The Vintage and Thrift Lifestyle is an acquired taste or hobby. Sometimes it is born out of necessity. In my case, I grew up in a family that didn't have a lot of money. When I was done with college (after paying for most of it at a state school myself), I began to quickly acquire a few things to furnish an apartment from garage sales, hand-me-downs, or just simply thrown out items that I refurbished before I left home, shortly after college. I was able to acquire a few tables that I refinished and used for a kitchen table and storage unit. Here is one item that was thrown out that I painted green and put decals on and still use to store my work-out clothes in. The lamp on top was a $1 at a garage sale and I rewired it. The other items are a Victorian era mirror (recently purchased) and two angels from the dollar store.
I still have an old Victorian era trunk that I use to store old dresses and items in. I used to have an old Singer sewing machine (pedal driven) that I tri…
