Some people have a special talent for finding secondhand treasures. These thrift-store whisperers possess an innate knack for sniffing out the best deals or or seeing potential in some dirty, broken piece of furniture where nobody else could. My sister-in-law Kalli is one of those people.
I am not.
What I have is a knack for finding the stupidest stuff at thrift-stores and taking pictures of it to put on instagram.
Like this gem:
HA! This thing is hilarious. First of all, who saves up to buy videos? I was around when they weren’t totally outdated, but I don’t ever remember desperately scrounging up my change to buy a video. Second of all, it’s such a strange shape. So tall and narrow. You could cram as much money as possible in there and only be able to afford one video. Thirdly, somebody made this, with their bare hands, for the sole purpose of hoarding VIDEO MONEY. It could have been a vase. Or just any old bank. But it’s not a vase. It’s not a bank. It’s for VIDEO MONEY, so don’t you forget it. This thing is amazing.
Know what else is amazing? This bookshelf makeover from Shanna at Restoration Redoux.
Ka-POW! Isn’t that a beautiful color? And paired with the pink accents? Mmmmm, perfection.
Shanna is clearly one of those thrift-store whisperer people too. Maybe she’ll teach me her secrets someday. Or she could make a video …
10 Comments
Mumzy
November 17, 2015 at 7:00 AMLOL!!!! You crack me up! That dresser would b so cute in a little l’s room!!
anna whiston-donaldson
November 17, 2015 at 8:47 AMPow! Love that bright color!
Shanna Gilbert
November 17, 2015 at 11:20 AM“Thrift store Whisperer” I love it! I think I’m going to include that in my about me section on my blog lol!
Sarah @ I Speak Canadian
November 17, 2015 at 1:13 PMThat’s awesome! It took me a second to realize she had turned it upside down.
SusanB
November 17, 2015 at 2:29 PMWell, videos used to be rented. And that cost money. And when you think “games” rather than “movies” you can perhaps think of some kid saving up his dough to rent the newest version of a game. Think of times prior to cellphones and tablets. Videos were primo entertainment. No less than cassette tapes. 🙂
Alicia S
November 18, 2015 at 8:09 AMI think it would have been better for beer money since it looks like a beer can, but cute idea regardless.
I love the re-do. Looks as though she turned it upside down. Who woulda thunk it? Love it!
LeeAnn
November 18, 2015 at 1:14 PMLove that bookcase!!
Irene
November 18, 2015 at 4:34 PMSarah and Alicia, you guys, it WAS upside down in the thrift shop! She just turned it right way up! 😛
amy
November 19, 2015 at 12:35 PMMaybe Shanna could make a video. Then you could save up money to buy that video with your video jar.
Sammi
November 20, 2015 at 7:45 AMHAHA! I feel like my skills fluctuate between a “Thrift Store Whisperer” or “Thrift Store Casualty” every time I go.
One thing I have noticed is that some thrift stores are better for clothes, while some are better for furniture and other odds & ends. Once you learn which thrift shops are better for each, then you can be pretty confident you’ll be a “Whisperer” for that round (hopefully, at least).
~ Sammi of The Feather Box Blog