Category Archives: Shopping Adventures

Any HGTV lovers out there? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Never mind, I guess you wouldn’t be interested. Oh wait. There are? Then perhaps you have caught an episode or two of Salvage Dawgs. It’s a show about a store called Black Dog Salvage run by these two good ole southern boys. They travel around to old…

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Last week I was reading the paper and an ad made my heart drop. It was a store closing ad for Estate Specialists, my FAVORITE thrift store/antique store/second-hand store/used decor store in town. It is a huge old warehouse-like building downtown that is home to so many amazing old finds. I have mentioned it a…

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This past weekend I shopped the world. World Market (a home goods store) to be exact. Did I get you with my clever (or not-so clever) word play? I think World Market brings a good harmony of current design with outside influences from other countries. Their items are unique but will fit seamlessly into most any American…

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You ever have those days where you just want to sniff down a good bargain? I’m talking about sifting through junk up to your elbows to get that super-deal high afterwards. Well, the urge strikes me quite frequently, so on a Saturday I started off on a thrift store adventure. I was in search of…

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We all have aims in life. One of my not-so-public ones has been to be a really good yard  saler who can find amazing bargains. I don’t really talk about it because I don’t really do anything to become this person. I don’t want to get up at 5am on a Saturday to scope out…

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