Great finds! I think the best thing about thrifting is that when you find something that you really love you get the item and the memory of finding it and the joy of knowing that it's perfect for your house and that it is a steal and you are not likely to see the same exact thing in your friend's house.
I bought a punch bowl by Lenox Holiday pattern after Christmas (perfect condition) half price. It was $5.00. On Replacements it was $500.00. There is nothing like that to find textiles. Fine American Art can help find art that is valuable.
Hi Sherry! Such a fun field trip! Over the past year, I have become an avid thrifter but this video helps to collate randomness into categories of usefulness. Clearly you have the "eye" for finding items that will uniquely come to life in your home! However, the thread in this video that resonates the most for me is that you buy things that you love and that also give voice to the personality and character within each vignette of your home. You have reminded us of this defining guideline for thrift shopping which may pull us back from the brink of "thrift hoarding." Thanks again for this inspiring guided tour!
Good morning, Nancy! What a lovely thing to say! 🥰 Hoarding can be a problem. It was really hard to pass up those Golden Wheat dishes, but I definitely don’t need more dishes!
Thank you Sherry! I loved it when you said you love thrifting more than shopping at Walmart. I too find the thrift store so nostalgic. It’s a walk down memory lane. The older I get the more I enjoy surrounding myself with the things I love more than what’s the trend at the moment. My husband also enjoys thrifting, he is very supportive when I ask to stop anywhere we happen on one.
I do the same thing with white dishes, and it makes it so much easier and fun to buy a couple of seasonal pieces to mix and match with for the holidays.
What a fun video Sherry! I've gotten most of my home decor the last few years by thrifting. You can not only get fantastic bargains, but unusual things as well. And it so much fun! This was a great video.
May you and your family be blessed with countless blessings from the Lord. May your life be transformed magically into something beautiful.Have a blessed Easter Sherry
What an amazing collection you have! I absolutely love that $50 cream colored cabinet with the glass doors!And I would love to find small vintage clocks but I never can seem to find any! I guess that’s part of the thrill of the hunt, I will keep looking. Great video Sherry :-)
Thank you, thoroughly enjoyed this video. You give such helpful ideas to us. Your home is beautifully decorated and doesn't look cluttered. Love the pictures on the plaid wall, plus the fox, all goes so well. Can't wait to see what you have for us next Tues. Have a good week :)
My husband and I love going thrifting! We have helped decorate our youngest daughters home with some thrift store finds...spray paint is our friend! Lolol it's funny but true! The metal decor pieces are beautiful and inexpensive! I agree with the feelings of nostalgia when seeing items that are from our childhood, you don't get that at Wal-mart! Thanks for sharing your finds with us!
Really interesting video! I have been a thrifter for about a year, and I am amazed at what I find. I can’t believe people are donating it. But then I remembered some of the items I’ve donated and realize that “One man’s junk ……” 😉 I share your love of birds, I can hardly pass one up. Thanks for sharing! ~ Linda
Sherry, that cat clock, the pillow with the blue birds and that AMAZING laundry basket on the wooden wheeled base were my favorites! This was such a fun video to see the prices and the items in your home. I always look forward to spending a relaxing few moments with your Tuesday morning videos. Thanks for all of your hard work and sharing!
You are lucky to find so many treasures. Here in England I have filled my very small home with thrifted finds and love its originality. I just love old things.
The cubby cabinet in the library is my absolute favorite, i refer to those as apothecary cabinets, i have my eyes on two at the local thrifts but they are way more then 40 dollars , one is from a old time hardware store that is circular and rotates but its price is 1800. It’s amazing , i droll over it every time i go in there. The drawers housed the nuts and bolts and are triangular. Ty for an awesome video
My cabinet once housed nuts and bolts. (Some of the labels still remain.) Each drawer originally had a knob pull. Many of them were broken, so I replaced them with the card catalogue pulls. I have never seen a circular one-I’m sure it is amazing!
Good morning, Sherry! Wonderful thifted scores & finds! As I have mentioned before, your home is impeccably decorated. It is definitely a feast for the eyes. I love your clock collection! I have one or more in every room of my home, also. The clock from the asylum...wow!!! The thrift stores are my first stop, as well. I found a turned wood floor lamp for a song. As always, thank you for sharing & inspiring. ❤😊
Good morning, Bobbie! I have shopped at thrift stores in multiple cities and states, and the some of the best ones are in the Chicago suburbs. I imagine you have found some amazing deals over the years!
Oh Sherry, I would definitely go back and get those lamps! I went to Goodwill last week and looked at a huge heavy cast iron light fixture. My cart was full with a piano bench and a pretty art piece so I left it. I could not get it off my mind. So Sunday afternoon I went back to GW. Low and behold, the fixture was still there. I put it into my cart immediately. For $14.99, I can’t wait to do something with it. I check out the frames and art section too in every thrift store I go to. Love the bird painting. I totally agree that it is the thrill of the hunt when thrifting.
Hi Sherry, I always share your videos with my sister. I’ve been trying to convince her to shop thrift stores instead of those stores where everything looks the same and lacks interest, but to no avail. Maybe she’ll give it a try now. Thank you for sharing. Hugs, Julie 🥰
💕💕💕💕💕Everyone in my house knows to be quiet and to leave me alone every Tuesday morning so I can have my cup of coffee and watch Sherry's channel! 💕💕💕💕I hear whispers- " Shhhhhhhh, Mom's watching Sherry!" 😂 💕💕💕💕 Loved this episode and you!! My Grandmother Louise started me thrifting when I was a little girl and I never stopped. I hardly ever buy new to decorate my house 💕💕💕💕
I enjoyed your video Sherry! I loved to see the special finds you got and how you researched them. Thrifting is an ongoing labor of love and I loved seeing what your favorite things to find in a thrift store. I have enjoyed thrifting for years and agree with you, that if you tire of something your don't have much investment in it. The hard part for me was moving and having to downsize again. But when you donate things to charities these things become someone else's treasures.
The most important theme here is that you have found your passion in life and nurture it. It’s obvious it truly makes you happy and content. You know how to position them to form a theme that creates beautiful decor, interest to the eye and historical significance. I’m sure many a lively conversation was made around these objects. And we’re the fortunate ones who are the recipients of your knowledge and talent. I love those beautiful ornate frames that are really hard to find in my thrift stores. It’s a hit or miss situation for sure. Looking forward to the next video!
Good morning Sherry! ☀️ I enjoyed seeing all your thrifted goodies. You’re a girl after my own heart as I have very few pieces in my home that weren’t thrifted, be it at goodwill, Salvation Army, or my all time favorite….yard sales! I think my best find was a full set of sterling silver silverware in the chest for $9.99!! It’s valued at over $2,000! You have found some amazing things over the years too, and those pictures from the 1600s, my goodness want a steal, but I think my favorite is your china….gorgeous! Have a blessed week my friend. ☺️
Melissa, I would love to find a set of sterling silverware! What a great find! I am definitely ready for the weather to warm up, so I can hit some garage sales!
@@CanterburyCottage I grabbed that silverware, checked out, and practically ran out of the store because I was afraid someone would realize it was a steal and stop me! 😂😂😂
My grandmother had an Afghan with the granny squares and black trim just like the one you have. I keep looking for one like it. She always kept it on the back of her sofa. Great memories! 🥰
Hi Sherry, another great episode. I see more and more people thrifting these days. Sometimes it’s slim pickings. I’ve gotten some really good things for next to nothing. I’ve always done this and I am 72 years old. I’ve been restoring furniture and repurposing things all my life. It’s such a throw away world and there are some beautiful things to be had out there if you just have a creative eye like yours. This is a very good informative video. Thanks again Sherry. Have a great day
Jackie, you are so right! There are definitely more people shopping thrift stores these days. When I started 40 years ago, the only people I saw there were poor folks like me!
Wow!! You have found some delightful pieces. I thrift quite often here in Australia and I'd say at least 50% of my home is second hand. I recently picked up a Meakin dinner set from the 30's for $10 and I am planning to display it in my buffet and hutch once I give it a cleanout. I really love your style.
You made me smile when you mentioned that it must be a sign of age because you never looked for dishes until you got older, that is exactly me! Now I can't resist a plate or cup made in Prussia!
Loving an item and using it in your home, knowing it's unique is just priceless! I love thrifting. I also have found sweaters and clothing that I was determined to repurpose. Think pillow covers.
Using Ebay unsold china prices vs actual sold prices is a more accurate example of their true value. Royal Doulton wild cherry- 91 items unsold, actual sold only 6 with highest price $79 in the last few months. Homer Laughlin Golden Wheat, Ebay actual sold example $38 for 48 pieces plus shipping.
I love your decorating style so much. Since I live in a very rural area, I don't often have many opportunities to get to a bigger town to go to thrift stores. But our small little town has one which helps the senior citizen center and many times they have some good jewels. I've picked up many items for 25cents. They are cheaper than goodwill or other bigger thrift stores in the bigger towns. Thank you for sharing your personal finds.
Oh I loved this! 95% of what I have is second hand and couldn’t be happier! People are surprised that stuff is second hand and I love getting things on the cheap.
Good morning, Miss Sherry! Fun video! I enjoyed learning how you use thrift store treasures to enhance your home. Your needlepoint pillow collection is delicious - I've just begun collecting them! Like you, I find unique thrifted lamps are perfect for tucking into any corner & adding that personal touch. Thanks for sharing!
....I love that I have been a " Thrifter ' since I was in HIGH SCHOOL. 😉😊... it was like a fun adventure to go Thrift Store shopping and see what one could find. ... I was not aware, even during my 20's and 30's that in later years it would be so embraced by younger people. I taught Thrift shopping to my daughters and that was from an early age, lol. Loved this episode, Miss Sherry!
Hi Sherry, I've been following your posts since discovering them. They have provided me with "s-o-o-o-o-o" much information and pleasure. Your creative ideas are marvelous and "thankfully" shared. I don't want to miss a single posting. You are quite wonderful. Sincerely, Barbara in Alabama
Wow. Your collections are out of this world. I love thrifting. My husband chuckles every time I say I only paid $5 for this…. Item. I’m proud that I have nice vintage and antique pieces that were scored at a true bargain.
You are the best thrifter on RUclips. I have furnished my home, cottage , farm and Florida holiday home entirely with thrifted items. I have saved a lot of money doing so. But I do have to say my favourite Is Habitat for Humanity in Delray Beach in Florida. I get so many wonderful ideas from watching your channel. Keep up the great work Regards
We’ve been married 48 years and all through that hardly ever bought new for our home ,,Our first few homes were military and furnished ,We supplemented with going to auctions and buying antiques really cheap before Antique Roadshow got everybody into antiquing when we lived in England ,We came to U S A 30 years ago and had to start anew ,we sent 2 boxes of favorite items over which got here mostly smashed up ,We went to thrift and yard sales to furnish our home and I still have to go thrifting ,I avoid those retail shops selling antique dupes I get the real thing ,thrifting ,
Loved this video. I like unique items & 2nd hand treasures like you. New is too expensive & not near as fun & interesting & never brings back wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing your wonderful finds.
Sherry you are so very blessed to live in a place with a great thrift store! I think I've heard you mention the Midwest? Here in my area which is Central Texas thrift store items are expensive. The first time I went into my local Goodwill looking for a sweater to put over a pumpkin I was surprised to find the prices almost the same as new sweaters in Wal Mart. I guess I need to travel a little more? Anyway I love watching your projects ... keep up the great work!!!
I really enjoyed seeing your clock collection. They are positioned just beautifully. Not too cluttered and very interesting to look at.. Thanks for another great video...
Wow! What an eclectic collection. I feel the same way about new retail items as you do. I really love your items that you shared with us and seem to have some similar items either from a thrift store or inherited from our families. I love using inherited things and there is always a story. Thinking about the clock from the asylum, aren’t you ever worried that you may pick up something with bad energy attached? Have you ever had anything blessed or saged for protection? Thank you
I agree that the quality is often much better at a thrift store than most modern day stores. I love finding wooden furniture or antique items for under $20. I think my favorite is the wooden cubby on the wall and the wooden school table.
Thanks Sherry so very informative and useful am redoing my whole house starting with because we spend a lot of our time in our living room . And my wonderful husband is taking an interest helping me out what and adventure that will be. Let you know how we do as we will need your advice here and there not to scare you because we both admire your talent just little bit s
What a fun video! I loved seeing your thrift store and seeing all the different prices and items. I liked the way you gave us prices thrifted and retail/worth. It’s amazing at the treasures you can find and you have found some good ones over the years. This was a fun video to watch and very informative with the values, history and styling options. Great job and can’t wait until next Tuesday😊 love you❤️ Teresa
Thank you so much, sweet friend! When I was making this video, I thought back to the days when I was embarrassed to be seen at thrift stores. Now, I tell everyone!😜
*Good morning, Sherry❣️💕 All of the advice you shared in today's video is sound advice - and the SAME ADVICE my parents passed on to us, their children - so I know from personal experience that it works‼️💞😁 Very few things in my home are brand new - because I prefer antique and vintage items and the quality they bring to the table - as well as the TREMENDOUS SAVINGS. The truest statement you made is you'll be able to purchase furniture of far better quality than is being manufactured today for a FRACTION OF THE COST of BRAND NEW furniture. I also agree that you'll find unique things nobody else will have in their homes. 🏡 Very enjoyable video - thanks 😊 for validating what I have been taught for over 60 years❣️😉💜💕🍃*
Good morning, Leslie! We are both lucky to have had parents who valued old things. I have trouble understanding why young people often prefer cheaply made throw away furniture that costs more than solid wood pieces they could find at the thrift store.
@@CanterburyCottage *We are so fortunate, indeed, Sherry...I have trouble understanding the concept of throw away home goods myself - ESPECIALLY furniture!*
@@jaynebrown693 *Good morning, Jayne❣️ YES‼️ I would L💙VE to have the cobalt blue juicer❣️😁 How are you, Jayne? I was worried 😟 about you...haven't seen your comments on channels we both follow for awhile and I was scared 😱 something happened to you or that you were sick...didn't see you on Jami and Zeb's channel and that really scared me!*
Lovely finds Sherry!❤🥰⚘ I was actually going to ask you about that wood chunky lamp that was on your intro last video. I am glad you mentioned it on this video!
I am an inveterate thrifter. Two of the best thrift stores I have EVER shopped are in Virginia. Blue Ridge Hospice Thrift Store has two locations: one in Winchester and one in Purcellville. Both have the best presentation I have ever seen, good prices and great selection. Proceeds go to a great cause, too! One of the nice things about thrifting is, when you tire of a piece you can just donate it back, and the item will serve the good cause again!
At moments like these, watching 🇺🇲 Thrift Store finds RUclips videos, I get a little bit jealous 🫣😅. Because of the beautiful old items they sell there, at truly bottom prices. You would never find any of these at our local 🇳🇱 Kringloop Winkels ("Cycle Stores" like in recycling). All these beautiful things you show would be sold at upmarket Antique Shops😐and would go to Auction Houses 🫤(the old-fashioned "older brother" of eBay 😉. But I try to put on a brave face and I keep on binge watching: all your lovely RUclips videos, through gritted teeth 😉🤣. Thank you for sharing all your beautiful findings and telling and encouraging fellow 🇺🇲 NOT to buy new! But to buy reused, reloved, recycled things. 👌🏻❤️❤️❤️
Hello Sherry ! How I wish we had thrift stores around us. I’m in a area of New York State that is filled with Antique SHOPS… ouch to those prices! Sometimes I get fortunate enough to win items at the Auction House, but not for the prices you find. But I love the older items and yes…they last much, much longer ! And have FAR MORE CHARACTER . This was a great video and I saw many items I have seen on the On-Line Auction ( they aren’t back to doing live ones yet…and probably won’t, I think they are making more money, people have MORE TIME to think about an item…a week compared to seconds ☹️ ) Good for them and understand, but I miss the lower prices ! There is a wall cubby cabinet like yours, only 1/4 the size and it is up to $45 already with 4 days to go…. How I enjoy your videos and look forward to next week ! Sounds fun!!! Have a blessed week ! 🌞🌞🙏🌞🌞
I’m drawn to thrift store Books, clocks, trays, teapots, small paintings. Everything in my small area is reminiscent of by-gone yrs and the best job I ever had as a library employee 40 yrs ago. If I could live in a library… ❤
Looking around my living room, I see only two items I bought new. My husband appreciates my thriftiness! Some women can't pass up shoes; I can't pass up lamps! OMG, my mother had those Homer Laughlin dishes! I definitely would have bought them! (Sigh)
You sure did you are a great inspiration. I have been shopping thrift store or antiques, but I have so many that were my mothers and grandmothers. My grandmother was born in the 1900s. This attic was full of antiques so a lot of that I display always displayed antiques and even since my children were little always, it’s my favorite And I like to put a second life to items as well
Omg you just reminded me of my 1960s fox hunting placemats I found thrifting . I’ve had them packed away for 20 yrs now and totally forgot about them. Also last week I found a vintage bohemian Chrystal vase for $12 and it’s selling on eBay for $275.
Always a fun treat to watch you! I had to chuckle when you still had the price tag on the back of an item! I do that to remind myself how SMART it is to thrift. As a single mum of 8 I am thankful thrifting is such a fun thing to do. AND, I love that I am teaching my kids the importance of being wise with our money!!! Thanks, Sherry! OH! And, the old pencil sharpener!!? That INSTANTLY took me back to 4th grade, wearing CLOGS, and getting in trouble for clomping over to the pencil sharpener in class to sharpen my pencil every 2 minutes!!! Haha!
Needed help! SOS!! Please! I have a curio cabinet about 3' high. I finally got my mom home for a visit and showed her the crystal and my ingeniously fabulous idea of putting her in the $ Tree push lights and how amazing it looks. I know to hold the shelf when I press the light, even though I was holding the shelf, apparently the back peg came out. When I let go of the shelf... It fell. My heart is broken with the crystal pieces broken. I have ones I got when my girls were born, each a significant meaning in my life. I tried every glue I have and I can't get it together again. **Please let me know what I can try to glue them together again!** I tried: Super Glue, Tacky Glue, Gorilla Glue, E600 (yes. E600 didn't work either), Craft Tacky Glue (crafters know there is a difference lol), Glue gun, Wood Glue (I am desperate), and no matter what I used, or how long I held it still, I can't get them fixed. Please help me with any ideas, obviously no suggestions are too silly, (I tried wood glue!) Throw out a suggestion to try.. please?
I have been following you since before Thanksgiving 2021 and have enjoyed everything you have up cycled from the thrift store and gave a new life and home. I always look forward to you next video. God Bless you and all your subscribers.
Sherry, you are such an inspiration. Your upcycled products are by far the most beautiful and imaginative of any DIY channel that I watch. Your thrifted finds are so whimsical, and your taste is so much like my own. I feel Blessed that you are in my life...so to speak. I happened upon your You Tube channel at a time in my life when I desperately need something to look forward to each day. Although I work two jobs, and am very busy, I needed something to give me a bit of joy during a very dark and trying time. Thrifting and upcycling have become my passion and my saving grace. Thank you for all that You do. To me, you are truly an Earth Angel! God Bless! From Lynne in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
I feel in love with all your items you found at thrift stores n ect. You have displayed them so beautifully too. Where you live you must have some great thrift stores. I’m not so lucky in my town. They’ve pretty much dissolved from here n it’s so hard to find cool items like yours. Although I love clocks too but as many times I’ve gone back I never get that lucky. Maybe one of these days I will. I’m amazed at your glass ware (dishes) . How fortunate you were to find that blue n white dishes. Must say what a deal. Keep doing what your doing Sherry …. You know your stuff. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
My Dad got me into thrift store shopping. My best find to date has been a Ralph Lauren coffee table. It's worth $4,700 and I paid $200. I got 5 pieces of wood furniture at that consignment store for under $400. One coffee table I looked at new was $475. This purchase cured me from buying new accent tables. Dressers were always a thrift store choice for me. No sense in buying a matching set when I don't decorate that way. You gave me some ideas of other things to keep an eye out for. Never thought to look for pillows and covers! Enjoyable show as always!
Great finds! I think the best thing about thrifting is that when you find something that you really love you get the item and the memory of finding it and the joy of knowing that it's perfect for your house and that it is a steal and you are not likely to see the same exact thing in your friend's house.
You are so right, Carla! You remember finding it, and you remember exactly what you paid! 😜
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I bought a punch bowl by Lenox Holiday pattern after Christmas (perfect condition) half price. It was $5.00. On Replacements it was $500.00. There is nothing like that to find textiles. Fine American Art can help find art that is valuable.
Awesome video! I really liked how you showed the stuff at the store, and then how you style it (or something similar) at home ❤️
Hi Sherry! Such a fun field trip! Over the past year, I have become an avid thrifter but this video helps to collate randomness into categories of usefulness. Clearly you have the "eye" for finding items that will uniquely come to life in your home! However, the thread in this video that resonates the most for me is that you buy things that you love and that also give voice to the personality and character within each vignette of your home. You have reminded us of this defining guideline for thrift shopping which may pull us back from the brink of "thrift hoarding." Thanks again for this inspiring guided tour!
Good morning, Nancy! What a lovely thing to say! 🥰 Hoarding can be a problem. It was really hard to pass up those Golden Wheat dishes, but I definitely don’t need more dishes!
There is nothing quite like the thrill of finding something wonderful at a thrift store. I'm glad you have so many wonderful finds. ❤️
Yes, so much more fun than finding things at retail stores! 🥰
Hi Colleen, how are you doing?
Great episode Sherry! Thank you for encouraging us to decorate our homes to reflect our unique style and love for the past 🏠💖🏠
Thank you Sherry! I loved it when you said you love thrifting more than shopping at Walmart. I too find the thrift store so nostalgic. It’s a walk down memory lane. The older I get the more I enjoy surrounding myself with the things I love more than what’s the trend at the moment. My husband also enjoys thrifting, he is very supportive when I ask to stop anywhere we happen on one.
Hi Deborah, how are you doing?
Those were fancy lamps you passed on- I hope if you go back they are waiting for you. Everything you do is beautiful-Our Lady of Decordom!
Sherry- I use white dishes exclusively and have begun buying textured pieces as additions. I love the similar, mismatched dishwear!
I do the same thing with white dishes, and it makes it so much easier and fun to buy a couple of seasonal pieces to mix and match with for the holidays.
What a fun video Sherry! I've gotten most of my home decor the last few years by thrifting. You can not only get fantastic bargains, but unusual things as well. And it so much fun! This was a great video.
May you and your family be blessed with countless blessings from the Lord. May your life be transformed magically into something beautiful.Have a blessed Easter Sherry
What an amazing collection you have! I absolutely love that $50 cream colored cabinet with the glass doors!And I would love to find small vintage clocks but I never can seem to find any! I guess that’s part of the thrill of the hunt, I will keep looking. Great video Sherry :-)
Thank you, thoroughly enjoyed this video. You give such helpful ideas to us. Your home is beautifully decorated and doesn't look cluttered. Love the pictures on the plaid wall, plus the fox, all goes so well. Can't wait to see what you have for us next Tues. Have a good week :)
My husband and I love going thrifting! We have helped decorate our youngest daughters home with some thrift store finds...spray paint is our friend! Lolol it's funny but true! The metal decor pieces are beautiful and inexpensive! I agree with the feelings of nostalgia when seeing items that are from our childhood, you don't get that at Wal-mart! Thanks for sharing your finds with us!
I’ve always said the same thing about spray paint!
Really interesting video! I have been a thrifter for about a year, and I am amazed at what I find. I can’t believe people are donating it. But then I remembered some of the items I’ve donated and realize that “One man’s junk ……” 😉 I share your love of birds, I can hardly pass one up. Thanks for sharing! ~ Linda
Sherry, that cat clock, the pillow with the blue birds and that AMAZING laundry basket on the wooden wheeled base were my favorites! This was such a fun video to see the prices and the items in your home. I always look forward to spending a relaxing few moments with your Tuesday morning videos. Thanks for all of your hard work and sharing!
You are lucky to find so many treasures. Here in England I have filled my very small home with thrifted finds and love its originality. I just love old things.
I imagine that you can find many old and beautiful things in England!
I couldn't agree more! Your finds are amazing and your house is decorated beautifully!
The cubby cabinet in the library is my absolute favorite, i refer to those as apothecary cabinets, i have my eyes on two at the local thrifts but they are way more then 40 dollars , one is from a old time hardware store that is circular and rotates but its price is 1800. It’s amazing , i droll over it every time i go in there. The drawers housed the nuts and bolts and are triangular. Ty for an awesome video
My cabinet once housed nuts and bolts. (Some of the labels still remain.) Each drawer originally had a knob pull. Many of them were broken, so I replaced them with the card catalogue pulls. I have never seen a circular one-I’m sure it is amazing!
Good morning, Sherry! Wonderful thifted scores & finds! As I have mentioned before, your home is impeccably decorated. It is definitely a feast for the eyes. I love your clock collection! I have one or more in every room of my home, also. The clock from the asylum...wow!!! The thrift stores are my first stop, as well. I found a turned wood floor lamp for a song. As always, thank you for sharing & inspiring. ❤😊
Good morning, Bobbie! I have shopped at thrift stores in multiple cities and states, and the some of the best ones are in the Chicago suburbs. I imagine you have found some amazing deals over the years!
Such a great video Sherry! Finding treasures we love is what makes our house a home. Your inspiration is always appreciated
Oh Sherry, I would definitely go back and get those lamps! I went to Goodwill last week and looked at a huge heavy cast iron light fixture. My cart was full with a piano bench and a pretty art piece so I left it. I could not get it off my mind. So Sunday afternoon I went back to GW. Low and behold, the fixture was still there. I put it into my cart immediately. For $14.99, I can’t wait to do something with it. I check out the frames and art section too in every thrift store I go to. Love the bird painting. I totally agree that it is the thrill of the hunt when thrifting.
I love all of your thifted finds. I too love to go on hunt's at thift store. Thank you for sharing. Have a beautiful and blessed week.🌼🌸💖
Hi Sherry, I always share your videos with my sister. I’ve been trying to convince her to shop thrift stores instead of those stores where everything looks the same and lacks interest, but to no avail. Maybe she’ll give it a try now. Thank you for sharing. Hugs, Julie 🥰
Once she finds one thing that she loves that only costs a few dollars, she will be hooked! 🥰
💕💕💕💕💕Everyone in my house knows to be quiet and to leave me alone every Tuesday morning so I can have my cup of coffee and watch Sherry's channel! 💕💕💕💕I hear whispers- " Shhhhhhhh, Mom's watching Sherry!" 😂 💕💕💕💕 Loved this episode and you!! My Grandmother Louise started me thrifting when I was a little girl and I never stopped. I hardly ever buy new to decorate my house 💕💕💕💕
I enjoyed your video Sherry! I loved to see the special finds you got and how you researched them. Thrifting is an ongoing labor of love and I loved seeing what your favorite things to find in a thrift store. I have enjoyed thrifting for years and agree with you, that if you tire of something your don't have much investment in it. The hard part for me was moving and having to downsize again. But when you donate things to charities these things become someone else's treasures.
The most important theme here is that you have found your passion in life and nurture it. It’s obvious it truly makes you happy and content. You know how to position them to form a theme that creates beautiful decor, interest to the eye and historical significance. I’m sure many a lively conversation was made around these objects. And we’re the fortunate ones who are the recipients of your knowledge and talent. I love those beautiful ornate frames that are really hard to find in my thrift stores. It’s a hit or miss situation for sure. Looking forward to the next video!
Good morning Sherry! ☀️ I enjoyed seeing all your thrifted goodies. You’re a girl after my own heart as I have very few pieces in my home that weren’t thrifted, be it at goodwill, Salvation Army, or my all time favorite….yard sales! I think my best find was a full set of sterling silver silverware in the chest for $9.99!! It’s valued at over $2,000! You have found some amazing things over the years too, and those pictures from the 1600s, my goodness want a steal, but I think my favorite is your china….gorgeous! Have a blessed week my friend. ☺️
Melissa, I would love to find a set of sterling silverware! What a great find! I am definitely ready for the weather to warm up, so I can hit some garage sales!
@@CanterburyCottage I grabbed that silverware, checked out, and practically ran out of the store because I was afraid someone would realize it was a steal and stop me! 😂😂😂
My grandmother had an Afghan with the granny squares and black trim just like the one you have. I keep looking for one like it. She always kept it on the back of her sofa. Great memories! 🥰
As soon as I saw the books behind you, I remembered why I love this channel so much 😍
Hi Sherry, another great episode. I see more and more people thrifting these days. Sometimes it’s slim pickings. I’ve gotten some really good things for next to nothing. I’ve always done this and I am 72 years old. I’ve been restoring furniture and repurposing things all my life. It’s such a throw away world and there are some beautiful things to be had out there if you just have a creative eye like yours. This is a very good informative video. Thanks again Sherry. Have a great day
Jackie, you are so right! There are definitely more people shopping thrift stores these days. When I started 40 years ago, the only people I saw there were poor folks like me!
Wow!! You have found some delightful pieces. I thrift quite often here in Australia and I'd say at least 50% of my home is second hand. I recently picked up a Meakin dinner set from the 30's for $10 and I am planning to display it in my buffet and hutch once I give it a cleanout. I really love your style.
You made me smile when you mentioned that it must be a sign of age because you never looked for dishes until you got older, that is exactly me! Now I can't resist a plate or cup made in Prussia!
For me...its anything Italian made :)
Loving an item and using it in your home, knowing it's unique is just priceless! I love thrifting. I also have found sweaters and clothing that I was determined to repurpose. Think pillow covers.
Using Ebay unsold china prices vs actual sold prices is a more accurate example of their true value. Royal Doulton wild cherry- 91 items unsold, actual sold only 6 with highest price $79 in the last few months. Homer Laughlin Golden Wheat, Ebay actual sold example $38 for 48 pieces plus shipping.
That is a very good point, BirdSong! I was just quickly looking up sales for the things that I saw at the thrift store.
I love your decorating style so much. Since I live in a very rural area, I don't often have many opportunities to get to a bigger town to go to thrift stores. But our small little town has one which helps the senior citizen center and many times they have some good jewels. I've picked up many items for 25cents. They are cheaper than goodwill or other bigger thrift stores in the bigger towns. Thank you for sharing your personal finds.
You're my kind of woman. I don't pay full price for anything anymore--thrift shops here I come!
Beautiful finds !Love your Fox Hunt Collection!I have a Bdrm with Fox Hunting theme!🦊❤🦊
Oh I loved this! 95% of what I have is second hand and couldn’t be happier! People are surprised that stuff is second hand and I love getting things on the cheap.
Sherry, you make thrifting videos my favorites. I wish. Lived closer, I’d follow you thrifting and take your castoffs and rejects. Great video.
Your home is like a thrifters museum Sherry! Great video.
Agreed. More like a thrifter’s dream come true! I love this channel, watching some videos multiple times. ❤
Good morning, Miss Sherry!
Fun video! I enjoyed learning how you use thrift store treasures to enhance your home. Your needlepoint pillow collection is delicious - I've just begun collecting them! Like you, I find unique thrifted lamps are perfect for tucking into any corner & adding that personal touch. Thanks for sharing!
Hello again, Miss Sherry!
Quick note: I sent you an email! Have a lovely day!
....I love that I have been a " Thrifter ' since I was in HIGH SCHOOL. 😉😊... it was like a fun adventure to go Thrift Store shopping and see what one could find. ... I was not aware, even during my 20's and 30's that in later years it would be so embraced by younger people. I taught Thrift shopping to my daughters and that was from an early age, lol. Loved this episode, Miss Sherry!
Hi Sherry, I've been following your posts since discovering them. They have provided me with "s-o-o-o-o-o" much information and pleasure. Your creative ideas are marvelous and "thankfully" shared. I don't want to miss a single posting. You are quite wonderful. Sincerely, Barbara in Alabama
Wow. Your collections are out of this world. I love thrifting. My husband chuckles every time I say I only paid $5 for this…. Item. I’m proud that I have nice vintage and antique pieces that were scored at a true bargain.
You are the best thrifter on RUclips. I have furnished my home, cottage , farm and Florida holiday home entirely with thrifted items. I have saved a lot of money doing so. But I do have to say my favourite Is Habitat for Humanity in Delray Beach in Florida. I get so many wonderful ideas from watching your channel. Keep up the great work Regards
We’ve been married 48 years and all through that hardly ever bought new for our home ,,Our first few homes were military and furnished ,We supplemented with going to auctions and buying antiques really cheap before Antique Roadshow got everybody into antiquing when we lived in England ,We came to U S A 30 years ago and had to start anew ,we sent 2 boxes of favorite items over which got here mostly smashed up ,We went to thrift and yard sales to furnish our home and I still have to go thrifting ,I avoid those retail shops selling antique dupes I get the real thing ,thrifting ,
Loved this video. I like unique items & 2nd hand treasures like you. New is too expensive & not near as fun & interesting & never brings back wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing your wonderful finds.
A wonderful video Sherry! I, too, am a long-term thrift shopper. There is nothing like the thrill of finding a bargain piece. Have a great week.
Sherry you are so very blessed to live in a place with a great thrift store! I think I've heard you mention the Midwest? Here in my area which is Central Texas thrift store items are expensive. The first time I went into my local Goodwill looking for a sweater to put over a pumpkin I was surprised to find the prices almost the same as new sweaters in Wal Mart. I guess I need to travel a little more? Anyway I love watching your projects ... keep up the great work!!!
I really enjoyed seeing your clock collection. They are positioned just beautifully. Not too cluttered and very interesting to look at..
Thanks for another great video...
I always shop for thrifted items rather than new. I much prefer vintage over new, I don’t buy anything new for my home if at all possible.
Wow! What an eclectic collection. I feel the same way about new retail items as you do. I really love your items that you shared with us and seem to have some similar items either from a thrift store or inherited from our families. I love using inherited things and there is always a story. Thinking about the clock from the asylum, aren’t you ever worried that you may pick up something with bad energy attached? Have you ever had anything blessed or saged for protection? Thank you
Oh how I wish our prices were so low. Ours has gone up 2 to 3 dollars more! I loved all the beautiful things you have done. SO inspiring: )
Thanks you are unique thrifter. You have some beautiful finds thanks again for sharing 👍
I agree that the quality is often much better at a thrift store than most modern day stores. I love finding wooden furniture or antique items for under $20. I think my favorite is the wooden cubby on the wall and the wooden school table.
I have a black multi colored one that is at least 80 years old. My Grandma made it for her first son. Must’ve been the style. Great finds.
Thanks Sherry so very informative and useful am redoing my whole house starting with because we spend a lot of our time in our living room . And my wonderful husband is taking an interest helping me out what and adventure that will be. Let you know how we do as we will need your advice here and there not to scare you because we both admire your talent just little bit s
What a fun video! I loved seeing your thrift store and seeing all the different prices and items. I liked the way you gave us prices thrifted and retail/worth. It’s amazing at the treasures you can find and you have found some good ones over the years. This was a fun video to watch and very informative with the values, history and styling options. Great job and can’t wait until next Tuesday😊 love you❤️ Teresa
Thank you so much, sweet friend! When I was making this video, I thought back to the days when I was embarrassed to be seen at thrift stores. Now, I tell everyone!😜
I love backyard sales, estate sales, thrift stores. Reuse, reinvent,recycle!
If these are rare and valuable…you must frame then properly. Use acid free Matt’s that keep them away from the glass.
I've always said that I was thankful for those who bought new so that I could buy used later on! Thanks for showing the beauty in thrifted finds.
You have a wonderful eye Sherry and you’ve given me some great ideas,thank you xx
*Good morning, Sherry❣️💕 All of the advice you shared in today's video is sound advice - and the SAME ADVICE my parents passed on to us, their children - so I know from personal experience that it works‼️💞😁 Very few things in my home are brand new - because I prefer antique and vintage items and the quality they bring to the table - as well as the TREMENDOUS SAVINGS. The truest statement you made is you'll be able to purchase furniture of far better quality than is being manufactured today for a FRACTION OF THE COST of BRAND NEW furniture. I also agree that you'll find unique things nobody else will have in their homes. 🏡 Very enjoyable video - thanks 😊 for validating what I have been taught for over 60 years❣️😉💜💕🍃*
GOOD MORNING LESLIE !!! Are you still interested in the Cobalt Blue Juicer ? I would LOVE to send it your way 💙. Pray all is well with you 🙏🙏
Good morning, Leslie! We are both lucky to have had parents who valued old things. I have trouble understanding why young people often prefer cheaply made throw away furniture that costs more than solid wood pieces they could find at the thrift store.
@@CanterburyCottage *We are so fortunate, indeed, Sherry...I have trouble understanding the concept of throw away home goods myself - ESPECIALLY furniture!*
@@jaynebrown693 *Good morning, Jayne❣️ YES‼️ I would L💙VE to have the cobalt blue juicer❣️😁 How are you, Jayne? I was worried 😟 about you...haven't seen your comments on channels we both follow for awhile and I was scared 😱 something happened to you or that you were sick...didn't see you on Jami and Zeb's channel and that really scared me!*
Lovely finds Sherry!❤🥰⚘ I was actually going to ask you about that wood chunky lamp that was on your intro last video. I am glad you mentioned it on this video!
I’m going shopping tomorrow it’s half off senior day 🙌👏🥳
Sherry, you’re my spirit sister in thrifting!! ♥️🏆🏆
You had me at insane. 😉 But seriously, what treasures! Thank you so much for sharing your tips. ❤
I really enjoyed seeing all your treasures. Thanks for sharing.
I completely agree Sherry. I have thrifted almost everything for our cabin we are building here in Tennessee. I love everything.
I love Thrift store shopping!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Love how you decorate!
Great advice. Thank you. Can't wait till I get ok to the thrift store. Take care...Thanks.
Hello Margaret,how are you hope your doing well
Thanks Sherry! Great video!
Wonderful, fab home so suited to you.
I’m so in love with your channel
Todo muy hermoso como siempre
What a great video. So many great ideas.
What a great video! Love your style!
wow, wow, wow! such cool, interesting, unusual, fun, and beautiful finds!! loved all of them!! great job, sherry!!!
I am an inveterate thrifter. Two of the best thrift stores I have EVER shopped are in Virginia. Blue Ridge Hospice Thrift Store has two locations: one in Winchester and one in Purcellville. Both have the best presentation I have ever seen, good prices and great selection. Proceeds go to a great cause, too!
One of the nice things about thrifting is, when you tire of a piece you can just donate it back, and the item will serve the good cause again!
UTTERLY FASCINATING! I sure enjoy your personality, content, style and expertise ♥️
You have a retail booth right? If so, I would love to see it.
At moments like these, watching 🇺🇲 Thrift Store finds RUclips videos, I get a little bit jealous 🫣😅. Because of the beautiful old items they sell there, at truly bottom prices. You would never find any of these at our local 🇳🇱 Kringloop Winkels ("Cycle Stores" like in recycling).
All these beautiful things you show would be sold at upmarket Antique Shops😐and would go to Auction Houses 🫤(the old-fashioned "older brother" of eBay 😉. But I try to put on a brave face and I keep on binge watching: all your lovely RUclips videos, through gritted teeth 😉🤣. Thank you for sharing all your beautiful findings and telling and encouraging fellow 🇺🇲 NOT to buy new! But to buy reused, reloved, recycled things. 👌🏻❤️❤️❤️
OUTSTANDING!!! Thank you for sharing your home AND your finds...it was such a treat! :D
Hello Sherry ! How I wish we had thrift stores around us. I’m in a area of New York State that is filled with Antique SHOPS… ouch to those prices! Sometimes I get fortunate enough to win items at the Auction House, but not for the prices you find. But I love the older items and yes…they last much, much longer ! And have FAR MORE CHARACTER .
This was a great video and I saw many items I have seen on the On-Line Auction ( they aren’t back to doing live ones yet…and probably won’t, I think they are making more money, people have MORE TIME to think about an item…a week compared to seconds ☹️ ) Good for them and understand, but I miss the lower prices ! There is a wall cubby cabinet like yours, only 1/4 the size and it is up to $45 already with 4 days to go….
How I enjoy your videos and look forward to next week ! Sounds fun!!!
Have a blessed week ! 🌞🌞🙏🌞🌞
You are such an interesting and amazing decorator crafter. EVERYTHING KIND OF Lady!
I am inspired by you daily and look forward to.all of your videos!
I’m drawn to thrift store Books, clocks, trays, teapots, small paintings. Everything in my small area is reminiscent of by-gone yrs and the best job I ever had as a library employee 40 yrs ago. If I could live in a library… ❤
Looking around my living room, I see only two items I bought new. My husband appreciates my thriftiness!
Some women can't pass up shoes; I can't pass up lamps!
OMG, my mother had those Homer Laughlin dishes! I definitely would have bought them! (Sigh)
Nice finds. Love them.
You sure did you are a great inspiration. I have been shopping thrift store or antiques, but I have so many that were my mothers and grandmothers. My grandmother was born in the 1900s. This attic was full of antiques so a lot of that I display always displayed antiques and even since my children were little always, it’s my favorite
And I like to put a second life to items as well
Omg you just reminded me of my 1960s fox hunting placemats I found thrifting . I’ve had them packed away for 20 yrs now and totally forgot about them. Also last week I found a vintage bohemian Chrystal vase for $12 and it’s selling on eBay for $275.
I love your style❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦
Always a fun treat to watch you! I had to chuckle when you still had the price tag on the back of an item! I do that to remind myself how SMART it is to thrift. As a single mum of 8 I am thankful thrifting is such a fun thing to do. AND, I love that I am teaching my kids the importance of being wise with our money!!! Thanks, Sherry! OH! And, the old pencil sharpener!!? That INSTANTLY took me back to 4th grade, wearing CLOGS, and getting in trouble for clomping over to the pencil sharpener in class to sharpen my pencil every 2 minutes!!! Haha!
Needed help! SOS!! Please!
I have a curio cabinet about 3' high. I finally got my mom home for a visit and showed her the crystal and my ingeniously fabulous idea of putting her in the $ Tree push lights and how amazing it looks.
I know to hold the shelf when I press the light, even though I was holding the shelf, apparently the back peg came out.
When I let go of the shelf...
It fell. My heart is broken with the crystal pieces broken. I have ones I got when my girls were born, each a significant meaning in my life.
I tried every glue I have and I can't get it together again. **Please let me know what I can try to glue them together again!**
I tried:
Super Glue, Tacky Glue, Gorilla Glue, E600 (yes. E600 didn't work either), Craft Tacky Glue (crafters know there is a difference lol), Glue gun, Wood Glue (I am desperate), and no matter what I used, or how long I held it still, I can't get them fixed.
Please help me with any ideas, obviously no suggestions are too silly, (I tried wood glue!) Throw out a suggestion to try.. please?
As always Sherri very enjoyable video to watch 🌹🌸👏🏽thank you so much and God bless 🌹
I have been following you since before Thanksgiving 2021 and have enjoyed everything you have up cycled from the thrift store and gave a new life and home.
I always look forward to you next video.
God Bless you and all your subscribers.
Señora I love everything that you do , your videos I fall in love , great work ! I love it !!! I wish you could be my neighbor ❤️🙏🏾👍🏼
Sherry, you are such an inspiration. Your upcycled products are by far the most beautiful and imaginative of any DIY channel that I watch. Your thrifted finds are so whimsical, and your taste is so much like my own. I feel Blessed that you are in my life...so to speak. I happened upon your You Tube channel at a time in my life when I desperately need something to look forward to each day. Although I work two jobs, and am very busy, I needed something to give me a bit of joy during a very dark and trying time. Thrifting and upcycling have become my passion and my saving grace. Thank you for all that You do. To me, you are truly an Earth Angel!
God Bless!
From Lynne in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great show Sherry. I'm glad you mentioned throw pillows & fabric items.
I feel in love with all your items you found at thrift stores n ect. You have displayed them so beautifully too. Where you live you must have some great thrift stores. I’m not so lucky in my town. They’ve pretty much dissolved from here n it’s so hard to find cool items like yours. Although I love clocks too but as many times I’ve gone back I never get that lucky. Maybe one of these days I will. I’m amazed at your glass ware (dishes) . How fortunate you were to find that blue n white dishes. Must say what a deal.
Keep doing what your doing Sherry …. You know your stuff.
♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
My Dad got me into thrift store shopping. My best find to date has been a Ralph Lauren coffee table. It's worth $4,700 and I paid $200. I got 5 pieces of wood furniture at that consignment store for under $400. One coffee table I looked at new was $475. This purchase cured me from buying new accent tables. Dressers were always a thrift store choice for me. No sense in buying a matching set when I don't decorate that way. You gave me some ideas of other things to keep an eye out for. Never thought to look for pillows and covers! Enjoyable show as always!