig deep enough.

    I am loving that easter bunny box. Where you love ceramic animals, I love ceramic mini-jewelry boxes. I have collected them (casually) for ages and they make great gifts (if you are giving a pair of earrings to a friend, etc).

    Reply
  4. Lindsay says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:33 am

    I miss Goodwill so much! My husband and I were going twice a week forever now Im 4 months pregnant and that “goodwill” smell does not agree with me, if you know what I mean!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:41 am

      Oh man, I hope you’re back there in no time!

      xo,
      s

  5. Darbi says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:34 am

    I totally have that second dress you guys held up! The one that is purple and blue and green! I got it from Old Navy last summer and wear it still.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:41 am

      No way! I loved it!

      xo,
      s

  6. Abigaël Poll says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:39 am

    This is amazing !!
    I love going to Charity shops, and finding this sooo cheap thing and then you go to pay for it and they say “Ooh but it’s hakf rice today !” And you only pay 50 cents.
    It makes me feel like next time they might pay me to take stuff off them lol

    Reply
  7. Megan says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Have you ever gone to Unique Thrift in Falls Church? It’s basically like a goodwill the size of Target. I got all my wedding vases there (milkglass) and every time I went there were new pieces out. Definitely worth a trip sometime when you’re up this way.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:44 am

      Ooh sounds amazing!! Never been but will have to check it out! Do they have big furniture too? Or just clothes and small stuff?

      xo,
      s

    • Megan says

      July 5, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      They have furniture too! Just be sure to avoid the vendors in the front of the store selling over priced stuff, the real goods are farther in.

  8. Teresa @ wherelovemeetslife says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:46 am

    Ok, it’s official… everyone else has better Goodwills than we do here!! lol Either people just don’t get rid of their cool stuff, or they just don’t buy it around here. I’m going to hope that they just don’t get rid of it and assume people in my area DO in fact have good taste ;)

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  9. Whitney says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:50 am

    I seriously laughed out loud at the “I’m like a cockroach now, can’t keep me down” line. Seriously. Looolll.

    Did you guys get a chance to interject some humor in the Young House Love book, or was it all business? I’m hoping for a good mix. :) Of course, I’m buying it either way!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:58 am

      Oh it’s definitely us talking. There are bad puns, weird jokes and references, even Burger wanders around the book. It feels really us so we’re really happy with it!

      xo,
      s

  10. Rachel says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:50 am

    You ladies are so cute! I might just have to check out a Goodwill today in honor of that amazing video. Also, being the potter that I am, I have to tell you that not all handmade pottery is safe for food (as mentioned in part 2 of the video). Some glazes do contain lead and are only meant to be used on decorative pieces. When in doubt that pottery is food safe, use it only for display purposes.

    I’m also thrilled to hear that you are a sucker for handmade pottery. I’d love to make something for you!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:59 am

      Thanks so much for the tip Rachel! I’ll use a lead test stick on mine to be sure! I was hoping I could store packaged things like tea bags in the container and stick a flower in the creamer, but I want to be sure it’s safe!

      xo,
      s

  11. Karin K says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:50 am

    I got a really great little sailboat watercolor at Goodwill…it was in a filthy ugly frame and tucked into a glass display case so I almost missed it. I popped it into a white frame from Target and I love it. But my most exciting deal wasn’t found in a thrift store, but it was such a great deal that I think it qualifies. I’d purchased a matted photograph at an outdoor festival, and I was sure the 12″ x 24″ size would be standard. Um, no. After looking all over Wal Mart and Target, I tried Michael’s, only to strike out again. There was no way I was going to pay for custom framing for this picture. Just as I was about to leave, I spied a bin of odds-and-ends frames next to the custom framing desk in the back. Poking around, I realized these were rejects from various custom orders gone wrong. Lo and behold, there was a very nice frame in the exact size I needed….for EIGHT bucks! After a failed attempt at cutting my own glass (never believe a Michael’s employee who tells you that cutting your own glass is easy) and a wasted $14.99, I found that I could get the glass cut to size by a local glass shop for…. $3.22!!! Best deal ever! So next time you need a frame – hit the reject bin at Michael’s. You guys have the best luck!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 11:59 am

      That’s awesome! Love that tip!

      xo,
      s

  12. Riva says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:52 am

    This didn’t come from a thrift store but it is the most amazing deal I’ve ever gotten in my life: We remodeled our kitchen last fall (still not completely done though) and bought all new appliances. We bought our dishwasher from Best Buy and they dropped the price 2 times during their “price adjustment” period so we got refunds both those times.

    A few weeks ago the dishwasher broke. The manufacturer asked 4 different repair places in our area to come fix it within our one year warranty and all of the places refused the job because they claimed we were too far away. The manufacturer offered us an exchange or a refund. Last weekend my husband fixed the dishwasher himself, for free, in about an hour. So we told the manufacturer we’d take a refund. In the confirmation email, the listed amount they are refunding us only includes ONE of the price adjustments we got back before, so there is actually a refund check in the mail to us RIGHT NOW for MORE THAN WE PAID for the dishwasher to begin with. What could possibly be better than a brand new dishwasher …. for free??

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      Wow- that’s awesome!!

      xo,
      s

  13. Megan @ Two Live Colorfully says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    It is definitely a skill to be able to look past some of the goodwill junk to find gems like these! Whenever I go, I try to make a concentrated effort to think about what something could be instead of what it is. Ya’ll have a gift! :D Also, the creamer and sugar containers are fantastic!

    Reply
  14. Alan G says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Did anyone else get a sudden urge to go goodwill-ing? Cause I did! What a fun post.

    Reply
  15. Kristen @ LoveK says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Loved the video! You guys found some awesome stuff!

    Reply
  16. cappy says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    So funny! And great ideas! I don’t know why it was so funny to me when the lady cuts right into the middle of your video tapping! Hey a good bargain is worth poaching on someone’s video I guess!

    Reply
  17. Gabriella @ Our Life In Action says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    LOVE IT!! You guys had such great finds. Here is the good and bad about this blog:

    Good – totally want to run to our Goodwill and treasure hunt

    Bad – totally want to run to our Goodwill and treasure hunt ;-)

    Reply
  18. Denise says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    Wow, Our Goodwill prices are so much higher here in Houston, no way would you get those prices and we never have 50% off either. I love some of the items you purchased, such great ideas. You guys are so inspiring!

    Reply
  19. Jenny B says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    My 8 year old insists “those ladies are drunk, they’re giggling so much”. I assured him it was the middle of the day and one of the nice ladies has a baby in her belly. He’s still skeptical about your sobriety ;)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 12:21 pm

      Haha- drunk with excitement for sure, but no booze!

      xo,
      s

  20. Blair says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    I love what you girls did with the books and fabric on the shelf. You should style a shelf at every Goodwill you go to and leave as a calling card or something that you were there. Lol

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 12:21 pm

      Haha, sounds like fun!

      xo,
      s

  21. Becky says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    I go to Goodwill to find things that I need but don’t care if they atr new. I recently found a clear storage bin with a lid for $3.99. It is perfect to store dog food in the garage. I also found a pair of kitchen tongs…I think they were a $1!

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  22. Milly says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    I hope your friend got the ‘my bookhouse’ collection….we have those books and they are so awesome. That set sells for $100 on ebay…sometimes you can find them for $60. They are reprints from the 1920’s. My mom was flipping through them and kept talking about how these were stories she heard growing up. I was so excited when I saw them in the cart.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Oh yes, Katie got the whole collection! That’s amazing- I’ll have to tell her how much they’re worth!

      xo,
      s

  23. Karla@{TheClassyWoman} says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    You ladies are just so creative and so fun too! I LOVE these videos you do together, specifically the goodwill finds. Is it weird that when I saw the title of today’s post I got all giddy myself? It gets me all excited to hunt down my own treasures again soon. :)

    My favorite find in your stash was that set of books Katie grabbed. Great spines and colors, I totally would have snagged them too!

    Looking forward to the next half of the video, heading over now….

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  24. Diane @ home sweet homemade says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    Hi Sherry, such an adorable little red suitcase – love that as well as many of your other lucky GW purchases! Listen, thank you so much for including my little diy paper stamping project in your pinterest challenge highlights a couple of days ago. You’re so kind. Hope y’all had a great July 4th! -Diane

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Of course! Love it so much!!

      xo,
      s

  25. Jessica Ballard says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    I grabbed some awesome metal 70s style tray stands for $3 each, a top hat for $1, name brand jeans.

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    • Jessica Ballard says

      July 5, 2012 at 12:33 pm

      oh and I have those exact books in your cart at the beginning of the video. My parents read them to us as kids and I read them to mine. Love them!

    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:14 pm

      So sweet!!

      xo,
      s

  26. Suzanne says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    So, a lady that I work with throws pottery, and is always selling her stuff. Her initials are M.M. how crazy would that be if you bought her pieces?! Nice finds. WE never get anything that good at our Goodwill.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:14 pm

      NO WAY!!!! Show her the pics and see if she recognizes them. That would be awesome!

      xo,
      s

  27. Sarah S says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    My fave thrift store find? A tree stump side table for $35! Kind of similar to this one: http://www.westelm.com/products/natural-tree-stump-side-table-f655/?pkey=ccoffee-side-tables It’s an especially rewarding find because my hubby scoffed at the purchase when I brought it home. A few months later, it found a home in our living room and he loves it. An “I told you so” to the hubby is worth so much more than $35, right ;-)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:23 pm

      That’s awesome!

      xo,
      s

  28. NatalieM. says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    Speaking of Lovely Bones. Which I too would have made Katie buy:) I scored Alice Sebolds “Almost Moon” at the Dollar Tree on Tuesday. Regardless of if her writing took a ‘dollar store’ turn I am excited to take it to the lake :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm

      Ooh that’s exciting! I haven’t read that yet- let me know what you think!

      xo,
      s

    • Sayward says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:28 pm

      Just a heads up: I read Lovely Bones and loved it. Then I decided to check out a second book by her and picked “Lucky” which was the graphic firsthand account of her brutal rape in college and her efforts to move on afterwards. I think it was an important story to tell, but the book was so heart breaking and and haunting and scary to me… I’m not trying to diminish the suffering of victims in the slightest, but just READING her story completely traumatized me. I have so much compassion for her and other victims, and I admire her ability to survive and write so honestly, but the story was so dark and heavy it messed me up for awhile. Definitely NOT a casual beach read.

    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:31 pm

      Oh yes, I read that too. It was a very haunting book! My roommate recommended it in college and we spent quite a few nights talking about it to try to “figure out” how we felt.

      xo,
      s

  29. Anja says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    Sounds like a really fun shopping trip! Why don’t we have that kind of stores in Germany? Nobody seems to throw anything away around here (and when we do, we put it in one of our multiple garbage cans ;-)

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    • Kerstin says

      July 5, 2012 at 3:01 pm

      Hallo Anja,

      I don’t know where you live in Germany, but here in Münster we have a few shops that have a similar offer (and are non-profit organizations) and where I’ve already found nice stuff between all the junk. I can’t belive that where you live there’s no Flohmarkt, noone donates something or needs a Haushaltsauflösung ;-)

      Here are two links for inspiration:
      http://www.hfrggmbh.de/?id=4&state=secondhand
      http://www.chance-muenster.de/pages/start/beschaeftigung/moebel-troedel.php

      Viele liebe Grüße,
      Kerstin

  30. Lindsay L. says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Sherry I have never heard your Jersey accent so strongly before! Maybe it’s because you’re next to Katie? You sound like you could be on the housewives of new jersey, decorate a mansion and kick someone’s @$$ all at the same time! ;)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm

      Ah yes, it definitely comes out when I get excited. Haha.

      xo,
      s

  31. Lindsay says

    July 5, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    I love these videos! My husband always wonders what I’m watching when I have my headphones on and am grinning like a fool. About the handmade cream and sugar pottery you bought – I would be careful to test the inside for lead before storing anything consumable in them. The artist may not have intended them to store eatable items and may have used a glaze that would make them unsuitable. I know you are sticklers for safety, but just a heads up!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:23 pm

      Thanks for the tip! Someone else mentioned that too so I’m planning to use one of my lead test sticks from Home Depot on it!

      xo,
      s

  32. T. Y. Lee says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    I love Goodwill. By which I mean Value Village because that’s what I have in my town.

    My husband HATES when I drag him in there because he says everything has this… film… on them. Like an oily dusty residue and he feels like he can’t wash his hands enough after touching something.

    Pffffft. What a princess. :P

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  33. Emily says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    hehe your video was so much fun to watch! I love Goodwill/thrift store shopping!
    I collect old suitcases/chests (especially those from the late 1800s). I love them for everything storage-related. Guest room linens: trunk. Out of season clothes: trunk. Behind the sofa/living room linens: trunk. They’re everywhere in our house. I recently found an 1890s round-top steamer trunk in Goodwill for $20. (It needs some minor clean-up but it’s easily a $250 trunk…not that I would ever sell…love these things!) I was the happiest girl in the world :) I’m a Goodwill/Salvation Army believer!
    Thanks for sharing your creative ideas! Love your blog!

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  34. heather says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    Yep, definitely owned one of those lipton suntea jars as a kid…what the heck ever happened to that? Perhaps it made it’s way to a Georgia goodwill. We now just use a glass jar to make our suntea in! So good.

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    • heather says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:13 pm

      what the eff is that mumbojumbo in the website link?! That doesn’t even make any hibbity jibbity sense!? Haha weird random website spaz out.

    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:22 pm

      Hahaha- hibbity jibbity = hilarious.

      xo,
      s

  35. Chelsea says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    I love thrifting and would’ve died to have gone with you two. When Katie was talking about the queen sheet, she forgot one thing you can EASILY DIY…curtains! I just bought the cutest queen sheet set (washed/ironed them) and created floor-to-ceiling curtains out of them (with extra length). Also, don’t know why this has never crossed my mind, but I love the idea of making a pillow from a dress! :) Thanks for the tip!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:25 pm

      Oh yeah- curtains = awesome idea!

      xo,
      s

  36. Alex Pieschel says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    I LOVE Goodwill finds! As if Goodwill prices could not get any better, we actually have a Goodwill Outlet store in St. Louis–it’s true, everything is weighed by the cart (70 cents per pound!!!). So if you all ever find yourselves in St. Louis, you will have to check it out!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:24 pm

      Wow- that sounds awesome!

      xo,
      s

  37. Asha says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Best timing ever! We have a brand-spanking-new Goodwill that just opened up literally down the street. My first thought? After jumping up and down like a nerd when we passed it..while in the car… “OMG can’t wait to check it out Katie Bower/Sherry Petersik style!!!!!” haha. The hubs just raised his eyebrows. Your video got me going – and kept me giggling at work ;) Going to tap that Goodwill before the weekend. Thanks for the hilarity/ inspiration!

    Reply
  38. Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Love your finds! I can’t watch the video (not cause of technical issues, just cause I’m at work) but did Katie end up buying Napoleon as an ode to the former owner of her house?!

    In June of last year, I scored some awesome finds at our local thrift stores but I haven’t had much luck since!: http://desertdomicile.blogspot.com/2011/06/thrifted-treasures.html

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:40 pm

      Yes! She totally bought him!

      xo,
      s

  39. Bethany says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    LOVE your energy! BT dubs, I tell my hubby it’s totally ok and normal that I poke around thrift stores, “cause, you know, they do it on younghouselove!”

    Reply
  40. kristina says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I don’t know if someone already mentioned this, but I used to teach ceramics and a lot of those metallic glazes we used (like on the creamer, for instance) could contain lead, depending on the brand.

    The blue on the inside is probably ok though, but you might look into getting one of those lead test strip thingies before putting food in them.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:40 pm

      Thanks for the tip! It has been mentioned and I’m planning to lead test it asap – just to be sure! We already have some of those strips on hand.

      xo,
      s

  41. Vanessa says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I just love you and Katie B together- can’t y’all get a decorating show together?!

    Reply
  42. Sara says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    I love browsing at Goodwill! We found a coat rack and shelf that match (that could be repainted if we decide later) and our kitchen table and chair set actually came from Goodwill. It’s a round tile table and we love it! The chairs are awesome and we put comfortable seat cushions on them (in blue) to go with our decor. (From Bed Bath and Beyond w/ 20 percent off coupons!) And recently I purchased a cookie vase from McCoy. It was only made during 1978-1979 and it is now holding some flowers. (It didn’t have the lid.) It’s a yellow mouse! (without ears, but it has flowers!)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:50 pm

      Sounds awesome!

      xo,
      s

  43. Linda says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Off topic – how is your car? Hopefully a quick and relatively inexpensive fix!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:09 pm

      Thankfully it was a quick and inexpensive fix that they did this morning (hooray!). It had to do with the sensor for the brake not “sensing” that John had his foot down on the brake so the car wouldn’t start (even though it was pushed down). All fixed and home! Whew.

      xo,
      s

  44. Chelsea @ Chelsea Eats Treats says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    “We only realized afterwards that the M.M. initials on the bottom must mean it was made by Marshall Mathers. Obviously.” BAHAHAHAHAHAH of course you did.

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  45. Rosie says

    July 5, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    I love your blog. I love thrifting, and I love hearing about thrift store scores.

    But.

    I really hate these videos. The giggling, Valley Girl talk, etc. is very grating.

    This is the last one I’ll watch.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks for loving our blog, Rosie. And no worries – our videos are definitely not for everyone (we’re always shocked when over a hundred people comment to say they love these things, haha)! We just hope those who like ’em will watch them and those who don’t will click the little box and make them go away! Haha. No pressure!

      xo,
      s

    • Amy says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:20 pm

      I love these videos!…they make me feel normal and validate the awkward public behavior displayed by me and my best friend…I love that we all seem to have someone(s) who embraces our “weird”.

    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:25 pm

      Aw thanks Amy!

      xo,
      s

    • Gabriella @ Our Life In Action says

      July 5, 2012 at 3:15 pm

      I love these videos! You guys do a wonderful job – over a 100 people like them, you must be doing something right. ;-)

      And to the person who doesn’t like them, just don’t watch them. No need to get all grumpy pants about it.

  46. carra says

    July 5, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    I am going to Goodwill after work now! Ours is open until 9pm it is amazing. Sherry, I love the Girls Guide to Hunting & Fishing, Melissa Bank was a patient of the dentist I worked for in NYC. You guys are awesome…you remind me of my own friends. I love your blog, I actually finished reading it from page one last week. I felt like I needed the backstory on the old house etc.

    Happy almost anniversary!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:20 pm

      No way! I can’t believe Melissa Bank was a patient of the dentist where you worked! What a small world! And we’re completely honored that you read all the way back to the beginning of our blog- that’s a whole lotta posts!

      xo,
      s

  47. Caitlin says

    July 5, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Garnet Hill has “Vintage Sports Memorabilia” (http://www.garnethill.com/vintage-sports-memorabilia/sale-clearance/sale-of-the-day/245840?defattrib=&defattribvalue=&listIndex=2) on sale today. Jokes on you, Garnet Hill. Now everybody knows where to get REAL vintage sports memorabilia!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      That’s so funny! They sure do look cute in that corner!

      xo,
      s

  48. Alex says

    July 5, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    This was so funny! You guys crack me up. The prices seemed kind of funny though (maybe it’s a Georgia thing?). $1.91 seems so random.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:25 pm

      Isn’t that strange?! It’s one of the only Goodwill stores I’ve ever seen with things marked between fifty cents and a dollar. At ours it’s all round numbers without change for the most part- so $1.91 and $1.97 is so funny to me!

      xo,
      s

  49. linda says

    July 5, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    Very fun video, but as an avid reader, I’m kind of lost at why one would select books based on the covers.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:30 pm

      Many people love using colorful hardcover books around the house – just to add color or a pretty timeworn look. For example, you can add a stack of them to a console with a pretty box on top or stick a stack of bigger books under a table lamp to add height on a night stand (like we did in our bedroom). Just like someone would buy a vase or ceramic animal because it’s purely a beautiful object, a pretty stack of hardcover books can work for the same purpose. Especially when they’re so affordable and looking for a loving home, haha.

      xo,
      s

  50. Shareen says

    July 5, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    I don’t know why but I was totally expecting your video (or post title?) to be “Goodwill Hunting” and then you could throw in some fantastic movie quotes (the PG ones, of course). Wait, is that what last year’s video was called? Regardless, you guys are too cute…and thanks for the fantastic inspiration!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 5, 2012 at 2:27 pm

      Haha- yes that was what we called the last one. And I think I worked in a “how do you like them apples” quote or two.

      xo,
      s

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