My Top 5 Thrifted Finds For The Summer

7/31/2019

I love thrifting! I especially love to thrift when I am looking to change things up in my home with seasonal decor. One of my top tips whenever I am searching for items is to hit my local Salvation Army thrift store often. Here are my top 5 thrifted items that I found at my local store on Richmond road in Ottawa that are perfect for the summer season.

1. Art Deco Wall Sconce

I found a pair of gorgeous art deco sconces with an ombre metallic finish. This find will be perfect with flameless candles and hung on a patio.

2. Thrifted Wine Glasses

Buy wine glasses instead of plastic glasses when entertaining. It will up your entertaining game and is environmentally friendly.

3. Thrifted Art

I found this gorgeous piece of art filled with stunning shades of blues, greens and rusty oranges. Thifted art is a great way to get inspiration and changes up your seasonal colour schemes. If you don't love the colour of the frame you can easily paint it.

4. Natural Woven Baskets

Thrifted baskets for plants are always an amazing find. It is a great way to inexpensively infuse more texture and natural fibers into your home and it is a stunning way to display your plants.

5.Thrifted Plates

Finding colourful, unique plates is a great way to save money when entertaining. Not only are you being kind to the planet, you are also making a make a colourful impact on your table setting.

Next time you are looking to make a seasonal change to your decor, make sure to hit your local thrift store to get some inspiration. Happy Thrifting!

Author

Erin Rochon is a Interior Decorator, an avid upcycler, thrifter, and furniture refinishing artisan. She has passion for creating beautiful spaces by merging the world of upcycling and DIY together with Interior Design.

Within a few years of starting Bluebird Upcycled Style, Erin has built a successful business and has become a creative force in Ottawa, inspiring others to upcycle and create through her workshops and classes. Often appearing on CTV Ottawa Morning Live and Daytime Ottawa, sharing current design trends with a twist, Erin loves incorporating upcycling and thrifting into designs trends, teaching viewers through her vlogs and blogs. She was thrilled to be a guest blogger for Celebrity Interior Designer Amanda Forrest as her first blog . Erin continues to blog about her passions; thrifting, Interior Design and painting furniture. She has recently been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 Interior Design blogs and is a Creative Expert for Salvation Army Canada.

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9/5/2019 05:48:49 pm

May I in where area do you find those beautiful thrift items? I am so in love with the thrifted art. I am collecting a lot for a specific theme for my renovation. I am planning to have an artwork each room. The plates too are all beautiful, I know for sure that my aunt will definitely find it cool too. My aunt and I used to go to thrift shops like this as well because she is a collector of unique glasses.

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11/5/2019 07:51:52 am

I love going to a thrift shop. You may find great things there, you just need to be creative, have a great sense of style and imagination and patiently check each item. Some are slightly used, never used or with defects, but can still be fixed. If you have a good eye over strange things, and put it together with other things that can go with it, you might be surprised by the outcome of your best finds. You will save a lot if you choose to check things in thrift shops.