Goodwill Hunting: Part I

No, not that Good Will Hunting...

This Goodwill hunting...

As I continue in my search to keep my decorating costs low, I ran across a few blogs that posted some tips on how to find the "good stuff" at Goodwill.  Bower Power is one of my all time favorite blogs to read, and she has posted some great tips on how to rifle through the shelves and find a few keepers!  Check out her post here and here on how to get the most out of your Goodwill shopping trip. 
 
Keeping her tips in mind (mainly the one about going slow), I tried my hand a few times at finding the "good stuff."  My first experience was exactly that, an experience.  I had no idea what I was looking for or if anything in the store was worth buying.  But after going up and down each aisle slowly, I began to see a few beauties. 
 
On one of my first trips I found this cork board.  I didn't get a good "before" picture, but here it is as I'm getting it ready for it's first coat of spray paint (more on how I LOVE spray paint later). 

Another great find was this avacado green tray. Trays seem to be the in thing for decorating now, so I snatched this one up for only $3.00 (of course, it received a fresh coat of spray paint, too!).

And one of my favorite finds was this beauty!  That's right...this blue ceramic bowl was buried under a sea of other stuff, and with the price tag of only $3, I knew it was coming home with me.  My pine cones feel right at home! 

On another trip, I found this cloche for $0.99...

This cute ceramic canister for $0.99 (oh, and did I mention that was originally $35.00 at POTTERY BARN!  Check the tags people!!)...

This cute Target tray with picture frames for $6.00...

This adorable basket (sorry the picture is sideways) for $0.99...

And two pillow cases from Target for $4.00 each!  I plan to wash the pillow cases and iron them just to make sure there's nothing on the fabric, and then the sky's the limit on what I can do with them! 

Once I have a few more of my transformations complete, I'll be back with an update!  Until then, keep your eyes peeled, and give us any tips you have on finding the "good stuff!"

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