Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Years ago, Mom introduced me to the idea of going to garage sales. People sell the darnedest things at their garage sales. Garage sales take time, you have to hit quite a few before you find the item you want or need. I look for the neighborhood sales, which are usually either in spring or fall.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 4, 2013
I love going to garage sales. I took it apart (which took about an hour) and am stripping the paint off the iron (think at least one can of paint stripper) and then will spray with Rust-oleum – and I just found out that the cans I thought I had had been used on lamps! Free is good, right? Maybe, maybe not. Money Tips'
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Dad’s old cowboy hat and a rope from the garage can be the start of a cowboy get up. Mom’s black cape, some makeup and a piece of cardboard cut and painted black to make bats ears can make someone into Dracula.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 24, 2011
I painted it and added some fun baskets to it for organizing as well. The picnic basket on the bottom was passed on from my Mom, and I treasure it. The picnic basket in the middle was an estate sale find and the little one on top.came from a garage sale. Do you see the Baker's Rack in the picture too?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 22, 2014
I took at least three trunks full of “stuff” to Goodwill, I had a garage sale, and I sold things online. For instance, the minimalist mom limits her wardrobe to items that are black, white, gray, and black and white so everything mixes and matches. My children love to draw and paint, and I love seeing their work.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 11, 2016
Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. On Mom’s WWII era Lane cedar chest, I used a product called Howard’s Restore-a-Finish to cover the multitude of chips and scratches from the used furniture I wanted to keep. It had way too many coats of paint on it to ever be pretty again otherwise.
Saving Cents With Sense
JANUARY 19, 2013
Buy a dated, smooth-gliding rocker at a garage sale for next to nothing and customize it with several yards of fabric and a staple gun. Give that set of sturdy, bright orange bookshelves new life with several coats of white paint. The woodwork doesn’t need to match exactly, instead choose pieces based on price and function.
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