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Posts tagged “thrift store”

Allison’s Super Creative Cottage
House Tour

Name: Allison [of Lark] and Paul, Jacob (7), Jules (6), Jim the dog, and cats Rita and Ingrid. Location: Daylesford, Australia Size: 150 square meters [1600 square feet] Years lived in: 3, owned Or...

How To: Wash Out the Smell From Thrift Store Furniture

Anjali of LA-based Giant Jeans Parlor sent us these helpful how-to instructions showing how to remove the characteristic thrift store bouquet that often accompanies a purchase, using two St. Vincent D...

LA Store: Nick Metropolis
Los Angeles

We've visited this store before but we thought we'd get another look at it for those of you who haven't yet gotten up the courage to venture inside... Although we live within walking distance of Nick ...

Look: Craptacular Mirrors!
Melbourne

On a recent excursion to Melbourne’s South East we couldn’t resist the opportunity to have a poke around in some of the local charity shops and whilst the Featherston Contour R-160 Chair that weâ...

We Just Can’t Container Store Ourselves Enough: 9 Products We Love

We swear they pipe something into the airducts at The Container Store. We go in there for one thing, our list firmly in hand, and come out with a dozen other things, the list be damned. Here's a ...

Montrose in Sunset Magazine

Faye's original Department Store on Honolulu Wasn't it just last month that we were extolling the virtues of Montrose? Yes, it's a little-known town north of downtown that still has an air of the p...

Pattye's Closet

Ever been to Montrose? Well you're missing out. Not only is it really not that far north of downtown LA, but it's like taking a field trip back in time. Honolulu, the main shopping street is line...