It’s Friday and time to reveal what Kevin and I managed to scrounge up on our thrifting trip for Young House Love’s (unofficial) Mackelmore Thrift Shop Challenge!
We visited some of Dallas’ most, um, transitional neighborhoods in search of the perfect thrift shop with a twenty dollar bill two tens in our pocket. This store, Rescue, benefits the Texas Regional Animal Shelter (so we were feeding our thrifting habit AND saving rescue dogs… a win-win, no?).
This thrift store was a veritable goldmine! They had everything. Mummies. Talevera sinks. Turquoise cowboy boots. Big Bird LPs. You name it, Rescue had it.
We found some moccasins (just like the song says) at the thrift store, but there was no way I was trying them on, let alone taking them home with us!
In the end, we scored two amazing finds. First, Kevin found an awesome vintage suitcase for $4.94. It couldn’t have been there long because it didn’t even have that classic thrift store funk going on.
I found some gorgeous mercury tea lights to use as the centerpiece for our new outside eating area… when we get it finished. My find was $6.94.
They look even better with tea lights in them.
From the side you can faintly see through them and they give off a soft, colorful glow.
We spent a total of about $12 on the Mackelmore Challenge and had a complete blast! I can’t wait to go thrifting again!
What did you find for the Mackelmore challenge? Did you use the full $20?
Ooooh I love vintage suitcases! What are you going to do with it?
We haven’t decided! We just loved it so much it had to come home with us.
Maybe we’ll collect a few more and use them stacked as an end table?
I found some mercury glass too–a pot sort of thing–but I’m still not sure what I’m going to do with it! But I could. not. leave it behind.
Neither could I! We were just going to get the suitcase and be done with it, but I couldn’t resist those votives!
Both are great finds! I think I love the tea lights the best
Thanks! They’re my favorite, too!
Ooh those tea light holders are so pretty! They’ll be perfect for a fun outdoorsy area.
Aren’t they?! I can’t wait to have a little barbeque with them on the table!
Great finds! Those tea light holders are super cute…but those moccasins…eek, lol. Looks like a fun challenge!
The moccasins were pretty grody!
Wow those mummies were creepy! I love the tea lights though!
They were just on top of a shelf staring the entire shop down. And they were life sized, too!
Okay my thrift shops totally stink compared that one. What a bunch of cool stuff, even the stuff you didn’t buy is more interesting than the racks of closes and old tv’s that seem to overtake ours. Love that vintage suitcase, super great find!
We never get this lucky! I guess this challenge just gave us good thrifing juju.
I love the picture of you looking down at the moccasins…hilarious!!
They were so gross! I was debating on whether or not to put them on!
Oh cute suitcase! US thrift shops are definitely cheaper than in England!
Thanks, Hannah!
My guess would be that there’s a difference between some trendy vintage thrift shops and the ones we visited. They’re definitely not catering to vintage treasure seekers like us; they’re designed way for those with more limited means to purchase what they need at an affordable price. Even so, they’re still fun to poke around in, as long as you bear in mind that there are people that HAVE to shop there and be respectful of that.
That’s very true, I guess that’s not the same for most of the places I go. Still, US shops do seem cooler than ours sometimes, but maybe it’s a case of the grass is always greener!!
That’s always the case!
Sweet treasure. We’ll have to try that Rescue place. There are some interesting ones up in our neighborhood but I must admit it’s hard finding affordable gems. I recently acquired a sweet vintage suitcase and plan to make a portable dog bed/travel case for it.
For the challenge I ended up getting a menagerie of tools and an amazing pair of horse head bookends! WIN. Keep us posted on how your items work out!!!
I love that idea! If we turned this suitcase into a dog bed we could fit about half of one dog on it.
Great finds! Those votives are going to look so cute on the patio!
Thanks, Christine! That’s exactly what I thought when I saw them!
Great finds! I love the votives! And I always wish I’d stumble upon some awesome luggage!
We never expected to find any, but now that we have we’ll always be on the lookout!
Someone commented on my blog that you and I visited the same exact store for the challenge. I had to come check it out! Love your finds, those mercury lights are awesome… and I’m still thinking about those mummies!
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Jealous of that little suitcase! Nice job on the challenge!
Thanks, Sarah! We haven’t decided what to do with it yet, though!