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How to score home accents under $5 using thrift store DIY

How to Score Home Accents Under $5 – Simple Thrift Store DIY

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Everyone on a tight budget knows that a thrift store or garage sale can be a goldmine when you’re pinching pennies and trying to make your dollars stretch.

You walk through those big name home decor stores and look longingly at all the gorgeous pieces. But even on sale, you just can’t justify the price.

I get it.

“But the stuff at the thrift store and garage sales are all ugly, outdated colors that don’t go with my decor.” I hear you.

Here’s the thing….let’s look PAST the nasty color, ok? I’ll show you what I mean.

How to score home decor for under $5 with a little thrift store DIY - and with NO MESS! thrift store | DIY | Quick and easy | Upcycle | Home Decor

*This post is sponsored by HomeRight and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure here.*

Why Shopping at a Thrift Store is Brilliant

Yes, you’re right – you’ll find super-ugly things at the thrift store. [clickToTweet tweet=”Ignore the color of thrift store finds and take them from gross to great in under 5 min. With NO MESS” quote=”But some of them have really pretty shapes and textures – so look beyond the color because I’m going to show you how you can take them from ‘yuck’ to ‘so pretty!’ in under 5 minutes…including set up time! ;)”]

Thrift Store Update How-To

  • Find ugly-colored item (vase, planter, lamp, bowl, urn, chandelier) in which you like the shape
  • Choose spray paint color that makes your heart smile
  • Set up your HomeRight small spray shelter (helps so you don’t accidentally spray your grass, the dog, or the kids)
  • Place HomeRight turntable in the middle of spray shelter (This is the tool that will have you doing a happy dance)
  • Spray away!
  • Stand back and laugh at how ridiculously EASY and FAST that was!
  • Now the hard part….wait for it to dry. πŸ˜‰

See?? Told you it was easy! For all of us visual learners, here it is in photo format. <3

Once your small spray shelter is popped up (yes, it literally “pops” up when you take it out of the bag), grab your handy dandy turntable and set it inside. The turntable will save your fingers from paint and your projects from finger smudges when you try to move it before it’s completely dry – not that I would ever do such a thing. Ahem.

Also, please forgive the gold spray paint already on my spray shelter from theΒ DIY sunburst clockΒ in my $100 home office makeover.

How to score home decor for under $5 with a little thrift store DIY - and with NO MESS! thrift store | DIY | Quick and easy | Upcycle | Home Decor

Then proceed as follows:

Ugly thrift store planter, meet your saving grace.

Thrift store find gets quick and easy update with NO MESS

(In the photo below you can see that I had already used the turntable a few times before this project.) I had to make sure I loved it before I shared it with you. πŸ™‚

Thrift Store DIY | Upcycle | Budget friendly | Thrifty home decor

Spray and Turn-

Thrift store find gets quick and easy update with NO MESS

Thrift store find gets quick and easy update with NO MESS

Laugh at how crazy-fast and easy that was and relish the fact that your hands are NOT covered in spray paint.

Set aside to dry.

Repeat.

Thrift store DIY - quick and easy update with NO MESS

Have a completely updated thrift store find for less than $5!

At this point, a huge storm was moving in and I had to HUSTLE to get everything brought inside. In the process, I realized that the turntable also makes it *really* easy to move your not-quite-dry piece. Another reason to love this little gadget.

From Blah to Beautiful!

Once your pieces are dry, you’re ready to use them however you see fit! I chose to plant some succulents in one and some “fairy garden” plants in the other. Playing in the dirt is so fun- πŸ˜€

How to score home decor for under $5 with a little thrift store DIY - and with NO MESS! thrift store | DIY | Quick and easy | Upcycle | Home Decor

See that one little closed-up-tight plant? My boys are calling it “the shy plant”. They touch it’s leaves and watch it close up tight. Then, after a while, the leaves open back up (or as the boys say, “it’s gets brave”)…just in time for them to play with it again. LOL! It’s a fun little plant…we’ll see if it survives the “love” and exercise it’s going to get in this household. πŸ˜€

The succulents are always so pretty with their gorgeous shades and textures. And if you don’t want to bother with keeping real succulents alive, there are some pretty faux ones here.

How to score home decor for under $5 with a little thrift store DIY - and with NO MESS! thrift store | DIY | Quick and easy | Upcycle | Home Decor

How to score home decor for under $5 with a little thrift store DIY - and with NO MESS! thrift store | DIY | Quick and easy | Upcycle | Home Decor

I’ve played around with where I’ll put these – even on my dining room table…

Quick and easy thrift store DIY makes for beautiful home accents | DIY | Planter | succulents | upcycle

but when all is said and done, I think they’ll keep me company here in my home office. This room gets tons of light and they’ll make me smile every time I see them.

I might even have to keep my own fingers off the “shy plant”. πŸ˜‰

So keep your eyes open at those garage sales and thrift stores! That ugly-colored piece could be turned into something you’ll love with just a few minutes of time and a couple simple tools to make the job easier.

[clickToTweet tweet=”A beautiful home CAN be made on a shoestring budget! You’ve got this.” quote=”A beautiful home CAN be made on a shoestring budget! You’ve got this.”]

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  1. Joan says

    February 3, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    What kind of spray paint did you use? Not sure about type of paint for glass and metal. And how about the color shade? Do you use gloss or what?

    • 1915house says

      February 16, 2018 at 2:36 pm

      Joan, I used whatever spray paint I had on hand – white, in a high gloss finish. I do like Valspar spray paint, but you can really use anything you like. πŸ™‚

  2. Toni says

    May 19, 2017 at 10:22 am

    Oh my gosh you were so right, they were buttugly, but you made them beautiful! Especially that green one.
    They look like milk glass now ?

    • 1915house says

      May 23, 2017 at 2:11 pm

      Thank you, Toni! I’m so glad you like how they turned out! <3

  3. Sheila DelCharco says

    May 19, 2017 at 8:22 am

    Wow. Just WOW. This is seriously brilliant! I can’t believe the transformation! That tent and lazy susan!!! This could be dangerous…

    • 1915house says

      May 23, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Ha ha!!! Yes! They sure made the job go super fast – nothing is safe now!! πŸ˜‰

  4. Leigh says

    May 19, 2017 at 7:53 am

    Such a great reminder to look past the color and pick something based on its shape! ?? I love what you did with these planters, Sarah! ???

    • 1915house says

      May 23, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Thanks, Leigh!! I’m so glad you like how they turned out. <3

  5. Lisa says

    May 19, 2017 at 6:44 am

    These turned out beautifully! I need this turntable and small shelter in my life.

    I shall be scouring garage sales for ugly bowls.??

    • 1915house says

      May 23, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      Yes!!! The turntable and small shelter are a fabulous duo!! πŸ˜€ Snatch up all the ugly pieces now – πŸ˜‰

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