The sun shines brightly this February morning, and a warm wave has hit our NC town. My immediate thought spins towards yard sale season and how I am itching to go out on my Saturday morning excursions. I use the [...]
5 Minutes, $5 Mantel Decor Redo
Sep19
Embracing a “Trash to Treasure” mentality encourages so many creative juices for me. Someone else may have chosen to discard the item for a few dollars at a yard sale, but to me, I see a world of new possibilities. [...]
Beautiful Entertaining with Thrifted Treasures
Jun13
After having promised myself to yard sale with only “needs” in mind this summer, it’s been a wonderful excuse to begin new treasure hunts as I prepare for some of my talks on “Thrifting as a lifestyle” for our Becoming [...]
My Home Decor Yard Sale Treasures Week
May7
Today’s yard sale outing scored me some extra fun home decor Trash to Treasure finds. Our daughters’ bedroom is a slowly evolving Pottery Barn Inspired room. In fact, I have all the pictures loaded for a post addressing this, and [...]
Yard Sale Treasures
Apr30
Yard sale season has cranked into full gear in NC, and for the first time in awhile, I don’t necessarily have to set a strict yard sale budget, but I do have to be careful not to replace all the [...]
Spontaneous Yard Sale Chaos…
Apr20
For those of you who follow me on my Balancing Beauty and Bedlam Facebook page, you know that this past Saturday afternoon I decided to do something quite crazy as I announced a spontaneous yard sale in two days, Tuesday [...]
My $0.25 Yard Sale Reminder
Oct25
It’s no secret that I am a “professional” yard saler. It’s not really in my bio, but maybe it should be. I guess the term “professional” defines someone who makes money from that endeavor, yet I don’t make money from [...]
Trash to Treasure Yard Sale Find – Antique Chair
Sep27
After having taken a few weeks off of attending yard sales, I ventured out bright and early Saturday morning to browse for a few treasures. I was not disappointed. Tucked away, I caught of glimpse of the lines on this [...]
Yard Sale Trash to Treasure Finds
Aug14
It’s always thrilling for me when a room slowly comes together. I’ve never had a room make-over, although HGTV would be SO welcome to attack any room in our house, and I might even name our next child after them [...]
What’s Your $10 Fun?
Jun9
Last weekend, my girls and I bonded over treasure hunting and hit some yard sales. We didn’t find a lot of things, but because they were with me, items were pointed out in a new light. Smooshed together in a [...]
Planning Your Garage Sale and Thrifting Trips
May26
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” We often think of that old adage in terms of business or work, but the same philosophy holds true when I plan out my yard sale and thrifting trips. (No, I [...]
Finding Treasures…Yard Sale Style
May22
Yard sale season is in full swing, and you know that I have been enjoying my most favorite recreational activity…treasure hunting. Not only do I thoroughly enjoy the thrill of the hunt, but it has enabled our household budget on [...]
Yard Sale Treasures…are they out there?
Apr26
Waking up and going to yard sales is as natural to me as the air I breathe.But for many of you, it’s new and a bit overwhelming. My goal is to have a concise Yard Sale 101 summary, but I [...]
Eddie Ross’ Painted Hutch redo
Mar6
As I head into yard sale season, all the creative juices in my body are starting to flow. I can barely contain myself with the wonder and excitement of the trash to treasures that I am about to behold. Since [...]
Sacrificial thrifty find
Jan30
I haven’t had much time to finish all the many DIY projects that I have lining the halls, nor spray paint the abundance of “finds” that I have captured at the local thrift store.That is why I was so thrilled [...]
