Whether you’re dressing up or looking for unique items to decorate with, you need to start with Goodwill in mind. Although you’ll find great pre-packaged costumes, there’s nothing like getting super creative and putting something unique together. If your creative juices aren’t flowing, you can always visit Pinterest or similar sites to get some ingenious ideas before shopping online at …
Frightfully Fun Costumes For Less
My favorite time of year is here — Halloween time! Jack-o’-lanterns, skeletons, creepy witches and ghoulish monsters are making appearances just about everywhere! But that won’t scare me from finding the most unique costumes in town for the lowest price! Right now, Goodwill locations are stocked with gently used costumes from superheroes to princesses to pirates and Star Wars. …
#12MonthsofThrifting: Finding a Pair of Booties
The prompt for September #12monthsofthrifting is to find a pair of booties, a fall essential. I always have great luck finding booties at Goodwill, especially the location on State Road. Here are my go-to tips to thrift booties: Always check the sole. If it’s worn down, probably not worth the purchase, even if it is $5. However, if they are a durable …
Thrifty Decorating for a More Mid-Century Modern Master Bedroom
Piece by piece we are completing our Mid-Mod inspired bedroom makeover, and I’m proud to report that we thrifted every single piece of furniture! The upstairs of our bungalow-style home consists of a tiny nursery nook, a small hallway, and our bedroom. Furniture needed for the bedroom: two dressers, two nightstands and a headboard. If you remember, this is …
DIY: Dark & Dreary to Bright Buffet Stand
While out thrift shopping I kept seeing this dry sink. I’ve never had much luck with dry sinks because I feel they still look outdated even after I’ve repainted/repurposed them. Well this dry sink had been at the store so long that it was marked an additional 50% off the already low price. So being that I’m addicted to …
Summit for Kids: Back-to-School Fashion
Kids these days don’t need labels to define their style. That is why this past weekend during the Summit for Kids event in Akron, Goodwill helped create a fashion show sharing back-to-school kid chosen styles! Each of these kids from pre-K to 9th grade chose their own outfits at an average cost of $7, and in some cases that …
Kids Styles to Fall Into
The first day of Autumn is just around the corner…September 22nd to be exact. It’s sure approaching fast. By now most kiddos are back in school and hopefully sporting all their fun back to school finds. And soon they’ll be getting their kicks out of jumping into leaf piles and picking out their favorite shaped pumpkin! As we transition from …
#12MonthsofThrifting: Leather Jacket
A faux leather jacket is the perfect transitional piece so I’ve added it to the list of essentials to the #12MonthsofThrifting challenge. Leather, or fake leather, is timeless so you can count on finding one at your local Goodwill Akron store. Every leather jacket I own came from a thrift store and the best part, I’ve purchased most of …
Top 5 on shopgoodwill.com
Did you know that over 100 Goodwills across the country are selling items online at shopgoodwill.com? Indeedy they are! What’s cool is that you can search the entire database of items for sale, or, what I like to do is narrow it to just the items being sold at my local Goodwill (Akron!). By finding things at my local store, …
DIY: Refurbished Cabinet
When I was making my usual Sunday Goodwill run I found this little cabinet. My first thought was that it would make a really cute bathroom stand/cabinet. It was a little beat up, but no major work needed done other than tightening it up and painting it. After Some of the screws were missing from the top, which …