Comments on: Thrifty & Chic: The Living Room Edition http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/ Art, Sewing, Design, Bookbinding, Photography, Crafts Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:04:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Our Living Room Revealed » ISLY | I Still Love You http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-170997 Our Living Room Revealed » ISLY | I Still Love You Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:09:51 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-170997 [...] upgraded our couch from our last place (the Urban Outfitters One). It was cute, but hardly comfortable as a living room/family room couch. I was 4 1/2 months [...] [...] upgraded our couch from our last place (the Urban Outfitters One). It was cute, but hardly comfortable as a living room/family room couch. I was 4 1/2 months [...]

]]> By: Nesting: Recovering Pillows | IS•LY | I Still Love you http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-67642 Nesting: Recovering Pillows | IS•LY | I Still Love you Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:42:51 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-67642 [...] sick of all of my pillow covers. At least all of them from the last apartment. We’re going for a more cohesive, grown up look in our new place (while still keeping things [...] [...] sick of all of my pillow covers. At least all of them from the last apartment. We’re going for a more cohesive, grown up look in our new place (while still keeping things [...]

]]> By: Moving. UGH. | IS•LY | I Still Love you http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-30231 Moving. UGH. | IS•LY | I Still Love you Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:00:10 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-30231 [...] everywhere. I think I need to be heavily medicated with our next move. This is crazy. See! Our living room looks more like the back room of a liquor [...] [...] everywhere. I think I need to be heavily medicated with our next move. This is crazy. See! Our living room looks more like the back room of a liquor [...]

]]> By: Melissa M http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-14899 Melissa M Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:38:31 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-14899 Thanks for the advice Melissa! I also read the article and you have great tips!! I live in Orange County, Cali but can definitely pop up to LA every now and again...so, if you know of any Thrift Stores that you could pass along that'd be awesome. I will probably stay away from Goodwill as it really has been disappointing...but I'm going to start looking for "thrift stores" when I'm out and about and on the web. Thank so much and I look forward to reading more about your thrift-ing adventures!! Thanks for the advice Melissa! I also read the article and you have great tips!! I live in Orange County, Cali but can definitely pop up to LA every now and again…so, if you know of any Thrift Stores that you could pass along that’d be awesome. I will probably stay away from Goodwill as it really has been disappointing…but I’m going to start looking for “thrift stores” when I’m out and about and on the web. Thank so much and I look forward to reading more about your thrift-ing adventures!!

]]> By: Autumn http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-14694 Autumn Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:58:04 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-14694 That looks so cozy! I'm proud of our whole apartment--everything but 2 pieces comes from craigslist. :) It took me awhile, but I'm really happy our home doesn't look like we spent one day at the mall and came home with stuff that doesn't suit our style (and would have depleted our bank account). That looks so cozy! I’m proud of our whole apartment–everything but 2 pieces comes from craigslist. :) It took me awhile, but I’m really happy our home doesn’t look like we spent one day at the mall and came home with stuff that doesn’t suit our style (and would have depleted our bank account).

]]> By: Melissa http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-14656 Melissa Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:31:59 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-14656 Melissa M, Thank you for your comment!! I think good thrifting take time and patience. I definitely had those same feelings when I moved to California. I had a hard time finding good thrift stores for about 6 months, then I got the hang of it. It's so different everywhere you go. When we lived near San Fransisco, Goodwill was often times a huge disappointment, but craigslist.org delivered EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Now that we're back in Utah, Craigslist isn't as strong as KSL classifieds or Deseret Industries. Even after growing up in Salt Lake City, and living here for the last 7 months, I'm still discovering new and great places for thrifting. Where are you from? Maybe I can help you find some good places to go. Also, check out this little interview I did over at the D.I. Denizen, it's about what I look for when thrifting: http://thedidenizen.com/2010/01/how-to-pull-it-off/ Melissa Melissa M,

Thank you for your comment!! I think good thrifting take time and patience. I definitely had those same feelings when I moved to California. I had a hard time finding good thrift stores for about 6 months, then I got the hang of it. It’s so different everywhere you go. When we lived near San Fransisco, Goodwill was often times a huge disappointment, but craigslist.org delivered EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Now that we’re back in Utah, Craigslist isn’t as strong as KSL classifieds or Deseret Industries. Even after growing up in Salt Lake City, and living here for the last 7 months, I’m still discovering new and great places for thrifting.

Where are you from? Maybe I can help you find some good places to go. Also, check out this little interview I did over at the D.I. Denizen, it’s about what I look for when thrifting:
http://thedidenizen.com/2010/01/how-to-pull-it-off/

Melissa

]]> By: Melissa M http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-14653 Melissa M Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:17:41 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-14653 Hi Melissa...I stumbled upon you blog a few weeks ago and LOVE everything about it. I'm trying to get started in thrift-ing but am having a horrible time. How/where do you find awesome stores?? Every store I've been to only seems to have really used things that are just not really cute and are horribly overpriced ($55 for a no name love seat that is threadbare and stained and obviously needs to be reupholstered before used seems rather high). It's really frustrating because I want to much to find great pieces and I take my time looking, but I almost always walk out empty handed. Any advice or suggestions would be so welcome. Keep up all your inspiring posts, I love your blog so much!!! + M Hi Melissa…I stumbled upon you blog a few weeks ago and LOVE everything about it. I’m trying to get started in thrift-ing but am having a horrible time. How/where do you find awesome stores?? Every store I’ve been to only seems to have really used things that are just not really cute and are horribly overpriced ($55 for a no name love seat that is threadbare and stained and obviously needs to be reupholstered before used seems rather high). It’s really frustrating because I want to much to find great pieces and I take my time looking, but I almost always walk out empty handed. Any advice or suggestions would be so welcome. Keep up all your inspiring posts, I love your blog so much!!!
+ M

]]> By: Tanya http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-14432 Tanya Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:28:28 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-14432 I love that tufted bench! Where did you find it? And the color is lovely. I can't wait to see what you do with the rest of your place. I love that tufted bench! Where did you find it? And the color is lovely. I can’t wait to see what you do with the rest of your place.

]]> By: alexis http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-14408 alexis Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:19:11 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-14408 wow! it looks soooo good. i love it and just want to come sit in it too. thanks for the compliments. there is so much i need to learn from u too! i cannot wait to be in a new home some day n use those red chairs! i swear i bought sis subconsciously knowing u'd need two. we love u guys. wow! it looks soooo good. i love it and just want to come sit in it too. thanks for the compliments. there is so much i need to learn from u too! i cannot wait to be in a new home some day n use those red chairs! i swear i bought sis subconsciously knowing u’d need two. we love u guys.

]]> By: Anna http://melissaesplin.com/2010/03/thrifty-chic-the-living-room-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-14356 Anna Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:12:34 +0000 http://melissaesplin.com/home/?p=2530#comment-14356 So beautiful ... and attainable! So many room-makeovers are gorgeous but not for the average gal. Really, really lovely. So beautiful … and attainable! So many room-makeovers are gorgeous but not for the average gal. Really, really lovely.

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