New Goodwill Bins Shop & Flip Cottage Decor

[@lindabunce5133]

My Grandmother had a huge Dictionary like yours. She had it on a wood book stand next to her morning chair. Each day, she would open it to a random page and go down the column until she found a word she didn't know. She would memorize it and use it during the day when she could. Great finds!

[@DesertDIY]

that is so admirable! My dad has one on a book stand like that too but it is just for decoration in his house. So neat!

[@lindabunce5133]

@@DesertDIY she was a "proper" but lovely lady. Very British.

[@banjerma]

I would read dictionaries and encyclopedias for pastime as a child. It was a fun activity to me. Very few other things to do.

[@joyelsey1366]

Oh my goodness, I absolutely love today’s video! That footstool was stunning and the dictionary, the way you displayed the botanical prints! I couldn’t get over how much I loved it. Thank you for sharing such great ideas with us today, girl you rock.❤

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much Joy. You made my day. I really appreciate you saying that.

[@solavisa]

I like how you show the item in the goodwill bin and then you go directly to how you fix/upstyle/repurpose it. I like the continuity of that. Thanks!

[@marrodroc]

The 1934 dictionary! My dad was born in 1934! I love what you did with the stool! Omg, so many little projects in your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your work with us!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you! And how cool! Love it!

[@KrisSchwartz]

The footstool is gorgeous! I also love the part where you're talking to your dog.

[@marydanhayes7404]

It’s a primitive candle holder. You can place a small candle holder with candle on the small shelf

[@DesertDIY]

Ooo! I had a feeling that's what it was

[@JenKurth]

I agree. That looks very much like the ones I made in shop class in high school. I use mine to hold antique candlesticks with candles.

[@donnawaybright7641]

It is a candle holder. I have a couple. Love them.

[@debeckersley3850]

Before I start my comments, let me tell you I'm 69. I learned to sew and refinish furniture from my Mom. My only grandparent was my English Grandmother (Dad's side) whose life straddled Victoria, Edward, George, and Elizabeth's reigns. I inherited alot of her furniture, most of which has been restored. The footstool is Victorian. The style, however, is Queen Anne ( the shape of the legs). The coconut husk stuffing supplements the horsehair stuffing which is original. The burlap covering is wool. The original upholstery fabric appears to be silk velvet that has rotted. God bless you for saving the nails. If you incorporate them in your restoration, you can price your item higher for using original components. You, once again, did a beautiful job on this footstool. And the other items, too. I enjoy watching your hunt for items, as well as breathing new life into them. You and your family are truly artists!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much for sharing all of that information. I love knowing more about these things. I bet you've seen some amazing pieces

[@qhodges_]

Great job on the stool! 🤍

[@buffalure3198]

Please take the word suite off of the mailbox. I think it would look more antique that way. Just a thought.

[@KandyKoatedKrafts]

Yes, I agree!!

[@maryflorence646]

I love your format of showing how you make something over at the same time you purchase it ! You do a beautiful job on your makeovers.

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much Mary!

[@mariannamiller738]

What a neat idea with the dictionary and botanical prints!❤

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Marianna!

[@LoisWood-e4y]

I just love that 'grandmas' footstool !! What a transformation. I had a piece that was 100-ish years old, judging by when they stopped using horsehair as cushioning. Your layer sure looked like horsehair to me! When I refinished mine, I put the horsehair layer back in between the foam layers along with a note saying what I had done with the piece. I just love the history of furniture pieces. Great haul and transformations today, I wish I had that dictionary; what a find!

[@DesertDIY]

I think that is really cool that you left a note. Thank you for sharing that!

[@marycoffee7366]

Love the immediate gratification of the makeover after you pull the item from the bin👏👏👏

[@KSprague2024]

"Weird words that people make up now" You couldn't be more right about that, Cory. I appreciate your passion and respect for past people and history. ❤ Have a great week!!

[@DesertDIY]

Haha yes! Thank you!

[@sonniecampbell1788]

Brilliant use of the dictionary to display the prints! So happy you rescued it. Keep the footstool - for Grandma! Great finds and makeovers Cory!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much Sonnie!

[@elainereynolds7701]

LOVE OLDER PUP'S... HE'S ADORABLE..... Great Video. LOVE the Foot Stool and the Brass Lamp.

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Elaine! I much prefer older dogs to younger dogs as well.

[@dorothybunot5994]

It's beautiful it's not a shame that it was painted.She did a good job.Love it wish it was mine

[@glendagrant9042]

New subscriber. I enjoyed the video very much. I love the beginning and end with prices included. All the items turned out so well. I used to have space in shops and sold on Etsy. I am 74 now so have completely retired from all my jobs. I was an RN for 35 years. I do enjoy seeing others thrift and resell. I have never been to Goodwill bins.

[@DesertDIY]

Wow you have worked very hard ! You deserve the time off

[@janhaley1212]

I have a 26 volume set of the World Book of Knowledge. Excellent condition. I paid $5 for them. They teach milking cows, planting a garden and castrating pigs. Most were sent to kids monthly who lived on farms and faraway from schools. My kids loved reading them.

[@kellyk5513]

Everything turned out beautiful. Whoever buys any of the items at your booth will be very lucky. You’re so creative ❤

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much Kelly, that means a lot to me.

[@sonyamowery2324]

I'm so glad you saved the stool. What history! Oh, if that stool could talk! I hope you keep it. Thanks for sharing!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Sonya! I'm sure it had a great life until recently! But now it is beautiful again

[@jamieomahen2656]

This format is great!!! Best video and love your 14 year old fur baby’s commentary.

[@DesertDIY]

Haha thank you Jamie! He always has something to say about everything

[@colettemack3690]

I am so glad you rescued that huge book

[@DesertDIY]

Me too!

[@juliaforbes-nish9027]

I'm so enjoying these videos so much I would snap up the stool and lamp in a heartbeat. They would go great in my Victorian home here in Scotland

[@sharonwaldie9737]

I am really proud of you for saving that dictionary. I would give good money and pay the shipping. I'd love to have that piece of history. ❤

[@marthadueck6461]

Great fines. The makeovers were fantastic. Love the mailbox.

[@lindacastro6625]

What a great haul! The stool was like an archeological find! So much inspiration in one video. Thank you!

[@DesertDIY]

Haha it was! Thank you Linda

[@corinnepage1260]

Grandma's foot stool turned out beautifully. I love the fabric you used. Selling it for $29.95 is a ridiculously low price. You should sell it for, at the very least, $40.00. I've been hoping to find one of those mailboxes, but I've had zero luck. I'll keep looking. All of the items you refurbished are beautiful.

[@JMLin-l6q]

I love books and botanicals. That book/botanical display is sooo clever! Love your channel!

[@DesertDIY]

Yay! I am so glad you liked it! That makes me so happy. Thank you so much for watching.

[@judigood4606]

I love how you feel for your finds! That you want to preserve the old while making it new. Thank you for sharing your skill and time with us🥰❤️

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Judi!

[@adriaknecht9470]

I just love that dictionary! The way you used it as a display piece for the botanical art sheets was clever. Another great video.

[@maryannbeatty8473]

I would not have been able to sell anything from this video! It is all so cool!

[@barbaraclanton-px9wi]

What a lovely and interesting way to display your prints.Footstool transformation elegant.

[@lesliejackson8188]

*Hi Cory.😊 I enjoyed this video very much.* *Having grown up with parents who owned an Antique and Collectibles Store, I recommend that you buy a box of plastic sleeves like the ones used to preserve pages in 3 ring binders to slip your botanical prints into. Buy the kind that are closed on 3 sides and open at the top. Better yet, thrift them if you can! Add a piece of chip board to the sleeve behind the print to keep it stiff and wrinkle-free. Chip board is the type of cardboard that is used on the back of tablets like legal pads, if you haven't heard that term before. Your husband or the kids probably have chip board on tablets for school that you can use when the paper is gone.* *The pages you displayed look great tucked in between the dictionary pages as you plan to sell them in your booth, but very quickly people's grubby hands, (✋️especially those of children) will transfer oils, dirt, possibly food stains, and creases or tears in your botanical prints. Even at 50 cents or a dollar each, the protective covers are helping to save you from a LOSS of $3.95 per page...and DON'T GET ME STARTED ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WET THEIR FINGERS TO TURN PAGES‼️🤮🤯 It also makes the prints look more professional and less likely to be stolen! 😔 The prints can be taken out of the sleeve when sold and bagged with the chip board to keep them from getting bent on the way home. You may even check with Mom and Pop printing companies to see if they have free cast-offs of chip board - or Staples or FedEx - that would be tossed anyway. (Ask me how I know, LOL!)*

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much for that advice Leslie! I'll start looking for those supplies

[@lesliejackson8188]

@@DesertDIY *My pleasure 🙏 Cory❣️*

[@GodsChosenOne1986]

Great finds! Which outlet did you thrift this time? I usually go to the one off of 45/ Beltway 8 or the one in Cypress.

[@anniejones2640]

The fabric at the end would make some beautiful block print pillows and that style is so in right now!😊

[@DesertDIY]

Oh you are so right

[@pennyhaase744]

That footstool is gorgeous !! AWESOME job 🎉🎉

[@NELLYSCHASE]

Love this! Very good job on the footstool.

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Morgan

[@lovingmayberry307]

LOVE that footstoop and dictionary!! Great idea to show the botanicals that way!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much!

[@janetmann3557]

Thank you for restoring grandma's footstool!

[@sherryadkins1225]

I love how you sd that you want the furniture to have the original material etc. that’s cool to see . And I’m glad you respected the “ grandma’s chair” we all love our grandma! Ty

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you!! 😊

[@phoenixfurniturestudio]

I absolutely love the way you displayed the botanical prints using the dictionary pages!! 😍😍

[@DesertDIY]

Yay I'm so glad you loved it!

[@melindashahan6836]

Those handmade nails were so COOL!!

[@michellesurratt3788]

That mailbox! ❤ reminds me of my grandparents house when I was little

[@dinabond3547]

The foot stool turned out beautifully, so happy you saved it ❤

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Dina!

[@rachelleknighton7399]

It's such an awesome video! The footstool is stunning, and I would absolutely keep it. You may never have another opportunity to have such an antique as wonderful as this footstool. You found so many amazing items, and I love everyone of them.❤❤❤

[@michelledee9304]

That stool came out beautifully! Thank you for rescuing it. We had that same mailbox on our house in the 1960's that was black.

[@DesertDIY]

Wow thank you so much Michelle. So cool you had the same mailbox!

[@BarbaraEsker-eh7zg]

I love watching your videos

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Barabara I am so glad to hear that

[@annieg9636]

Wow, you are so creative! I love the foot stool and the mailbox!

[@lynnnovak889]

Keep the stool! Sooooo perfect!

[@DesertDIY]

I might have too! Haha thank you Lynn!

[@heatherburrill]

Such a brilliant way to display botanical prints in the old dictionary ❤

[@DesertDIY]

I'm glad you like it!

[@annettetrumbore4784]

Love all of it, but especially the foot stool. I have a collection of blue and white china scattered throughout my home...this would fit right in

[@katiemoyer8679]

I recovered a similar footstool with my Mom, about 60 years ago. Mom reupholstered for a hobby and a side gig. We would go to an auction one weekend and mom would get a sofa for example, then she totally transformed the sofa. We would have a new Gorgeous sofa for a short time in the family room. She would attract a sofa buyer, make her sale, and go to the auction on next weekend, where she would Do it all again. Growing up we had new furniture every month‼️😂 The Matter you described as coconut derived, looks similar to mine, mom said it was steamed, pressed horse hair (tails) . They had a lot of horses back then, none lived forever but clearly their hair was reused in many ways. The handmade nails look like upholstery type tacks, similar ones can still be found to purchase today. Mom had a special too for these tacks ( it was kinda petite for a hammer) it was lightweight and magnetized so a tack could be put on hammer, hammer could be swung and Boom, tack went in Well. Congratulations on your lovely channel. You have lovely instincts displayed, great innovations and quire the knack for content creation. 👍. I appreciate your honest, friendly presentations. 💗 Oh, btw, I’ve the 1946 dictionary & the GI-normous Dictionary as well…just sitting on my bookshelves…we were sent on a daily basis …multi times….to look up words. All us kids had amazing vocabulary scores in school growing up.

[@fannylang6525]

Wow! You got a treasure trove of books for a steal! I looked up the titles on a used book site and you have well over $100 worth of used books with just the four you showed! Lucky find! Somebody lovingly collected and cared for such beautiful pieces..so glad you rescued them from the trash heap.

[@TwelveAcres]

I feel like you are such a hero for giving that wonderful old stool a new lease on life!

[@DesertDIY]

Haha thank you!

[@cathymiller2811]

The wood of your cutting board, I've seen a lot. My Dad loved it. He called it Bird's Eye Maple. He was a woodworker. Making wood products, displaying and selling at craft fairs.

[@DesertDIY]

Very cool!

[@JackieBurnsCreations]

That black straw like material on the stool could have been horse hair. I love the way you display your prints, that is so cool.

[@TheGiveittomeall]

You're right. It's horsehair.

[@lindacaston5525]

I love the foot stool! On the mailbox,if it were me,I would remove those letters saying “suite”. I think they take away from the rusty look of it. 😊

[@DesertDIY]

I just might do that

[@DebraWatson-c1t]

I really enjoyed this video and ohh my goodness I love that foot stool ❤️❤️

[@Thatsinteresting363]

Love the bunny in the crusty wire basket! ❤️❤️

[@noricoleman8988]

You did such a nice job on refurbishing everything!

[@marthadueck6461]

I love old books. That is the one thing I always look for at thrift stores. That’s a Great idea what you used the dictionary for..

[@vickieking5831]

So clever how you displayed the botanical prints in the dictionary. I really liked everything you did, but the standout for me was that amazing stool. It was gorgeous. I'd keep that one. I'm really getting hooked on the blue and white items--the jars and plates and teacups. Love them all. I saw another video where they mod podged a blue flower printed napkin onto a mason jar. So cute.

[@DesertDIY]

Blue and white is my absolute favorite. It will always be in style in my opinion. Thank you Vickie I'm so glad you liked my projects

[@sharonwhitehead-s3l]

Awesome finds and beautiful work. I like your channel very much. Thank you for sharing.

[@sharongiles6326]

Loved the stool and the mailbox, great hall

[@billierichards8093]

The small stool you found is about 100 years old. The grassy looking material it was stuffed with looked like burlap and horse hair. That was typical for the late 1800’s. My mother and I have many antiques and have refinished them. I have a queen Ann chair that was built in 1898. It looks very much like your stool. Love so much that you saved it! ❤

[@sharonwhitehead-s3l]

Mailbox is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[@katherinepereira9088]

The footstool is absolutely lovely! What a transformation.

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you!

[@paulakvam6841]

Love everything you did. I could see that fabric you put in the washer at the end made into a cute pillow!

[@DesertDIY]

Ooo yes indeed!

[@susanewing8458]

Wow! Your prices are amazing! I definitely would have bought that stool in a heartbeat! Love the iron basket, and that dictionary is awesome!

[@DesertDIY]

Thanks so much!

[@valerietruett1930]

Wow! That dictionary is fabulous!

[@rachelarchuleta795]

Such awesome projects thank you for all the ideas.❤

[@beverlylones9552]

The footstool is absolutely gorgeous! Love the material love the old mailbox, so beautiful! The tray is so amazing, love the tray! Oh my goodness, the books were such an exciting find, so stunning! Love the way you displayed them in your booth!❤️

[@PatriciaGainer]

First time I've been on your site. You have some very clever ideas and artwork displays. I loved the footstool also. I'll definitely watch you again Thank you!!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you!

[@josephinejohnson4772]

I absolutely love that footstool and I would have a difficult time parting with it too.

[@cherylgoff8955]

👏👏👏👏love the stool! And I love what you did with the botanicals! I love old dictionaries and encyclopedias

[@paulavanduynhoven8951]

You are so talented ❤. I just love watching your ideas come to life❤❤❤

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much Paula

[@homekeepersinfo5971]

love the mailbox

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you!!!

[@bellaeve7367]

Oh wow!! I was driving through an upscale neighborhood one day and found on the curbside a Victorian foot stool. It was in the same condition as the one you found. Now I see how I can restore it just watching your video. Thanks

[@joannenepia9193]

Fantastic, really helpful tutorial. Thank you so much . Love from new Zealand.

[@Hope-yl7rg]

Love it all but that footstool would have to stay with me LOL. And that dictionary, oh wow I love it. And you have very fair prices on your products. Thanks for sharing.

[@ginahernandez3219]

I think you should keep the foot stool. You did an awesome job on it. Like you said, it goes with your home decor. But you did an awesome job on all of them. Thanks for sharing, Corie ❤

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much Gina! I'm trying to find a place for it in my house lol

[@ginahernandez3219]

@@DesertDIY you’re so welcome. Hope you do find a place for it. ☺️

[@aolsweetsew]

The stool turned out amazingly! I like the dust cover underneath! Don't see that often enough.

[@jackieburnett6881]

Absolutely a great video!! I loved everything you purchased and how you decorated with it! The stool I would have to keep!!! The books are fantastic! I’m a book lover! The 1934 dictionary is like Wow! Antique books are wonderful! Ty so much for this fabulous video! I am amazed at your creativity!

[@janemurray2563]

Awesome merchandising ideas. Thank you. I have an old dictionary stored away Im going to use.

[@PK-bh1ww]

You're a good presenter and have a pleasant voice. And a good eye and talent for giving something a new life. I do a little of that but I do more in my mind as I window shop thrift stores or go to estate sales. 😊

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you! Window shopping is fun too!

[@JoyceFrye-vx3nl]

Wow, the footstool, prints, books, mailbox, that brass lamp, all favorites! Can’t wait for your Etsy shop!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much Joyce!

[@vickimckenney6173]

Love those finds!!! The foot stool is beautiful 😍

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you!

[@janhaley1212]

Great video with wonderful finds! You rock!

[@TammyB-x2h]

I need that foot stool! Can’t believe you priced it at $29. It’s beautiful and matches my decor

[@ldianehigley3287]

You have so many wonderful ideas, and find amazing stuff. Love watching your shows.

[@anneaton921]

That was so cool the way you displayed the flower prints stuck inside the encyclopedia!! Genious!!🥰

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Anne

[@karenbreslauer2053]

Great video. KEEP THE FOOT STOOL !!!!! Great job reupholstering Fabric is beautiful !!

[@louisejohnston4876]

So glad to stumble upon your channel. I am considering opening a booth myself and your tips and style to stage the refinished pieces are excellent!

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much!!! I hope you get to open your booth and get lots of success

[@carolweiss8795]

I saw another KZbinr with a wood piece that had holes just like the ones on your wood piece and he said they were worm holes?! The coir on the footstool oh my! That really dates it. It turned out beautifully!

[@jackieford3281]

I loved this video! All of your projects are so beautiful! I hope you start an Etsy store very soon!!

[@teresagalbreath7452]

Awesome video! I enjoyed it very much especially the huge dictionary and then the way you used it for display was a great idea.

[@laurieboughfman5727]

That glitter cardboard house could be worth big money! I winced when you tossed it aside! I decorate with these!

[@anjapopken3320]

Love the way you show what you found and immediately flip it. Very nice to watch. Loved everything you found. Especially the stool...beautiful.

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you so much!

[@beverleygorman3096]

Love the footstool makeover and what a great way to display the floral prints

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Beverley

[@julierodriguez2586]

Enjoyed watching you recover the footstool. Turner out so lovely!❤

[@DesertDIY]

Thank you Julie