My TOP 10 Items to Look for at the THRIFT STORE

▪️ Here are the top ten items for my home & garden that I look for when thrifting at Goodwill, Salvation Army stores, second-hand stores, or tag sales:
* baskets
* metal stands
* ceramic & glass vases or caché pots
* t-shirts
* coffee cups
* columnar candlesticks
* shallow decorative bowls
* saucers for plants
* wooden containers
* any kind of container to plant in
Thrifting fuels my creativity repurposes things previously loved and provides objects with a patina of age and use.
I LOVE that. Go thrift something this week:)!
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[@madeleinewinterdown3256]

I buy so much metal and cast iron & wrought iron, etc. that I am convinced I was probably a blacksmith in a past life. Thank you for enabling me!

[@LindaVater]

Yes! A favorite material to hunt for!

[@sylvievicenza179]

Julia, I now go to the scrap metal junk yard! They let me in and I find old lamp parts, copper pots, wrought iron pieces. I pay by the kilo (I am in Italy) My garage is pilling more and more. treasures Try to see if you can find one near you.

[@doratiscareno5856]

😄🤭

[@20greeneyes20]

Me too I love it !

[@normahogarth6695]

if you come to Colorado very often you will have noticed that Salvation Army Thrift Stores have shut down. The ARC Thrift Stores are popping up all over the place though. I prefer them over all other thrift stores. The first store I went to more then 40 years ago is still in the same location. I will stop there if I happen to be in the Lakewood area.

[@susansmith4749]

As a fellow junker, this is one of my favorite videos you've ever done. I look for pretty much the same stuff and consider my finds as treasures!

[@julesl7679]

I love your idea of giving the bowls as gifts with things in them.

[@LindaVater]

I’ve done it frequently :-)

[@ColleenHershon]

Yes! That's such a great idea!

[@eurekamarijka]

My mom was famous for gifting a pretty wicker basket filled with household items to newlyweds, often tied up in a set of new sheets. 🙂 Also kept a stash of mismatched china for sharing baked goods at bridal and baby showers, leaving the platters and bowls for the bride/mom. It’s a lovely extra!

[@marymarysmarket3508]

@@eurekamarijka This reminded me of my dear mother who died this past Memorial Day at 91. She was a Top Seller for Fuller Brush Company in the 60-70’s and for Christmas, would make up MANY gifts for her customers. A shiny new copper metal dustpan filled with small kitchen essentials and some cookies...all wrapped in clear plastic.and a big bow. We would drive around, station wagon full, 🍥delivering them for hours. How she found the time...with 7 children. Such happy times. 🧹

[@cocob6849]

@@marymarysmarket3508 Those are great memories - your Mom sounds very thoughtful & considerate. Bless her heart & her spirit which I'm sure lives on in you. Thnx for sharing!

[@bethheerten1132]

I always look for pretty plates/platters/bowls to use at our church's twice a year bake sale. A Bundt cake on a pretty plate sells faster - and for more money - than one on a piece of cardboard covered with tinfoil. (Unfortunately, they frequently find their way back to me and then I have to store it...again.)

[@LindaVater]

The best use of a secondhand find!

[@tresawilkins7159]

Yep! Even when you say, "The plate is part of the gift!"

[@zoeburruss677]

🍰🥧🧁🍪🍰🍶

[@pennyclifton3023]

Put a note on the bottom of the plate to ‘keep and enjoy, or pass along’.

[@jujube2407]

@@pennyclifton3023 I was going to say! To label the bottom! My church its an unwritten rule... you put your name on the bottom if you want it back... otherwise its to "keep" or it stays with the church kitchen...

[@LindaCasey]

I inherited a whole set of coasters one year .. compliments of a magpie. He also brought me coins, clothespins and sparkly doodads .. all of which I put to good use. 💞

[@dianaflegal4495]

The magpies brought you gifts? That is awesome!

[@jellenp]

Goodness, those darling magpies! Love this comment!

[@LindaCasey]

@@jellenp 💞

[@jellenp]

@@LindaCasey, I once tied a magpie gift (a sparkly rhinestone, single, clip-on earring) to the bow on a bottle of wine that I gave a fellow thrifter as a hostess gift. Another dinner guest turned to me and asked incredulously, “Why’d you put that on there?” The hostess and I just winked at each other and I replied, “Because it sparkles!”

[@agnescarbone8257]

I love that you are so down to earth . You would be surprised how many people would never say they go into a Good Will . I love going and finding one of a kind items like that blue bowl you got 💙 Welcome back Stewart 🙏

[@margareteraab3899]

I used to never go to second hand stores until one day I went with a friend and found so many great things and now I go to several on a regular basis. Also have donates a lot to all of them especially Restore.

[@3pumpkins170]

My teenagers love going to the second hand stores. They call it "going thrifting". I like donating to them, too, including to Restore. But I'm surprised to see everything in Restore is so expensive! Their appliances are almost the same price as new ones. They need to price their items better in order to move their inventory. Way too much stuff in there and very dusty! I always feel like I can't breathe when I'm in there.

[@adrianguynn5807]

Finally someone with some taste that does "junking", so tired of all the bad 60's & 70's colored glass I see people raving over on here LOL Lived through those eras don't want any of that stuff!

[@rubyoro0]

How do you guys handle the smell of thrift shops?

[@3pumpkins170]

Ruby Arias Just don't let yourself think about it. Lol. I just can't handle being in Restore for a long time since I can smell all the dust!

[@greenthumbelina7331]

I'm a thrift shopper too! I love purchasing large glass and brass chandeliers and removing all the wiring so they can be used as lanterns. I also use the brass part that holds the light bulbs (turned upside down) as wind spinners. Upright floor lamps look fantastic with succulents planted in them. I always find treasures that can be repurposed for use in the garden. ~Margie

[@kellic8665]

Love this! Aside from plants, goodwill makeovers are my faaaave! My very best thrifted planter is a $10 cheap birdcage. It was white with a plastic bottom, probably from Petsmart originally - I gave it a very low key paint job by wiping on black chalk paint with a rag and then wiping a thin layer of cheap antique gold acrylic paint over that to give it that patina look. I placed a large plastic salad bowl in the bottom, also painted black with drainage holes drilled in, obscured the outside of the bowl with some preserved moss, and planted it up with variegated English ivy and asparagus fern. It’s been hanging in a shady nook by my front patio for 2 years. It probably cost me 20 bucks total but it’s so unique and pretty and low maintenance, it always makes me smile. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration to give it a sidekick! 😋🌱

[@LindaVater]

You clever girl!

[@AgendaInMind]

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[@margaretmojica8190]

I love second hand stores and yard sales. I saw a painted wood armchair in a home decor magazine and months later I found one at Salvation Army for $25.00. I needed to replace my sofa and love seat and found the exact replica, in much newer condition, at Salvation Army for $165.00. My entire collection of Corning cornflower bake-ware is from second hand stores, as are three sets of dinnerware (one fancy set with serving pieces and two every-day sets). My garden has a red metal rooster 18" tall, and a 36" metal sun made of stainless steel and copper, both second hand. The sun was $30.00 at a yard sale. When I want to relax, I go to second hand shopping.

[@arizonajo2791]

Me too!

[@daiseegray9110]

Love reuse, recycle and reloved!

[@lindaplaidduck]

I really enjoyed this! I giggled all the way through thinking of my Mother... I'm in my 50's now but for many years I've been doing many of the things you mentioned! My Mother taught me similar hints when I was growing up. 💕 One other thing I always search for...new or old...is anything with feet; like your little silver bowl. I think "feet" make things look extra special and much more elegant! Take care everyone! 😷😉👍🏻🌷

[@LadyDi205]

I found that going to the thrift store during the week instead of weekends is better. Enjoyed the video. 😀

[@LindaVater]

Good tip

[@FlowerPatchFarmhouse]

We have a great Hospice thrift store. The key to finding great things is frequency in visits. You need to be there at the right time to snap treasures up before other thrift store lovers get there. :) Loved all the inspiration.

[@LindaVater]

You are so so right!

[@kellyy4525]

This is so affirming... I LOVE to find old things that have their own history and then I give them a new history and purpose. Thank you so much for this video and inspiring me to look at things I might run across for new purposes in my garden and home.

[@eurekamarijka]

That divided Detroit box would be perfect to hold cutlery on a buffet! I look for the same things when thrifting and antiquing, but also covered glass refrigerator dishes, serving spoons, pickle forks, and old drapes I can cut up for sewing projects. Another amazing adventure is old hardware stores and farm co-ops, the ones that still have shelves of little cardboard boxes filled with teeny mystery gadgets! I can’t freaking wait to be able to get out again...

[@LindaVater]

You are speaking my language!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Now I just want to go thrift store shopping Linda because I love every one of your ideas 😍

[@alysononoahu8702]

Nighttime now🤗

[@deborahmac1997]

I really enjoyed this share. I too have always loved the meandering time spent in a thrift store. Because I've been doing it for years I hit specific spots and I can be out in a jiffy. I'm also known to visit these stores when visiting another city. Good to hear you are back Stuart! Thanks for the fun ideas.💞

[@LindaVater]

How smart you are!

[@bluewaters3100]

Every goodwill store smells terrible to me. That same odor is not in thrift stores.

[@junetriggs3829]

They know me at the Goodwill and the Goodwill is my therapy. Gardening is therapy also and when I look out my windows or just take a walk checking on my gardening it amazes me how 30 years ago I killed so many plants. My plants are beautiful now but i am still learning after 30 years.😀 Happy gardening!!

[@ellengill514]

I do not go to town that I don't go to a Thrift, Second-Hand, Consignment or Bargain Shop. I would say I am slightly obsessed.

[@luisavieira3798]

,?

[@emkn1479]

Same! It’s always worked into every trip. Antiques as well, just to look.

[@olataylor-roberson3433]

I thoroughly enjoy programs like this...If you are creative, there jewels are in the " rust."

[@judithhatch6175]

I love reuse products, good Linda for for thinking steward of earth, we have to be very intentional on this.

[@RedNicole22]

You do everything I do. Been a thrifter most my life. I have issues paying store prices for almost everything except my plants. I do buy a lot of discount plants as well. However I don’t always tell ppl about the things I get bc I’m selfish.

[@zoeburruss677]

I don't like paying full for plants either...lol

[@junetriggs3829]

I wait until it gets 90 degree and go to work at Lowe's for plants that are marked down. All my plant were bought at 50 or 75 percent off. Because I can't afford the regular price. When I don't know where to put them I just put them in a larger pot and tuck them in a shady spot so they can heal. The only plants I have paid full price for is the snow ball brush and steel hollies and they were a gift to myself. I pay myself also for doing all my gardening work alone. Happy gardening ☺️

[@gretchenw358]

I just knew you were my sister from another mother! I love doing this exact thing. My favorite thrift store is the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. They often have great finds and it's for a really good cause. I recently found a wrought iron outdoor table with a cement top for $5...already "weathered".. Score!

[@LindaVater]

Oh my gosh, I haven’t been to that store in ages. Thanks for the great reminder and yes what a score for you!

[@eurekamarijka]

I love Habitat! Depending on my budget, that’s the one place I like to say ‘keep the change’ ❤️😃

[@niveknanorc7316]

that metal stand held an amphora, it came in small medium and large, we sold them at Pier ONE Imports, originally priced around 45.00 $.

[@faithbrewer6246]

For a fabulous 50th birthday party, I when to Goodwill and second hands for my table decorating. I used black sheets for table cloth and colorfully curtains for table runner. I bought old silver trays, bowls, roaster. I sprayed the silverware black and lined with a black dollar store table clothes or clear glass bowls. I fought at estate sale old buttons, thread stools, and glass flower napkin holder, for dish labels holders. I spent under 30 dollars to make four food tables look classy and sassy like the birthday girl.

[@LindaVater]

You go girl!!

[@artemisgrier8989]

I’ve started picking up punch bowls to use as a plant cloche in the garden.

[@alysononoahu8702]

Thank God bc they do pile up GREAT IDEA

[@suekrebs3497]

I really enjoyed this! My sister and I have also found some beautiful old green glass vases that are great for flowers from the garden. I also use baskets on the front porch and fill them with pine cones, berries and branches during the winter here in Wisconsin.

[@LindaVater]

Charming!

[@suepercy8390]

I love junk shopping - I’ve never thought to think of silver tarnish as patina - but I do now! Great idea about putting pots on metal candle stands thanks

[@LindaVater]

You bet🙂

[@barbbirdyard]

I also LOVE second hand stores. It’s a great way to reduce waste. So many cool things for a few dollars.

[@lilyderbich8396]

I think I’m addicting to watching your videos! So many good ideas 💡

[@LindaVater]

I’m glad!😂

[@Bever71]

I appreciate the reminder to wear a mask. Good on You!

[@paulacothren3591]

Lovely Lady Linda, thank you for adding such an elegant presence among all my favorite gardening channels.

[@LindaVater]

Thank you Paula!

[@shaunabattle2371]

I am learning so much from you with respect to styling a garden!!! You have turned me into a topiary addict! ♥️

[@FlowerPatchFarmhouse]

Me too. I love all the different ones in her garden make it beautiful even in winter. I am working hard to replicate that with more evergreen in my garden. Though this week we are to get up to 3 feet of snow so it will just be white and not dirt brown.

[@candylong9795]

We are “birds of a feather”! It’s always that one of a kind thing that calls my attention and then the creativity of how to use it. Beautiful back yard!

[@j.m.7056]

Welcome back Stuart! I love thrift shopping for house and garden too! Also, yard sales and rummage sales. You've given me some new ideas. Thanks, Linda.

[@LindaVater]

Exactly!

[@chammons8063]

Oh my you have helped me so much...... just to understand or justify me buying urns, pots, metal stands, cast iron,! Now I’m going to go for baskets! 🤣🤣🤣🤣❣️

[@Kuuipo1972]

Hi Miss Linda - just did my own Thrift Shop adventure but never thought of saucers, coasters and/or candle sticks, etc...love it. Thank you. I also find it inspiring to go to antique shops...even though I don't always buy something, but come away with IDEAS! Thank you for this video. Love it.

[@user-qt6mm9gg5w]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for all the great ideas.

[@wandygonzalez8078]

Yes.. I love thrifting. And always go with an opened mind.

[@karenhill3970]

Linda yes ur talkin my language..! By comments we all agree...loved ur "haul" especially lanterns!! Love.em..& like u say ANYTHING u can repurpose reuse reduce..landfill & bring joy to ur house & organize things..Linda im on such a budget. Im single lady w teenage son ..i have a very old house w old mixey un matchy inherit ed furniture.. I took most all Kim didnt want fr Our grandparents..sooo.my dilemna is im really wanting to UPDATE" but no PLACE to put old stuff ..i love the stuff but NEED a change & i have NO garage or good storage...so ive decided ..hello! I need a storage unit. BUT cant afford right now...poo! ...Wish i could talk to u ..get feedbk ..really no solution..well enjoyed yourVideo very much take care..that thrift store in Colo sounds awesome.... .im trugging 4ward w 1 room at time..im doing my whole house whites neutrals w gold , silver mirrors, vintage & new mixed ..i also have a thing" for curio / glass hutches ..i have my gran Moms its gold! Gues what ?? I bought it 4 her when i was 18 in Ft Worth..then out here yrs later i SOLD ITin antique booth( dumb me!) guess what ?!! I FOUND IT AGAIN LAST SUMMER IN ANOTHER SHOP..so now have it back!! Lol G- did that for me..i know just material things but still My PRECIOUS Grandmom loved it !! I do too ..believe i found again!! Im going to put her bird figurines in it..thanks for listening take care..fr Texas

[@lindahind2205]

Karen Hill: I’ve been thrifting for more than 50 years and I’ve furnished my entire house this way. It’s only in the last five years that I’ve purchased two new sofas. Everything else is from thrift stores or country auctions. Taught myself to reupholster and to make slip covers. Making white slipcovers from canvas drop cloths from the hardware store can transform your soft furnishings! Good quality white sheets can be curtains and all these things can be washed and bleached. Good luck turning your old house into your own sanctuary!

[@gf4915]

In England we call them charity shops and they are not open right now because of lockdown but I look forward to them reopening in the future. I love your suggestion of using items for gifting which I had not thought of before.

[@LindaVater]

Stay safe and we’ll Gina✨

[@LindaVater]

*well

[@SenioritaSardines01]

I just happened to see you here ..recommended..I’m glad to be your new Filipino member .. I like the way you speak and explain things you found and bought in the thrift stores.. I do go there often looking for things I like coz it’s cheaper rather going to a regular store .. watching here from Atlanta Georgia USA.. enjoy what you are doing.. take care ..

[@LindaVater]

Welcome!

[@lindaplumley4060]

Is Stewart back? I hope that’s him and I hope he and his daughter are well again! Really enjoyed this video today - you feel like a friend, even though we’ve never met. Kindred spirits. 🌿🌳🏡❤️

[@kbarnack]

I have a large plastic container taking up space in my garage of my grandmothers old silver plated serving ware... We haven't had the heart to get rid of it and every time I see that container I think we really need to do something with that... Thank you Linda!

[@Thankful_.]

I recently read about benefits of eating from silver and plated silver. 🍴

[@pitaontiveros3602]

Welcome back Stewart!!! Glad you are okay from the Rona!!!!

[@robmcnaughton1086]

Thankyou Linda for more of your creative ideas.I must certainly start hunting through the secondhand shops again I love repurposing and giving things a second chance.Sometimes their new use is not what the item was initially intended for,but thats where ones own creativity comes in,Keep well and happy

[@LindaVater]

You are so right! It triggers ideas one would never have without them!

[@sunnyshine1015]

Plus, your helping out charities and if the items does not work out, you can re-donate it. ❤️

[@LindaVater]

Which I have done!

[@sunnyshine1015]

@@LindaVater Me too 🙏

[@lindak7499]

I too love all the items and ideas you mentioned for my garden. I also sew, so I put thread, small scissors, etc. in those smaller bowls so carry to a chair where I might want to sit and sew. Thanks

[@gwenewing6837]

I love thrifting! I love your earrings. So glad you reminded us to wear a mask, brought us back to reality.

[@LindaVater]

Even after all this time we still need reminders don’t we?

[@elisevautour6292]

Fantastic sunshine. Love your garden.

[@paulineconley9076]

Linda Vater you are a wonder!!! Loved your You Tube video, so many good ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joannerios7034]

Thank you Linda! I have some terracotta pots and candle holders that I thought about donating! You changed my mind and inspired me. 😍

[@donnahazlett6676]

I have almost the same things. I gave up on our Goodwill many years ago but found a couple of other thrift stores that I love for finding these things. I don't worry as much about using it in the yard when it's been thrifted. I love the creativity of using thrifted items.

[@creswhiteside3749]

Very affordable and creative.! Thanks .

[@aleceboyer6360]

I love thrift stores. My best garden find us a 26" rolled Italian terracotta planter. It is stamped. You know how expensive these are. I paid $7. Score!

[@LindaVater]

I’m jealous!

[@katiekane5247]

Big score!

[@silvertonguedaywalker9116]

Hi from England. The idea of the metal outsde pot hiolder is great. We have a Candle Hiolder with 5 candles on , we have had it for years. I think we will use ours for Pot holders x you seem such a wonderful giving person, you sound like myself x . We have a very large family. X

[@LindaVater]

How many do you have in your family? I have nine siblings!

[@silvertonguedaywalker9116]

@@LindaVater 4 Grown ups and 16 Grandkids x

[@lns8376]

👍👍so many good ideas. Your yard is fabulous

[@JD-qf6zl]

Love what you did with the tiny terra cotta pots on the multi-arm candelabra. Regarding plant saucers... I have found that a darker color saucer recedes and a white or light color catches your eye and sometimes overpowers your pot. As always, thank you for excellent content and beautiful garden.

[@LindaVater]

I agree completely! I usually look for more earthy colors too👍

[@TourPace]

Thrift stores are my guilty little secret. I love buying to to refurbish (or just use outright). Decorative saucers for spoon rests, candelabras to distress or antique, fancy glasses, etc. It's always a thrill for a visitor to comment that I shouldn't waste my fancy glasses on them knowing I only paid a dollar for the whole set!

[@LindaVater]

I hear you!🤣

[@mybahe1]

Well...this confirms it. We both shop at the same places and look for the same things! However, I don't live anywhere near you so there is no competition!🌺 Enjoyed the video, you shared a plethora of new ideas as usual! Thanks so much! 😊🌹

[@LindaVater]

My pleasure dear🙂

[@theresabrown6980]

My daughter frequent these shops also. After watching this video we went shopping and found some great treasures.

[@LindaVater]

I’m so glad!

[@jenniferfukala98]

I totally do this too Linda. I use a lot of antique glass pieces as drip trays for houseplants.

[@LindaVater]

Yes!

[@marywhitfield7553]

Great ideas. You are a true entertainer.

[@marilynmcgillick2931]

So happy to hear Stewart's back! I love thrift stores too! I have gotten some great things over the years!

[@kkcarricaburu6042]

Thanks Linda for your inspiration. I’m not a Thrift store shopper I guess I have to be. You have really need me you’re in for spring, but yesterday and last night we had about 15 inches of snow. I do guess I’ll have to wait. Glad to hear that Stewart is back😊

[@LindaVater]

Oh no!

[@joanshute3384]

Good Afternoon Linda !!! I Loved this video. I Love, Love, Love thrift store's. I find a lot of really neat things in them. I Love your idea with the bowl as giving it as a gift with something in it . I look for plates so when someone is sick I make them a cake and put it on one of those plates. I also put a sign on it that tells them I don't want it back but you can pass it on to someone else who is not feeling good with a cake on it . Oh my am I a basket collector. Thank you for sharing this helpful video with us. So until next time God Bless you and your family and have a Blessed Evening and Stay Safe my dear Friend.

[@LindaVater]

What a giving heart you have!

[@teraanaam]

I like those choices too when I visit the thrift shops - good choices sometimes, can find some treasures if lucky Resist the temptation to pick up junk !!!!

[@tobeytravels893]

What a great video! I’m a long-time thrift store shopper and, like you, have found most of my indoor and garden decor second-hand. So important to reuse.

[@bethheerten1132]

True! They manage to track you down and leave it on your chair in your Sunday School class.

[@mariaameliapina5339]

I love to shop for unique things in second hands stores!

[@toosense]

We have the same shopping list. I also enjoy looking for artwork, I've found some really nice oil paintings in ornate frames for great prices. Ive also purchased scrolled metalwork for my outdoor decor. I like using large crystal bowls for plants. Welcome back Stewart, glad you've recovered!

[@minser7516]

Great and informative video. A regular trip to the thrift store is a must. Some days you go home empty handed and other days you take home a treasure or treasures. I love all the tips shared on what to look for and how to find function in the items.

[@Li-Anderson]

📢"Linda Vater!" Your trai🚝n never stops!🤗 You go girl!💃 So happy to hear Stewart and everyone is feeling much better! Great haul, you are very creative with reusing items.

[@eileenalholinna5310]

Second hand stores are the best places to buy clothes! I wear mostly only thrifted pieces! I did buy a new camisole in 2020! And a pair of slippers and 2 pair of shoes, only because they were arch supported! 😊

[@LindaVater]

I hear y’a!

[@lindahollander3588]

I love thrift stores,I buy clothes there all the time and I am well dressed ,I can find designer for a couple of bucks and original price tagged for over a 100 dollars,but you got to use imagination sometime and weed through all the crap,lol

[@kyrad6543]

I'm a huge fan of shallow coasters as plant saucers. I also use a lot of those chunky candle sticks to elevate plants on shelves. And my favorite idea is if it's a color you don't like or it doesn't fit with your decor, spray paint is a miracle!

[@donnaleazenby4767]

I cannot pass up cute dishes. I live in a retirement community and there is always someone who enjoys a plate of cookies! When I cook one of my favorite meals I use one of my finds to pass on a home cooked meal. The cute dishes, good food, a cute napkin and dessert are always well received. I like to store the plates on my counter as a reminder to do something for someone else. It’s a win win situation! (I will be copying the terra cotta pot with the oranges ... tyvm ... cute idea!)

[@lovelyladygodbless143]

Love you green garden 👌you are a smart Lady all year long a beautifull garden all year enjoying 🤩🥳

[@bonniemattocks4396]

What a lot of good ideas......thank you.....!!!!

[@stephaniedamico4179]

It’s absolutely refreshing to see your process and how you go about finding treasures. In today’s world of newer is better, this perspective of shopping previously loved is a welcome change. Thank you for the ideas and showing how you beautify things!

[@LindaVater]

Thank you 🙂

[@roseellenthomas140]

Great suggestions! Thank you! So glad that Stuart is back!!!

[@ritamaher9192]

Hi Linda I just love all your finds...you are so darling. Love your videos!

[@HJG-1019]

Thank you for showing *HOW GREAT* used and thrift items are! I have been a thrift shopper for decades! And many feel there is never a use for what others have discarded - but you have helped show that is not true....These items are even _more special_ because you cannot find them in a regular store! (And certainly not for such a low price!)

[@gailanderson697]

Loved this! Thank you, it’s great to find my habits validated by such an elegant lady!

[@juneramirez8580]

Silver trays! I have so many saved from a friend moving out of state, just taking up precious storage in my small home. I will now take them out and use them to hold my potted plants! Just one idea I got from you today! Thank you.

[@sherry9898]

Restaurant ware is becoming very collectable due to the durability. Reco is very popular.

[@jenmv3483]

The Goddard Tool Company was founded in 1916 in Chicago by Paul B. Goddard, formerly of the Illinois Tool Works. In July of 1917, a branch of the company was founded in Detroit, making milling cutters and machine tools for automobile companies including Packard, Studebaker, Maxwell, Lincoln, and Marmon. Goddard moved to a new factory on the corner of Hastings and Forrest in 1919, but by the 1920's had already outgrown the two-story building

[@LindaVater]

I love these details!!!

[@thanaspears7901]

I so enjoy watching your videos! I’m a thrifter too! Love these ideas! Thanks for sharing!

[@GrandmaSandy]

So much for giving me some great tips and ideas on how to decorate my yard and my patio area making it look a little nicer and more glamorous and I loved how you planned it these containers up with all these beautiful plant I do a lot of miniature garden never thought about planting some of these plants in there they look perfect fairy gardens thank you so much for giving me so much great tips and inside how to decorate outside on a budget

[@caroldieter2483]

Linda I have purchased so much from my goodwill I’m considered a regular. People are amazed at what I find including my Longaberger baskets, Polish pottery, and Nordic Ware cake pans! Like you I love to repurpose and reuse - keeps the creative juices going. Just bought a beautiful copper casserole dish for my indoor bulbs. Can’t wait to get something in there. 😍

[@LindaVater]

How great!

[@kellyannetornetta7525]

Love all of your ideas! Thank you

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

You’ve got some great finds! I love thrifting! I always check thrift stores first before shopping conventional stores for anything that I need. I absolutely love the way you have repurposed that candle holder with the terra-cotta pots. Awesome idea! I also buy bowls and plates from the thrift store, because I have an industrial scaffold building, Harley riding, husband who’s rough on everything! 😂 💚

[@LindaVater]

You’re a girl after my own heart!

[@ToolsfortheJobofLear]

Just found your channel. Am a fellow GW lover here in Virginia. This summer I followed Monty Don's lead and created a stumpery "theatre" set, with hollowed stumps, crockery, bird bath and butterfly hangout, ocean glass and gifted rocks from all over the US. Loved the look. Thanks for creating such lovely content for us. Karen

[@kathypatterson9906]

fun video, thank you!

[@katiekane5247]

Great minds think alike, I've planted in repurposed things forever. My 3 Phaleonopsis orchids have never been happier than in a $.37 picnic silverware basket from Dollar General at end of season. I hang it by the handles & it looks stunning. Going on 3 years now, think I got my money's worth. Currently eyeing the metal frame from a tractor seat, lots of holes, will make a cute succulent "planter". Wine boxes work great too!

[@007Lehua]

Omg! I thrift shop for the same things. I grew up with antiques so I’m always looking for repurposed items for my garden or interior; especially now that my husband and I have recently become empty nesters. It allows me the freedom to spend without feeling guilty, which feeds joy to my soul. Enjoyed watching your video. Be safe 😊

[@LindaVater]

Exactly!

[@junetriggs3829]

Love your videos and thank you.My tee's, jeans, dress clothes, home decor such as botanical pictures comes from the Goodwill. I love old furniture. I fell I love with old furniture because 30 years ago I didn't want to pay interest charges on furniture. I still love every old piece of furniture I have. I love gardening and because of you I'm making topiaries. Thank you. Also what a beautiful back yard you have. It is absolutely amazing 😊

[@amyhoff1501]

I have the same taste , love anything distressed , metal and wood , you found some great things, Linda

[@LindaVater]

👏👏👏

[@teresejohnson6767]

Love this! I’m headed out on a quick vacay getaway and my hubs is looking forward to the dining experiences, and me? My favorite second hand stores!! Thanks for the inspiration 🌿

[@LindaVater]

Woohoo!!

[@jesskan9828]

Oh my gosh!!! Goddard and Goddard was the carpet cleaning company I used. I am from Michigan! Their daughter went to school with my son!!! Too funny

[@rebeccahines647]

Thanks Linda. This was one of my favorite videos to date.

[@LindaVater]

How kind!

[@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111]

I know some people may scuff at what I'm about to say, but Bulk Trash can be a wonderful thing. I've found the coolest of things in bulk trash. One man's trash is another man's treasure and its FREE !!! 🌻💛😉💛🌻

[@calgal7828]

After my divorce I was moving out of state. I kept taking unwanted items out to the dumpster and when I went back out with more the previous treasures were gone! Come to find out my neighbor upstairs was dashing out to rescue them. 😂😂

[@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111]

@@calgal7828 LOL! I'm always racing against the professional Junkers. I have to get up early😣

[@calgal7828]

@@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111 😂. Stay safe out there & happy hunting!

[@joywhitley3141]

How brilliant!!! 💡 You are so smart. I love, love, love all the items and ideas. Thanks! ❤️

[@DCT14]

Great ideas Linda, You helped me to broaden my creative thinking when looking at ‘discarded items”. Thank you 😊