DIY THRIFT FLIP - Easy Home Decor Ideas on a BUDGET!

[@lonefox]

wow I love when I forget to add music to the intro and the second project only costing $1 LOL!!! It was $12 :) ENJOY

[@annikalundrigan1855]

Lone Fox and the two at 7:50 😂 love you b

[@aneirys]

Lol I thought that there was something wrong with my phone 😅

[@sweetphangurl3315]

I'm like wait I just bought these headphones they can't be broken ☺

[@melindab]

Lone Fox lol

[@deadfishy]

I'm glad i wasnt making it up in my head!

[@lucyfrenz759]

The trunk is giving me Slytherin dorm room chic

[@rimbluebooks]

Oh yeeeees 😍😍

[@juliepatterson5800]

I thought the exact same thing!

[@jazminereyna746]

honestly tho

[@EmilyWaldo]

For the lamp, you could've traced the leather from the lamp onto the contact paper to have it wrap perfectly. The tray was a beautifully creative idea, though.

[@lestranged]

Great idea. or just use newspaper or something cheap to make a pattern before cutting the good paper.

[@briannawilliams8779]

He said in a response to another comment that that was the initial plan but the leather was too wide to match up 😊

[@Olivia.longname]

Yeah, he just needed a pattern.

[@NinaNina-tm2mo]

Same thought exactly. I was about to comment when I saw yours.

[@faerychic4017]

Perhaps applying it slightly diagonally (extra length at the bottom/or top for allowance) , and then wrapping around could have given a smoother application.

[@christinejasmine7715]

Why on Earth did you not get that desk?! Lol it was so good!

[@jasonc422]

Christine Jasmine right!! i thought he was convinced to get it. 😭

[@meganfinch1354]

Goddd I wanted him to too 😭😭

[@justmejo9008]

Thrift regret is real right! Been there 🤗

[@ED80s]

I loved that desk and was sad you didn't pick it up. You could have repainted it and used it as an accent table

[@denvernow7294]

Id have turned it into a low tv stand. I would have cut the legs down to maybe 10 inches, lightly sanded the whole thing, and painted it matte charcoal, then go over the charcoal with a satin furniture wax. Then put flat leather loops as the drawer pulls.

[@elizabethmariella979]

omg since the intro was silent i turned the volume all the way up and then “HEY EVERYBODY” just shattered my ear drums😂

[@amethyst1826]

Don't you just jump outta your skin?! Drew's face when something in the background made a noise!! 🤣🤣

[@paraskythe304]

Sadly... Thrifting is SO expensive where I live. I'm from Germany and Second Hand / Vintage stuff sometimes costs more than new furniture

[@tams7411]

As an Australian, I feel that pain.

[@herbie140582]

Bin aus Deutschland, teuer und Secondhandshops nur in größeren Städten zu finden. 😢

[@magellancloud]

Dude people put free furniture on the street in Germany! :D

[@shannonj4415]

^^^ id rather get it free on the curb than pay anything for it from the thrift store! Drive around the day or two before trash day and look for things u can clean & flip! Ppl throw away they craziest stuff! Ur saving room in a landfill

[@herbie140582]

If you are living in a bigger City you can find things on the street. But it's not allowed to do this. We have to order a special trashservice to get rid of these things. And the most Secondhand furniture you can get is at eBay marketplace. So, not that easy to get good stuff cheap.

[@toDIYfor]

LOVE that you decided to paint this trunk green. It looks just like the green and gold trunk that I thrifted and use as my coffee table-which I styled my whole living room around.. because I love the green so much! 😍

[@lonefox]

Yes- love the green/gold combo so much! ❤️

[@eyzhuh_studios]

I love that you actually give the credit from the person you got the idea from or the inspiration from. Its humbling and shows your character. I appreciate a youtube creator that does this! I wish you nothing but sucess and creative freedom

[@clariseschoknecht]

I love the trunk! I've been trying to thrift a trunk for my bedroom for so long!!

[@Lasomie]

same, but most of the trunks i find look so haunted and not in any sort of aesthetic way

[@IntheMidwithDom]

ReeceAndFammy Funny, I’ve been trying to make use of the antique I have. I’m so looking forward to the transformation

[@bhappy6088]

I have one that I have had since I was a kid and I use it for storage. I have thought about a make over one day, but I haven't figured out the look I want yet.

[@dawnwesterbeck346]

Maybe a black shade would look cool with your decor, just saying

[@lestranged]

I agree, a few pops of black in a very light color scheme can add grounding and stability (visually).

[@partlyironic]

Yeah or I could see like a mustard yellow, a dark emerald green or a dusty orange looking great with it as well. Only thing is that the marble paper looks cool toned so have to be careful with the undertones of the shade.

[@maleeharaheel4999]

Dawn Westerbeck yes I agree

[@Happyginger5307]

For sure!

[@juliepatterson5800]

I thought the lamp would have looked even more amazing with an even bigger black or perhaps pink lampshade.

[@lestranged]

I am glad you included your trial and error issues with the trunk. As well as the back of the lamp not matching the marble pattern. A lot of DIY channels just hide their mistakes but then you follow their steps and you make the same mistakes that they never warned you about. Honesty is always better!

[@loiswood3363]

I love watching the 'deconstruction' of your projects. The results are absolutely brilliant! Love the trunk!!

[@ovrjoyd4u2]

The trunk is so gorgeous!!! You did a fabulous job. Thank you for being transparent and sharing the faux pauxs.

[@samanthajohnson3368]

They trunk reminds me of and old trunk my grandfather had with all his collected recording cylinders and old family film footage on spools. It looks great, thanks for giving me that memory back.

[@n2co3e]

This is hands down the best thrift flip I have ever seen. These don't look like DIYs. It looks like cool stuff you would find in a store. Amazing job!

[@jackienewman5934]

Love them all. I wish you'd have got the desk too!

[@lonefox]

Thanks Jackie!!

[@delanascott8890]

Me too

Did NOT think that paper would look like real marble. BIG surprise. I hated the handles too. So happy you sawed them off.

[@quincy2664]

the final project, just WOW. I'm in love, and it's great how honest you are in all your videos about the process, that's really great

[@Olivia.longname]

Art school nerd here....when spraying start off the object and go onto the object using wide sweeping back and fourth motions. Smoother, more even spray paint finish.

[@SouthernMama2five]

4:29 Jaw drop! As soon as I saw that marble paper, I knew you had another winner. That floor lamp was just waiting for you and your Lone Fox touch!

[@perlajames4108]

I just love watching you create, it's my guilty pleasure. I have even tried a couple of things you've done and I'm not crafty whatsoever. Thank you!

[@olgacruz7198]

Gotta share with you, I just started watching you about a month ago. Your energy is so happy and your joy is so infectious,lol. You're truly fun to watch, what i like the most is that you seem so down to earth, NOT that fake giddy happy,lol. Please keep sharing your talent and vision in upcyling from "drab to beautiful" flips. Stay safe:) stay real♡

[@crystalphillips7123]

Your face when the light turned on!!!!! Babe you are meant to be a star!!!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@HeatherQuinlan]

I'm getting married and would LOVE a wedding DIY, this is the season where everyone is shopping for wedding things in time for the summer/fall. There are tons of DIY possibilities yet somehow all the ones I see look the same. You have vision, I know you could do something spectacular! xoxo

[@joesnow2637]

Foxy you are soooooo talented

[@asenseofsense]

Spray painting in Dr martens? Living on the edge Drew.... 😂

[@delanascott8890]

Lauryn P so funny but true

[@madisonmadiehess4675]

The last few weeks I've been so depressed and watching your videos and following some of these flips makes me feel a lot more productive. Thank you Drew. ❤🥰🙏🏻

[@lonefox]

Aw I'm glad!! ❤️❤️

[@roxannhanrahan7639]

Omgosh, I love them all but the mixed element wood and brass was awesome and yes, yes on the trunk.

[@sunshine-vd2pv]

Love that tray looks unique instead of having it in brass. But so good to combine wood and brass looks so beautiful

[@maddierothwell300]

I love that you take us to the thrift store with you!! Sometimes I watch videos and people are all "oh I stumbled across this beautiful antique table at the thrift store for $20 last spring" and im like.. honestly girl, sounds suspect.

[@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933]

I CANNOT believe how lovely that truck turned out. I am impressed!

[@lonefox]

TY!!!

[@steemdup]

THE $20 DESK - are you kidding? It's amazing! I love the wooden tray, and THANK YOU for cutting off the handles. They made it look like a rolling pin dough bowl. I wish you'd purchased the desk.

[@texgal3990]

You remind me so much of my nephew. We have such a wonderful time together. Love your Ideas!

[@PaigeNicoleKomar]

I NEED that trunk! That was BEAUTIFUL when you got done with it.... I'm going to go to every Goodwill/thrift shop within 100 miles until I find one!

[@geetanegi2246]

This is the best truck painting work I have seen.Perfect .

[@helened6896]

The trunk was amazing. But my favorite was the marble covered floor lamp. What an incredible transformation. I love your ideas!!!

[@thedustwhispered]

that trunk is GORGEOUS. love the emerald green with the gold!

[@rosset4music]

Use the leatherette piece you removed from lamp base as a pattern. I like the wood mixed piece you did.

[@jfuentes9188]

That... is ... GENIUS

[@gabriellenichole3445]

Love your thrift flip videos! Also I love that your style isn’t all grey and white everything [ which is good for some people just not my style] thank you for the mix of dark and warm colors!

[@stephaniedriscoll4067]

I can’t sleep, tomorrow is most likely a bad news day. Watching your videos back to back and they are settling me, thanks Drew

[@stephaniemorales2496]

Thank you for also showing the not so perfect moments! Shows how real you are ❤️

[@deebobbitt5562]

Oh my goodness, I love the wood tray redo!! I used to have a trunk for a coffee table, it didn't look half as nice as yours 😂.

[@patheticmortal373]

That triangle in the floor lamp could be a really cool accent. A high contrast colour would really pop

[@summerbennett1430]

Everything that drew makeovers is all ways a surprise and it all ways amazes me on what he can do 🤩

[@melodramatique]

Anytime you upload it subsequently becomes the highlight of my entire day, you precious, creative gem, you.

[@lonefox]

Aw TY ❤️❤️

[@nette4307]

You are so talented and so creative - a real inspiration! I love the raised tray and trunk - amazing how you took inexpensive pieces and turned them into something truly unique!

[@shortishperson]

Loved the lamp do over! If you took a thin dull gold ribbon /gold paint you could outline the vertical edges of the triangle portion of the marble contact paper, creating a more purposeful look of the differing marble directions.

[@nancydavis394]

The tray looks way better without the handles.

[@MJT66]

Thanks for the tips and tricks about the trunk! My mom has a few that she wants to spruce up (including one that was her dad’s during World War 2!) I think she’ll love these ideas! Thanks!

[@skellymom]

Cool video! Love how you show it being trial and error process. More realistic for most of us. And, instead of it being a "perfect" tutorial, it encourages the viewers to just try something and take a chance!!!

[@lonefox]

Yesss!!

[@Marigold11037]

This entire video was STUNNING. I got so many inspirational vibes from these thrift flips ♡

[@sensa5645]

You are such a genius. Your transformation of the trunk, lamp, candle holder are a beautiful work of art. I like what you did to the lamp. The wooden tray you made with a candle lit looks calm and serene. I'm especially amazed with the trunk. Definitely a great colour and it looks great in your living room. The colour green matches your home furnishings. I love your videos. I just started to watch your videos. You are so talented and creative and an artist as well. Thanks,!👍

[@allieshaw7435]

I have a idea instead of filling the gap on the lamp with marble you could use black contact paper of gold i think that would look amazing ❤️❤️

[@jamiecone9151]

I can imagine the tall floor lamp wrapped in rope.

[@roxyhaze6955]

very nice

[@Kathleen5429]

Or cane!

[@hazelfernando8713]

Love your channel. So yes! Target donates their salvaged, and items that you typically find on clearance and seasonal that don’t sell as well as items they have lingering inventory on. Such a score when you find them!!!! Love watching your videos!!! great eye and design! Keep them coming!!

[@jasonshade1385]

That trunk is EVERYTHING

[@baileydavis5336]

I love the trunk! And if you ever wanted it to be a little higher, more of a table height, I think gold pin legs would be beautiful! And so easy to screw on the bottom

[@PeonyandHoney]

Ugh the trunk is everything 😍

[@lonefox]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Heyyykeishhhh]

You give me actual LIFE with these thrift flips! I am so fashionably frugal so this is right up my alley🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️‼️‼️💛💛💛

[@thelifeinside6729]

Like how the trunk turned out. I have a very similar one I painted in chalkboard paint and did the accents in gold like you tryed to do the first time. I did it like 5 years ago and I still have it and use it.

[@W001-k8f]

That air bubble trick is GOLD 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@phillyl9445]

I've been there with painting trim with like you did first time. Now I paint the gold part first then tape it and do the main color. I love how it turned out.

[@marshall36]

Love the trunk and the tray/candle holder idea was brilliant. The lamp turned out really nice. Good job!

[@miraclespyer]

Some more ideas for the spray lamp for those who are more artistic or adventurous: doing an ombre coat of paint especially to tie in colours from the surrounding space. Like a pale pista green transitioning into a forest green or a rust turning into burgundy would pop more against the white lampshade. Another idea, for the lamp stand, get a geode effect, use high quality and metallic finish paints and create geodesic waves and effects or similar to agate stone, may take a while like any committed artist’s project but the effects look stunning especially if finished off with a clear glossy coat. Or for the lampshade, refer to any constellations, accordingly poke holes in the lampshade to correspond, spray paint the shade a deep navy or black and turn the light on.

[@Kat-rh1sh]

hey a tip for contact paper useage is to use a hair dryer to help shape the contact paper onto the lamp just a friendly tip I learned from the sorry girls :)

[@annedevor9427]

I love how you shaped the candle holder around the tray. Outstanding idea!

[@davidconner964]

Love your channel, what great videos I’m a designer and have been for years you do great work on a budget and that works. The wooden tray that you sawed the handles off is called a dough bowl they were used to make dough in them, now they are used for decor.

[@moshirley2414]

I converted a trunk into a coffee table some years ago. An addition I made which heightened it and gave it more of a “table” feel to it was by adding chunky curtain rod finials as legs. In my case they were wooden, but there are so many options available. Give it a try. 😁

[@partlyironic]

For some reason I love you and Mackenna borrowing materials from one another

[@rixanoz]

Tray: literally elevated...

[@sienagreaney4649]

i'm proud of drew for not using the american wood varnish on the tray, lol he literally uses it for everything!

[@leannemcintire3926]

I love the crate coffee table more than the trunk. But it is a great project for a kids room

[@Hildachipman]

On your lamp and such contact paper projects you can do a double cut. I often used the technique in wallpaper hanging. You overlap the paper a bit then you cut through both pieces and pull away excess pieces resulting in a perfect fit and tight seam.

[@gregorycooper8058]

Great job on all 3 projects !!! I have done a trunk before. The reward of removing the hardware is worth the patience it takes. I had a piece of glass cut to fit the top of mine....DEFINITELY worth doing that. I also did add casters to the bottom....6" hairpin legs would also work well. The tray looked super.....I would caution about burning a candle on wood though and also for stability, but I love it. The lamp is DEFINITELY my favorite. You should have used the leather as a template though.....but as we do these projects we get so gung ho, and hindsight is 20/20.....all sucesses!!!! Keep up the good work. The thing I love about thrifting "blindly" is that true creativity can shine through! But if you get stumped, Pinterest is always there to fall back on. Keep 'em coming Drew !!!!!!!

[@angeladundon7271]

The trunk is seriously stunning

[@friendofjellybean]

Hi Drew! I’ve been a subscriber since I was in like the 7th grade and I’m in college now! I really loved watching you grow in your videos and I hope to see even greater things happen in your life for the new year! 💚

[@jaznz53]

Love your facial expressions when you dropped the bulb and again when the lamp actually turned on. Reminded me of Home Alone movie. Had to laugh 😂. My favourite the trunk.

[@sylviabanks7700]

I was sure Drew was going to wrap the lamp in macramé cord. But still nailed it with the contact paper. 👍🏾

[@tutonelylesnaranjo6311]

Gorgeous lamp result. Way to go Drew. Very cool how your trunk turned out. Wow. Your amazing diligence always pay off😊

[@kristyreal]

All of them were so cute. If you ever decide to paint the screws, you can stick them into some scrap Styrofoam. It works great to paint the end of screws or drawer pulls.

[@SpiritAscending]

I love the green trunk. And I would add casters to it. The floor lamp is really cool too. The wood tray is a bread tray, BTW.

[@adamvirdi]

One of my favs so far! That lamp I need

[@S2heliee]

thanks for including your trial & error! Learning from other's mistakes is a great lesson! :)

[@GinaKayLandis]

I love the way you format your videos, and the flips you do. Thanks for sharing!

[@lesandthecity]

Say whattttt?! The transformation of the trunk was 💯!!!!

[@lonefox]

Thanks Leslie!!

[@VincentJD1]

Omg the trunk is my favorite. I love dark green and gold together 😍

[@lonefox]

❤️❤️❤️

[@kevindud333]

the candle tray and truck were so awesome. Great job. i'm so inspired...i'm going thrifting tomorrow.

[@paigeguptill2084]

My sister and I both got the same trunk but ours came in pink and purple. She just painted hers white and we hand painted sunflowers on it and I’ve been wanted to change mine and this looks so good I might do this!

[@cynthiamacnamara7149]

I love love love the trunk, great thrift store flip. Forest green is one of my favorite colors!

[@popazz1]

I adore your channel, you are sooooooo upbeat, like a huge ray of sunshine on a wet and miserable Winter day. Here in the UK unless you happen to live in one of the larger towns/cities so many of the charity shops, ( as thrift stores are known here ), are just filled with so much tat. And any shop with the word 'vintage' in the title generally has produce which is way expensive. Anywho, keep on entertaining us with your great ideas.

[@Nikki-qi4ki]

Drew I live for your videos! Keep kicking ass you're work is so inspiring!

[@dchmom04]

If something is a return or clearance that doesn’t sell at Target, they will donate to Goodwill. I have gotten so many great things that way!

[@lonefox]

So good to know!!

[@spooniesarah]

Thanks for the tip!

[@cerachaos]

I've seen you make multiple coffee trays, what do you do with extra peices of furniture that you don't have room for in your apartment?

[@delanascott8890]

Sarah Olney I wish he would give them to his mom. He donates items and does give me a few lol and he’s given them away to his subscribers too.

[@cerachaos]

@@delanascott8890 are you his mom!?! Hes so very talented!

[@dhurt1217]

I love that lamp and the trunk turned out incredible looking!!!

[@catsanchez5749]

LOVE the lamp...looks like a super heavy piece of marble. The trunk turned out so great...what if you attached some short hairpin legs? Think it would look awesome. Anyway, thank you for another great video😘cat xxx

[@schokoladendonut]

Wow that trunk is a masterpiece!!

[@lonefox]

Aw TY!!! ❤️

[@mayabaca6458]

Love love love the trunk that dark green looks soooo nice

[@laquitaquezaire4424]

The trunk makeover was my fav

[@pdmullgirl]

They turned out so nice! Love the wooden bowl and the trunk. And the lamp is awesome. ❤️💜💚

[@ruthpresutti4472]

Yes, the handles had to go. Love the brass incorporated into its design! Love all your work! Wonderful eye!